Wireless IoT and Local Area Networks

The following modules will be discussed during the lectures:

Introduction (example topics):

- What is wireless networking

- Where to search for (academic) wireless network literature and resources

Medium Access Control (example topics):

- WiFi: hidden/exposed terminal problem, Carrier Sense Multiple Access

- Bluetooth standard: in-depth look into the channel hopping, protocol specifications

WiFi (example topics):

- Review of IEEE 802.11 standards

- Protocol format

- ISM band regulation

- Adaptive Modulation and Coding

- WiFi Matlab class (assignment)

IoT networking standards (example topics):

- LoRa: protocol specifications, energy consumption, modulation format, network design

Review of wireless tools (example topics):

- Introduction to wireless packet sniffing and analysis using Wireshark (assignment)

- Simple simulations of WiFi network with NS3

RFID networking (example topics):

- Principles of backscatter

- Protocol formats: EPC C1G2

- RFID hackathon (assignment)

Cognitive radio (example topics):

- Basics of spectrum management

- White Space Databases

- Theory of spectrum sensing