EEL 5780: Wireless Networks
Spring 2012

Instructor: Mainak Chatterjee
E-Mail: mainak@eecs.ucf.edu
Office: Engr III (HEC), Room 305
Class hours: Mon/Wed, 4:30 - 5:45 PM
Office hours: Mon/Wed 3:00 - 4:00 PM
Class Venue: ENGR 1, 386A


Schedule and slides
Project topics
Project presentation schedule


Catalog Information: Cellular networks, multiple access protocols, channel assignment and resource allocation, mobility and location management, handoffs, routing, authentication, call admission control and QoS provisioning, network layer issues, wireless data networking (WAP, GSM, GPRS, CDMA, WCDMA).

Note
This is a research oriented course primarily for Masters and Doctoral students. There are no hard pre-requisites for this course. But knowledge in networking, algorithms and queuing theory will be advantageous. Students are expected to work on a project. No groups allowed. Students have the flexibility to choose their project topics, but topics must be sanctioned by the instructor.

Text Book
There would be no text book for this course. However, there will be multiple references.

References
1. T.S. Rappaport, Wireless Communications: Principles & Practice, Second Edition, Prentice Hall.
2. K. Pahlavan and P. Krihshnamurthy, Principles of Wireless Networks, Prentice Hall.
3. A. Kumar, D. Manjunath and J. Kuri, Communication Networking- An Analytical Approach, Morgan Kaufmann.
4. Research papers will be provided.

Grading Policy
The project would constitute 50% of the grade. There will be assignments (20%) and a mid-term exam (25%). 5% for class and off-line interaction. There will be no final exam. Students have to make two in-class presentations on their projects.