Preliminary.ppt

Preliminary 陳仁暉 副教授 .tw/~jhchen/ Tel: (03)211-8800 Ext 5990 Text book Data Communications and Networking, 4th edt. Author: Behrouz A. Forouzan 台灣代理商 新月圖書公司 Tel: 2331-7856 Reference book Textbook: William Stallings, Wireless Communications and Networks, 2nd Edt. Prentice Hall, 2002. The Web site: /Wireless1e.html Grades Midterm Exam: 30% (close book) On Thursday, April 16, 2009. Final Exam: 30% (depending on conditions) On Thursday, June 25, 2009. Quizzes: 20% 2 times Homework: 15% 2 times Class participation: 5% Topics of this course (1/3) Overview Introduction Network Models Physical Layer and Media Data and Signals Digital Transmission Analog Transmission Bandwidth Utilization Multiplexing and Spreading Transmission Media Switching Using Telephone and Cable Networks for Data Transmission Topics of this course (2/3) Data Link Layer Error Detection and Correction Data Link Control Multiple Access Wireless Part Introduction of wireless communications Transmission fundamentals Communication network Protocols and the TCP/IP suite Topics of this course (3/3) Wireless Communication Technology Antennas and propagation Signal encoding techniques Spread spectrum Coding and error control Satellite communications Wireless Comes of Age Guglielmo Marconi invented the wireless telegraph in 1896 Communication by encoding alphanumeric characters in analog signal Sent telegraphic signals across the Atlantic Ocean Communications satellites launched in 1960s Advances in wireless technology Radio, television, mobile telephone, communication satellites More recently Satellite communications, wireless networking, cellular technology Broadband Wireless Technology Higher data rates obtainable with broadband wireless technology Graphics, video, audio Shares same advantages of all wireless services: convenience and reduced cost Service can be deployed faster than fixed service No cost of cable plant Service is mobile, deployed almost anywhere Limitations and Difficulties of Wireless Tec