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Wireless Networks 無線網路

ITM065

Topics	Reading	Slides
An introduction of WLANs	Network Topology CSMA/CD	An Introduction to WLANs
Wi-Fi/IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n Protocols	Wireless LAN Standards & Protocols	1. WLAN 2. IEEE 802.11
BlueTooth Alliance/IEEE 802.15.1 Protocols	IEEE 802.15.1 Standards	IEEE 802.15.1
ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4 Protocols/Sensor Networks	An Introduction to ZigBee Networks IEEE 802.15.4 Protocol	IEEE 802.15.4
WiMAX Networks/IEEE 802.16d/e/j	IEEE 802.16d IEEE 802.16e IEEE 802.16j	1. WiMAX Tutorial 2. IEEE 802.16

Communication Systems 通訊系統

IT3031

Topics	Reading	Slides
opening Speech	An introduction to data communications systems	powerpoint
An introduction of communication systems	1.1 Data communications 1.2 Networks 1.3 The Internet 1.4 Protocols and standards 1.5 Recommended reading 1.6 Appendix: analog & digital communications	powerpoint
Network models	2.1 Layered stacks 2.2 The OSI model 2.3 Layers in the OSI model 2.4 TCP/IP protocol suite 2.5 Addressing 2.6 Recommended reading	powerpoint
Data and signals	3.1 Analog and digital 3.2 Periodic analog signals 3.3 Digital signals 3.4 Transmission impairment 3.5 Data rate limits 3.6 Performance	powerpoint
Digital Transmission	4.1 Digtial-to-digital conversion 4.2 Analog-to-digital conversion 4.3 Transmission modes 4.4 Recommended reading	powerpoint
Analog Transmission	5.1 Digtial-to-analog conversion 5.2 Analog-to-analog conversion 5.3 Recommended reading	powerpoint
Midterm Exam	Questions and Its Answers	download
Bandwidth Utilization: Multiplexing and Spreading	6.1 Multiplexing 6.2 Spread Spectrum 6.3 Recommended reading	powerpoint
Transmission Media	7.1 Guided Media 7.2 Unguided Media: Wireless 7.3 Recommended reading	powerpoint
Switching	8.1 Circuit-Switching Networks 8.2 Datagram Networks 8.3 Virtual-circuit Networks 8.4 Structure of a Switch 8.5 Recommended reading	powerpoint
Using Telephone and Cable Networks for Data Transmission	9.1 Telephone Network 9.2 Dial-Up Modems 9.3 Digital Subscriber Line 9.4 Cable TV Networks 9.5 Cable TV for Data Transfer 9.6 Recommended reading	powerpoint
Error Detection and Correction	10.1 Introduction 10.2 Block Coding 10.3 Linear Block Codes 10.4 Cyclic Codes 10.5 Checksum 10.6 Recommended Reading	powerpoint

Mobile Computing

Class	Course Content	Update Time
1	Introduction	26/02/2003
2	IEEE 802.11x, HIPERLAN, Bluetooth	26/02/2003

Students' presentation sequence

Distributed Systems and Algorithms

IT3023

Topics	Reading	Slides
An Introduction to Distributed Systems	1.1 Definition of a Distributed System 1.2 Goals 1.3 Hardware Concept 1.4 Software Concept 1.5 The client-server model 1.6 Summary	powerpoint
Communication	2.1 Layered protocols 2.2 Remote Procedure Call 2.3 Remote Object Invocation 2.4 Message-Oriented Communication 2.5 Stream-Oriented Communication 2.6 Summary	powerpoint
Process	3.1 Threads 3.2 Clients 3.3 Servers 3.4 Code Migration 3.5 Software Agents 3.6 Summary	powerpoint
Synchronization	5.1 Clock Synchronization 5.2 Logical Clocks 5.3 Global State 5.4 Election Algorithm 5.5 Mutual Exclusion 5.6 Distributed Transactions 5.7 Summary	powerpoint
Consistency and Replication	6.1 Introduction 6.2 Data-Centric Consistency Models 6.3 Client-Centric Consistency Models 6.4 Distribution Protocols 6.5 Consistency Protocols 6.6 Examples 6.7 Summary	powerpoint
Fault Tolerance	7.1 Introduction to Fault Tolerance 7.2 Process Resilience 7.3 Reliable Client-Server Communication 7.4 Reliable Client-Server Communication 7.5 Distributed Commit 7.6 Recovery 7.7 Summary	powerpoint
Security	8.1 Introduction to Security 8.2 Secure Channels 8.3 Access Control 8.4 Security Management 8.5 Example: KERBEROS 8.6 Example: SESAME 8.7 Example: Electronic Payment Systems 8.8 Summary	powerpoint

Class	Course Content	Update Time
1	Chapter 1: Characterization of Distributed Systems	21/02/2003
2	Chapter 2: System Models	21/02/2003
3	Chapter 3: Networking and Internetworking	21/02/2003
4	Chapter 4: Interprocess Communication	21/02/2003
5	Chapter 5: Distributed Objects and Remote Invocation	21/02/2003
6	Chapter 6: Operating System Support	21/02/2003
7	Chapter 7: Security	21/02/2003
8	Chapter 8: Distributed File Systems	21/02/2003
9	Chapter 9: Name Services	21/02/2003
10	Chapter 10: Time and Global States	21/02/2003
11	Chapter 11: Coordination and Agreement	21/02/2003
12	Chapter 12: Transactions and Concurrency Control	21/02/2003
13	Chapter 13: Distributed Transactions	21/02/2003
14	Chapter 14: Replication	21/02/2003
15	Chapter 15: Distributed Multimediat Systems	21/02/2003
16	Chapter 16: Distributed Shared Memory	21/02/2003

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