WIRELESS NETWORK ENGINEERING

CSE4WNE

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject covers the fundamentals of wireless transmission. Students will study the various physical layer issues and impairments, and challenges in wireless communication compared with wired communication. In depth analysis will be carried out on CSMA/CA standards; WEP and Dynamic WEP standards and the processes involved for maintaining privacy and confidentiality in wireless network. A brief introduction will be given to Bluetooth and WiMAX technologies.

School: Engineering and Mathematical Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Khoa Phan

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: CSE2NEF or CSE5NEF OR Must be admitted in SMTNE OR requires subject coordinator approval

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: CSE4WIR

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Wireless Communication Networks and Systems

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: Cory Beard & William Stallings

Year: 2015

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: Pearson Global

ISBN: N/A

Chapter/article title: N/A

Chapter/issue: N/A

URL: N/A

Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Describe and evaluate wireless communication characteristics (noise, channel capacity, bit error rate).

02. Describe and evaluate wireless signal propagation, impairments in received wireless signals and antennas

03. Analyse and evaluate the techniques for addressing the impairments in wireless communication (error correction, multiple access, OFDM etc.)

04. Describe high density wireless network design.

05. Describe the interface between the physical and the higher layers of the protocol stack in a wireless system.

06. Describe the wireless Ethernet protocol (IEEE 802.11and Bluetooth and compare these with the wired network protocols.

07. Describe channel and frequency allocation in IEEE 802.11.

08. Describe the security issues in the wireless Ethernet protocol.

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Khoa Phan

Class requirements

LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.00 hour lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

WorkShopWeek: 11 - 22
One 2.00 hours workshop per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
First mid-term problem solving test (approx. word equiv 700)To be conducted in Week 4. This test is scheduled early in the semester and has a small weightage to encourage the students to engage in learning on regular basis.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO1, SILO2
One 2-hour examinationHurdle requirement: To pass the subject, a pass in the examination is mandatory.	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	60	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7, SILO8
In Class Weekly workshop Assessment (approx. word equiv 500)Conducted on a weekly basis	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6, SILO7
2nd mid-term problem solving test (approx. word equiv 1300)To be conducted in Week 9.	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5, SILO6