CS 795/895 - Wireless Networked Systems
Spring 2013: Mon 5:45pm-8:35pm, Dragas 2113 ECSB 3316

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  • Dr. Tamer Nadeem
  • "nadeem AT cs.odu.edu"
  • E&CS 3204
  • Office Hours: Mon 2:30-5:30pm

Announcements


  • 04/14/13 - The Monday class on April 15, 2013 is canceled. Classes will be resumed on Monday April 22nd, 2013.
  • 04/14/13 - The project's Results Report is due Sunday April 21st, 2013.
  • 04/14/13 - The project's presentation and project's Final Report are due Monday April 29th, 2013.

  • 03/22/13 - Reading and presentation papers for the rest of classes starting Monday March 25th are listed on the Class Calendar. Each student need to send me his/her selection of 4 papers (on different days) from the presentation list by March 22nd, 2013 8:00pm.
  • 03/15/13 - The Monday class on March 18, 2013 is canceled due to the travel to PerCom'13 conference. Classes will be resumed on Monday March 25th, 2013.
  • 03/15/13 - The deadline of the project's Progress Report was due on Friday March 15th, 2013. Please submit the report as soon as possible if you haven't done that yet.
  • 03/15/13 - The deadline of the Survey Paper is due on Friday April 5th.
  • 02/25/13 - Today's class is canceled due to the travel to HotMobile'13 workshop. A make-up class will be scheduled.
  • 02/07/13 - The deadline of the survey paper's topic selection is Friday Feb 8th, 2013.
  • 02/07/13 - The deadline of the project's team selection is Friday Feb 8th, 2013.
  • 02/07/13 - Deadlines and instructions for the class Survey paper and the term-project could be found here and here. Please check them since some deadlines are around the corner. Let me know if you have any question.
  • 01/31/13 - Starting Feb 4th, 2013, the class location is moved to ECSB (Computer Science Building), room #3316.
  • 01/31/13 - Reading and presentation papers for classes up to the Spring Break are listed on the Class Calendar. Each student need to send me his selection of 4 papers (on different days) from the presentation list by Friday Feb 1st, 2013 11:59pm.
  • 01/14/13 - Class' webpage is up. Please check for frequent updates/announcements

 

Course Description


In recent years, wireless and mobile communications have seen an explosive growth both in terms of the number of services provided and the types of technologies that have become available.

This course covers various topics relevant to wireless networking. The main emphasis is on higher-layer protocol (MAC and above) issues. The course will require extensive reading (especially research literature), in-class participation and discussions. The course is roughly divided into three parts:
  1. Introduction to the basic 802.11 mechanisms (medium access, rate adaptation, power save mode) covering both the legacy 802.11a/b/g MAC protocols as well as the most recent 802.11n MIMO standard.
  2. State-of-the-art in Enterprise and home wireless networking discussing several challenge topics such as load balancing, channel management, node deployments, centralized networks, network management, measurements and evaluation.
  3. Recent advances in wireless networking, such as cognitive radio networks, white space networking, advanced MAC protocol design, PHY-MAC cross-layer interactions, and wireless data centers.

 

Course Overview


  • This course involves class presentations and open discussions. I will cover majority of the topics through lectures on important concepts, and presentation of related papers. The remaining classes will comprise of student-led presentations. Each student will be required to present 2-3 papers in the entire semester.
  • Several additional papers will be recommended for reading.
  • There is neither mid-term exam nor final exams.
  • Tou are expected to prepare a survey paper on an interest topic to you. A suggested list of topics will be listed by the instructor early in the class. You can pick your own topic for the paper.
  • You are expected to participate in a project related to one of the topics of interest. Depending on course enrollment, the project will be done in groups of 2 students, and will involve design and evaluation of some protocol or enhancement and comparison to previous protocols. A suggested list of projects will be made available by the instructor. You can pick your own topic for the project. The project will begin with a project proposal that must be approved. Students are encouraged to think about the project topic early, read related papers, discuss your ideas with me, and formulate your project proposal. A final report for the project and presentation will be due at the end of the semester.

