RU ENG ECE 16:332:543 Communication Networks I --- Lecture Schedule

RU ENG ECE 16:332:543: Communication Networks I

Course project

Lecture Notes: Wireless Networks

Course Syllabus

The following topics will be covered in the course (textbook chapter or section relevant to the topic is shown). The material marked as "read" will not appear in the homeworks nor in the exams.
Bertsekas and Gallager:

Chapter 1 Introduction -- read
Chapter 2 P2P Protocols -- Sections 2.4 and 2.7 (read the rest of the chapter)
Chapter 3 Delay Models -- Sections 3.1 - 3.7, 3.8 until 3.8.1 (not included) (read the rest)
Chapter 4 Multiaccess Communication -- Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.3.1, 4.4 (except 4.4.4), 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6 (read the rest)
Chapter 5 Routing -- Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3

Lecture Schedule -- subject to change

Sep
    2 (T)  Introduction
    4 (Th) Statistical Multiplexing
    9 (T)  ARQ: Retransmission Strategies
   11 (Th) Go Back n ARQ                        Homework #1
   16 (T)  
   18 (Th) Initialization and Disconnect for ARQ Protocols
   23 (T)  Probability Theory Refresher         Notes available here
   25 (T)  The Radio Channel                    Notes here !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   30 (Th) Multiaccess Communication: Aloha     Notes available here

Oct
    2 (Th) Aloha - part 2
    7 (T)  Carrier Sensing and Multiaccess Reservations    Notes available here
    9 (Th) IEEE 802.11 - part 1                 Homework #2
   14 (T)  IEEE 802.11 - part 2
   16 (Th) Ad Hoc Networks - part 1
   21 (T)  Ad Hoc Networks - part 2
   23 (Th) Shortest Path Routing                Lecture notes, PDF file
   28 (T)  Markov Chain Theory                  Notes available here
   30 (Th) Queueing Models, Little's Theorem

Nov
    4 (T)  M/M/1 Queues                         Homework #3
    6 (Th) Other Birth/Death Models             Lecture notes, PDF file
   11 (T)  M/G/1 with Vacations and Multiuser Reservation Systems
   13 (Th) Networks of Queues - 1
   18 (T)  Networks of Queues - 2
   20 (Th) Routing Optimization
   25 (T)  Distributed-Gradient Algorithm
   27 (Th) -- NO CLASS -- (Thanksgiving recess)

Dec 
    2 (T)  Flow Control: Fundamentals of Window and Rate Based Schemes
    4 (Th) Internet QoS: A Big Picture
    9 (T)  Review

   T.B.D. ******* FINAL EXAM *******
                Time      T.B.D.
                Location  T.B.D.
                Please bring calculator and the textbook to the exams.


Ivan Marsic

Created:  August 25, 2000

Modified:  Fri Sep 12 15:35:24 EDT 2003