Wireless Communication &
Networks
Izna Hussain
Lecturer CS
BSCS – VIII , Fall – 2021
CS Department, KICSIT
iznahussain@[Link]
Roadmap
Introduction Learning Outcomes Grading Policy
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Course Textbooks Course Outline
Objectives
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Class Schedule
Monday (09:00 – 11:00 AM)
Tuesday (09:00 – 10:00 AM)
Introduction
👉 Wireless networks is a core course of the BSCS curriculum
as shared by UET
👉 The course focuses on introducing the students to the basic
and advanced concepts of Wireless Networks along with the
challenges faced in wireless communications.
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Course Objectives
👉 This course will cover the theoretical and practical
aspects of contemporary and emerging wireless Networks.
👉 The objective of the course is to equip graduate students with
a sound foundation in concepts of Wireless Networks, and
to introduce them to the most prominent wireless
standards.
Learning Outcomes
The students will be able to:
“Comprehensive understanding of a wireless network and
underlying concepts”
Textbooks
👉 Wireless Communications and Networks Second Edition By
William Stallings
👉 Wireless Communications: Principles And Practice By
Theodore Rappaport
👉 Mobile Communications, Second Edition By Jochen Schiller
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Grading Policy (Tentative)
Assignments 5%
Quizzes 7%
Semester Project 8%
OHT Exam 30%
Final Exam 50%
Total 100%
Course Outline
Content Reference Week
Module
Introduction to Wireless Networks
Brief History of Wireless Networks
Textbook
I Broadband 1
Chapter 1
Fundamentals of Transmission(Frequency,
Wavelength, Amplitude, Phase)
Frequency Domain Concepts
Composite signal and periodicity
Periodic Composite Signal
Textbook
II Non-Periodic Composite Signal 2
Chapter 1
Types of Transmission
Transmission Impairments(Attenuation,
Distortion, Noise, Fading
Transmission Media
Types of Transmission Media
Wireless Transmission Frequencies
Wireless Transmission Impairments
Multiplexing
Textbook
III Types of Multiplexing 3
Chapter 2
Frequency Division Multiplexing
Time Division Multiplexing
Synchronous and statistical TDM
Interleaving in TDM
Wavelength Division Multiplexing
Course Outline
Error detection and correction
Types of Errors
Bit errors
Burst errors
Textbook
IV Error control coding(Parity Check, CRC) 4
Chapter 8
Block Coding
Hamming distance
Cyclic Codes
Checksum
Cellular Wireless Networks
Cellular Concept
Approaches to cope with increasing capacity
Handoff Textbook
V 5
First and second generation mobile systems Chapter 10
Third generations cellular systems
Fourth Generation cellular systems
Fifth Generation cellular systems
Mobile IP
Operation of Mobile IP
Textbook
VI Wireless Application Protocol – 6
Chapter 12
Architectural Overview
Wireless Session Protocol
Wireless Local Area Networks
Wireless LAN Applications
Textbook
VII Wireless LAN Requirements 7
Chapter 13
Wireless LAN Types (Infrared, spread
spectrum, narrowband)
Course Outline
Wi-Fi and IEEE Wireless LAN Standards
IEEE 802 architecture
MAC Frame Format
Logical Link control Textbook
VIII 8
IEEE 802.11 Architecture and Services Chapter 14
IEEE 802.11 MAC
IEEE 802.11 Physical Layer
Versions of IEEE 802.11
Bluetooth and IEEE 802.15
Bluetooth Applications
Textbook
IX IEEE 802.15 Architecture 9
Chapter 15
Usage Models
Piconets and Scatternets
Networking Standards:
Reference
IEEE 802.15.4,
Material
X IEEE 802.15.3, 10
shared by
IEEE 802.15.6,
instructor
IEEE 802.16
Challenges of Medium Access Control (MAC) in
Wireless Local Area Networks (LANs)
Reference
Challenges of Medium Access Control (MAC) in
Material
XI Wireless Local Area Networks (LANs): MAC 11
shared by
Services,
instructor
Distributed and Point Coordination functions,
Advanced Topics: rDCF, CoopMAC
Course Outline
MANETS AND VANETS Reference
Routing Protocol Overview Material
Routing Protocol Design shared by
XII 12
instructor
Reactive Protocols
Proactive protocols
Wireless Network Protocols Reference
Hybrid Protocols Material
ARQ Schemes shared by
XIII instructor 13
Multiuser Access Schemes
Topology control Protocols
Recent trends in Wireless Networks Reference
Wimax Material
XIV LTE shared by 14
Smart Antenna systems instructor
MIMO antenna Systems
Multiuser access schemes Reference
Wireless TCP Material
XV shared by 15
Emerging Technologies in Wireless Networks
(Li-Fi) instructor
Reference
Material
XVI Final Presentations by students shared by 16
instructor
Textbooks
👉 Wireless Communications and Networks Second Edition By
William Stallings
👉 Wireless Communications: Principles And Practice By
Theodore Rappaport
👉 Mobile Communications, Second Edition By Jochen Schiller
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Course Policy
👉 The quizzes may be announced or unannounced.
👉 NS2 (Will be discussed in later classes)
👉 Late submission of assignments or quizzes results in penalty
in terms of marks.
👉 Strict “No Plagiarism Policy”
👉 Plagiarism in assignments/quizzes will lead to award of zero
in respective assignment/quiz.
SOPs for Class
👉 Wear masks all the time. In case of non-compliance, the
respective student will be marked absent in the respective
class.
👉 Maintain social distancing
👉 Maintain silence during lecture
👉 You can only ask questions from instructor.
👉 No interpersonal communication during lecture.
