IKT709 Advanced Protocols for Mobile Communications

Emnet er tilknyttet følgende studieprogram

• Ph.d.-program i teknologi og realfag

Anbefalte forkunnskaper

IKT428, IKT429 or equivalent.

Innhold

Routing protocols in IP networks, OSPF and wireless OSPF; QoS architectures in the Internet and QoS provisioning in 3G/4G mobile systems; Multicast in multi-hop wireless networks; Medium access and networking mechanisms in cognitive radio networks; Layer 2 and Layer 3 issues in cooperative communication networks; Capacity and throughput analysis of wireless networks; Topology control in multi-hop wireless networks; Performance analysis and simulation of wireless networks.

Læringsutbytte

After completing the course, the student is expected to:

• have the forefront knowledge about a number of state-of-the-art technologies in future mobile and wireless communication networks

• identify two or three potential research topics in mobile and wireless communications, covering mainly layer 2 mechanisms and layer 3 protocols

• propose his/her own solutions to one of the identified problems and evaluate the performance of the proposed solution.

Undervisnings- og læringsformer

Lectures, student presentations (one presentation for each student), group discussions, exercises, etc.

Eksamen

Part I: Oral examination, 50%;
Part II: Technical report in the format of a publishable scientific paper, 50%.
Evaluation: Passed/Failed.