Week 1: Readings

Please review the readings below, prior to watching the lectures for each of the topics.

Introduction

IEEE Special Report: The Internet of Things: http://theinstitute.ieee.org/static/special-report-the-internet-of-things

Wireless Communications

Introduction to RF & Wireless Communications Systems: http://www.ni.com/tutorial/3541/en/
Types of Small-Scale Fading (National Instruments tutorials): http://www.ni.com/white-paper/14916/en/

WiFi and Bluetooth

How 802.11 Wireless Works, Microsoft: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757419(v=ws.10).aspx
IEEE 802.11 standards: http://standards.ieee.org/about/get/802/802.11.html
Bluetooth basics: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/bluetooth-basics

BLE and Zigbee

Bluetooth Low Energy Tutorial: https://www.csrsupport.com/download/49793/CS-327738-RP-2-Training%20and%20Tutorials%20-%20Introduction%20to%20Bluetooth%20Smart.pdf
IEEE 802.15.4 Tutorial - ZigBee Alliance: https://docs.zigbee.org/zigbee-docs/dcn/03-1323.pdf