CESE4060 Wireless IoT and local area networks

The following modules will be discussed during the lectures:

Introduction (example topics):

• What is wireless networking
• Where to search for (academic) wireless network literature and resources

Medium Access Control (example topics):

•  WiFi: hidden/exposed terminal problem, Carrier Sense Multiple Access
• Bluetooth standard: in-depth look into the channel hopping, protocol specifications

WiFi (example topics):

• Review of IEEE 802.11 standards
• Protocol format
• ISM band regulation
• Adaptive Modulation and Coding
• WiFi Matlab class (assignment)

IoT networking standards (example topics):

• LoRa: protocol specifications, energy consumption, modulation format, network design

Review of wireless tools (example topics):

• Introduction to wireless packet sniffing and analysis using Wireshark (assignment)
• Simple simulations of WiFi network with NS3

RFID networking (example topics):

• Principles of backscatter
• Protocol formats: EPC C1G2
• RFID hackathon (assignment)

Cognitive radio (example topics):

• Basics of spectrum management
• White Space Databases
• Theory of spectrum sensing

Study Goals

At the end of the course students will be able to: (i) to understand how practical wireless systems work and get a deeper understanding of how the theoretical concepts of wireless communications apply to practice; (ii) employ their own analysis methodology to assess new wireless network systems (especially at the physical layer); (iii) understand rapid prototyping of new wireless systems (for instance, with software defined radio).

Teachers

Last modified: 2023-11-03