Number of Lectures
(dates) |
TOPIC |
Readings
BOOK - sections |
Slides |
1
(17/01) |
1. Introduction:
Motivation and course objectives
Overview of course
Reading papers
Small and large projects |
JS* – CH1*
WS – CH1, |
Wireless Networks syllabus scope
Wireless Networks - Introduction |
1
(24/1) |
2. Aσύρματο Περιβάλλον (Wireless Enviroment)
- Radio transmission and impairments ( coding- , noise, fading, propagation, higher BER, interference,…)
- Introduction to important quantities, such as SNR, C/I, Eb/No
- Multiplexing, Channel sharing/allocation, MAC
- Mobility and handover issues
- Effect of mobility on applications (select representative applications from real and non-real time – ftp, web and video)
- Radio Resources
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JS – CH2, CH3
KR – 6.2, 6.7
WS – CH5, CH6 |
Wireless_environment
Mobility and Handover Issues |
1
( 31/01) |
3. Βασικές αρχές κυψελοειδών συστημάτων κινητών επικοινωνιών και ασύρματων τοπικών δικτύων ( Fundamental concepts in Mobile Telecommunication and wireless networks):
- Cellular concepts (reuse resources)
- WLAN (shared space)
- Adhoc (shared resources)
- Sensor (shared resources, large dimenion, autonomous, large space)
Infrastructure vs. Infrastructure-free networks |
KR – 6.4,
WS - CH 10
JC – CH2 |
Fundamental_Concepts-Wireless Networks
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3
(7/2,14/02, 21/02) |
4. Ασύρματα Δίκτυα, Wireless Networks (LANs& MANs):
- ΙΕΕΕ 802.11a/b/g HIPERLAN)
Wireless networking technologies:
- WiMax (IEEE802.16)
- Wireless Mesh
- Zigbee (IEEE 802.15.4)
- Bluetooth
Network design and planning issues and perfomance evaluation. |
JS – CH7
KR – 6.3
WS – CH11, CH14
JC – 12.8 |
WLAN
Planning_&_Performance
Wimax wimesh and others |
2
( 28 /02, 6/3) |
5a. Εμβαλωματικά Δίκτυα και Δίκτυα Αισθητήρων (Adhoc and Sensor Networks):
Νέες τοπολογίες δικτύων ( ad - hoc networks , sensor networks )
- Motivation
- Key issues (focus on protocols and architectures)
- Demands
- Trends
Special focus on routing issues
5b. VANETs |
KW
|
Ad-Hoc Routing
Slides for adhoc and sensor networks: website: www.wiley.com/go/wsn accompanying the book:
Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks
Holger Karl, Andreas Willig, 0470 09510 5 576pp, April 2005 Hardcover |
2
(13/03, 20/03)
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6. Κινητά κυψελωτά δίκτυα (Cellular Mobile Networks):
- UMTS, 3rd Generation Networks
- Cellular network architecture and basic functionalities
- 4th Generation Networks
|
JS – CH4
KR – 6.4
JC – CH2, CH3, CH4, CH7 |
3G_Tutorial.ppt
Cellular Concept
GSM
GPRS
UMTS-intro
UMTS Protocols & Archi. |
2
( 27,/03, 03/04) |
7. Τεχνικές διάθεσης ασύρματων πόρων (Radio Resource Management in Mobile Networks):
- ·Fundamentals (RRMs objectives, mechanisms, etc…)
- Example application in UMTS
- RRM functionalities(handover, power control, scheduling,, and mobility)
- Special attention to mobility and handover
|
JC – CH11
|
Radio Resource Management Simulation tool to evaluate RRM for UMTS 340
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(9/04 - 22/04)
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Easter Holidays |
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8. Πρωτόκολλα ασυρμάτων / κινητών δικτύων (Basics of Networking Protocols for Wireless and Mobile Networks) (
):
- Wireless TCP ,
- Session Mobility ,
- Mobile - IP (IPv4, IPv6) ,
Transport protocols for mobile networks |
JS – CH8, CH9
KR – 6.5, 6.6
WS – CH12 |
Mobile Network Protocols
ercim-MIP.pdf
Mobile Transport Protocols |
For the Readings we use the following sources:
KR – James Kurose and Keith Ross, Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach 4th Edition 2007, Addison Wesley
JS - Jochen Schiller, Mobile Communications, 2nd Edition, 2003, Addison Wesley
HT - H. Holma and A. Toscala, WCDMA for UMTS, Fourth Edition, Wiley
KW - Holger Karl, Andreas Willig, Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks, 2005, Wiley
WS – William Stallings, Wireless Communications and Networks, Second Edition2005, Prentice Hall
JC – Jonathan Castro, All-IP in 3G CDMA Networks, 2004, Wiley
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