Borough of Manhattan Community College City University of New York Department of Computer Information Systems Spring 2005 Title of Course Wireless Information Networks CIS 475 Lec Hrs Wk 3 Lab Hrs Wk 2 Credits 4 A Description This course provides a comprehensive introduction to wireless networking technologies It presents the hardware and software components of wireless networks as well as covering of the principles of wireless communications with respect to transmission techniques medium access encoding and decoding of signals methods of digital signal processing DSP and routing Different types of existing and emerging wireless networking technology standards and their applications will be examined with emphasis on their design implementation security and maintenance in a business environment B Objectives At the completion of this course the students will be equipped with the knowledge of Different wireless technologies Wireless transmission fundamentals Physical characteristics and requirements of wireless networks Wireless networks and their applications Analog and digital cellular wireless technologies Wireless Local Area Network WLAN technologies Security of wireless networks Design implementation and management of wireless networks C Prerequisites CIS 345 or departmental approval D Required Texts and Materials 1 Text Book Guide to Wireless Communications Author Mark D Ciampa Publisher Course Technology ISBN 0 619 12000 2 2 Text Book Guide to Designing and Implementing Wireless LANs Author Mark D Ciampa Publisher Course Technology ISBN 0 619 03494 7 E Evaluation Mid Term Final Projects Homework Class 30 35 25 10 F College Attendance Policy At BMCC the maximum number of absences is limited to one more hour than the number of hours a class meets in one week For example you may be enrolled in a four hour class that meets four times a week You are allowed five hours of absence not five days In the case of excessive absence the instructor has the option to lower the grade or assign an F or WU grade G Disability Accommodation Policy Students with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations or academic adjustments for this course must contact the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities Room N769 Telephone 220 8180 BMCC is committed to providing equal access to all programs and curricula to all students H BMCC Policy Statement on Plagiarism Plagiarism is the presentation of someone else s ideas words or artistic scientific or technical work as one s own creation Using the idea or work of another is permissible only when the original author is identified Paraphrasing and summarizing as well as direct quotations require citations to the original source Plagiarism may be intentional or unintentional Lack of dishonest intent does not necessarily absolve a student of responsibility for plagiarism Students who are unsure how and when to provide documentation are advised to consult with their instructors The library has guides designed to help students to appropriately identify a cited work The full policy can be found on BMCC s web site www bmcc cuny edu I Course Outline 1 Introduction to Wireless Communications a Applications of Wireless Technology b SWAP c Bluetooth d Data Representation in Wireless Technology e Wireless Signals f Radio Frequency Communications g Component of a Radio System h Filter i Mixer 2 Introduction to Wireless Communication Systems a Introduction to Wireless Networks b Difference between Wireless and Fixed Telephone Networks c The Public Switched Telephone Networks PSTN d Limitations in Wireless Networking e Merging Wireless Networks and the PSTN f Development of Wireless Networks g Fixed Network Transmission Hierarchy h Traffic Routing in Wireless Networks i Evolution of Mobile Radio Communications j Mobile Radio Telephone in US k Mobile Radio Systems around the world l Examples of Mobile Radio Systems m Paging Systems n Trends in Cellular Radio and Personal Communications 3 Propagation Characteristics of Wireless Channels a Introduction b Attenuation c Indoor Propagation Models i Extra Large Zone ii Large Zone iii Medium Zone iv Small Zone and Micro zone d Fading i Multi Path Fading ii Dispersive Characteristics of Channels iii Time Dispersion Behavior of Channels iv Frequency Dispersion versus Time Dispersion v Reflection vi Scattering 4 Modulation Techniques a Modulation Techniques for Mobile Radio b Frequency and Amplitude Modulation c Signal Sideband AM d Demodulation of AM Signals e Digital Modulation 5 Multiple Access Techniques for Wireless Communications a Introduction to Multiple Access b Frequency Division Multiple Access FDMA c Time Division Multiple Access TDMA d Spread Spectrum Multiple Access e Frequency Hopped Multiple Access FHMA f Code Division Multiple Access g Hybrid Spread Techniques h Space Division Multiple Access SDMA i Packet Radio j Capacity of Cellular Systems 6 The Cellular Communications a Analog Cellular AMPS i System Overview ii Subscriber Unit iii Base Station iv Mobile Telephone Switching Office v System Attributes vi System Parameters vii Signaling viii Call Processing ix System Access x Conversation b Digital Cellular i CTIA Requirements ii CEPT Requirements iii Increased Capacity iv New Features v Equipment Availability vi Digital Transmission Quality vii System Efficiency viii System Authentication 7 Fundamentals of Wireless LANs WLANs a Light Based WLANs b Coding Signals c Infrared Light d Directed and Diffused Transmissions e Advantages and Disadvantages of Light Based LANs f Low Speed WLANs g High Speed WLANs h WLANs Security i WLANs Applications 8 IEEE 802 11 Physical Layer Standards a The Need for Standards b Advantages of Standards c Types of Standards d Networking Models and Standards 9 IEEE 802 11 Medium Access Control and Network Layer Standards a IEEE 802 11 Medium Access Control Layer b Topologies c Distributed Coordination Functions d Designing WLANs e Implementing WLANs 10 Emerging Wireless Technologies a Wireless Optical Networks i Introduction ii Implementation Issues iii IR Characterization and Data Rate Transmissions iv Modulation Techniques for Optical Communications b Wireless and Satellite Communications i Introduction ii Types of Orbits iii The Evolution of Satellite Communications iv The Development of Services v Conclusions and Prospects