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CS 6392: Mobile Computing Systems

Tuesday, Thursday 9:30-10:45 am


ECSS 2.410
Ravi Prakash
Department of Computer Science
Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Room #: ECSS 4.210
E-mail: ravip@utdallas.edu
Phone: (972) 883-2289
URL: www.utdallas.edu/∼ravip

Prerequisite: CS 6378 or CS 6390.

Catalog Statement
Topics include coping with mobility of computing systems, data management, reliability issues, packet transmission,
mobile IP, end-to-end reliable communication, channel and other resource allocation, slot assignment, routing proto-
cols, and issues in mobile wireless networks (without base stations).

Textbook and Syllabus


There is no textbook for the course. A manuscript prepared by the instructor will be distributed to the class during
the semester. The use of this manuscript is restricted to the course. The instructor has exclusive rights to copy, store,
and disseminate this manuscript. Others should obtain written permission of the instructor to do the same. Various
research papers published in journals and conference proceedings, Internet Drafts and RFCs will also constitute the
reading list for the course.
Topic Classes (tentative)
Introduction 1
System Models 2
Channel access and allocation 6
Routing in mobile ad hoc networks 5
Mobile-IP 3
Transport protocols for mobile networks 4
Mobile Applications 1
Sensor Networks 3

Examinations and Grading


There will be two examinations, one on Tuesday, October 4 during the class and the other on Thursday, December
1 at 8:00 am. In addition to the examinations there will be a project and a survey of existing solutions. The survey
will be a prelude to the project in the sense that it will provide a survey of work relevant to the topic chosen for the
project.

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Project: Multiple project topics will be provided a few weeks into the semester. The project will involve develop-
ment of protocol(s), and extensive simulation experiments for performance measurement. Each student is expected to
meet the instructor at regular intervals, during office hours or other mutually convenient time, to discuss the solution
approach and to report progress. The final project report should be in the form of a research paper that states the
problem, summarizes previous work in the field, proposes a new solution, compares the solution with existing solu-
tions, analyzes the results of simulation experiments and cites the relevant literature. The final project report is due on
November 29.

Academic Misconduct: Any instance of plagiarism will be dealt as per university regulations. The instructor re-
serves the right to ask students to explain how they implemented their programming assignment. If the student is
unable to provide a satisfactory explanation, (s)he may lose points even if the program works correctly.
Copying material from other sources, including websites, and using them in the survey paper is an act of plagia-
rism. The survey paper is expected to be technical in nature, and please avoid excessive use of acronyms. If some code
that is available in the public domain is used for the programming project, the source should be cited in the program
documentation and report.
Examinations should be strictly individual work. They will be conducted on a closed book, closed notes, and
closed neighbors basis.
Students suspected of academic dishonesty are subject to disciplinary proceedings as per university policies.

Point Distribution
Examination I 30%
Examination II 35%
Project 20%
Survey 15%

Attendance and Deadlines


All assignments should be submitted by their due date in order to be considered for full credit. For every non-holiday
weekday by which they are late, the student will lose 15% of the total credit for the homework. Exceptions can be
made for valid medical reasons. Late submissions are not permitted once the graded assignment has been returned to
students, or the solution to the assignment has been provided (whichever is earlier).
If a student is unable to take the examinations on their scheduled dates, (s)he should inform the instructor well in
advance. Makeup examinations will be scheduled only if the student has valid medical reasons, or must go out of town
because the employer requires him/her to do so. In such situations, the student is expected to furnish documentary
evidence. It is hoped that students will refrain from announcing the demise of the same relative on multiple occasions!

Office Hours
To be announced.

Announcements
From time to time, I will keep updating the contents on WebCT to provide online access to course information. So,
make sure that you check the course page on WebCT on a regular basis.

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