CSE 4215 - Mobile Communications

CSE 4215 / 5431
Mobile Communications

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Department of Computer Science and Engineering
York University

Winter 2008

   Lecture Schedule:

   TR 14:30 - 16:00, ACW 209

    Instructor:

Natalija Vlajic
E-mail:   vlajic@cs.yorku.ca
    Phone:   (416) 736-2100 x 77878
    Office:   CSB 2047
    Office Hours:   TR 10:00 - 11:00

    Course Information:

    Textbook and Recommended Reading Material
    Grading Scheme
    Course Description
    Prerequisite
    Missed Midterm and Quizzes
    Academic Honesty
    Course Schedule / Notes
    LAB Instructions

NEWS:

Apr 24: Quiz 2 and Final exam grades are now available through e-Post.
Apr 4: FINAL EXAM info: The final exam will be closed-book and closed notes, with one page (legal sized paper) cheat-sheet and basic calculators allowed. 35% of the questions will be related to the material before, and 65% to the material after the midterm. Sample Final is available for exercise.
Mar 26: Quiz 2 grades are available through ePost. Also, see Quiz 2 - Solution.
Mar 19: The TA (Dusan Stevanovic) will be available in the lab CSEB 2052, to let you in and provide assistance with Lab 2, on the following dates and times: Mar 25-27 and Apr 1 from 10:00-14:00.
Mar 18: Lab 2 is available now! Lab 2 due date: Apr 3, in class!
Mar 17: Last year's Quiz 2.
Mar 17: Reminder - Quiz 2 will take place on Thursday, Mar 20, at the beginning of the lecture. Material discussed in class between Feb 21 to Mar 11 (both dates inclusive) will be covered.
Mar 6: Course evaluation has been scheduled for Tuesday, March 25.
Feb 29: Lab 1 grades are available through ePost.
Feb 27: Midterm grades are available through ePost. Also, see Midterm - Solution.
Feb 20: Lab 1 due date extended to Feb 26.
Feb 15: Note, regarding Lab 1: Step 7 of Section 1.1 requires that the grid point spacing be set to 3 meters (0.003 km)!!!
Feb 7: Reminder: Midterm examination will take place on Tuesday (Feb 19), in class. The exam will be closed-book and closed-notes. One-sided cheat-sheet containing formulas only! and calculators allowed. The exam will cover all material discussed in class prior to the reading week.
Feb 5: The TA (Dusan Stevanovic) will be available in the lab CSEB 2052, to let you in and provide assistance with the software, on the following dates and times: Feb 6-8 and Feb 18-20 from 10:00-12:00 and from 13:00-15:00.
Feb 5: Quiz 1 grades are available through ePost. Also, see Quiz 1 - Solution.
Feb 4: Last year's Midterm.
Feb 1: Lab 1 is available now! Lab 1 due date: Feb 21, in class!
Jan 24: Reminder - Quiz 1 will take place on Thursday, Jan 31, at the beginning of the lecture. Material discussed in class, up to and including Antenna Gain (slide 26 of Propagation Modes, Antennas) will be covered.
Jan 24: Last year's Quiz 1.
Jan 24: Class-kit is available in the bookstore.
Jan 10: As of today, classes will be held: TR 14:30 - 16:00, at Accolade West 209.
Jan 5: The first class will be held as initially scheduled - Monday, Jan 7, 13:00 - 14:30, SC 211. Subsequently, the lecture day/time will be changed to TR 14:30 - 16:00.
Jan 3: Classes begin. First lecture: Monday, Jan 7.

Textbook:

"Principles of Wireless Networks: A Unified Approach", K. Pahlavan, P. Krishnamurthy, Prentice Hall, 2002.

Recommended Reading Material:

"Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice", 2nd edition, T. S. Rappaport, Prentice Hall, 2002.
"Wireless Communications and Networks", 2nd edition, W. Stallings, 2005.
"Mobile Communications", 2nd edition, J. Schiller, Pearson Education Limited, 2003.
"Introduction to Wireless and Mobile Systems", D. P. Agrawal, Q. A. Zeng, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2003.
"Ad Hoc and Wireless Networks: Architectures and Protocols", C. S. R. Murthy, B. S. Manoj, Prentice Hall, 2004.
"Wireless and Cellular Networks'", S. Wisniewski, Prentice Hall, 2005.
"Wireless Communications and Networking", J. W. Mark, W. Zhuang, Prentice Hall, 2003.

