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PART 1: Wireless and Mobile Systems
Note: section numbers indicate chapters in
the textbook. (“Introduction to Wireless and Mobile
Systems” by Agrawal and Zeng)
1. INTRODUCTION.
History of Cellular Systems. Characteristics of Cellular Systems.
Fundamentals of Cellular Systems. Cellular System Infrastructure. Satellite
Systems. Network Protocols. Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks. Wireless LANs and
PANs.
2. PROBABILITY, STATISTICS, AND TRAFFIC THEORIES.
Introduction. Basic Probability and Statistics Theories. Traffic Theory.
Basic Queuing Systems.
3. MOBILE RADIO PROPAGATION.
Introduction. Types of Radio Waves. Propagation Mechanisms. Free-Space
Propagation. Land Propagation. Path Loss. Slow Fading. Fast Fading. Doppler Effect.
Delay Spread. Intersymbol Interference. Coherence Bandwidth. Cochannel
Interference.
4. CHANNEL CODING.
Introduction. Linear Block Codes. Cyclic Codes. Convolutional Codes. Interleaver. Turbo Codes. ARQ
Techniques.
5. CELLULAR CONCEPT.
Introduction. Cell Area. Signal Strength and Cell Parameters. Capacity of a
Cell. Frequency Reuse. Cochannel Interference. Cell Splitting. Cell
Sectoring.
6. MULTIPLE RADIO ACCESS.
Introduction. Multiple Radio Access Protocols. Contention-Based Protocols.
7. MULTIPLE DIVISION TECHNIQUES.
Introduction. Concepts and Models of FDMA, TDMA, and CDMA. Modulation
Techniques.
8. CHANNEL ALLOCATION.
Introduction. Static versus Dynamic Allocation. Fixed Channel Allocation
Schemes. Dynamic Channel Allocation. Other Channel Allocation Schemes.
Allocation in Specialized System Structure. Channel Modeling. Modeling for
Handoff Calls.
9. MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.
Introduction. Cellular System Infrastructure. Registration. Handoff
Parameters and Underlying Support. Roaming Support Using System Backbone.
Multicasting. Security and Privacy.
10. EXISTING WIRELESS SYSTEMS.
Introduction. AMPS. IS-41. Global System for Mobile
Communications (GSM). Person al
Communications Services (PCS). IS-95. International Mobile Telecommunications
2000 (IMT-2000).
11. SATELLITE SYSTEMS.
Introduction. Types of Satellite Systems. Characteristics of Satellite
Systems. Satellite System Infrastructures. Call Setup. Global Positioning
System.
12. NETWORK PROTOCOLS.
Introduction. OSI Model. TCP/IP Protocol. TCP over Wireless. Internet
Protocol Version 6 (IPv6).
13. AD HOC AND SENSOR NETWORKS.
Introduction. Characteristics of Ad Hoc Networks. Applications. Routing.
Table-Driven Routing Protocols. Source-Initiated On-Demand Routing. Hybrid
Protocols. Flat Routing in Sensor Networks. Fixed Wireless Sensor Networks.
13A. Addendum: Opportunistic Networks (Oppnets).
14. WIRELESS LANS AND PANS.
Introduction. IEEE 802.11. Ricochet. HomeRF. HiperLAN. Bluetooth.
15. RECENT ADVANCES.
Introduction. Ultra-Wideband Technology. Multimedia Services Requirements.
Mobility Management for Integrated Systems. Multicast in Wireless Networks. MANET Route
Maintenance/Repair. Design Issues in Sensor Networks. Bluetooth Networks. Low
-Power Design. XML. Threats and Security Issues.
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