* it Lectures jurse Code | Course Title Credits | oe USCS6031 | Wireless Sensor Networks 2 3 About the Course: This course provides a comprehensive understanding of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and their applications. It covers the fundamental concepts, architectural elements, advantages, and challenges of WSNs. Students will explore sensor node technology, network architecture, ‘optimization goals, and design principles for WSNS. The course also delves into wirele transmission, telecommunication systems, and introduces the concepts of WSN operating systems and ad-hoc networks. Through practical examples and case studies, students will gain hands-on experience in medium access control protocols, routing strategies, transport control protocols, and WSN middleware architecture. Course Objectives: ‘© Provide students with a comprehensive understanding of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), including their basic architectural elements, advantages, and challenges. ‘* Introduce students to the key technologies and protocols used in WSNs, such as medium access control (MAC) protocols, routing strategies, and transport control protocols, + Familiarize students with wireless transmission principles and telecommunication systems relevant to WSNs, including frequency, signals, antennas, and satellite systems. ‘© Develop students’ practical skills in designing and implementing WSN solutions by exploring WSN operating systems, ad-hoc networks, and optimization goals. Learning Outcomes: After successful completion of this course, students would be able to © Understand the fundamental concepts, architectural clements, and optimization goals of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and apply this knowledge to analyze and design WSN solutions, ‘© Evaluate and compare different medium access control protocols and routing strategies in WSNs, and make informed decisions to ensure efficient and reliable communication, ‘+ Demonstrate knowledge of wireless transmission technologies, such as frequency, signals, antennas, and propagation, and analyze their impact on WSN performance. ