MC4018 Wireless Networking Syllabus:

MC4018 Wireless Networking Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

The student should be made:
 To understand the concept about Wireless networks, protocol stack and standards
 To understand and analyse the network layer solutions for Wireless networks
 To study about fundamentals of 3G Services, its protocols and applications
 To learn about evolution of 4G Networks, its architecture and applications
 To explore the architecture of 5G, 5G Modulation Schemes and to analyse the concept of MIMO and other research areas in 5G

UNIT I WIRELESS LAN

Introduction-WLAN technologies: Infrared, UHF narrowband, spread spectrum, IEEE802.11: System architecture, protocol architecture, 802.11b, 802.11a – Hiper LAN: WATM, BRAN, HiperLAN2 – Bluetooth: Architecture, WPAN – IEEE 802.15.4, Wireless USB, Zigbee, 6LoWPAN, Wireless HART- IEEE802.16-WIMAX: Physical layer, MAC, Spectrum allocation for WIMAX

UNIT II MOBILE NETWORK LAYER

Introduction – Mobile IP: IP packet delivery, Agent discovery, tunneling and encapsulation, IPV6- Network layer in the internet- Mobile IP session initiation protocol – mobile ad-hoc network: Routing: Destination-Sequenced Distance-Vector (DSDV), Dynamic source routing, IoT: CoAP. TCP enhancements for wireless protocols

UNIT III 3G OVERVIEW

Overview of UTMS Terrestrial Radio access network-UMTS Core network Architecture: 3G-MSC, 3G-SGSN, 3G-GGSN, 3GPP Architecture, SMS-GMSC/SMS-IWMSC, Firewall, DNS/DHCP-High speed Downlink packet access (HSDPA)- LTE network architecture and protocol, User equipment, CDMA2000 overview- Radio and Network components, Network structure, Radio Network, TDCDMA, TD – SCDMA

UNIT IV 4G NETWORKS

Introduction – 4G vision – 4G features and challenges – Applications of 4G – 4G Technologies: Cognitive Radio, IMS Architecture, LTE, Advanced Broadband Wireless Access and Services, MVNO.

UNIT V 5G NETWORKS

Introduction to 5G, vision and challenges, 5G NR – New Radio – air interface of 5G, radio access, Ultra-Dense Network Architecture and Technologies for 5G- Generalized frequency division multicarrier (GFDM)- Principles, Transceiver Block diagram-MIMO in LTE, Theoretical background, Single user MIMO, Multi-user MIMO, Capacity of massive MIMO: a summary, Basic forms of massive MIMO implementation.

SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES:

1. Build a simple WLAN Topology using ns-3 scripting or CORE GUI
2. Performance Analysis of MANET Routing Protocols using ns3 or INET Framework
3. 5G NR Network Simulation using Simu 5G or 5G-LENA
4. Describe some problems with Wi-Fi access for an apartment building and explain how it can be rectified.
5. Study error and throughput varies in a wireless LAN network changes as the distance between the Access Point and the wireless nodes is varied with NetSim or any Simulation tool
6. Study how call blocking probability varies as the load on GSM network increases continuously

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

COURSE OUTCOMES:

At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
CO1:Select a wireless network environment for an application based on factors like distance etc
CO2:Implement Packet Delivery from source to destination in a mobile network
CO3:Select 3G wireless technology and protocol based on the requirement
CO4:Understand various 4G networking technologies and their unique functionalities
CO5:Get an overview of the implementation latest network Architecture , its principles and evolution

REFERENCES

1. Jochen Schiller, Mobile Communications, Second Edition, Pearson Education 2012.
2. Vijay Garg, ―Wireless Communications and networking‖, First Edition, Elsevier 2007.
3. AfifOsseiran, Jose.F.Monserrat and Patrick Marsch, “5G Mobile and Wireless Communications Technology”, Cambridge University Press, First Edition2016.
4. Anurag Kumar, D.Manjunath, Joy kuri, ―Wireless Networking, First Edition, Elsevier 2011.
5. Xiang, W; Zheng, K; Shen, X.S; “5G Mobile Communications”, Springer, First Edition2016
6. Saad Z Asif, “5G Mobile Communication, Concepts and Challenges”, First Edition CRC Press
7. Thomas L. Marzetta, Erik G. Larsson, Hong Yang,Hien Quoc Ngo, “Fundamentals of Massive MIMO”, Cambridge University Press, First Edition2018