EEL 6591: Wireless Networks

Tentative Syllabus - to be finalized

Campus Section 6713
    UF_REEF Section TBA
UF-EDGE Section TBA (edge web site)

Instructor

Office Hours

Dr. Janise McNair
Email: m c n a i r <at> e c e <dot> u f l <dot> e d u

On Campus Students:

     Room: NEB 457 |  Day/Time: Tuesdays, 1235pm - 130pm , and Thursdays, 140pm - 2:45pm, and by appointment

     EDGE / REEF Students:

     Phone Number: 352-392-2629 | Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8am - 9am, and by appointment

Teaching
Assistants

TBA

  Class Meeting Times 

Classroom:	NEB 201
Class Times:	Tuesdays, Period 5 (11:45pm – 12:35pm) Thursdays, Periods 5,6 (11:45pm – 1:40pm) Note: Additional lecture time may occasionally be scheduled -- specific days/times will be announced

Student Access
 Website
(Available starting on
August 25)

E-Learning site will be available here:  UF e-Learning Support Services (LSS).
Click the "E-Learning System Entry" Continue button.

Login using your gatorlink user name and password.

The website will be used to:

• view lectures, announcements, course schedule changes and other required information, 
• download class handouts and assignments, and 
• submit homework and project files (Word, Text, or PDF only).

NOTE: Participation in and regular access to this website is required for this course.

Course
Description

Design and analysis of wireless networks including channel characteristics, physical layer, cellular concepts, multiple access control protocols, FEC and ARQ protocols, resource allocation, and wireless standards.

Goal: To provide a graduate-level introduction to the fundamentals of cellular networks and next generation wireless system design, using current and developing standards as examples.

Prerequisites

Computer Requirements

• EEL 5718 Computer Communications
• Knowledge of probability and statistics

• Computer requirements: 
• Electronic homework and project submissions are required.
  Formats: PDF preferred (scan and save as pdf file), but MS Word and Text accepted.
  
• Access to a networked computer is required.
  For the project and some homework problems (MatLab, C/C++, ns-2)
  
• Access to the ECE computer lab is required.
  The ECE server will provide the software needed to complete the course project.
  To create an account:
  
• On campus students:
  Go to NEB 288 to create a student account. Bring your Gator-1 card.
• UF EDGE students:
  Contact me to set up an account. Remote access instructions are here.
  
  
• Note: Not being able to access a public computer will not be a valid excuse for late or missing assignments.

Textbooks

Required Reading

• Selected journal and conference papers. The list will be posted at the beginning of the semester.
  

References

• K. Pahlavan and P. Krishnamurthy, Principles of Wireless Networks, Prentice Hall, 2002, 
  ISBN 0-13-093003-2. (A copy of the textbook has been placed on reserve at the Marsten Science Library.)
• J. Schiller, Mobile Communications, 2nd edition, Addison-Wesley, 2003.
• T.S. Rappaport, Wireless Communications, 2nd edition, Prentice Hall, 2002.
• W. Stallings, Wireless Communications and Networks, Prentice Hall, 2002.
• Y.B. Lin and I. Chlamtac, Wireless and Mobile Network Architecture , John Wiley & Sons, 2000. 

Topics
(as time permits)

• Review
• Networking for Wireless - OSI Layer Review
• Part I: Personal, Local, and Metropolitan Area Networks
  
• Wireless Sensor Networks
• Wireless Local Area Networks
• 802.11
• Ad Hoc Networks
• Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks
• 802.16
• Mesh Networks
• Part II. Wide Area Networks
• Cellular Networks
  
• Mobile IP
• Wireless TCP
• Satellite Networks
  

Course
Policies

• Regular Participation is Expected:
• Perfect class attendance is not required, but regular participation is expected.
• It is the student's responsibility to independently obtain any missed material (including handouts) from lecture.
  
• Deadlines:
  
• There will be no make-ups for exams, homework, or in-class assignments. 
• Penalties will be assigned for late assignments.
• EDGE/REEF Deadlines: A one-week extension is automatically provided in the schedule.
                                            Other extensions must be pre-approved by the instructor.
  

• All Assignments are an Individual Effort
  Unless otherwise explicitly specified by the instructor.
  

• Students are responsible for announcements made in Lecture, on Website, or via Email
  Check your gatorlink email and the student access website several times per week for course announcements.
  
  
• Students with disabilities:
• For information on classroom accommodation and requirements for instructor notification, please click here
  
  .

Academic
Honesty

All students admitted to the University of Florida have signed a statement of academic honesty committing them to be honest in all academic work and understanding that failure to comply with this commitment will result in disciplinary action.

This statement is a reminder to uphold your obligation as a student at the University of Florida, and to be honest in all work submitted and exams taken in this class and all others.

For more information, please see the academic  honor code.

Grading

Grades	Percentage	Dates
HOMEWORK	5%	Approximately every two to three weeks
MIDTERM EXAM #1	30% (EDGE/REEF 31.67%)	TBA
MIDTERM EXAM #2	30% (EDGE/REEF 31.67%)	TBA
PROJECT	30% (EDGE/REEF 31.67%)	TBA
IN-CLASS  GRADE	5% (EDGE/REEF n/a)	Regular participation
M.S. Exam	n/a	MS Exam for 5718-6591 An additional 1-hour written exam.  Date TBA