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Wireless Sensor Networks Syllabus

This document provides a syllabus for a course on Wireless Sensor Networks. The syllabus covers 3 units: 1) an introduction to sensor networks including hardware, architecture and enabling technologies; 2) deployment, configuration, localization, coverage, connectivity and network protocols; 3) data storage, manipulation, applications including habitat monitoring and detecting unauthorized activity. Recommended books on wireless sensor networks and related topics are also listed.

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Wireless Sensor Networks Syllabus

This document provides a syllabus for a course on Wireless Sensor Networks. The syllabus covers 3 units: 1) an introduction to sensor networks including hardware, architecture and enabling technologies; 2) deployment, configuration, localization, coverage, connectivity and network protocols; 3) data storage, manipulation, applications including habitat monitoring and detecting unauthorized activity. Recommended books on wireless sensor networks and related topics are also listed.

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Wireless Sensor Networks Syllabus

Unit-I
Introduction: Introduction to Sensor Networks, unique constraints and challenges, Advantage of
Sensor Networks, Applications of Sensor Networks, Mobile Adhoc NETworks (MANETs) and
Wireless Sensor Networks, Enabling technologies for Wireless Sensor Networks
Sensor Node Hardware and Network Architecture: Single-node architecture, Hardware
components & design constraints, Operating systems and execution environments, introduction to
TinyOS and nesC, Network architecture, Optimization goals and figures of merit, Design principles
for WSNs, Service interfaces of WSNs, Gateway concepts.
Unit-II
Deployment and Configuration: Localization and positioning, Coverage and connectivity, Single-
hop and multihop localization, self configuring localization systems, sensor management
Network Protocols: Issues in designing MAC protocol for WSNs, Classification of MAC Protocols,
S-MAC Protocol, B-MAC protocol, IEEE 802.15.4 standard and Zig Bee, Dissemination protocol for
large sensor network.
Routing protocols: Issues in designing routing protocols, Classification of routing protocols, Energy-
efficient routing, Unicast, Broadcast and multicast, Geographic routing.
Unit-III
Data Storage and Manipulation: Data centric and content based routing, storage and retrieval in
network, compression technologies for WSN, Data aggregation technique.
Applications: Detecting unauthorized activity using a sensor network, WSN for Habitat Monitoring.

Books Recommended:
1. Holger Kerl, Andreas Willig, Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Network, John
Wiley and Sons, 2005 (ISBN: 978-0-470-09511-9)
2. Raghavendra, Cauligi S, Sivalingam, Krishna M., Zanti Taieb, Wireless Sensor Network,
Springer 1st Ed. 2004 (ISBN: 978-4020-7883-5).
3. Feng Zhao, Leonidas Guibas, Wireless Sensor Network,Elsevier, 1st Ed. 2004 (ISBN: 13- 978-
1-55860-914-3)
4. Kazem, Sohraby, Daniel Minoli, Taieb Zanti, Wireless Sensor Network: Technology, Protocols
and Application, John Wiley and Sons 1st Ed., 2007 (ISBN: 978-0-471-74300-2).
5. B. Krishnamachari, Networking Wireless Sensors, Cambridge University Press.
6. N. P. Mahalik, Sensor Networks and Configuration: Fundamentals, Standards, Platforms, and
Applications Springer Verlag.

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