EE 418 / 518
Wireless Communications

Instructor: Dale Callahan

Course Information

• Syllabus
• Textbook Links
• MATLAB Primer (PDF Document)
• MATLAB for DSP (Link to Auburn Site)

Radio Mobile

• Installation (if you want to put on your own PC)
• Quick Start Guide
• Alternative Documentation

Teams from Fall 2006

• By The Door - GPS
• C^2J - IEEE 802.15
• Incredibles - Wireless Sensor Networks
• WCN - Wireless Home System Project
• TBD - 4G/WiMAX
• TeamX - Vehicle Telematics
• TRAPS - Impact of wireless Technology on Television

Teams from Fall 2005

• Mobile Five - 802.20
• YMaxx - WiMax
• Wireless, Inc.- UWB
• WIFI Group - WIFI
• Bluetooth - Bluetooth technologys
• Zigbee - Zigbee

Teams from Fall 2004

• CellGroup - 3/4G Cellular
• WapTech - WAP
• Mirage - Mobile IP
• The WIFI Group - WIFI
• Bluetooth - Bluetooth technology
• The Wireless Crew - WIMAX
• WirelessTeam3 - 802.20

Assignments

• Recommended Problems (not to be turned in!)

  • Chapter 2 - 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 15 (old book 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 10, 12)
  • Be able to explain how we get ADSL and 56kbps over phone line
  • Chapter 3 - 3, 4 (old book 3, 4)
  • Chapter 5 - 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17 (old book 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16)
  • Chapter 6 - 2, 6, 8, 9, 10 (old book 2, 5, 7, 8, 9)
  • Chapter 7 - 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 -PPT Slides (old book 1, 2, 4, 5, 6)
  • Chapter 10 - 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, outside problems - PPT Slides (old book 1, 2, 5, 7, 9,)
  • Chapter 14 - PPT Slides, Security PPT Slides

Sites Related to Class Assignments

• Signals and System Control - John Hopkins site
• Fourier Synthesis
• Another Fourier applet
• Radio Mobile Quick Start Guide
• Radio Mobile Site
• Yahoo Groups on Radio Mobile

Systemview Information

• Systemview Examples: Fourier Demonstration
• Systemview Site - Manuals, downloads (instructions for download and setup)
• Systemview Tutorial (PDF Document)

Photos of Towers

• Microwave Towers - AT&T Longlines
• Photos of Antenna

802.11 and Security

• Wireless Network Security - 802.11, Bluetooth, and Handhelds
• Wireless LAN Security FAQ

Cellular Telephony

• CDMA and Wideband CDMA
• PrivateLine - A great site with lots of telecom links
• Telecommunication Links - Links to sites about wireless, security, networking, etc.
• Wireless Location Technology from 3G Americas, LLC

Other Information

• How a T1 works.
• Free DSP Textbook
• Free books on information and RV 
• Free computational engines (like MATLAB)
     http://www.octave.org/
      http://www-rocq.inria.fr/scilab/
• Motorola Wireless - Tutorials on wireless telecom, products for telecom, BlueTooth, etc.
• Wireless Industry Stuff - From About.com
• FCC - Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 
• Sample City Ordinance for the Building of Towers
• WAP Forum - Wireless Internet
• Wireless Internet Developer Network

Articles/Papers

• Wavelet Tutorial
• Collision Avoidance Systems in Automobiles
• ADSL Tutorial

updated - December 4, 2006