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University: University of Louisiana, Lafayette Name of sponsoring Professor: Dr. George Thomas Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering Research: Wireless Networking Applications Thesis and independent study project students in our Telecommunications graduate program are being introduced to using OPNET for their work. By end of Fall 2008/Spring 2009, we hope to build a core group of graduate students who will have the knowledge base to use OPNET simulations effectively in their research in wireless networking applications. Teaching: Telecommunciations Tranmission Principles OPNET is being integrated into the curriculum of the graduate program in Telecommunications at the University of Louisiana, Lafayette. OPNET is made available to our students through our network laboratory with over 20 Windows-based work stations which access OPNET software installed on a server. During Fall 2007, after successful installation and checkout of the software, a group of graduate students were assigned to get familiarized with OPNET applications. This group is mostly focused on wireless networks modeling and simulations. In Spring 2008, we used OPNET more specifically in student projects and theses. TLCM 524 was a wireless networks course we offered in Spring 2008. We assigned class projects in wireless mesh networking scenarios as part of his course, with the option to use OPNET in simulations. This was a training phase for the students. The learning curve for them seemed substantial. We are continuing tom build our strength in OPNET via more coursework in Fall and Spring 2008/09. We used OPNET in the Fall 2008 graduate course TLCM 525: Modeling and Performance Analysis of Communication Systems. The emphasis is on wireless networks. Student groups will be assigned modeling and simulation tasks pertaining to various wireless scenarios. We are currently using OPNET in the Spring 2009 graduate course TLCM 511: Telecommunciations Tranmission Principles. The AIM of this course is to present a graduate level introduction to digital communications and transmission theory. OPNET Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of solutions for managing networks and applications. OPNET's best-in-class solutions address application troubleshooting, application monitoring, network monitoring, network configuration management, capacity management, and network simulation. OPNET’s solutions have been operationally proven in thousands of customer environments worldwide, including corporate and government enterprises, government and defense agencies, network service providers, and network equipment manufacturers. For more information about OPNET and its products, visit www.opnet.com.