Resource Management for Wireless Networks

3 credits · Graduate Programs

Qualitative and mathematical formulation of the resource management problem in wireless networks; elements of radio resource management: power and Walsh code allocation and control. Call admission control, traffic load control, packet scheduling; radio resource management algorithms: fixed resource allocation, handover resource management, transmitter power management, dynamic resource allocation, and packet scheduling algorithms; quality-of-service (QoS) and resource management; joint radio resource management problem across heterogeneous wireless networks; applications and case studies: resource management in advanced wireless networks; open research challenges in resource management for wireless networks. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering or the MSc in Electrical Engineering. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Electrical Engineering 651 and 619.04 (Res Mgmt For Wireless Networks) will not be allowed.