Prerequisite: CSE 473S (Introduction to Computer Networks) or permission of the instructor
Instructor: Prof. Raj Jain, jain@cse.wustl.edu
Office Hours: By appointment. Please send email for the appointment.
Teaching Assistant: TBA
Office Hours: Friday/Sunday: 1:30PM-2:30PM
Location: TBA
The class meets Mondays and Wednesdays at 1:00PM to 2:20PM.
This is a flipped class. the students view the pre-recorded lecture asynchronously at their convenience and submit questions online. The class time is devoted to discussing answers to those and any subsequent questions. The class will be held synchronously at the class time.
All question about the homeworks and exams grading should be directed to the TA.
Audio/Video recordings of lectures from the last seven offerings of this course are available: Fall 2020, Fall 2018, Spring 2016, Spring 2014, Spring 2010, Spring 2008, Spring 2006.
Tentative Schedule (Subject to Change)
| # | Date | Day | Topic |
| 1 | 8/26/2024 | Monday | 1. Course Overview |
| 2 | 8/28/2024 | Wednesday | 2. Wireless Trends |
| 3. Wireless Coding and Modulation (Part 1) | |||
| 9/2/2024 | Monday | Labor Day Holiday | |
| 3 | 9/4/2024 | Wednesday | Wireless Coding and Modulation (Part 2) |
| 4 | 9/9/2024 | Monday | 4. Wireless Signal Propagation |
| 5 | 9/11/2024 | Wednesday | 5. IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs. Part I:Basics |
| 6 | 9/16/2024 | Monday | 6. Wireless LANs Part II: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (Part 1) |
| 7 | 9/18/2024 | Wednesday | Wireless LANs Part II: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (Part 2) |
| 8 | 9/23/2024 | Monday | Exam 1 Review |
| 9 | 9/25/2024 | Wednesday | Mid-Term Exam 1 |
| >10 | 9/30/2024 | Monday | 7. 60 GHz Millimeter Wave Gigabit Wireless Networks |
| 11 | Project Guidelines (Part 2) | ||
| 11 | 10/2/2024 | Wednesday | Project Guidelines (Part 3) |
| 8. Vehicular Wireless Networks | |||
| 10/7/2024 | Monday | Fall Break | |
| 12 | 10/9/2024 | Wednesday | 9. Wireless Networking in White Spaces |
| 10. IoT | |||
| 13 | 10/14/2024 | Monday | 11. Bluetooth and Bluetooth Smart (Part 1) |
| Monday | Review Form (Right-click and save link as) | ||
| 14 | 10/16/2024 | Wednesday | Bluetooth and Bluetooth Smart (Part 2) |
| 15 | 10/21/2024 | Monday | 12. IEEE 802.15.4 WPAN |
| 16 | 10/23/2024 | Wednesday | 13. Zigbee (Part 1) |
| 17 | 10/28/2024 | Monday | Zigbee (Part 2) |
| Monday | Exam 2 Review | ||
| 18 | 10/30/2024 | Wednesday | Exam 2 |
| 19 | 11/4/2024 | Monsday | 14. Introduction to 6LowPAN and RPL |
| 20 | 11/6/2024 | Wednesday | 15. Low Power WAN Protocols for IoT |
| 21 | 11/11/2024 | Monday | 16. Cellular Networks: 1G/2G/3G |
| 22 | 11/13/2024 | Wednesday | 17. LTE |
| 23 | 11/18/2024 | Monday | 18. 4G/LTE-Advanced |
| 24 | 11/20/2024 | Wednesday | 20. 5G (Part 1 of 2) |
| 25 | 11/25/2024 | Monday | 5G (Part 2 of 2) |
| 11/27/2024 | Wednesday | Thanksgiving Break | |
| 26 | 12/2/2024 | Monday | Exam 3 Review |
| 27 | 12/4/2024 | Wednesday | Exam 3 |