| 1. | Course Title | Reconfigurable Networks | |||||||||||
| 2. | Code | 4ФЕИТ10021 | |||||||||||
| 3. | Study program | 11-IBS, 12-KIT, 17-REEKS | |||||||||||
| 4. | Organizer of the study program (unit, institute, department) | Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies | |||||||||||
| 5. | Degree (first, second, third cycle) | Second cycle | |||||||||||
| 6. | Academic year/semester | I/1 | 7. | Number of ECTS credits | 6.00 | ||||||||
| 8. | Lecturer | Dr Tomislav Shuminoski | |||||||||||
| 9. | Course Prerequisites | ||||||||||||
| 10. | Course Goals (acquired competencies):
Understanding of concept for heterogeneous networking and ongoing supporting standards. |
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| 11. | Course Syllabus:
Concept of reconfigurability in telecommunication systems. Network and user reconfigurabiity. Vertical handover. Transparency. Provisioning E2E QoS in heterogeneous networks. Standardization activities (IEEE 802.21). QoS algorithms, mobility management and resource reconfigurability in heterogeneous scenarios. Implementation of Media Independent Handover (MIH). Cooperativeness in telecommunication networks. Network cognition. Software Defined Radio (SRD). Design of multiple interfaces smart devices. Design of infrastructural components in cognitive networks. Standardization (IEEE 802.22). Adaptivity and reconfigurability of particular layer in protocol stack.Vertical cross-layer optimizations (cross-layering) in reconfigurable networks in static and dynamic environment. Implementation of machine learning and Ai algorithms. Interconnections of cross-layering with cooperativeness and cognition. Resource reconfigurability. Strategy for channel assignment (static and dynamic). implementation of agents. Dynamic management and spectrum usage. Advanced algorithms. Composite radio station (CRE). Implementation of protocol boosters. Reconfigurability in heterogeneous environment. Future developments and trends in heterogeneous networks. |
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| 12. | Learning methods:
Lectures, presentations, interactive learning, practical and theoretical exercises (using simulations, software and hardware), team work, case study, invited lecturer(s), homework, project work and/or seminar work, e-learning (forums), consultations. |
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| 13. | Total number of course hours | 180 | |||||||||||
| 14. | Distribution of course hours | 3 + 3 | |||||||||||
| 15. | Forms of teaching | 15.1 | Lectures-theoretical teaching | 45 hours | |||||||||
| 15.2 | Exercises (laboratory, practice classes), seminars, teamwork | 45 hours | |||||||||||
| 16. | Other course activities | 16.1 | Projects, seminar papers | 30 hours | |||||||||
| 16.2 | Individual tasks | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 16.3 | Homework and self-learning | 30 hours | |||||||||||
| 17. | Grading | ||||||||||||
| 17.1 | Exams | 0 points | |||||||||||
| 17.2 | Seminar work/project (presentation: written and oral) | 50 points | |||||||||||
| 17.3. | Activity and participation | 10 points | |||||||||||
| 17.4. | Final exam | 40 points | |||||||||||
| 18. | Grading criteria (points) | up to 50 points | 5 (five) (F) | ||||||||||
| from 51 to 60 points | 6 (six) (E) | ||||||||||||
| from 61 to 70 points | 7 (seven) (D) | ||||||||||||
| from 71 to 80 points | 8 (eight) (C) | ||||||||||||
| from 81 to 90 points | 9 (nine) (B) | ||||||||||||
| from 91 to 100 points | 10 (ten) (A) | ||||||||||||
| 19. | Conditions for acquiring teacher’s signature and for taking final exam | Regular realization of the activities from 15.1 up to 16.3. | |||||||||||
| 20. | Forms of assessment |
During the semester, two partial written exams are provided (at the middle and at the end of the semester, lasting 90 minutes) and a practical project (after the theoretical classes). The points from the partial exams, the points form the project work, the points from the homework assignments and the points from the study activity. In the planned exam sessions, a written exam is taken (duration 90 minutes). The final grade includes the points from the written exam, the points of the project work, the points from the homework assignments and the points from the study activity. It is not allowed to use books, scripts, manuscripts or notes of any kind during the exam, as well as a calculator, mobile phone, tablet or any other electronic device. |
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| 21. | Language | Macedonian and English | |||||||||||
| 22. | Method of monitoring of teaching quality | Self-evaluation | |||||||||||
| 23. | Literature | ||||||||||||
| 23.1. | Required Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | K.C. Chen, R. Prasad | Cognitive Radio Networks | John Wiley and Sons | 2009 | |||||||||
| 2. | I. Cosovic, F. K. Jondral, M. Buddhikot, R. Kohno | Cognitive Radio and Dynamic Spectrum Sharing Systems | Hindawi | 2008 | |||||||||
| 3. | Maria Stella Iacobucci | Reconfigurable Radio Systems: Network Architectures and Standards | John Wiley & Sons | 2013 | |||||||||
| 23.2. | Additional Literature | ||||||||||||
| No. | Author | Title | Publisher | Year | |||||||||
| 1. | E. Hossain, V. K. Bhargava | Cognitive Wireless Communication Networks | Springer | 2007 | |||||||||
