CSE 6590 - High Performance Computer Networks

Winter 2012, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, York University (Toronto, Canada)


NEWS

January 18: Today's lecture is in CSEB-2002 (and so is the lecture on Feb. 15).
January 8: The lectures on Jan. 9 and 11 will be in CSEB-3033.
January 4: First lecture, 11:30-13:00, in CSEB-3033. All 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 Schedule

Monday, 11:30-13:00, Ross Building South 101
Wednesday, 11:30-13:00, Accolade Building West 303

Course schedule

Lecture notes

Instructor

U.T. Nguyen
Office: CSE 2024 (Computer Science & Engineering Building)
Phone: (416) 736-2100 ext. 33274
Email: utn @ cse . yorku . ca
Office hours: Monday, Wednesday, 15:00-16:00

Grading Scheme

Textbooks

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

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