SHRI VISHNU ENGINEERING COLLEGE FOR WOMEN:: BHIMAVARAM

LESSON PLAN
COURSE: B.Tech
BRANCH: E.C.E C

CLASS : IVth YEAR II SEM

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2014-15
SUBJECT: WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS

Prerequisites:
Familiarity with concepts and overview of wireless sensor networks, architectures,
networking technologies, Mac protocols for wireless sensor networks, routing protocols, transport
layer and security protocols.
Course Objectives:
This course emphasizes the description, modeling and performance evaluation of the physical and
medium access control layers of the wireless personal area network. It includes Bluetooth and
Zigbee. Wireless Local Area Networks (IEEE802.11 and HyperLAN). The course also covers
networking of wireless medium and Wide Area Networks including WiMAX, and introduces
cognitive radio and programmable wireless networks.
Course Outcomes:
At the end of this course student able to
1. Students will learn Driving Applications, Enabling Technologies of wireless
sensor actuator networks.
2. Students will be introduced to elements of distributed computing and
network protocol design and will
learn to apply these principles in the context of wireless sensor networks.
3. Students will learn the various hardware, software platforms that exist for
sensor networks.
4. Students will get an overview of the various network level protocols for
MAC, routing,
Time Synchronization, aggregation, consensus and distributed tracking.
5. Students will learn to program sensor network platforms using TinyOS, C
and Java and will get an
opportunity to have hands on training in developing applications on
wireless motes, smart phones and
other embedded platforms.

PLAN:
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02-12-2014
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04-12-2014
05-12-2014

Topic (S) Planned

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OVERVIEW OF WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS

Key definitions of sensor networks, Advantages of

sensor networks.
Unique constraints and challenges, Driving
applications
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06-12-2014
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10-12-2014

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Enabling technologies for wireless sensor networks.

Applications of wireless sensor networks.

Advantages of sensor networks.Derivations.

ARCHITECTURES
Single node architectures- Hardware components
Energy consumption of sensor nodes.
Energy consumption of sensor nodes.
Operating systems and execution environments.
Operating systems and execution environments
Network architecture- Sensor network scenarios,
Optimization goals and figures of merit
Gateway concepts
UNIT III
NETWORKING TECHNOLOGIES
Physical layer and transceiver design considerations
UNIT II

11-12-2014
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31-12-2014
02-01-2015
05-01-2015

Personal area networks (PANs)

Hidden node and Exposed node problem
Topologies of PANs
Topologiesof MANETs, WANETs.
MAC PROTOCOLS FOR WIRELESS
SENSOR NETWORKS
Issues in designing a MAC protocol for Ad Hoc
wireless networks.
Design goals of a MAC protocol for Ad Hoc wireless
networks.
Classifications of MAC protocol
Contention based protocols
Contention based protocols with reservation
mechanism
Contention based protocols with scheduling
mechanisms
MAC protocols that use directional antennas.
Other MAC protocols.
Discussion of Previous Question Papers
UNIT V
ROUTING PROTOCOLS
Introduction, Issues in designing a Routing protocol
for AdHoc wireless network.
Classification of Routing protocols.
Table driven Routing protocols.
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On demand Routing protocols.

Hybrid Routing protocols.
Routing protocols with efficient flooding mechanisms
hierarchical Routing protocols
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19-02-2015
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Power- Aware Routing protocols

Proactive Routing.
UNIT VI TRANSPORT LAYER AND SECURITY
PROTOCOLS

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06-03-2015

Introduction, Issues in Designing a Transport layer

protocol for AdHoc Wireless Networks.
Design goals of a transport layer protocol for Ad Hoc
Wireless Networks.
Classification of transport layer solutions.
TCP Over Ad Hoc Wireless Networks.
Other transport layer protocol for AdHoc Wireless
Networks.
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09-03-2015
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19-03-2015

INFRASTRUCTURE ESTABLISHMENT
Topology control, Clustering, Time synchronization.
Localization and Positioning, Tasking and control
Security in AdHoc Wireless Networks, Network
security requirements.
Issues and challenges in security provisioning.
Network security attacks, Key managements.
Secure routing in AdHoc Wireless Networks.
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SENSOR NETWORK PLATFORMS AND

TOOLS
Sensor Node Hardware Berkeley Motes,
Programming challenges.
Node level software platforms, Node level simulators.
State- centric programming.
Ultra wide band radio communication.
Wireless fidelity systems, Future directions.
Home automations, Smart metering applications.

Additional Topics (Not included in Syllabus)

University Previous Question Papers Will Discuss at the end of the Semester4 hrs
TEXT BOOKS:
1. AdHoc Wireless Networks: Architectures and protocols C.SivaRam Murthy and
B.S.Manoj,2004,PHI
2. Wireless AdHoc and sensor networks: Protocols, Performance and Control Jaganathan
Sarangapani,CRC Press
3. Holger Karl and Andreas Willig,Protocols and Architectures for wireless sensor networks,
John Wiley,2005
REFERENCES:
1. Kazem Sohraby, Daniel Minoli, &Taieb Znati, Wireless Sensor Networks-Technology,
Protocols, and Applications, John Wiley,2007.
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2. Feng Zhao & Leonidas J.Guibas, Wireless Sensor Networks-An Information Processing
Approach, Elsevier,2007.
3. Ad-Hoc Mobile Wireless Networks:protocols & systems,C.KToh,led.Pearson Education.

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