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: ITT575 - Wireless and Mobile Computing : March 2012

Topics and Sub-topics 1.0 Introduction to Wireless and Mobile Computing Hours 4 Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this chapter, students should be able to:1. Describe emerging Lecture technologies in wireless and mobile computing area and assess their physical and technological constraints and describe their future directions Remarks

1.1 History 1.2 Physical and Technological Constraints 1.3 Future Directions of Wireless Technology

2.0 Wireless Networking and Communication Technologies

Upon completion of this chapter, students should be able to:1. Define the concept of Lecture wireless LANs and WANs. 2. Discuss the differences between Wireless LANs and Wireless WANs along with the advantages and disadvantages of each. 3. Describe wireless transmission techniques used in LANs and WANs. 4. Discuss the evolution of Wireless Technologies. GSM, GPRS, 1G-4G.

2.1 Wireless connectivity Definition of Wireless LANs and Wireless WANs2.2 Types of Wireless WANsWireless LAN technologies.Radio Propagation 2.3 Different Generation of Wireless Technologies. GSM, GPRS, 1G-4G.

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3.0 802.11 Wireless LANs

Upon completion of this chapter, students should be able to:-

3.1 Overview of Wireless Networking Topologies 3.2 Wireless LANs Topologies IBSS, BSS, ESS 3.3 IEEE 802.11 Medium Access Mechanisms CSMA/CA, DCF. Acknowledgement Frame, Hidden Node Problem, RTS/CTS 3.4 Mobile ad hoc Networks (MANET)

1. Describe the four major types Lecture of wireless topologies. Lab 4,5,6 2. Explain the differences or similarities of SSID, BSSID, and ESSID and their functions. 3. Define and understand technical terms related to CSMA/CA, DCF. Acknowledgement Frame, Hidden Node Problem, RTS/CTS. 4. Describe basic operation and key component of MANET.

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4.0 Wireless Personal Area Networks

Upon completion of this chapter, students should be able to:1. Explore the variations of Lecture IEEE 802.15 standards. 2. Define and understand Lab 7 technical terms related to WPAN, Bluetooth, UWB and Wireless Sensor Networks. 3. Describe the Bluetooth Scatternets and Piconets. 4. Explain how Bluetooth works. 5. Explain UWB Signalling, Spectrum and Technologies. 6. Describe basic operation and key component of Wireless Sensor Networks (Zigbees).

4.1 Standards for WPAN 4.2 Principles and IEEE 802.15 standards 4.3 Wireless Home Networks and Home RF: Cordless Network and Home RF 4.4 Bluetooth Wireless LAN: Features, setting up a Bluetooth network, how does Bluetooth work, Bluetooth stack and protocols 4.5 UWB Signalling, Spectrum and Technologies 4.6 Wireless Sensor Networks: Zigbees, components of a sensor, WSN applications and platforms, WSN design 7-8 5.0 Cellular Networks 4

Upon completion of this chapter, students should be able to:-

5.1 Cellular Network Concept 5.2 Cellular Network Architecture 5.3 Propagation Effects and Handoff 5.4 Cell Capacity 5.5 Methods for Dealing With Increasing Capacity Frequency Reuse, Cell Splitting, Cell Sectoring, Microcell 5.6 Multiple Access in Cellular Networks: FDMA, TDMA, Hybrid FDMA/TDMA, CDMA 5.7 Cellular Network Channels 9-10 6.0 Wireless Local Loops and Satellite Communications 6.1 WiMAX Network Concept 6.2 Key characteristics of the IEEE 802.16 wireless networking standards 6.3 Signaling and handover 6.4 Cell Capacity 6.5 GPS Concept 6.6 Components and issues associated with Free Space Optics 4

1. Discuss the characteristics of Lecture cellular network 2. Describe the cellular network architecture 3. Explain the propagation effects and handoff 4. Describe the methods for dealing with increasing capacity. 5. Describe and explain multiple access in cellular network 6. Describe the cellular network channels. Upon completion of this chapter, students should be able to:1. Understand the WiMAX Network 2. Describe the key characteristics of the IEEE 802.16 wireless networking standards. 3. Explain the key technological differentiators of WiMAX 4. Understand the concept of signaling and handover 5. Understand the basic concepts of how GPS works 6. Describe the components and issues associated with Free Space Optics. Lecture Project

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7.0 Mobile Application Framework 7.1 Concepts of Wireless Computing, Mobile Computing, Pervasive Computing, Ubiquitous Computing and Cloud Computing 7.2 Components and architectures of Mobile Application Framework, Mobile Computing Platforms, Context-Aware Middleware, Multimedia Transcoding Architecture and WAP 7.3 Middleware 7.4 Wireless and mobile applications requirements 7.5 Mobile computational models and functionality 7.6 Emerging applications

Upon completion of this chapter, students should be able to:1. Understand general concepts of Wireless Computing, Mobile Computing, Pervasive Computing, Ubiquitous Computing and Cloud Computing 2. Describe the major components and architectures of Mobile Application Framework, Mobile Computing Platforms, Context-Aware Middleware, Multimedia Transcoding Architecture and WAP 3. Understand the role of middleware 4. Understand the unique requirements of wireless and mobile applications that middleware should address 5. Understand mobile computational models and functionality supported by various middleware platforms 6. Understand the emerging applications enabled by Mobile Computing, Pervasive Computing and WAP

Lecture Lab 1,2,3

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8.0 Mobility

Upon completion of this chapter, students should be able to:1. Define the behavior of roaming stations (involves two forms): Seamless and Nomadic roaming. 2. Describe various roaming characteristics and how basic roaming works. 3. Explain the difference between the Preemtive AP discovery and Roam-Time AP discovery. 4. Define and describe technical terms related to Mobile IP such as Advertising Care-of Addresses, Registration, Tunneling

Lecture

8.1 Characteristics of roaming The nature of roaming, Operation of the application, Roaming domain and duration. 8.2 Layer 2 Roaming Roaming Algorithms, Preemptive and Roam-Time AP discovery, Layer 2 Roaming Process 8.3 Layer 3 Roaming - Mobile IP Basics, Advertising Care-of Addresses, Registration, Tunneling

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9.0 Deploying Wireless LANs

Upon completion of this chapter, students should be able to:1. Describe and apply the basic steps required for Wireless LANs Deployment. 2. Discuss the typical layout of a wireless network 3. Select a range of tools that can be used to conduct site survey. 4. Explain how to monitor and control wireless network 5. Design, implement and manage a Wireless LANs.

Lecture

9.1 Wireless LANs Deployment and Application Impact 9.2 Wireless LANs Deployment Planning Coverage and Capacity Oriented WLANs, Phased AP Deployment 9.3 Site Survey Site Survey Challenges and Tools, Conducting the survey 9.4 Monitoring and controlling wireless network 9.5 Managing wireless networks.