Mobile Networking

Catalog description

This course explores the fundamental concepts, algorithms, and engineering processes of analyzing mobile telecommunication voice and data networks and provides simple analytical tools for designing and evaluating these networks. The course is divided into three parts. First, the architecture and algorithms for mobility management and service control in cellular networks is presented. Using simple queuing models, students analyze the performance of these networks and examine design trade-offs. The latest generation network (5G, etc.) is used as a case study. Second, the architecture (radio access and core network) and algorithms for mobility management in packet-based mobile telecommunications networks is presented. Finally, protocols, algorithms, and performance consideration for the mobile Internet are presented. This course focuses on the practical applications of these concepts, using real systems to illustrate architecture and protocol trade-offs. The course provides students with a venue in which to pursue research in mobile networking that complements several core areas of the graduate CSE curriculum (e.g., networks, architectures, algorithms, and formal analysis). Following the course in networking, this course enables students to learn the skills and obtain the background knowledge necessary to generate publishable research in the area of mobile networks. This course will serve as an elective for students interested in mobile networking and telecommunications.