EEL 6935 Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) EEL 6935 Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Spring 2007

New Course Instructor: Michael Fang Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) New Course Instructor: Michael Fang Class time: 9th period-4:05-4:55pm, MWF Classroom: TBA Office hours: 3:00-4:00pm, MF or by appointment Course webpage: http://www.fang.ece.ufl.edu/eel6935.html User name: eel6935 Password: GoGoNoah

Purpose of This Course This is a special topic course Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) Purpose of This Course This is a special topic course It targets at advanced graduate students who are well versed in communications and networking It is a research oriented course enabling students to learn the wireless research fronts to know more about the wireless technologies to prepare students for future job hunting You will do more while I will do less Instructor only instructs 

EEL 6935 vs EEL 6591 EEL 6591: Wireless Networks Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) EEL 6935 vs EEL 6591 EEL 6591: Wireless Networks Focus on wireless cellular systems Focus more on fundamental wireless networking design Infrastructured networks EEL 6935: Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Deals with wireless networks without reliance on existing infrastructure: ad hoc, self-organizing Mobile nodes (or all nodes) are both hosts and routers Infrastrcureless networks

Pre-requisite You do need You could be greatly helped if you have Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) Pre-requisite You do need EEL 5718: Computer Communications EEL 5544: Noise in Linear Systems You could be greatly helped if you have EEL 6591: Wireless Networks EEL 6509: Wireless Communications

Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) Style of the Class Instructor presents background knowledge on chosen topics Students read papers and make presentations Make the electronic presentation available before class Write a report on the paper(s) based on the presentation Participation in class is a MUST!

Course Outline Overview of wireless ad hoc networks Wireless LANs Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) Course Outline Overview of wireless ad hoc networks Wireless local area networks Mobile ad hoc networks Wireless sensor networks Wireless mesh networks Wireless LANs Medium Access Control Protocols Performance evaluation Problems

Course Outline Mobile ad hoc networks Network capacity and scaling law Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) Course Outline Mobile ad hoc networks Network capacity and scaling law Mobility helps capacity Network connectivity (omni-directional and directional) Network formation and power control MAC protocols in MANETs Routing protocols DSR (Dynamic Source Routing) AODV (Ad hoc On-demand Distance Vector Routing) OLSR (Optimized Link State Routing Protocol) ZRP (Zone Routing Protocol) LAR (Location-aided Routing) DREAM (Distance Routing Effect Algorithm for Mobility)

Course Outline Mobile ad hoc networks (cont) Wireless TCP Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) Course Outline Mobile ad hoc networks (cont) Wireless TCP Congestion control Cross-layer design (joint design of flow control and medium access control) Wireless security Anonymity and privacy Authentication Vehicular ad hoc networks Underwater ad hoc networks

Course Outline Wireless sensor networks Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) Course Outline Wireless sensor networks Various applications (data collection or monitoring) Power-efficient MAC (S-MAC) Topology control Robust routing (braided routing, multipath routing) Load balancing and flow control Node deployment and localization Coverage and boundary detection Security issues Key distribution and management Authentication and en route packet filtering ID-based cryptography and its application

Course Outline Wireless mesh networks Architecture and design issues Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) Course Outline Wireless mesh networks Architecture and design issues MAC and scheduling Multi-channel MAC Dynamic spectrum allocations and software defined radio (cognitive radio) Joint flow control and medium access control Secure architecture and billing

Textbooks and References Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) Textbooks and References Textbook: there is no textbook References Selections of good papers Charles Perkins, Ad Hoc Networking C. Siva Ram Murthy and B.S. Manoj, Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Architectures and Protocols, Prentice-Hall

Grading Policy Curving will be used Grade assignment Wireless Information Networking Group (WING) Grading Policy Curving will be used Grade assignment Paper summary for each paper presented and must be submitted weekly (one summary for each presentation and three summaries as one weekly assignment): 35% Class presentation: 15% Class participation: 10% One course project: 40% UF Honor Code is strictly enforced!