TEK5100 – Mobility in the Internet and ad-hoc Networks

After completion of the course, you will have the following competence:

• understanding of the principles for how mobility is dealt with in today’s Internet and mobile networks at four different levels: macro-mobility, micro-mobility, ad-hoc mobility and network mobility
• insight into medium access mechanisms in WLAN and IEEE 802.11-based multi-hop ad-hoc networks
• good understanding of 1. routing protocols in ad-hoc networks, especially for reactive and proactive routing protocols, 2. QoS mechanisms in wireless networks and ad-hoc networks, 3. the concept and the principle of wireless mesh networks and wireless sensor networks
• ability to evaluate system performance through both theoretical analysis and computer simulation
• insight into how position and topology affects system performance and exploitation of this

Students admitted at UiO must apply for courses in Studentweb. 

Nordic citizens and applicants residing in the Nordic countries may apply to take this course as a single course student.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures for international applicants

3 hours of lectures per week, where about 2 hours are lectures and 1 hour exercise, throughout the semester. 

The course has mandatory assignments which must be approved in order to take the exam.

The course lectures is given at Department of Technology systems in Kjeller Research Park. See the schedule for the student bus from Campus Blindern.

• A final oral exam counts 100% towards the final grade.
• The course has mandatory assignments which must be approved in order to take the final exam.

It will also be counted as 1 of the 3 attempts to sit the exam for this course, if you sit the exam for one of the following courses:

• TEK9100 – Mobility in the Internet and ad-hoc Networks (discontinued)
• UNIK4290 – Mobility in the Internet and ad-hoc networks (continued)
• UNIK9290 – Mobility in the Internet and ad-hoc networks (continued)

Students who can document a valid reason for absence from the regular examination are offered a postponed examination at the beginning of the next semester.

Re-scheduled examinations are not offered to students who withdraw during, or did not pass the original examination.