WIRELESS NETWORK

Course Objectives: Students will try to:

1 Understand the fundamentals of wireless networks.

2 Learn and analyze the different wireless technologies.

3 Evaluate Ad-hoc networks and wireless sensor networks.

4 Understand and evaluate emerging wireless technologies and standards

5 Understand design considerations for wireless networks

6 Learn and analyze and evaluate the security threats and related security standards

Course Outcomes: Students will be able to:

1. Explain the basic concepts of wireless network and wireless generations.

2. Demonstrate the different wireless technologies such as CDMA, GSM, and GPRS etc.

3. Appraise the importance of Ad-hoc networks such as MANET and VANET and Wireless Sensor networks

4. Describe and judge the emerging wireless technologies standards such as WLL, WLAN, WPAN, and WMAN.

5. Explain the design considerations for deploying the wireless network infrastructure. 6. Differentiate and support the security measures, standards. Services and layer wise security considerations.

Prerequisite: Computer Networks.

MODULE

PREREQUISITE

Modulation and Demodulation Techniques, PSTN

FUNDAMENTALS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

 Fundamentals of Wireless Communication, Advantages, limitations and application, wireless media, Infrared Modulation Techniques, DSSS and FHSS, Frequency Spectrum: Radio and Infrared; Wireless generations: IG: Cellular,2G: Mobile Radio,3G: UMTS- Security related Encryption Algorithm,4G

EVOLUTION OF WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES

 Multiple Access Technique: TDMA, FDMA, CSMA, CDMA

 Wireless Technologies: GSM, GPRS, EDGE,CDMA,LTE, UMTS

TYPES OF WIRELESS NETWORKS

 Ad-hoc: MANET & VANET, Application, Advantage and limitations; Wireless Sensor Network: Application, advantages and limitations

EMERGING WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES AND STANDARDS

 WLL, WLAN- 802.11 (Wi-Fi), WPAN- 802.15.1/3/4 (Bluetooth, Zigbee), WMAN-802.16a (Wi- max), Wi-max and LTE/3GPP comparison, Mi-fi, Ly-fi,

WIRELESS NETWORK DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

 Wireless technology, Cisco Unified

 Wireless Network, Designing

 Wireless Networks with

 Lightweight Access Points and

 Wireless LAN Controllers

WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY

 The need, attacks, security serviced, WEP, Mobile IP, VPN(PPTP, LLTP, IPSec), Network Layer Security, Transport Layer Security, Email Security: PGP, S/ MIME, Internet Firewalls for Trusted System