CS541 Advanced Networking 1 Suggested Project Topics Neil Tang 2/11/2009
CS541 Advanced Networking 2 Wireless Mesh Networks based VS WiMAX-based Omni-directional antenna VS directional antenna OFDM VS. OFDMA Power control DOF assignment (directional antenna) Static/dynamic channel assignment Scheduling Routing (tree construction for WiMAX) Congestion control (a.k.a rate control)
CS541 Advanced Networking 3 Wireless Mesh Networks Distributed joint x, y and z Multicast and broadcast routing Mesh router placement Gateway placement
CS541 Advanced Networking 4 Cognitive Radio Networks Spectrum-aware routing for QoS support Spectrum sharing (joint spectrum allocation and scheduling) Joint congestion control and spectrum sharing Joint power control and spectrum sharing Joint spectrum sensing and spectrum sharing
CS541 Advanced Networking 5 Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks Geocast routing protocol based on mobility prediction Store-and-forward based unicast routing protocol for Vehicle-to-Vehicle or Vehicle-to-Roadside communications based on mobility prediction AP placement
CS541 Advanced Networking 6 Wireless Sensor Networks Multi-channel MAC protocol Localized QoS routing protocol MAC protocol for UWB-based WSNs Localized routing protocol for UWB-based WSNs Routing with a realistic data fusion model Sleep-wakeup scheduling with directional sensors for guaranteed coverage and connectivity Directional sensor placement (fixed sensors)