This unit will review the basic concepts of networking technologies and analyse technological aspects of the wireless network. Main topics will include: antenna and propagation for wireless systems, fundamentals of physical layers used in wireless networks, wireless local area networks (WLAN/WiFi), WiMax systems, mobile network technologies (3G and LTE), mesh networks. The unit will also cover advanced topics in wireless networking.
2 hrs lectures/wk, 2 hrs laboratories/wk
Students will be expected to spend a total of 12 hours per week during semester on this unit as follows:
CPE4002, CSE4882, GCO4824, CSE5807
Oladayo Bello
| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Wired networks with TCP/IP and Introduction to wireless networks | |
| 2 | Wireless networks architectures and communications | |
| 3 | Wireless networks architectures and communications (continued) | |
| 4 | Wireless LANs and 802.11 standards | |
| 5 | Wireless LANs and 802.11 standards (con't) | |
| 6 | Wireless MAN and WAN | |
| 7 | Wireless Network: Design and Implementation | Assignment 1 due 4pm Friday |
| 8 | Wireless Network: Design and Implementation (con't) | |
| 9 | Wireless Network Security | |
| 10 | Wireless Network Security (con't) | |
| 11 | Wireless Sensor Networks | Assignment 2 due 4pm Friday |
| 12 | Research in wireless technologies (students' presentation) or Revision | |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1 | 20% | 4pm Friday Week 7 |
| Assignment 2 | 20% | 4pm Friday Week 11 |
| Examination 1 | 60% | To be advised |
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Please check with your lecturer before purchasing any Required Resources. Limited copies of prescribed texts are available for you to borrow in the library, and prescribed software is available in student labs.
Stallings, W. (2004). Wireless Communications & Networks. (2nd Edition) Prentice Hall.
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Based on student feedback only one text book has been adopted this semester and the unit has been redesigned to give more focus on wireless concepts.
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