Cpre 537x Public Web Site Fall 2000 Steve F. Russell "Wireless Network Security"

Instructor:
Iowa State University
Steve F. Russell, Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
2427 Coover ECPE, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011
Phone: 515-294-1273 (voice mail capability)
email: sfr@iastate.edu
http://www.issl.org
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sfr/homepage.html

Office Hours: Office hours are listed on my web page for my weekly schedule at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sfr/schedule.htm

Teaching Assistant: None

Text: "Mobile Communications," by Jochen Schiller, New York: Addison-Wesley, c2000, First Editon (ISBN 0-201-39836-2)In addition to the text, there will be instructor notes to supplement coverage of the physical layer

Parks Library Reserve Desk: The lecture notes will be available electronically from the Parks Library reserve desk. In addition, the following textbook has been placed on reserve: "Data and Computer Communications," by William Stallings, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, c1997 (ISBN 0-02-415425-3)

Catalog Description: CprE 537x. Wireless Network Security. (3-0) Cr. 3. S., Preq: Credit or Enrollment in Cpr E 489 or Cpr E 580. Introduction to the physical layer and special issues associated with security of the airlink interface. Wireless networking, base stations, mobile stations, airlink access, jamming, spoofing, signal intercept, wireless LANs, wireless modems, cellular radiotelephones, optical links, signal modeling, propagation modeling.

Needed Background: refer to prerequisites

Engineers solve problems using fundamental principles, experience and judgement. In this engineering course you will learn basic principles that will serve as the technical foundation for your career in Computer Engineering. You must strive to master these principles and become skilled in their application.

My expectation is that we will all work hard on this course this semester and by the end of the term, we will all have learned much. You will have learned the principles and how to apply them. This course will require many hours of effort by students and staff alike.

Broadly speaking, you are urged to work at developing the following skills so that you will be able to:

1. Locate sharply-focused information from a wide array of sources
        (i.e. hone your information acquisition skills)
2. Assess the reliability and relevance of the found information
        (i.e. strengthen your critical thinking skills)
3. Draw the appropriate conclusions
        (i.e. become expert at exercising your judgement and reasoning skills)
4. Take informed/knowledgeable action
        (i.e. have courage, self-confidence and a bias for action)