Integration of 4G Heterogeneous Network Laboratory into the Electrical and Computer Engineering Undergraduate Curriculum

计算机工程（32）第四代（4G）异构实验室正在开发中，这个项目的总体目标是（1）提高学生在网络，通信和多媒体的本科生在4G环境中的学习，（2）提高本科生对电气和计算机工程（ECE）的兴趣和参与。 该实验室为学生提供了在有线，无线，蜂窝和传感器网络技术交织的异构环境中的实践经验。 欧洲经委会在模拟和数字数据网络、无线网络和多媒体通信系统方面的传统课程正在修订，以便利用新的实验室环境，并提供代表现代通信技术的学习机会。 该实验室和相关课程可作为学习和使用4G网络技术的模型，该技术正在评估其有效性，并可在其他机构部署。

Computer Engineering (32)A Fourth Generation (4G) heterogeneous laboratory is being developed in this project, with the overarching goals of (1) improving student learning in networking, communications, and multimedia by undergraduates in a 4G environment, and (2) increasing interest and participation in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) by undergraduate students. The laboratory gives students hands-on experiences in a heterogeneous environment that intertwines wired, wireless, cellular, and sensor network technologies. Traditional ECE courses in analog and digital data networks, wireless networks, and multimedia communications systems are being revised to take advantage of the new laboratory environment and to provide learning opportunities that are representative of modern communication technologies. The laboratory and related curricula serve as a model for learning about and working with 4G network technologies that is being evaluated for its effectiveness and that can be deployed at other institutions.