Grading Scheme:

Two 15-min Quizzes, 5% each - 10% total
Midterm - 40% (30% for graduate students)
Final - 40% (35% for graduate students)
Two Labs - 5% each - 10% total
Research Project - 15% (graduate students only)

Course Description:

The course provides an overview of the latest developments and trends in wireless mobile communications, and addresses the impact of wireless transmission and user mobility on the design and management of wireless mobile systems. For a detailed list of covered topics see Course Schedule / Notes.

Prerequisite:

General Prerequisite, CSE 3213. (Some knowledge of the material covered in CSE 4213 is desired.)

Missed Midterm and Quizzes:
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Makeups of missed midterm exam and quizzes are only possible in extremely exceptional situations (such as verifiable medical emergencies) or by arrangement well prior to the exam, provided there is an extremely compelling reason.

Academic Honesty:

"The Department takes the matter of academic honesty very seriously. Academic honesty is essentially giving credit where credit is due. And not misrepresenting what you have done and what work you have produced. When a piece of work is submitted by a student it is expected that all unquoted and uncited ideas and text are original to the student. Uncited and unquoted text, diagrams, etc., which are not original to the student, and which the student presents as their own work is considered academically dishonest."
For more see: Department of Computer Science Academic Honesty Guidelines

LAB Instructions: Lab 1 and Lab 2.

Research Project:

Each graduate student is required to complete a survey paper on a research topic from the following list: 5431ResearchTopics.
Timeline:
1)   Select a topic and report it to the instructor by January 10.
2)   Submit a 1-page proposal, with a comprehensive list of references, by February 18.
3)   Submit the final version of the paper (up to 15 pages) by March 31.
4)   Present the final survey paper in class on April 2.

The research project is aimed to be an opportunity to learn more in an area (that is either related to your research or that simply interests you), not a hassle. So, make sure you get most out of this project.

Course Schedule:

Week	Date	Topic	Required Reading	Important Dates
1	M, Jan 7	Course Overview History of Wireless Transmission	Pahlavan Ch. 1
	R, Jan 10	Radio Signal Basics	Pahlavan Sec. 3.5 and 3.6
2	T, Jan 15
	R, Jan 17	Modulation	Pahlavan Sec. 3.5 and 3.6
3	T, Jan 22	Propagation Modes, Antennas	NA
	R, Jan 24	Path Loss, Fading	Pahlavan Sec. 2.1, 2.2, 2.3
4	T, Jan 29	Multiplexing	Pahlavan Sec. 4.1 and 4.2
	R, Jan 31	Quiz 1 Random Access	Pahlavan Sec. 4.3	Lab 1 available!!!
5	T, Feb 5	Spread Spectrum	Pahlavan Sec. 3.8, 3.12.3. 8.3.1
	R, Feb 7	Spread Spectrum (cont.)	cont.
		Reading Week
6	T, Feb 19	Midterm
	R, Feb 21	Network Planning (I)	Pahlavan Ch. 5
7	T, Feb 26	Network Planning (II)	Pahlavan Ch. 5	Lab 1 due!!!
	R, Feb 28	Handover Management Midterm - solutions (see NEWS)	Pahlavan 6.1, 6.2.1, 6.2.2
8	T, Mar 4	class cancelled at the request of Eng. students (conflict with Iron Ring ceremony)
	R, Mar 6	WANs: Cellular Wireless Networks	Pahlavan Ch. 7	Mar 7 - last date to drop courses
9	T, Mar 11	WANs: Cellular Wireless Networks (cont.)	cont.
	R, Mar 13	Guest Lecture: John Glass, RIM
10	T, Mar 18	WANs: Satellite Networks	NA	Lab 2 available!!!
	R, Mar 20	Quiz 2 Wireless Geolocation Systems, GPS	Pahlavan Ch. 14
11	T, Mar 25	LANs: IEEE 802.11	Pahlavan Ch. 10
	R, Mar 27	PANs (Bluetooth)	Pahlavan Ch. 13
12	T, Apr 1	PANs (cont.)
	R, Apr 3	Nariman Farsad: WiMax George Spanogiannopoulos: RFID Hui Wang: Wireless Mesh Networks Steven Castellucci: Wireless Security Yi Zhang: Denial of Service 1:00 - 2:30 pm, CSEB 3303 !!!		Lab 2 due!!!
		Final Exam Date/Time: April 9, 9:00 - 12:00 Location: TEL 0005