Wireless Network Mini Syllabus(Fifth Semestor)

                                   Tribhuvan University
     Bachelor of Computer Science and Information Technology
Course Title: Wireless Networking
Course no: CSC-308                                                                                        Full Marks: 60+20+20
Credit hours: 3                                                                                                  Pass Marks: 24+8+8
Nature of course: Theory (3 Hrs.)
Course Synopsis: This course contains the concept of wireless networking technology.
Goal: To provide the concept and working principle for wireless communication and networking.
Course Contents:

Unit 1. Introduction                                                                       4 Hrs.
History of wireless communication, Challenges in wireless communication
networking, Wireless communication standards.
Unit 2. Wireless Channel Characterization                                  6 Hrs.
Multipath propagation environment, Linear time-variant channel model, Channel
correlation function, Large-scale path loss and shadowing (Numerical) (Free space
propagation model, Propagation over smooth plane, Okumura-Hata path loss
model), Small-scale multipath fading (Rayleigh fading, Rician fading)
Unit 3. Bandpass Transmission Techniques                                7 Hrs.
Introduction, Signal space and decision regions, Digital modulation (MPSK, MSk,
GMSK, OFDM), Power spectral density and Probability of transmission error
Unit 4. Receiver Techniques for fading Dispersive Channels     5 Hrs.
Overview of channel impairment mitigation techniques, Diversity, Channel
equalization (Linear equalization, Maximum likelihood sequence estimation
equalization).
Unit 5. Fundamental of Cellular Communications                           8 Hrs.
Introduction, Frequency reuse and mobility management, Cell cluster concept
(Numerical), Cochannel (Numerical) and adjacent channel interference, Call blocking and delay at the cell-site (Numerical), Other mechanism for capacity increase,channel assignment strategies.
Unit 6. Multiple Access Technologies                                            5 Hrs.
Multiple access in a radio cell, Random access, Conflict-free multiple access
technologies, Spectral efficiencies (Numerical).
Unit 7. Mobility Management in Wireless Networks                        5 Hrs.
Introduction, Call admission control (CAC), Handoff management, Location
management for cellular networks, Location management for PCS networks, Traffic
calculation (Numerical).

Unit 8. Wireless/Wireline Internetworking.                                       5 Hrs.
Introduction, Mobile IP, Internet protocol (IP), Transmission control protocol (TCP),
Network performance, Wireless application protocol (WAP), Mobile AD HOC
networks.
Laboratory:
1. Wireless Modem configuration
Text / Reference books:
1. Wireless Communications and Networking, Jon W. Mark and Weihua Zhuang,Prentice-Hall of India  
     Private Limited, 2005.
2. Principles of Wireless Networks, Pahlavan, Prentice-Hall of India Private Limited,2005.
                           
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