- EE 583 Wireless Communications Sytems
- An overview of the main themes impacting wireless communication systems. Recent, present and future generation wireless systems; cell-based systems; TDMA, FDMA and CDMA approaches for wireless; mobile communications and system control; wireless LANs; wireless channels (multipath, fading, Doppler shifts, etc.); signal transmission in various physical environments (urban, rural, building); 3G digital wireless systems; principles of receiver and transmitter architectures; interference and noise effects; digital signal processing in wireless systems; contrasts between wireless and wireline communications for major applications. Cross-listed with NIS 583.
- EE 585 Physical Design of Wireless Systems
- Physical design of wireless communication systems, emphasizing present and next generation architectures. Impact of non-linear components on performance; noise sources and effects; interference; optimization of receiver and transmitter architectures; individual components (LNAs, power amplifiers, mixers, filters, VCOs, phase-locked loops, frequency synthesizers, etc.); digital signal processing for adaptable architectures; analog-digital converters; new component technologies (SiGe, MEMS, etc.); specifications of component performance; reconfigurability and the role of digital signal processing in future generation architectures; direct conversion; RF packaging; minimization of power dissipation in receivers. Cross-listed with PEP 585 and MT 585.
- EE 586 Wireless Networking: Architectures, Protocols and Standards
- This course addresses the fundamentals of wireless networking, including architectures, protocols and standards. It describes concepts, technology and applications of wireless networking as used in current and next-generation wireless networks. It explains the engineering aspects of network functions and designs. Issues such as mobility management, wireless enterprise networks, GSM, network signaling, WAP, mobile IP and 3G systems are covered. Cross-listed with NIS 586 and TM 586.
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- EE 584 Wireless Systems Security
- Wireless systems and their unique vulnerabilities to attack; system security issues in the context of wireless systems, including satellite, terrestrial microwave, military tactical communications, public safety, cellular and wireless LAN networks; security topics: confidentiality/privacy, integrity, availability and control of fraudulent usage of networks. Issues addressed include jamming, interception and means to avoid them. Case studies and student projects are important components of the course. Cross-listed with NIS 584 and TM 684.
- EE 651Spread Spectrum and CDMA
- Basic concepts, models and techniques; direct sequence frequency hopping, time hopping, chirp and hybrid systems, jamming game, anti-jam systems, analysis of coherent and non-coherent systems; synchronization and demodulation; multiple access systems; ranging and tracking; pseudo-noise generators. Cross-listed with NIS 651.
- EE 653Cross Layer Designs for Wireless Networks
- Introduction to wireless networks and layered architecture, principles of cross-layer design, impact of cross-layer interactions for different architectures: cellular and ad hoc networks, model abstractions for layers in cross-layer design for different architectures (cellular and ad hoc networks), quality of service (QoS) provisioning at different layers of the protocol stack with emphasis on physical layer, medium access control (MAC) and network layers, examples of cross-layer design in the literature: joint optimizations involving beamforming, interference cancellation techniques, MAC protocols, admission control, power control, routing and adaptive modulation. Cross-listed with NIS 653.
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