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MODULE NO / UNIT	COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE	NOTES
Course Code: MT-CSE-20-23 Course Name: Elective – III - (iii) Advanced Wireless and Mobile Networks
1	Fundamentals of Wireless Communication Technology: Overview and Applications/types of Wireless and Mobile Networks; Evolution and Challenges of Wireless Networks ; The Electromagnetic Spectrum; Spread Spectrum; Frequency Reuse; Radio Propagation Mechanisms, Signals, Antennas; Characteristics of Wireless Channels; Modulation Techniques and Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Systems. Wireless LANs & PANs: Use and Design Goals for WLANs; IEEE802.11 standard: Architecture, Infrastructure vs. Ad-hoc Modes, Physical & MAC layer, CSMA/CA mechanism; HIPERLAN 1/2 standards; Technical features of HOMERF; BLUETOOTH specifications and architecture; Introduction to other PAN technologies and their applications.
2	Wireless WANs & MANs: The Cellular Concept; Call Set-up; Frequency Reuse Channel Allocation Algorithms; Handoffs; Mobility Management. Telecommunication Systems: GSM and IS-95 architecture, channels and Call Establishment; Wireless Data Service; Generations in Wireless Cellular Networks and their features; DECT, TETRA, UMTS; Satellite Systems. WiMAX : Physical layer, Media Access Control, Mobility and Networking, Overview of IEEE 802.22 Wireless Regional Area Networks. Wireless Internet: Address Mobility; Mobile IP; IP and TCP for Wireless Domains; WAP.
3	AdHoc Wireless Networks: Introduction; Applications & Design Issues. MAC Protocols for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Issues, design Goals and Classification; Contention Based Protocols; Contention Based MAC Protocols with Reservation and Scheduling Mechanism; Other MAC Protocols. Routing Protocols for Ad Hoc Networks: Introduction, Issues; Classification; Table-Driven Routing Protocols; On-Demand Routing Protocols; Hybrid Routing Protocols; Routing Protocols with Efficient Flooding Mechanisms; Hierarchical Routing Protocols.
4	Multicast Routing in Ad Hoc Networks: Introduction; Issues; Operation of Multicast Routing Protocols; Classification; Tree-Based Multicast Routing Protocols; Mesh-Based Multicast Routing Protocols; Energy Efficient Multicasting. Energy Management in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Need and classification of energy management schemes. Transport Layer for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Introduction and Design Issues; TCP over Ad Hoc Wireless Networks. Security Requirements in wireless networks: Issues and challenges; Network Security Attacks; Key Management; Secure Routing in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks; WEP protocol.