 

Prerequisites


Graduate standing in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Electrical Engineering. The students must have has "CS455/555.Introduction to Networks and Communications" or equivalent or permission of the instructor.

 

Text


No formal text; a number of relevant papers from recent journal publications and conference proceedings will be discussed in class.

 

Grading Scheme


  • Class presentation/participation 25%
  • Survey Paper 35%
  • Project 40%

 

Academic Integrity / Honor Code


By attending Old Dominion University you have accepted the responsibility to abide by the honor code. If you are uncertain about how the honor code applies to any course activity, you should request clarification from the instructor. The honor code is as follows:
    •    "I pledge to support the honor system of Old Dominion University. I will refrain from any form of academic dishonesty or deception, such as cheating or plagiarism. I am aware that as a member if the academic community, it is my responsibility to turn in all suspected violators of the honor system. I will report to Honor Council hearings if summoned."

In particular, submitting anything that is not your own work without proper attribution (giving credit to the original author) is plagiarism and is considered to be an honor code violation. It is not acceptable to copy source code or written work from any other source (including other students), unless explicitly allowed in the assignment statement. In cases where using resources such as the Internet is allowed, proper attribution must be given.

Any evidence of an honor code violation (cheating) will result in a 0 grade for the assignment/exam, and the incident will be submitted to the Department of Computer Science for further review. Note that honor code violations can result in a permanent notation being placed on the student's transcript. Evidence of cheating may include a student being unable to satisfactorily answer questions asked by the instructor about a submitted solution. Cheating includes not only receiving unauthorized assistance, but also giving unauthorized assistance. For class files kept in Unix space, students are expected to use Unix file permission protections (chmod) to keep other students from accessing the files. Failure to adequately protect files may result in a student being held responsible for giving unauthorized assistance, even if not directly aware of it.

Students may still provide legitimate assistance to one another. You are encouraged to form study groups to discuss course topics. Students should avoid discussions of solutions to ongoing assignments and should not, under any circumstances, show or share code solutions for an ongoing assignment.

Please see the ODU Honor Council’s webpage for other concrete examples of what constitutes cheating, plagiarism, and unauthorized collaboration. All students are responsible for knowing the rules. If you are unclear about whether a certain activity is allowed or not, please contact the instructor.

 

Course Policies

Grading

The grading scale is as follows:
(+ and - modifiers will be applied as appropriate)

    90-100   A
    80-89   B
    70-79   C
    0-69   F

Late Assignments

Late assignments are not accepted.

Attendance

I expect you to attend class and to arrive on time. Your grade may be affected if you are consistently tardy. If you have to miss a class, you are responsible checking the course website to find any assignments or notes you may have missed. Students may leave after 15 minutes if the instructor or a guest lecturer does not arrive in that time.

Email

Students should activate their @odu.edu e-mail accounts and check them every day. If a student chooses to have his/her messages forwarded to another account, it is the student's responsibility to take the necessary steps to have them forwarded.

Classroom Conduct

Please be respectful of your classmates and instructor by minimizing distractions during class. Cell phones must be turned off during class.

Make-up Work

Make-ups for graded activities are possible only with a valid written medical or university excuse. It is the student's responsibility to give the instructor the written excuse and to arrange for any makeup work to be done. A makeup exam may be different (and possibly more difficult) than the regularly scheduled exam.

Disability Services

In compliance with PL94-142 and more recent federal legislation affirming the rights of disabled individuals, provisions will be made for students with special needs on an individual basis. The student must have been identified as special needs by the university and an appropriate letter must be provided to the course instructor. Provision will be made based upon written guidelines from the University's Office of Educational Accessibility. All students are expected to fulfill all course requirements.

Seeking Help

The course website should be your first reference for questions about the class. The course schedule will be updated throughout the semester with links to assigned readings. Announcements and frequently asked questions (FAQ) will also be posted to the course website.

The best way to get help is to come to office hours. If you cannot make office hours, please send an email to setup an appointment.

I am available via email, but do not expect or rely on an immediate response.

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