Course Overview

Introduction to wireless networks design

PhD. Alexander B. Hilario Tacuri

[Parts adapted from J . Kyle, B. Karp and N. Vaidya]
Course Logistics

• Instructor: Ph.D. Alexander Hilario Tacuri

– Ph.D. in electrical engineering – Communications systems

– Research topics
• 5G mobile communications systems
• Digital systems
• Satellite systems
• Signal processing (data and images)

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Course Logistics

• Schedule

– Wednesday: 10:40 – 12:20 (Theory – 102A)

– Wednesday : 12:20 – 14:00 (Practice – 102A)

– Tuesday: 10:40 – 12:20 (Practice/Theory – 102A)

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Course Content
1. Wireless from the transport layer downwards
a) Transport layer
b) Link layer
c) Routing
2. Overcoming bit errors
a) Detecting and correcting errors
b) Convolutional codes
c) Rate-less codes
3. Wireless from the physical layer upwards
a) Digital communications
b) The radio channel
c) MIMO
d) Multiuser channel capacity
4. Boutique topics
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Course Prerequisites

• Digital Communications systems

• Digital signal processing

• Telematics

• Programming skills

• Mathematical skills

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Course Approach

• Gain deep knowledge of wireless networks by learning across all layers of

the stack

• Taught from first principles: build up Computer Systems, Signal

Processing knowledge

• Test that knowledge and cement understanding by hands-on programming

lab assignments
– Build something >> “Know” something

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Course methodology

1. Topics presented by the professor

2. Seminars on current issues presented by students

3. Students will be presents a final project at the end of the course

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Grading policy

• First register: Continued evaluation 15 %

• First register: Periodic evaluation 15 %

• Second register: Continued evaluation 15 %

• Second register: Periodic evaluation 15 %

• Third register: Continued evaluation 25 %

• Third register: Periodic evaluation 15 %

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Grading policy

• Mandatory attendance (10% of absences = Disapproved)

• 3 Exams

• 5 Laboratories

• 1 Final project

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Grading policy

• Periodic evaluation: 100% Exams

• Continued evaluation (1): 100% Labs (1, 2)

• Continued evaluation (2): 100% Labs (3, 4)

• Continued evaluation (3): 85% FP + 15% Labs (1, 2, 3, 4 , 5)

Note: Before presenting the final project, you must present all the labs

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Exams (Dates)

• Exam 1: September 19

• Exam 2: October 17

• Substitute exam: November 28

• Final exam: December 05

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Final projects (Goals)

• Demonstrate the ability to do research

• Learn to document and present ideas

• Demonstrate understanding in the analysis and design of your project

• Demonstrate familiarity with the chosen topic

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Final projects (Grading)

• Project implementation: 75%

• Project report: 25%

1. Paper type, IEEE format in LaTeX (4 – 5 pages)

2. Report indicating the contribution of each team member (1 - 2 pages)
3. Short video showing the project (5 min)

Note: Not report, not grading

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Final projects (Dates)

• Final project proposal: September 18

– Title, team members, justification, general and specific objectives

• First progress of the paper: October 16

– Digital report

• Final presentation: December 04

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Curse policies

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Curse policies

• Punctuality: 15 min tolerance

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Curse policies

• Punctuality: 15 min tolerance

• Minimum tolerance to date delivery of labs

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Curse policies

• Punctuality: 15 min tolerance

• Minimum tolerance to date delivery of labs

– 48 hours : 80%

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Curse policies

• Punctuality: 15 min tolerance

• Minimum tolerance to date delivery of labs

– 48 hours : 80%
– 1 week: 60%

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Curse policies

• Punctuality: 15 min tolerance

• Minimum tolerance to date delivery of labs

– 48 hours : 80%
– 1 week: 60%
– 2 weeks: 50%

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Curse policies

• Punctuality: 15 min tolerance

• Minimum tolerance to date delivery of labs

– 48 hours : 80%
– 1 week: 60%
– 2 weeks: 50%

• Zero tolerance to cheating

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Curse policies

• Punctuality: 15 min tolerance

• Minimum tolerance to date delivery of labs

– 48 hours : 80%
– 1 week: 60%
– 2 weeks: 50%

• Zero tolerance to cheating

– Plagiarism (Exam, Laboratory, Project) = Disapproved

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