Course Description: The following are some of the topics that
will be covered in this course with a project and hands-on oriented
approach: wireless networking fundamentals, wireless medium access
control, wireless LANs and 802.11, Bluetooth and WPANs,
Zigbee/802.15.4, WiFi/Bluetooth/Zigbee coexistence, ad hoc networks,
wireless and mobile routing protocols for ad hoc networks, wireless
and mobile routing in Internet, Mobile IP, DHCP, NAT, wireless sensor
and mesh networks, performance improvements for TCP performance in
wireless networks and network security. Students will be given
practical assignments that will be done using the equipments and
software tools that will be provided by the instructors. In addition,
students will be forming 3-4 member teams for completing a
term-project, which will entail a wireless networking application or
system design and development. Credits:
3. Prerequisites: This is a fourth year course. Third year
students must get permission from instructors.
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