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This document outlines the course units for an M. Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering in Wireless Sensor Networks. The 4 units cover an introduction and overview of sensor network architecture and applications. Hardware and software platforms for sensor networks including operating systems. Sensor network protocols for different layers. Data dissemination and processing in sensor networks including storage, queries, and specialized features around energy efficiency and security. The document also lists 5 recommended text and reference books for the course.

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Wireless Sensor Networks

This document outlines the course units for an M. Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering in Wireless Sensor Networks. The 4 units cover an introduction and overview of sensor network architecture and applications. Hardware and software platforms for sensor networks including operating systems. Sensor network protocols for different layers. Data dissemination and processing in sensor networks including storage, queries, and specialized features around energy efficiency and security. The document also lists 5 recommended text and reference books for the course.

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M. Tech.

(1stSem) Electronics and Communication Engineering


Wireless Sensor Networks

UNIT-1
Introduction and overview of Sensor Networks:
Sensor Network architecture and its applications, sensor network comparison with Ad Hoc Networks,
Sensor node architecture with hardware and software details.

UNIT-2
Hardware and Software for Sensor Networks:
Examples like mica2, micaZ, telosB, cricket, Imote2, tmote, btnode, and SunSPOT, Software
(Operating Systems): tinyOS, MANTIS, Contiki, and RetOS.
Programming tools: C, nesC. Performance comparison of wireless sensor networks simulation and
experimental platforms like open source (ns-2) and commercial (QualNet, Opnet)

UNIT-3:
Sensor Network Protocols:
Physical, MAC and routing/ Network layer protocols, node discovery protocols, multi-hop and cluster
based protocols, Fundamentals of 802.15.4, Bluetooth, BLE (Bluetooth low energy), UWB.

UNIT-4:
Data dissemination and processing:
Differences compared with other database management systems, data storage; query processing.
Specialized features: Energy preservation and efficiency; security challenges; fault tolerance, Issues
related to Localization, connectivity and topology, Sensor deployment mechanisms; coverage issues;
sensor Web; sensor Grid, Open issues for future research, and Enabling technologies in wireless
sensor network.

Text/Reference Books:

1. S.K.Mitra, “Digital Signal Processing: A computer based approach”, Tata McGraw Hill.
2. H. Karl and A. Willig, “Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks”, John
Wiley & Sons, India, 2012.
3. C. S. Raghavendra, K. M. Sivalingam, and T. Znati, Editors, “Wireless Sensor Networks”,
Springer Verlag, 1st Indian reprint, 2010.
4. F. Zhao and L. Guibas, “Wireless Sensor Networks: An Information ProcessingApproach”,
Morgan Kaufmann, 1st Indian reprint, 2013.
5. Yingshu Li, My T. Thai, Weili Wu, “Wireless sensor Network and Applications”, Springer
series on signals and communication technology, 2008.

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