NE4071 Wireless Sensor Networks and Protocols Syllabus:
NE4071 Wireless Sensor Networks and Protocols Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
To learn about the issues in the design of wireless ad hoc networks
To understand the working of protocols in different layers of mobile ad hoc and sensor networks
To expose the students to different aspects in sensor networks
To understand various security issues in ad hoc and sensor networks and solutions to the issues
UNIT I WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK ARCHITECTURE
Introduction to wireless sensor networks- Challenges, Comparison with ad hoc network, Node architecture and Network architecture, design principles, Service interfaces, Gateway, Short range radio communication standards – Physical layer and transceiver design considerations.
UNIT II MAC & ROUTING IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS
Introduction – Applications – Challenges – Sensor network architecture – MAC Protocols for wireless sensor networks – Low duty cycle protocols and wakeup concepts – Contention-Based protocols – Schedule-Based protocols – IEEE 802.15.4 Zig bee – Topology Control – Routing Protocols
UNIT III TRANSPORT & QOS IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS
Data-Centric and Contention-Based Networking – Transport Layer and QoS in Wireless Sensor Networks – Congestion Control – In-network processing – Operating systems for wireless sensor networks – Examples
UNIT IV SECURITY IN AD HOC AND SENSOR NETWORKS
Security Attacks – Key Distribution and Management – Intrusion Detection – Software based Antitamper techniques – Watermarking techniques – Defense against routing attacks – Secure Ad hoc routing protocols – Broadcast authentication WSN protocols – TESLA – Biba – Sensor Network Security Protocols – SPINS
UNIT V TOOLS FOR WSN
TinyOS – Introduction, NesC, Interfaces, modules, configuration, Programming in TinyOS using NesC, TOSSIM, Contiki – Structure, Communication Stack, Simulation environment – Cooja simulator, Programming.
COURSE OUTCOMES:
CO1: Identify different issues in wireless ad hoc and sensor networks
CO2: To analyze protocols developed for ad hoc and sensor networks
CO3: To identify and understand security issues in ad hoc and sensor networks
CO4: To learn the significance of Transport layer and QoS in wireless sensor networks.
CO5: To analyze the tools used for Wireless Sensor Networks
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
REFERENCES
1. Anna Hac, Wireless Sensor Network Design‖, John Wiley & Sons, 2003.
2. Holger Karl, Andreas Willig, “Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks”, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007.
3. Erdal Çayırcı , Chunming Rong, “Security in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks”, John Wiley and Sons, 2009.
4. C.Siva Ram Murthy and B.S.Manoj, “Ad Hoc Wireless Networks – Architectures and Protocols, 1e”, Pearson Education, 2006.
5. Carlos De Morais Cordeiro, Dharma Prakash Agrawal, “Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks: Theory and Applications (2nd Edition)”, World Scientific Publishing, 2011.
6. Waltenegus Dargie, Christian Poellabauer, “Fundamentals of Wireless Sensor Networks Theory and Practice”, John Wiley and Sons, 2010
7. Adrian Perrig, J. D. Tygar, “Secure Broadcast Communication: In Wired and Wireless Networks”, Springer, 2006.