Dr. Ashikur Rahman

E-mail: ashikur@cse.buet.ac.bd

Basic Computer Networks (CSE 401 or equivalent) and Consent of the instructor.

MON 5:30-8:00 pm CSE 504

Class begins from May 13, 2013 Monday

20/05/2013: Today's class will be in Room No. CSE 504

26/05/2013: No class tomorrow May the 27th as I am heavily sick.  

TBA

There is no required text for this course. Although a book titled "Ad-hoc Wireless Networks" by C Siva Ram Murty and B S Manoj is available.

The course is based exclusively on a collection of required research paper readings that are available on-line. Additional notes are provided by the instructor.

This course is an advanced research-oriented course specially designed for graduate students. We will cover various topics relevant to a cutting-edge technology, namely, Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs). Upon completion of this course, a student will learn the state of the art researches on MANETs and enhance their potential to perform research in this new exciting area.

The final grade of this course will be evaluated by the following weighted combination:

(a) Mid term Examination: 30%

(b) Final Examination: 35%

(c) Project (total): 25%         

      (i) Presentation: 10%

      (ii) Findings and reports: 15%

(d) Class participation: 10%

Notes:

(1) Exams are based on the required readings presented in the class.

(2) Projects are group works and each group consists of a certain number of student members. The number of students allowefd in a group will be announced later. Group members are chosen by the students themselves based on mutual understandings and must be approved by the instructor. The project topics will be supplied by the instructor once the groups are formed. Projects are mostly survey type focusing on a particular topic.  A synthesis of the survey must be presented in the class starting from 10th weeks of the classes. Some projects might require simulations to be performed. A project report needs to be submitted at the end of the term.

Look at the following chart for a quick conversion:

Note that this is an approximate conversion chart and the mark/grade conversion may fluctuate a few % for any given class of students.

• Introduction to Ad hoc wireless networks
• Broadcast Introduction
• Broadcast Storm Problem
• Self Pruning and Dominant pruning

• Introduction reading material

• Unicast Routing protocols : DSR , AODV , DSDV .
• Broadcasting protocols : Broadcast storm problem , Multicast Tree construction and flooding... , Reducing Broadcast redundency [1], Reducing Broadcast redundency [2],
• MAC protocols : IEEE 802.11 (Read only DCF) , Hidden Problems with hidden node problem , MACA-P: Concurrent transmission ,  RTS/CTS induced congestion ,(m) DoS Attack , ()
• Power control protocols : MAC-Assisted Topology Control , Minimum Energy Revisited ,

• Project guideline