Jia (Kevin) Liu,

Personnel

Instructor: Kevin Liu, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Contact: 620 Dreese Labs, liu@ece.osu.edu
Time & Location: TTh 3:55 PM -- 5:15PM, Baker Systems 188
Office Hours: Wed 5:00 PM -- 6:00 PM
TA: Zifan Zhang (zhang.9256@osu.edu)

Course Description

This course will cover fundamental concepts in mobile and wireless network systems such as propagation and fading, cellular systems, resource allocation (including channel assignment, scheduling, power control, routing, random access), capacity and delay. It will also cover system and standards issues including 2G/3G/4G/5G networks, wireless LANs and ad hoc networks. Besides understanding the performance of current technologies, an emphasis on the course will also be to identify the challenges that face the engineering of wireless communications networks.

Course Objective

Students will leave the course with a fundamental understanding of the principles of wireless communications and networking. This ranges from a basic understanding of the physical channel that these networks operate over, to network design, control, and protocol issues. Students will have a familiarity with the state-of-the-art technologies and key challenges that need to be addressed if high-quality multimedia applications are to be run on wireless networks.

Course Materials

• • Reference Book: Mischa Schwartz, Mobile Wireless Communications, Cambridge University Press, 2005.
  • Reference Book: S. Sesia, I. Toufik, and M. Baker, LTE-the UMTS long term evolution: from theory to practice, John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
  • Related papers.

Grading Policy

• • Attendance: 5%; Homework: 20%; Midterms (2): 40%; Projects: One assigned project (15%); one final project selected by students (20%).

Late Policy

Without the consent of the instructor, late homework assignment and project report submissions will not be accepted and will result in a grade of zero. In the case of an emergency (sudden sickness, family problems, etc.), an after-the-fact notice is acceptable. But we emphasize that this is reserved for true emergencies.

Schedule

Here is an estimated class schedule, which is subject to change depending on lecture progress and/or class interests. Please check for latest adjustments.

Academic Integrity

This course will follow OSU's Code of Student Academic Conduct. Discussions of homework assignments and final projects are encouraged. However, what you turn in must be your own. You should not directly copy solutions from others. Any reference (including online resources) used in your solution must be clearly cited.