Introduction to radio frequency propagation models. The physical layer for advanced mobile systems. Cellular configurations and interference mitigation and coordination methods. Multiple access techniques for wireless networks. Wireless network architecture. Mobility solutions for mobile networks (Mobile-IP, Session Initiation Protocol, mobile-Stream Control Transport Protocol, etc.). Quality of service, reliability, and security in the mobile computing environment. 5th generation wireless networks. Case studies include Wireless Personal Area Networks (e.g. Bluetooth, Zigbee, etc.), Wireless Local Area Networks (e.g. 802.11n, 802.11ac, etc.) Wireless Metropolitan and Wide Area Networks (e.g. WiMAX-2, LTE/LTE-Advanced, 5G, etc.).