Wireless Networks (8227.5)
| Level: | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit |
|---|---|
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| HECS Bands: | 2 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Science and Technology |
| Discipline: | Academic Program Area - Technology |
Availability
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UC - Canberra, Bruce
Year Teaching Period Convener Mode of Delivery 2020 Semester 1 DR Kumudu MUNASINGHE (Ph: +61 2 62012926 ) ON-CAMPUS
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Syllabus
Wireless networks have become one of key technologies of the 21st century. This unit will introduce basic concepts in wireless networks, such as satellite system, ad hoc networks formed by mobile users, RFID, etc. This unit focus on qualitative descriptions and realistic explanations of relationships between wireless networks and performance parameters.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Identify the basic concept of wireless networks;
2. Analyse traffic theories, mobile radio propagation, channel coding, and cellular concepts;
3. Compare and contrast multiple division techniques, mobile communication systems, and existing wireless networks;
4. Classify network protocols, ad hoc and sensor networks, wireless MANs, LANs and PANs; and
5. Apply wireless ID technologies, in particular RFID work.
Assessment Items
Contact Hours
Up to 3 hour lectures and 1 hour tutorial per week; plus 3 hour laboratory (3 weeks).
Prerequisites
11485 Introduction to Network Engineering
Corequisites
None.
Assumed Knowledge
None.
Incompatible Units
None.
Equivalent Units
None.