Syllabus of wireless networking

Course Title: Concepts of Wireless Networking
Course no: CSC-308                                                                                         Full Marks: 60+10+10
Credit hours: 60                                                                                                Pass Marks: 24+8+8

Nature of course: Theory (3 Hrs.)
Course Synopsis: This course contains the concept of wireless networking technology.

Goal: To provide the concept and working principle for wireless communication and
networking.
Course Contents:

Unit 1. Introduction 4 Hrs.
 History of wireless communication, Challenges in wireless communication
networking, Wireless communication standards.
Unit 2. Wireless Channel Characterization 6 Hrs.
Multipath propagation environment, Linear time-invariant channel model, Channel
correlation function, Large-scale path loss and shadowing, Small-scale multipath
fading.
Unit 3. Bandpass Transmission Techniques 7 Hrs.
Introduction, Signal space and decision regions, Digital modulation, Power spectral
density, Probability of transmission error.
Unit 4. Receiver Techniques for fading Dispersive Channels 5 Hrs.
 Overview of channel impairment mitigation techniques, Diversity, Channel
equalization.
Unit 5. Fundamental of Cellular Communications 8 Hrs.
Introduction, Frequency reuse and mobility management, Cell cluster concept,
Cochannel and adjacent channel interference, Call blocking and delay at the cell-site,
Other mechanism for capacity increase, channel assignment strategies.
Unit 6. Multiple Access Technologies 5 Hrs.
Multiple access in a radio cell, Random access, Conflict-free multiple access
technologies, Spectral efficiencies.
Unit 7. Mobility Management in Wireless Networks 5 Hrs.
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Introduction, Call admission control (CAC), Handoff management, Location
management for cellular networks, Location management for PCS networks, Traffic
calculation.
Unit 8. Wireless/Wireline Internetworking 5 Hrs.
Introduction, Mobile IP, Internet protocol (IP), Transmission control protocol (TCP),
Network performance, Wireless application protocol (WAP), Mobile AD HOC
networks.

Text / Reference books:
1. Wireless Communications and Networking, Jon W. Mark and Weihua Zhuang,
Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited, 2005.
2. Principles of Wireless Networks, Pahlavan, Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited,
2005.

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