Prereq: MET CS 535 (or instructor's consent)

This course is designed to give telecommunication professionals in-depth knowledge of wireless communications principles and cover new technologies in this domain. The course consists of three distinct sections. The first section of the course covers system engineering aspect of the wireless data networks. The second section is dedicated to wireless network protocol related is issues. Medium Access methods and TCP/IP are the main focus of the second section. Quality of Service (QoS) is a very important issue in wireless data networks and it currently enjoys much attention from research community. QoS in wireless data networks and related issuesare also discussed in the second section. Modern wireless data network is the title of the last section of the course. The third section of the course covers the third generation of wireless networks, ad hoc networks, blue tooth, ultra wide band communications, and mobile satellite communications. Laboratory Course 4 Cr