Date Course Notes
Expected Topics to be Covered
Jan. 5
Outline  [Latex]
Motivation
Background and motivation
Jan. 9
Introduction Introduction
Jan. 12/16/19/23
Queueing theory
Review queueing theory
Ref: 1) M. Schwartz, Broadband Integrated Networks (appendix)
2) Leonard Kleinrock, Richard Gail, Queueing Systems: Problems and Solutions

Assignment 1  [Latex]
Due on Jan. 30
[Solution]


Choose your topic and let me approve it, on/before Feb. 1.
Jan. 26/30
Channel model
Wireless (packet-level) channel models
Ref: Multimedia Services in Wireless Internet: Modeling and Analysis, chapter 2

Thesis by Dr. Ruonan Zhang: Cross-layer protocol design and performance study for wideband wireless networks
http://dspace.library.uvic.ca:8080/handle/1828/2118
 
R. Zhang and L. Cai. ``A Packet-level Model for UWB Channel with People Shadowing Process based on Angular Spectrum Analysis,'' IEEE Trans. on Wireless Commun., vol. 8, issue 8, pp. 4048-55, Aug. 2009. [PDF]

Jan. 30, Feb. 2/6/9
Traffic Characterization
Multimedia traffic models
Ref: M. Schwartz, Broadband Integrated Networks
Multimedia Services in Wireless Internet: Modeling and Analysis, chapter 3

Assignment 2 [Latex] Due on Feb. 20
Solution
Feb. 20/23
Admission Control

Call admission control
Ref: M. Schwartz, Broadband Integrated Networks


Email me a 1-page project proposal in plain text or PDF format, on/before March 1.
Feb. 27/Mar. 2
Access control
Access control
Ref: M. Schwartz, Broadband Integrated Networks

Assignment 3
[Latex]
Due on March 13
[Solution]
March 6
TCP/IP
TCP/IP basics and congestion control
Ref: Multimedia Services in Wireless Internet: Modeling and Analysis, chapter 4
March 9
AIMD
TCP/AIMD in wireless Internet
Ref: Multimedia Services in Wireless Internet: Modeling and Analysis, chapter 6

March 13
TFRC
TCP-friendly rate control protocol (TFRC) in wireless Internet
Ref: Multimedia Services in Wireless Internet: Modeling and Analysis, chapter 7

March 16
Wireless access Wireless multiple access techniques and performance study
Ref: Multimedia Services in Wireless Internet: Modeling and Analysis, chapter 8


Assignment 4
[Latex]
Due on March 23
Solution
March 20/23

Hybrid MAC
Handoff
Hybrid MAC and Handoff


March 27/30
=> these two lectures for presentation,
Future Ubiquitious Networks (FUN) Workshop
Time: March 30, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
Location: ECS660
Poster Preparation Guidance
Workshop Schedule:

Session 1: 2:30pm - 3:50pm
1. Maninder Singh, Olumide Owoyomi, and Akanji Iyanuoluwa, PAPR reduction in OFDM Using Reduced Complexity Selective Mapping Technique
2. Muhammad Khizar Ansari, Sadiq Ali, Zain ul Abdin, Performance Analysis of Interior Gateway Routing Protocols
3. Abhinav Abhinav, Barath Gosakan, Wireless body area network (WBAN), applications and challenges
4. Saumya Mehta, Rajiv Perumalsamy, Harsimran Kaur, Optimizing Internet Transit Routing for Content Delivery Networks
5. Wen Cui, Motion Tracking with Acoustic Signals
6. Rajiv Roy and Prabhjot Kaur, Quick service restaurant automated ordering system
7. Moneer Fakroon, Performance Evaluation of Uplink Power Control Algorithms
8. Disha Garg, QoS for Voice over IP (VoIP) Networks
9. Prabhjot Kaur, Jaspreet Kaur, A Measurement-based Study of MultiPath TCP Performance over Wireless Networks
10. Ajay Khatri, Understanding the performance of cloud computing services

Session 2: 4pm-5:20pm
11. Harmeet Singh Saimbhi and Abhishek Arya, Comparative Analysis of TCP Congestion Control Algorithms using Omnet Simulation
12. Akshara Adike, Nano Communication Networks in Electromagnetic biosensors
13. Akash Panchal and Yaseen Ansari, Modulation and multiplexing access techniques for 60GHz millimeter-wave wireless networks
14. Hamed Mosavat, Congestion control in high density vehicular networks
15. Manpreet Multani and Puneet Chhabra, Li-Fi Technology, Implementation and Performance Analysis
16. Mohammad Ghasemiahmadi, RSS-based Grouping Strategy for Avoiding Hidden Terminals with GS-DCF MAC Protocol
17. Yue Li, UAV assisted Dynamic Coverage in Heterogeneous Cellular System
18. Yuanzhi Ni, Deliver More Than Package: Data Dissemination in Software-Defined Vehicular Network
19. Jiayi Chen, Prevent Inference Attack in Online Social Networks
20. Zhe Wei, Admission control and scheduling for EV charging station considering time-of-use pricing
April 3

Quiz









Submit the completed project report in PDF format, on/before April 15, 4pm.