ECE/CS 439  Wireless Networks
Spring 2008


Instructor: Nitin Vaidya
Office hours: Wednesday 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. or by appointment
Office location: 458 Coordinated Science Lab (CSL)
Phone: 265-5414
E-mail: nhv@uiuc.edu


Teaching Assistant:  Thomas Shen (tbshen@uiuc.edu)

Lectures:  Tuesday and Thursday 2:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m., Everitt Laboratory room 241

 

  • Course handout
  • Course notes distributed in class:
    • Chapters 1 and 2 (pages numbered 1-30, dated January 15)
    • Chapter 3 (pages numbered 31-50, dated January 22)
    • Revised version of Sections 3.5 and 3.6 (6 pages, dated January 29)
    • Chapter 4 (pages 51-90, dated January 28)
    • Sections 5.1 through 5.2.1 (pages 95-99, dated February 7)
    • Sections 5.2.2 through 5.7 (pages 100-119, dated February 12)
    • Initial part of Chapter 6 (Routing in Wireless Networks), pages 119-136 (dated February 14) REVISED version of Section 6.2.2 distributed in the next course notes below.
    • REVISED section 6.2.2, and sections 6.3 through 6.7 (pages 133-165, dated February 19)
    • Sections 6.6 through 6.10 (pages 166-173, dated February 28, 2008)
    • Chapter 7 (Address Assignment in Wireless Networks) (pages 174-195, dated March 4, 2008)
    • Chapter 8 (TCP Over Wireless) (pages 196-232, dated March 11, 2008)
    • Chapter 9 first part (Transport Capacity of Arbitrary Wireless Networks) (pages 233-238, revised March 25, 2008 -- original version posted for this was dated March 13, 2008)
    • Chapter 9 second part (pages 239-251, dated April 3, 2008) -- section 9.4.2 not required for tests
Textbook: There is no required textbook for this course. The instructor will make course notes on selected topics available. The course notes will be supplemented by papers from conferences and journals.
Errata for course notes: Click here
Mid-term dates:
  • Mid-term test I: February 26, 2008 (Tuesday) : Material covered through February 20 and associated readings are included for this test. This test is open-book open-notes. Bring a calculator for the exams. (Solutions)

  • Mid-term test II: April 8, 2008 (Tuesday) (Solutions). Material covered through April 2, and associated readings are included for this test. This test is open-book open-notes. Bring a calculator to the test. While an attempt will be made to relate the questions to material not included for test 1, note that the material included for test 1 may also be necessary in answering test 2 questions. (Solutions)
Final examination:
Starting at 1:30 p.m. (2 hours 15 minutes duration), Thursday, May 8, 2008 in room 241 Everitt Lab. The final examination will be comprehensive (all material covered in the course and associated required readings included). The final examination will be open-book open-notes. Bring a calculator to the final examination. The above final exam schedule is based on the UIUC non-combined final examination schedule for Spring 2008. If you have a conflict, please let the instructor know as soon as possible. For the UIUC policy on final examination conflicts, please click here.