COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: WIRELESS NETWORKS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
CEN 864	C	99	3	2	0	4	7.5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Blerina Zanaj
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Course Description:	-
Course Objectives:	The students will review some of the basic modulation schemes and encoding performed to the transmission in a wireless medium. They will study WSN in particular with the different configuration schemes of them and protocol for data transmission. As well they will study about some configuration performed in Linux.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Why Wireless? What Makes Wireless Networks Different?
2	IEEE 802 Network Technology Family Tree.802.11 Network Operations, mobility support.
3	MAC Access Modes and Timing. Fragmentation and Reassembly
4	Encapsulation of Higher-Layer Protocols Within 802.11, Frame Processing and Bridging.
5	Frame Transmission and Association and Authentication States
6	Cryptographic Background to WEP, WEP Cryptographic Operations. Dynamic WEP.
7	The Extensible Authentication Protocol,802.1X: Network Port Authentication.
8	MIDTERM EXAM
9	The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). Robust Security Network (RSN) Operations.
10	RF Propagation with 802.11, Frequency-Hopping Transmission.
11	Direct Sequence Transmission, Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM).
12	ERP Physical Layer Convergence (PLCP), WSN protocols and data gathering and elaboration performed.
13	PCMCIA Support on Linux, General Functions of an Access Point.
14	Network Analyzers, Ethereal. One Simulator for configuration of sensor network and communication.

Prerequisite(s):	Good knowledge about computer networking, modulation and signal propagation in the air.
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 StreetRockland,MA 02370, 2002."WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS,Technology, Protocols, and Applications".KAZEMSOHRABY,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	Study of ad-hoc network configuration and protocols used.
2	Different modulation schemes and problem with signal propagation in the air.
3	WSN and different parameters study for measuring the performance of such networks.
4	Configuration and simulation using One Simulator on Eclipse for data convergence and lifetime study of this kind of networks.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Doctorate (PhD) in Computer Engineering 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.	3
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.	4
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.	4
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	10
Quiz	1	10
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	32.5	32.5
Assignments	1	15	15
Final examination	1	36	36
Other			0
Total Work Load:			187.5
Total Work Load/25(h):			7.5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			7.5