WIRELESS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION

Paper Code: 
MCA 324B
Credits: 
04
Periods/week: 
04
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives:

This course enables the students to

  1. Understand advanced multiple access techniques.
  2. Understand diversity reception techniques.
  3. Analyze wireless and mobile cellular communication systems.
  4. Identify with digital cellular systems (GSM, cdmaOne, GPRS, EDGE, cdma2000, W-CDMA, and LTE).
  5. The student will have the ability to work in advanced research wireless and mobile cellular programs.

 

 

Course Outcomes(COs):

 

Learning Outcome (at course level)

 

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

  1. Explain the basic concepts of wireless network and data broadcasting.
  2. Demonstrate the different wireless and mobile technologies such as CDMA, GSM, GPRS, RFID.
  3. Elucidate the mobile technologies.
  4. Explore the measures taken for handling data management issues.
  5. Appraise the importance of Adhoc networks such as DSDV, AODV and Wireless Sensor networks

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures,

Modeling, Discussions, implementing enquiry based learning.

 

Learning activities for the students:

Experiential Learning, Presentations, Case based learning, Discussions, Quizzes and  Assignments

  • Assignments
  • Written test in classroom
  • Classroom activity
  • Continues Assessment
  • Semester End Examination
 

 

10.00
Unit I: 

Wireless Networking, Wireless LAN Overview: MAC issues, IEEE 802.11, Bluetooth, Wireless multiple access protocols, TCP over wireless, Wireless applications, data broadcasting, Mobile IP, WAP: Architecture, protocol stack, application environment.

14.00
Unit II: 

Introduction to Mobile Communication: Introduction, wireless transmission - frequencies for radio transmission - signals - antennas - signal propagation - multiplexing - modulation - spread spectrum - cellular systems - medium access control - specialized MAC - SDMA - FDMA - TDMA - aloha - CSMA - collision avoidance - polling - CDMA - comparison of S/T/F/CDMA Telecommunication systems - mobile services - system architecture - radio interface - protocols - localization and calling - handover - security - new data services - satellite systems- broadcast systems - digital audio broadcasting - digital video broadcasting, WDM Optical networks.

14.00
Unit III: 

Mobile Technologies: Bluetooth, Radio Frequency Identification(RFID),Wireless Broadband, Mobile IP: Introduction, Advertisement, Registration, TCP connections, two level addressing, abstract mobility management model, performance issue, routing in mobile host, Adhoc networks, Mobile transport layer: Indirect TCP, Snooping TCP, Mobile TCP, Time out freezing, Selective retransmission, transaction oriented TCP.

10.00
Unit IV: 

Data Management Issues: Data Replication for mobile computers, Adaptive Clustering for mobile wireless networks, File system, Disconnected operations, Mobile Agents Computing, Security and Fault Tolerance, Transaction processing in mobile computing environment.

12.00
Unit V: 

Adhoc Networks: Adhoc Networks, Localization, MAC issues, Routing protocols, global state routing (GSR), Destination sequenced distance vector routing (DSDV), Dynamic Source Routing (DSR), Ad Hoc on demand Distance Vector Routing (AODV), Temporary ordered routing algorithm (TORA), QoS in Ad Hoc Networks, applications.

Pervasive Computing: Principles, Characteristics, interaction transparency, context aware, automated experience capture. Architecture for pervasive computing, Pervasive devices, embedded controls, smart sensors and actuators, Context communication and access services.

 

ESSENTIAL READINGS: 

 

  • J. Schiller, “Mobile Communications”, Addison Wesley, 2nd edition, 2010.
  • Theodore S. Rappaport, “Wireless Communications: Principles and Practice”, Pearson Education, 2nd Edition, 2010.
  • Jochen Burkhardt, Stefan Hepper, Klaus Rindtorff, Thomas Schaeck, “Pervasive Computing-Technology and Architecture of Mobile Internet Application”, Pearson Education, 6th edition, 2009.

Suggested Readings:

  • Hansmann, Merk, Nicklous and Stober, “Principles of Mobile Computing”, Wiley India, 2nd Edition, 2003.
  • Charles Perkins, “Adhoc Networks”, Addison Wesley, 1st Edition, 2008.

 

REFERENCES: 

E-resources:

  • Swayam: Wireless Communication, IIT Delhi By Prof. Ranjan Bose https://nptel.ac.in/courses/117102062.
  • Coursera: Wireless Communications for Everybody : https://www.coursera.org/learn/wireless-communications.
  • NOC:Introduction to Wireless and Cellular Communications, IIT Madras By Prof. David KoilPillai   https://nptel.ac.in/courses/106106167
  • Computer Science 323: Wireless & Mobile Networking: https://study.com/academy/course/computer-science-323-wireless-mobile-networking.html.

 

Academic Year: 
2023-24
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