Wireless computer networks

Lecturer:

Alexandru Moucha, Jan Janeček (gar.)

Tutor:

Alexandru Moucha, Jan Janeček (gar.), Jan Fesl

Supervisor:

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Synopsis:

Requirements:

Fulfilment of lab activities, exam.

Syllabus of lectures:

L01E: Decibels; Power; Gain; Computation of FSPL; Electromagnetic wave propagation.

L02E: Antennas; Antenna definition; Antenna gain; Antenna polarization; Different antenna types, their polarizations and radiation patterns (ideal antenna, ideal dipole, horn antenna, microstrip antenna, spiral antenna, fractal antenna, Yagi-Uda, patch antenna, parabolic antennas).

L03E: Antenna arrays; Electromagnetic spectrum; Phenomena of electromagnetic waves (reflection, refraction, scatter, the wave energy); Definition of communication channel (S, T, F, C); Distribution of communication channels (SDMA, TDMA, FDMA, CDMA); Allocation of communication channels (uplink, downlink, energy); Analogue modulation techniques (AM, FM, PM); Digital modulation techniques (ASK, PSK, FSK, BASK, QASK, BPSK, QPSK, BFSK, QFSK).

L04E: Spectral frequency allocation (FHSS, DSSS - MacGyver double piano, OFDM); Access to a shared channel (Aloha, Slotted Aloha, CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA; MACAW; deterministic; BTMA=Busy Tone Multiple Access, 802.11); Collisions and problems (hidden node, exposed node); Network types (ad-hoc, infrastructure, mobilni, hybrid, etc.); Localisation (GPS, sector antennas, Delaunay).

L05E: Addressing (flat, hierarchical (IP, GPS, clustering); Real address versus virtual address; Clustering and tree addressing; Topology control; Routing (reactive, proactive); Examples of routing protocols: Static, Flood, DSDV (proactive), AODV (reactive), Cluster routing, DFR (Direction Forwarding Routing); Layer 3 problems (Mobile IP, Mobile TCP); Mobile TCP flavours: segment loss = congestion, mobility, error, spatiality; TCP piggybacking; TCP hop2hop; TCP end2end; Adaptive delayed TCP; TCP proxy; TCP dynaimic adaptive (ACK to n packets, n variable); NACK TCP; Split TCP (the same as TCP proxy); Collision crosslayer signalling; Header compression and supression

L06E: Piconets; Scatternets; Bloototh Stack; 802.15.4; ZigBee Stack.

L07E: Mobile networks: MANET and VANET; Wifi - see attached document.

L08E: Wifi (cont.)

L09E: Wifi (cont.)

L10E: WiMax, LTE, Optical networks (Ronja, LASER, MASER, IRASER).

L11E: Security devices for shops (electromagnetic, heat detection, magneto-acoustic, RFID). Review. Questions.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Measurements of wireless networks parameters

Configuration of wireless devices

Study Objective:

Introduction to wireless networking systems.

Study materials:

Constantine A. Balanis - Antenna Theory - Analysis and Design, Third Edition (1071 pag)

Jan Beutel - Design and Deployment of Wireless Networked Embedded Systems (184 pag)

Sophocles J. Orfanidis - Electromagnetic Waves and Antennas (429 pag)

Andrew S. Tanenbaum - Computer Networks 4th Edition (912 pag)

C. Siva Ram Murthy, B. S. Manoj - Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks - Architectures and Protocols (441 pag)

Azzedine Boukerche - Algorithma and Protocols for Wireless and Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (506 pag)

Dorothea Wagner, Roger Wattenhofer - Algorithms for Sensor and Ad Hoc Networks - Advanced Lectures (415 pag)

Ramin Hekmat - Ad-hoc Networks: Fundamental Properties and Network Topologies (154 pag)

Standard IEEE 802.15.1a

Standard IEEE 802.15.4

Standard IEEE 802.11

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

	06:00–08:0008:00–10:0010:00–12:0012:00–14:0014:00–16:0016:00–18:0018:00–20:0020:00–22:0022:00–24:00
Mon
Tue
Fri	roomKN:E-310 Moucha A. 12:45–14:15 (lecture parallel1) Karlovo nám. Lab K310 LinuxroomKN:E-310 Moucha A. 14:30–16:00 (lecture parallel1 parallel nr.101) Karlovo nám. Lab K310 Linux
Thu
Fri

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Computer Technology - Software Engineering- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Computer Technology - System Programming- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Computer Technology - Computer Graphics- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Computer Technology - Computer Network and Internet- structured studies (compulsory elective course, compulsory elective course, S2 recommendation)
• Computer Technology - Designing Digital Systems- structured studies (compulsory elective course)
• Computer Technology - New - Computer Network and Internet- structured studies (compulsory elective course, S3 recommendation)