Description:

Students will learn about the modern technologies, protocols, and standards for wireless networks. They will understand the routing mechanisms in ad-hoc networks, multicast and broadcast mechanisms, and data flow control mechanisms. They will also learn about principles of communication in sensor networks. They get knowledge of security mechanisms for wireless networks and get skills of configuration of wireless network elements and simulation of wireless networks using suitable tools.

Contents:

1. Wireless local communication, properties of radio communication channels.
2. Communication channels, coding and modulation methods, CDMA, OFDM.
3. Mechanisms of shared channels access in wireless networks, MAC.
4. Addressing schemes in wireless networks, time synchronization, localization, mobility.
5. Networks IEEE 802.11b/g/a/n, communication, relation to IP, security mechanisms.
6. WiMax networks (IEEE 802.16), access mechanisms, mobility.
7. Ad-hoc networks: construction of communication topology.
8. Routing in ad-hoc networks, proactive and reactive methods.
9. Sensor networks, architecture and communication principles.
10. Technology of mobile phones GSM, architecture, localization, modern technologies UMTS, LTE.
11. Bridges between wireless networks and TCP/IP and VoIP networks.
12. Technologies of sensor networks, ZigBee.

Seminar contents:

1. Wireless local communication, properties of radio communication channels.
2. Communication channels, coding and modulation methods, CDMA, OFDM.
3. Mechanisms of shared channels access in wireless networks, MAC.
4. Addressing schemes in wireless networks, time synchronization, localization, mobility.
5. Networks IEEE 802.11b/g/a/n, communication, relation to IP, security mechanisms.
6. WiMax networks (IEEE 802.16), access mechanisms, mobility.
7. Ad-hoc networks: construction of communication topology.
8. Routing in ad-hoc networks, proactive and reactive methods.
9. Sensor networks, architecture and communication principles.
10. Technology of mobile phones GSM, architecture, localization, modern technologies UMTS, LTE.
11. Bridges between wireless networks and TCP/IP and VoIP networks.
12. Technologies of sensor networks, ZigBee.

Recommended literature:

1. Murthy, C. S. R., Manoj, B. S. ''Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Architectures and Protocols''. Prentice Hall PTR, 2004. ISBN 013147023X.
2. Pahlavan, K., Krishnamurthy, P. ''Principles of Wireless Networks: A Unified Approach''. Prentice Hall PTR, 2001. ISBN 0130930032.

Keywords:

wireless networks, network topology, network protocols

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar