COSC 6590 - High Performance Computer Networks

Fall 2007, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, York University


News

October 11: The lecture on Oct. 12 is cancelled.

October 1: The lecture on Oct. 5 is back to normal hours, 1PM in BC-322.

September 21: The lecture on September 28 will be from 2pm-4:45pm in BC-322.

September 19: The lecture on September 21 will be from 12pm-2:45pm (only this lecture) in BC-322. This location will also be our permanent classroom for the rest of the term.

September 5: First lecture, 9:30-10:30, in BC-225. Graduate students are welcome to audit the course.


Course Outline

This course focuses on various aspects of wireless ad-hoc networks, namely architectures, routing, medimum access control, security, data link and transport issues, and performance evaluations. We also cover multicast and multimedia applications. Students will also learn and practice practical skills needed for their graduate studies such as writing research papers, making slides for presentations, and presenting their work at seminars, conferences and thesis defenses.

Lecture Notes

Lecture Schedule

Lectures

Friday, 13:00-16:00, BC-322

Instructor

U.T. Nguyen
Office: CSE 2024 (Computer Science & Engineering Building)
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 33274
Email: utn @ cse . yorku . ca
Office hours:

Grading Scheme

Textbooks

Wireless Mesh Networking: Architectures, Protocols and Standards
by Yan Zhang (Editor), Jijun Luo (Editor), Honglin Hu (Editor)
Publisher: Auerbach (December 2006)
ISBN: 0849373999

Ad Hoc Wireless Networks : Architectures and Protocols
by C. Siva Ram Murthy, B.S. Manoj
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR (2004)
ISBN: 013147023X