Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 2 hours; extra reading, 1 hour
Catalog page 277
Prerequisites: CS 153 or consent of instructor
Description: Introduces the fundamentals of wireless and mobile networks. Covers wireless channel models, MAC protocols, and wireless network architectures. Also covers cellular, WLAN and ad hoc networks, and routing in multi-hop wireless networks. Includes wireless security and the impact of wireless links on TCP and other transport layer solutions.