ANDHRA LOYOLA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY:VIJAYAWADA-8

DEPARTMENT OF ECE

WSN UNIT WISE QUESTIONS

2019-2020 SEM-EVEN

IV ECE-1 & ECE-2

UNIT-1

SNO QUESTIONS LEVELS

1 1.Define Wireless Sensor Networks? Explain in brief about the L1
Applications of Wireless Sensor Networks? Explain in brief about
the Advantages and Disadvantages in Wireless Sensor Networks?

2 2.a) Explain in brief about Single node Architecture? L1

b) Explain in brief about energy Consumption of Sensor nodes?

3 3.a)Explain in brief about Tiny OS and nesC? L1

b) Explain in brief about Design Principles of wireless sensor
network?
4 4. Define Wireless Sensor Networks ? Explain in brief about the L2
Enabling Technologies for Wireless Sensor Networks?
5 5.Explain in brief about Requirements for WSN Service L2
Interfaces?
b) Define Gateway? Explain in brief about the need for Gateways?

6 L2
6. a) Explain in brief about WSN to Internet communication
b) Explain in brief about WSN Tunneling?

7 7.a) What are the major challenges wireless sensor networks are L2
facing? Explain in detail.
b) Discuss in brief the difference between Ad hoc networks and
wireless sensor networks.

8 8. a) Explain in detail with neat diagram main sensor node L3

hardware components.
b) Discuss in detail how communication is established between
WSN and Internet

9 9.a) Discuss in detail about the energy consumption of Sensor L3

Networks.
b) Write about optimization goal and Figure of Merit.
10 10. a)Write about programming paradigms and application L3
programming interfaces.
b) What are the various types of mobility .Explain?

UNIT-2
SNO QUESTIONS LEVELS
1 1.Explain in brief about the Topology of Personal Area Networks? L1

2 2. Explain in brief about the Topology of Wide Area Networks? L1

3 3. Explain in brief about the Topology of Mobile Ad hoc L1

Networks?

4 4. Explain in brief about hidden node and exposed node problem? L2

5 5. a) Explain in detail choice of modulation schemes in WSN. L2

b) Write about the topologies of PAN.

6 6.Explain in detail physical layer and trans-receiver design L2

considerations of WSNS.

7 7.a) Explain the need for Gateways and write about Wireless L2
Sensor Network
tunneling.
b) Write about various types of sources and sinks.

8 8. a) Write in detail about MANETS and WANETS. L3

b) What is dynamic modulation scaling? Explain

9 9. Discuss the Security issues in MANETs. L3

b) Explain in detail about the different types of MANET routing
Algorithms.

10 10.a) Explain in detail about Transceiver Design Considerations. L3

b) Explain the properties of MANETs.
UNIT-3

SNO QUESTIONS LEVELS

1 1. a)Explain in brief about Five phase Reservation protocol? L1
b) Explain in brief about the Issues in Designing a MAC protocol
for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks?

2 2. Explain in brief about Classifications of MAC Protocols? L1

b) Explain in brief about Real time MAC Protocol?

3 3. a) Explain in brief about the Design goals of a MAC Protocol L1

for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks?
b) Differentiate between Contention - Based Protocols with
reservation and Scheduling Mechanisms?

4 4. Explain in brief about Interleaved CSMA Protocol? L2

5 5.a) What are the different Contention based protocols, write about L2
CSMA Protocol.
b) Write about the MAC protocol that uses Directional Antennas?

6 6. What is the principle behind scheduled based protocol? Explain L2

any one
schedule based protocol
7 7. Explain in brief about Contention - Based Protocols with L2
Reservation Mechanisms?

8 8. Explain in brief about Contention - Based Protocols with L3

Scheduling Mechanisms?

9 9. Explain in brief about Directional MAC Protocols for Ad hoc L3

wireless network?

10 10. Write about fixed assignment and demand assignment L3

protocol?
.

