CSC 569: Wireless and Mobile Networks

Term

Spring 2012

Course Website

https://connex.csc.uvic.ca

Instructor

Kui Wu
Email: wkui at cs dot uvic dot ca
Office: ECS 522
Phone Number: (250)472-5766
Office Hours: TW 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Lecture Schedule

(A01)   MWF 12:30 - 1:20 p.m.    Clearihue A202

Course Overview

Mobile wireless networks have penetrated into every corner of our daily life. It is common to find people texting on buses or twittering even on a cruise. While enjoying the great convenience and ubiquitous access to the Internet, we should well understand the underlying technical challenges in mobile wireless networks, e.g., interference, high transmission errors, and dynamic network topology. This course is to demystify the difficulties and to help you build reliable wireless networking systems.

Topics

Overview: wireless ad hoc networks, wireless sensor networks, cellular based wireless networks, wireless LAN
MAC protocols in wireless networks
Network layer protocols
Transport protocols
Application layer support
Discrete-event simulation
Other topics: power efficiency, location management, QoS, intrusion prevention and detection, etc.

Course Objectives And Learning Outcomes

To help students understand the impact of mobility and the resource constraints on MAC (Medium Access Control), routing, transport, and application layers in mobile wireless systems;
To help students grasp the methodology in the performance evaluation of mobile wireless systems.

Textbooks

No textbook required

Assignments

In this course there will be 3 assignments. Each assignment is worth 15% for a total of 45%.

Quizzes

In this course there will be 2 quizzes. Each quiz is worth 15% for a total of 30%. Quizzes are taken in class.

Project(s)

In this course there will a project worth 25%, consisting of a project outline (5%), a log book (5%), a final presentation (5%) and a project report (10%).

Term Schedule

This schedule is subject to change.

Assignment/Quiz/Other	Weight	Assigned Date	Due Date
Assignment 1	15%	January 13	January 27
Assignment 2	15%	February 3	February 24
Assignment 3	15%	March 2	March 20
Quiz 1	15%	Feb. 24	Feb. 24
Quiz 2	15%	April 4	April 4
Project	25%	Feb. 1	April 4

Grading

Coursework	Weight (out of 100%)
Assignments	45%
Quizzes	30%
Project	25%

Grades	Description
A+	Exceptional work. Technically flawless and original work demonstrating insight, understanding and independent application or extension of course expectations; often publishable.
A	Outstanding work. Demonstrates a very high level of integration of material demonstrating insight, understanding and independent application or extension of course expectations.
A-	Excellent work. Represents a high level of integration, comprehensiveness and complexity, as well as a mastery level of relevant techniques/concepts..
B+	Very good work. Represents a satisfactory level of integration, comprehensiveness and complexity; demonstrates a sound level of analysis with no major weakness.
B	Acceptable work that fulfills the expectations of the course. Represents a satisfactory level of integration of key concepts/procedures. However, comprehensiveness or technical skills may be lacking.
B-, C+, C, D	Unacceptable work revealing some deficiencies in knowledge, understanding or techniques. Represents an unacceptable level of integration, comprehensiveness and complexity. Mastery of some relevant techniques or concepts lacking.
F	Failing grade. Unsatisfactory performance. Wrote final examination and competed course requirements.

Final Grades are obtained by converting the numerical scores using the table below. Dividing lines between letter grades may be adjusted by a maximum of 3% to account for natural breaks in the numeric scores.

F	D	C	C+	B-	B	B+	A-	A	A+
0-49	50-54	55-59	60-64	65-69	70-74	75-80	81-86	87-93	94-100

Posting Of Grades

Term marks, provisional final grades and final grades will be posted by student number. NO NAME WILL APPEAR. These postings are for your information and for your validation of the data entry. If you do not wish your term marks and grades to be publicly posted in this manner, please notify the course instructor by e-mail no later than January 13, 2012.

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Course Policies And Guidelines

Late Assignments: No late assignments will be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made with the instructor at least 48 hours before the assignment due date.
Coursework Mark Appeals: All marks must be appealed within 7 days of the mark being posted.
Attendance: We expect students attend all lectures and labs. It is entirely the students' responsibility to recover any information or announcements presented in lectures from which they were absent.
Electronic devices in labs and lectures: No unauthorized audio or video recording of lectures is permitted.
Electronic devices in midterms and exams: Calculators are only permitted for examinations and tests if explicitly authorized and the type of calculator permitted may be restricted. No other electronic devices (e.g. cell phones, pagers, PDA, etc.) may be used during examinations or tests unless explicitly authorized.
Plagiarism: Submitted work may be checked using plagiarism detection software. Cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic fraud are taken very seriously by both the University and the Department. You should consult http://web.uvic.ca/calendar/FACS/UnIn/UARe/PoAcI.html for the UVic policy on academic integrity. Note that the university policy includes the statement that "A largely or fully plagiarized assignment should result in a grade of F for the course".

The Faculty of Engineering Standards for Professional Behaviour are at http://www.uvic.ca/shared/shared%5fengineering/docs/professional-behaviour.pdf

The department guidelines concerning fraud are at http://www.csc.uvic.ca/courseinfo/policies/fraud.html

Department Policies: A list of department policies regarding all courses may be found at http://www.csc.uvic.ca/courseinfo/policies/index.html

This course aims to provide equal opportunities and access for all students to enjoy the benefits and privileges of the class and its curriculum and to meet the syllabus requirements. Reasonable and appropriate accommodation will be made available to students with documented disabilities (physical, mental, learning) in order to give them the opportunity to successfully meet the essential requirements of the course. The accommodation will not alter academic standards or learning outcomes, although the student may be allowed to demonstrate knowledge and skills in a different way. It is not necessary for you to reveal your disability and/or confidential medical information to the course instructor. If you believe that you may require accommodation, the course instructor can provide you with information about confidential resources on campus that can assist you in arranging for appropriate accommodation. Alternatively, you may want to contact the Resource Centre for Students with a Disability located in the Campus Services Building.

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