CS 590  Next Generation Wireless Networks

  Department of Computer Science  
  Purdue University
Fall 2010
Lecture Notes
  • Overview (see class notes)
  • Example issues (pdf)
  • Issue 1: Delay in IEEE 802.11 WLANs (pdf) | wired ping day 1 (txt) | wireless ping day 1 (txt) | wired ping day 2 (txt) | wireless ping day 2 (txt)
  • Issue 2: "Congestion collapse" in IEEE 802.11 WLANs? (pdf)
  • Issue 3: Persistent unfairness in indoor wireless networks: phenomenon and cause (pdf) | solutions (pdf)
  • Issue 4: Fading and mobility: outdoor vs. indoor environments (see class notes) | indoor example and Rician fading (pdf)
  • Issue 5: Multi-user communication and coding: TDMA, FDMA, CDMA, OFDMA, SDMA and MIMO (see class notes)
  • Issue 6: Interaction and dynamics of multiple WLANs
  • Issue 7: Wireless MANs and long-range connectivity: IEEE 802.16, 4G, Super WiFi (see class notes)
  • Issue 8: Wireless PANs and short-range connectivity: IEEE 802.15 (Bluetooth, wireless USB, ZigBee), RFID (see class notes)