UNIT-4
SNO QUESTIONS LEVELS
1 1. a) Illustrate the basics of table driven Routing Protocols for L1
WSN
b) Explain about Power-Aware routing Protocols

2 2.a) Illustrate in detail about efficient routing protocols with L1

flooding mechanisms for WSNs

b) Explain about Hierarchical routing protocols

3 3.a) What are the different classes of Routing Protocols L1

b) Describe about various types of hybrid routing protocols

4 4.a) What are the design issues of Routing protocol for Ad hoc L2
wireless networks
b) Illustrate the basics of proactive routing protocol for WSN

5 5.a) Explain the difference between Proactive routing protocols L2

and Reactive routing Protocols

b) Give the classification of routing protocol based on routing

topology

6 6.a) Differentiate between Table–Driven Routing Protocols and L2

On–Demand Routing Protocols

b) Explain in detail about the source initiated routing protocols for

adhoc networks

7 7.a) Explain in brief about OLSR Routing protocol. L2

b) Write about temporary ordered routing protocol
8 8.a) Discuss in detail DSDV routing protocol with diagrams L3
b) Explain about cluster head gateway switch routing protocol
9 9.a) List out the advantages and disadvantages of CHGSR protocol L3
b) Explain in brief about AODV Routing Protocol?

10 10.a) Differentiate between DSR and TORA Routing Protocols L3

b) Explain in brief about Fish eye state Routing protocol

.
 UNIT-5
SNO QUESTIONS LEVELS
1 1.a) Explain the classification of transport layer solutions L1

b) With any five major reasons, analyze why TCP is exposed to

significant throughput degradation in ad hoc networks.

2 2.a) What are the design issues of Transport layer protocol for Ad L1

hoc wireless networks?

b) Explain in detail about transport layer protocols with neat

diagram

3 3.a) What are the Classification of Transport layer Protocols L1

b) Why does TCP not perform well in Ad Hoc wireless network?

Explain

4 4.a) Explain ad hoc TCP states and event action mapping in detail L2

b) Explain the differences of TCP over Ad hoc wireless

networks

5 5.a) Explain what are the other transport layer protocol for Ad Hoc L2

wireless networks

b) What are the challenges in transport layer for Ad Hoc

networks

6 6.a) Write about tradition TCP and explain its inefficiency in Ad- L2

hoc wireless networks.

b) Give the comparison of TCP solutions for Ad-hoc wireless

 networks

7 7.a) Write about Ad-hoc transport protocol L2

b) Write about TCP with explicit link failure notification

8 8.a)Write about application control transport protocol L3

b) Explain about TCP-bus

9 9.a) Explain in brief about feedback based TCP L3

b) Explain in brief about the Design Goals of a Transport Layer

Protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks

10 10 .a)Why does TCP not perform well in Ad hoc wireless network L3

b)List out the advantage of different types of TCP protocols

UNIT-6

SNO QUESTIONS LEVELS

1 1. a)Explain how the security provisioning in adhoc network L1
differs from that in infrastructure based network
b) Write notes on State centric program

2 2.a) List out and explain how some of the internet properties of the L1
wireless Adhoc networks introduce difficulties while
implementing security in routing protocols
b) Discuss about Node level software Platforms

3 3.a) What are the design issues and challenges in security L1

provisioning
b) Write short notes on Wireless Fidelity systems of WSN

4 4.a) Explain various network and application layer security attacks L2

in detail.
b) Write notes on Implementation procedure of node level
simulators
5 5.a) Write short notes on Home automation L2
b) Write short notes on Programming challenges in sensor network

6 6.a) Describe the Berkeley Motes in detail L2

b) What is the key management and give various key
management approaches

7 7.a) Describe the attacks in Network Security L2

b) Write short notes on Node level simulators

8 8.a) Give the description of future direction of Wireless Sensor L3

Networks
b) What are the requirements in network security?

9 9.a) Explain about Sensor Tasking and Control L3

b) Write short notes on Smart metering applications

10 10.a) Write short notes on Ultra wide band radio communication? L3

b) Explain in brief about Node level Software platforms in
Wireless Sensor Networks?