ELEC 619B: SELECTED TOPICS IN COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS

 Broadband and Wireless Networks

(Fall 2010)

Overview:   This course focuses on resource management and protocol design for transporting data and multimedia traffic in broadband and wireless communication networks. Topics include multimedia traffic modeling, wireless channel modeling, radio resource management, mobility management, and end-to-end flow and congestion control. The goal of the course is to introduce the fundamental concepts, tools and methodologies in broadband and wireless networks, and how to apply them to solve practical and emerging problems. Students are encouraged to investigate novel ideas in the area via course projects.

Prerequisites: Probability and random process, basic knowledge of computer communications networks. CENG461/ELEC514 is recommended but not necessary.

Instructor:
Dr. Lin Cai, EOW317, cai at uvic.ca, http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~cai

Office Hours: 
TF 10:00-11:30, or by appointment.


Lectures:
TW 2:30pm - 3:50 pm, ECS104.

Textbook:  L. Cai, X. Shen, and J. W. Mark, Multimedia Services in Wireless Internet: Modeling and Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., June 2009.


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Course Plan

Course Schedule

Course Project
Assessment:

Assignment
20%
Project 30%
Presentation
10%
Final 40%

Grade Conversion and Post of Grade
Guidelines on Religious Observances, Commitment to Inclusivity and Diversity, Standards of Professional Behaviour

Feedback: I am willing to hear from you. Please let me know your questions, suggestions, comments, opinion, and expectation on the lectures, assignments, projects, and the course.

Last Update:  August 5, 2010 by CAI, Lin.