IT-604 (C) · Wireless Sensor Networks/Official Syllabus
Wireless Sensor Networks (IT-604 (C)) - Official Syllabus
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Unit 1
Overview of Wireless Sensor Networks
- Network Characteristics
- Network Applications
- Network Design Objectives
- Network Design Challenges
- Technological Background : MEMS Technology
- Wireless Communication Technology
- Hardware and Software Platforms
- Wireless Sensor Network Standards
- Network Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks
- Classifications of Wireless Sensor Networks
- Protocol Stack for Wireless Sensor Networks
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Unit 2
Fundamental MAC Protocols
- Fundamental MAC Protocols
- MAC Design for Wireless Sensor Networks
- MAC Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks: Contention-Based Protocols
- Contention-Free Protocols
- Hybrid Protocols
- Fundamentals and Challenges, Taxonomy of Routing and Data Dissemination Protocols
- Overview of Routing and Data Dissemination Protocols: Location-Aided Protocols
- Layered and In-Network Processing-Based Protocols
- Data-Centric Protocols
- Multipath-Based Protocols
- Mobility-Based Protocols
- QoS Based Protocols
- Heterogeneity-Based Protocols
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Unit 3
Introduction
- Query Processing in Wireless Sensor Networks
- Data Aggregation in Wireless Sensor Networks
- Node Localization: Concepts and Challenges of Node Localization Technologies
- Ranging Techniques for Wireless Sensor Networks
- Wireless Localization Algorithms
- Wireless Sensor Node Localization
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Unit 4
Need for Energy Efficiency and Power Control in Wireless Sensor Networks
- Need for Energy Efficiency and Power Control in Wireless Sensor Networks
- Passive Power Conservation Mechanisms: Physical-Layer Power Conservation Mechanisms
- MAC Layer Power Conservation Mechanisms
- Higher Layer Power Conservation Mechanisms
- Active Power Conservation Mechanisms: MAC Layer Mechanisms
- Network Layer Mechanisms
- Transport Layer Mechanisms
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Unit 5
Fundamentals of Network Security
- Fundamentals of Network Security
- Challenges of Security in Wireless Sensor Networks
- Security Attacks in Sensor Networks
- Protocols and Mechanisms for Security
- IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee Security
Reference Books
- Wireless Sensor Networks A Networking Perspective
- Wireless sensor networks Technology, Protocols, and Applications
- Fundamentals of wireless sensor networks theory and practice
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