Schedule:

Here is the tentative schedule of lectures and due dates.

  • Lectures are in 32-124 at 3 pm every Thursday.
  • Recitations are in 32-124 at 11 am every Friday.
  • Office Hours are in 32-G925 at 4 pm every Wednesday.
  • Labs are due Fridays at 11:59 pm.

    • MondayTuesday WednesdayThursday Friday
    Sept. 2
    Labor Day    		 Sept. 3
    Reg day    		 Sept. 4
    		 Sept. 5
    LEC 1: Course Intro.
    [Slides] [Syllabus]     		Sept. 6
    REC 1: Wireless Primer [Notes]
    Optional Readings:
    [6.450-L6], [6.450-L9],
    Sept. 9 Sept. 10 Sept. 11
    Assigned:LAB 1a: Basic OFDM TX/RX

    		Sept. 12
    LEC 2: OFDM [Notes]
    Required Readings:
    Thesis: (Chapter 3)
    Optional Readings:
    Textbook 1: (Chapter 2),
    Mini-Assignment:[MA-1]
    		Sept. 13
    REC 2: OFDM [Notes]
    Sept. 16
    		 Sept. 17 Sept. 18
    Assigned:LAB 1b: OFDM Phase Tracking

    		 Sept. 19
    LEC 3: Interference Cancellation [Notes]
    Required Readings:
    [SIC], [ZigZag]
    Optional Readings:
    [REMAP] [ANC]
    Mini-Assignment:[MA-2]
    		Sept. 20
    Student Holiday
    DUE:: LAB 1a
    Sept. 23
    		 Sept. 24 Sept. 25 Sept. 26
    LEC 4: MIMO 1 : Multiplexing, Diversity, Beamforming, Interference nulling, Interference Alignment. [Notes]
    Required Readings: [IAC]
    Optional Readings: Textbook 2: (Chapter 7)
    Mini-Assignment:[MA-3]
    		Sept. 27
    REC 3: MIMO
    DUE:: LAB 1b
    Sept. 30
    		 Oct. 1 Oct. 2
    		 Oct. 3
    No Lecture
    (Attend Wireless Center Retreat on Monday)    		 Oct. 4
    No Recitation
    ADD DATE
    Oct. 7
    MIT Wireless Center Annual Retreat
    		 Oct. 8 Oct. 9
    Assigned:LAB 2: MIMO

    		 Oct. 10
    LEC 5: MIMO 2 : Virtual MIMO, Interference Alignment [Slides] [Notes]
    Required Readings:
    [MegaMimo]
    Optional Readings:
    [N-plus]
    Mini-Assignment:[MA-4]
    		Oct. 11
    REC 4: USRP Software Defined Radios
    Oct. 14
    Columbus Day    		 Oct. 15
    Columbus Day    		 Oct. 16
    Assigned:LAB 3: Wireless Localization

    		Oct. 17
    LEC 6:Wireless Localization [Notes]
    Required Readings:
    [PinIt], [ArrayTrack]
    Optional Readings:
    [RFCompass]
    Mini-Assignment:[MA-5]
    		Oct. 18
    REC 5: Wireless Localization [Notes]
    DUE:: LAB 2
    Oct. 21
    		 Oct. 22 Oct. 23
    Assigned:LAB 4: Take Home Exam

    		 Oct. 24
    LEC 7: Wireless Based Gesture Recognition/ See Throught Walls [Slides] [Notes]
    Required Readings:
    [WiVi]    		 Oct. 25
    No Recitation
    DUE:: LAB 3
    Oct. 28
    		 Oct. 29 Oct. 30
    Assigned: Project    		 Oct. 31
    No Lecture
    Take Home Exam Out: QUIZ

    QUIZ SOLUTION     		Nov. 1
    REC 6: Submit LAB 4
    DUE:: LAB 4: Take Home Exam
    Nov. 4 Nov. 5 Nov. 6
    DUE:: Project Teams and Proposals    		 Nov. 7
    Project Meetings # 1     		Nov. 8
    No Recitation
    Nov. 11
    Veterans Day    		 Nov. 12 Nov. 13 Nov. 14
    Project Meetings # 2     		Nov. 15
    No Recitation
    Nov. 18 Nov. 19 Nov. 20
    DUE:: Project Progress Report

    DROP DATE    		 Nov. 21
    LEC 8: Cellular Networks    		 Nov. 22
    No Recitation
    Nov. 25 Nov. 26 Nov. 27 Nov. 28
    Thanksgiving Holiday    		 Nov. 29
    Thanksgiving Holiday
    Dec. 2 Dec. 3 Dec. 4
    DUE:: Final Project Report    		 Dec. 5
    Project Presentations    		 Dec. 6
    Project Presentations