CS 492 - Special Topics in Computer Science: Mobile/Wireless Networking

(Fall 2005) TuTh  10:30am - Noon, Bldg E3-1, Rm 2443

Class Schedule

Date	Homework	Planned Activity	Required Reading
Tue, 9/6		Logistics of the course
Thu, 9/8		Introduction to Wireless and Mobile Networks (802.11)	Ch. 6 of Ref. 1
Tue, 9/13
Thu, 9/15
Tue, 9/20		Wireless Transmission	Ch. 2 of Ref. 2
Thu, 9/22	HW#1 (Due 9/29)
Tue, 9/27		802.11	Ch. 7 of Ref. 2; Ch. 15 of Ref. 3; Ch. 14 of Ref. 4
Thu, 9/29			ANSI/IEEE Std 802.11, 1999 Edition (R2003)
Fri, 9/30 7-9pm	HW#2 - lab (Due 10/6)	Lab #1 (Make-up for 9/1)
Tue, 10/4		MANET	RFC2501 (MANET), RFC3561 (AODV), RFC3626 (OLSR)
Thu, 10/6		802.11 Security/Bluetooth Project ideas
Thu, 10/6 8:30-10:30pm	HW#3 – lab preparation (refer to mailing list posting)	Lab #2 (Make-up for 10/18)
Tue, 10/11		Bluetooth
Thu, 10/13	HW#4 – lab preparation (refer to mailing list posting)
Thu, 10/13 8:30-10:30pm		Lab #3 (Make-up for 10/27)
Tue, 10/18		No class
10/20-26		Mid-term (No Class)
Thu, 10/27		No class
Tue, 11/1		Lab #4
Thu, 11/3		Project proposal presentation
Tue, 11/8		Cellular Networks	Chapter 4 of Ref. 2
Thu, 11/10
Tue, 11/15
Thu, 11/17		Term Project Key Paper Presentation (1-4)
Tue, 11/22		Term Project Key Paper Presentation (5-7)
Thu, 11/24		Term Project Key Paper Presentation (8-10)
Tue, 11/29		Quiz & Take-Home Exam
Thu, 12/1		Project progress check
Tue, 12/6		Project progress check
Thu, 12/8		Project progress check
Tue,12/13 10:30am – 1:00pm		Project Final Presentation	Regular class hour + lunch hour