Textbook

• Required textbook: Mobile Communications by Jochen Schiller, Addison-Wesley

• Recommended references:

  • Ad Hoc Networking by Charles E. Perkins, Addison Wesley

  • Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice by Theodore S. Rappaport, Prentice Hall

  • Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach Featuring the Internet

  • 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide by Matthew Gast

The above books have been reserved at UT library for you to check out for up to 2 hours

Course Material

• Physical layer (signal propagation, multiplexing, modulation)

• Medium access control, cellular networks, WiFi, HIPERLAN, Bluetooth

• Mobile IP

• Ruting in ad hoc networks

• Wireless transport protocols

• Wireless applications

• Wireless network security

Prerequisites

• CS 310 and CS336 are required.

• CS 356 (Computer Networks) are highly recommended, but not required.

Note to non-CS majors:

Non-CS majors can request to take CS courses in the CS Undergraduate Advising Office, TAY 2.126. You will need to fill out a very short form at the front counter. The prerequisite include enrolled or completed EE 322C (Data Structures). Students with this background are registered if there is space available when they make the request.

Grading

• Class participation (10%) (include in-class quizzes): Everyone is expected to attend all the classes and contribute to classroom discussion.

• Homework (40%): We will have several homework assignments: some are programming assignments and others are paper-pencil homework. Programming assignment should be emailed to TA before class, and paper-pencil homework should be handed in at the beginning of the class. 

• Exam I (20%) and Exam II (30%): We will have two exams

• We will strictly enforce UTCS code of conduct.

Mailing list

We use the following mailing list for our course: cs378-wireless09@utlists.utexas.edu.  To add yourself to the list, do the following:

1. Create an account at UT Lists:
1. go to the home page of UT Lists (https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa),
2. click link "First login?" on the left side of the page
3. fill in your email address (on the right side of the page) and click "Send me my password".
4. you will soon receive an email with the password for your account.
2. Login your account at UT Lists (using the password you received in email)
3. In the same browser window, change the URL to https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/info/cs378-wireless09 ?
4. Click link "Subscribe" on the left side of the page.

For more help on how to use UT Lists, check out? http://www.utexas.edu/its/mailinglists/start.php and https://utlists.utexas.edu/sympa/help