COURSE INFORMATION
Course Title: WIRELESS NETWORKS
Code Course Type Regular Semester Theory Practice Lab Credits ECTS
CEN 564 B 99 3 2 0 4 7.5
Language: English
Compulsory/Elective: Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description: The course will provide in-depth coverage of advances in wireless and mobile networks. Fundamentals and future of wireless communications, satellites, wireless Internet, local and wide area networks, and quality of service, mobile devices, and middleware will be included.
Course Objectives: The student will learn about Wireless Network configuration and protocol used for transmission and communications in different schemes like master-slave in Bluetooth or peer-to-peer . They will also get some good knowledge about the different kinds of attacks that exist in wireless medium of transmission and the protocols used for protecting the communication from the intruders.
COURSE OUTLINE
Week Topics
1 Introduction to Wireless Network and wireless mobile internet.
2 Spread Spectrum techniques FHSS, DSSS, OFDM.
3 Bridges compression schemes for the header, payload of a data packet.
4 Control layers for the Wi-Fi, different network adapters, ad-hoc and infrasructure configuration.
5 Control programs, quality of signal and strength of the signal.
6 Bluetooth technology and ad hoc netwoks creation. The piconets and scatternet creation with master slave configuration and FHSS modulation .
7 Encryption algorithms used in WLAN, IPSec, and SSL protocol of VPN.
8 MIDTERM EXAM
9 The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). Robust Security Network (RSN) Operations.Public Key Infrastructure and Criptography, symetric and asymetric ciphers.
10 Ad-hoc network application scenarios. Wireless Sensor Networks challenges. Wireless channel modeling.
11 Quiz. Wireless Sensor network challenges.
12 Satellite Networks. Satellite communications characteristics, spectrum issues.
13 Global Position Systems the components and its usage. GPS usage in conjuction with GSM. 14 Course
14 Course overview.
Prerequisite(s): Some good knowledge of computer network
Textbook: "Hack Proofing Your Wireless Network", Christian Barnes,Tony Bautts,Donald Lloyd,Eric Ouellet, JeffreyPosluns,David M. Zendzian,Neal O'Farrell. PUBLISHED BY Syngress Publishing, Inc. 800 Hingham Street Rockland,MA 02370, 2002."WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS,Technology, Protocols, and Applications".KAZEM SOHRABY,DANIEL MINOLI, TAIEB ZNATI,Wiley 2007. "802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide", Matthew Gas, 2nd Edition, June 2009. "Wireless Networks,Local and Ad Hoc Networks" Ivan Marsic. "Wireless Communications & Networks",William Stallings.
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others: No
COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
1 Acquiring good knowledge regarding the Wireless communication medium and its challenges.
2 Different network configuration with differences in protocols and modulation schemes applied in each of them.
3 Global Position System its usage and application for the satellite communications.
4 Encryption for different security attacks in wireless networks and the IPSec and VPN protocols.
COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES
(Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)
No Program Competencies Cont.
Master of Science in Computer Engineering (2 years) Program
1 Engineering graduates with sufficient theoretical and practical background for a successful profession and with application skills of fundamental scientific knowledge in the engineering practice. 4
2 Engineering graduates with skills and professional background in describing, formulating, modeling and analyzing the engineering problem, with a consideration for appropriate analytical solutions in all necessary situations 3
3 Engineering graduates with the necessary technical, academic and practical knowledge and application confidence in the design and assessment of machines or mechanical systems or industrial processes with considerations of productivity, feasibility and environmental and social aspects. 4
4 Engineering graduates with the practice of selecting and using appropriate technical and engineering tools in engineering problems, and ability of effective usage of information science technologies. 2
5 Ability of designing and conducting experiments, conduction data acquisition and analysis and making conclusions.
6 Ability of identifying the potential resources for information or knowledge regarding a given engineering issue. 3
7 The abilities and performance to participate multi-disciplinary groups together with the effective oral and official communication skills and personal confidence.
8 Ability for effective oral and official communication skills in foreign language.
9 Engineering graduates with motivation to life-long learning and having known significance of continuous education beyond undergraduate studies for science and technology.
10 Engineering graduates with well-structured responsibilities in profession and ethics.
11 Engineering graduates who are aware of the importance of safety and healthiness in the project management, workshop environment as well as related legal issues.
12 Consciousness for the results and effects of engineering solutions on the society and universe, awareness for the developmental considerations with contemporary problems of humanity.
COURSE EVALUATION METHOD
Method Quantity Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)
1
30
Project
1
15
Quiz
1
5
Final Exam
1
50
Total Percent: 100%
ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)
Activities Quantity Duration(Hours) Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 3 48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 14 4 56
Mid-terms 1 26 26
Assignments 1 15 15
Final examination 1 42.5 42.5
Other 0
Total Work Load:
187.5
Total Work Load/25(h):
7.5
ECTS Credit of the Course:
7.5