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EECS 4215 Mobile Communications

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Course Information •  Instructor Uyen Trang (U.T.) Nguyen Office: LAS-2024 Email: utn@cse.yorku.ca Office hours:

Tuesday and Thursday, 15:00-16:00 By appointment in special cases

•  Web site http://www.eecs.yorku.ca/course/4215

•  Textbook Mobile Communications (2nd edition) by Jochen Schiller (Addison-Wesley 2003)

5 January 2016

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Course Information (2) •  References

•  Data and Computer Communications (10th edition) by William Stallings (Pearson, 2014)

•  Cellular Networks: Design and Operation - A Real World Perspective by Paul Bedell (Outskirts Press, 2014)

•  Grading Scheme 10% – 2 to 3 labs/assignments 10% – Term paper 5% – Quizzes (best 2 out of 3) 25% – Midterm 50% – Final exam

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Labs/Assignments • All assignments will be submitted electronically using the

"submit" command. • We do not accept late submissions. • You may submit a file several times. Submit your work

gradually before the deadline to avoid last-minute problems.

• Report an error in your mark or request a re-marking within 2 weeks after an assignment is returned.

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Term Papers •  A set of papers will be posted. •  Students choose 2-3 papers on the same topic (typically different algorithms

to solve the same problem). •  Reports should be 4-5 pages long, single spaced, and in one-column format. •  A report template will be provided. •  Do not copy text verbatim from the papers. (That would be considered

plagiarism.) •  Content of a report:

•  State the main problem the authors try to solve. •  Explain why it is important to solve this problem (motivations). •  Summarize the papers (approaches, similarities, differences) •  Analyze the papers (compare the solutions/algorithms).

•  advantages (strength) of each solution. •  disadvantages (weaknesses) of each solution.

•  Provide an assessment of the solutions/algorithms, analyses and experiments in the papers.

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Test and Exam Policy • You are allowed to miss a test/exam only under

extraordinary circumstances.

•  If the reason is sickness, your doctor complete in the Attending Physician's Statement form. Only this form, completely and properly filled, will be accepted.

• There is NO make up test. The weight of a missed test will be transferred to the final exam.

• All labs, assignments, tests and exam are individual work. Plagiarism or cheating is not tolerable.

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Useful Suggestions • When sending emails to the instructor or TAs, please

indicate “EECS 4215" in the subject line (e.g., “EECS 4215 - Lecture notes unreadable").

• For questions related to course materials, it is best to come to the office/TA hours. Email is not a good way to explain the materials.

• Read the lecture notes and the textbook before and again right after each lecture.

• Work on suggested homework problems.

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Etiquettes • Be on time. • Turn off cell phones and other electronic devices while in

class. • Do not distract or bother your classmates by talking during

lectures. You may be asked to leave the classroom if your conversation disrupts the lecture.

•  If you have questions, feel free to ask the instructor in class or after the lecture.

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About This Course • EECS 3213: communications at physical layer, data link

layer, network layer

• EECS 3214: communications at application layer, transport layer, network layer

• EECS 4215: focuses on mobile communications, considering all layers

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Why Mobile Communications?

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Wireless Networks: Taxonomy

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Wireless Networks

Infrastructure-based Infrastructureless

Cellular Networks

Wireless LANs Sensor Networks

Mobile Ad-hoc Networks

Wireless Mesh Networks

Cellular Networks

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Wireless LANs

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Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs)

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Wireless Mesh Networks (2)

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Applications of Mesh Networks • Broadband Home Networking • Community Networking • Enterprise Networking • Metropolitan Area Networks • Transportation Systems • Building Automation • Health and Medical Systems • Security Surveillance Systems

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Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs)

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Mobile Ad hoc Networks (2) • No infrastructure (no base stations or access points)

• Mobile nodes •  Form a network in an ad-hoc manner •  Act both as hosts and routers •  Communicate using single or multi-hop wireless links

• Topology, locations, connectivity, transmission quality are variable.

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Applications of MANETs • Civil

•  Disaster recovery •  Taxi cabs •  Communications over water using floats •  Vehicular ad-hoc network

• Military •  Battlefield communications •  Monitoring and planning

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Sensor Networks

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Sensor Networks (2)

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Applications of Sensor Networks • Tracking wildlife animals

•  Sensors attached to collars carried by animals • Surveillance of hazardous or dangerous terrains

•  Sensors attached to robots •  Disaster relief (forest fire)

• Machine surveillance & preventive maintenance •  Embed sensing/control functions into places no cable has

gone before (e.g., tire pressure monitoring) • Medicine and health care

• Sensor attached to patients to monitor heart rate, motion, etc.

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Wireless Networks: Taxonomy

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Wireless Networks

Infrastructure-based Infrastructureless

Cellular Networks

Wireless LANs Sensor Networks

Mobile Ad-hoc Networks

Wireless Mesh Networks

Course Outline • Wireless LANs • Mobile ad-hoc networks • Cellular networks

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Homework • Read all the pages and links on the course web site. http://www.eecs.yorku.ca/course/4215

• Read the following sections in the textbook: •  1.1 Applications •  1.2 A short history of wireless communications

Any questions?

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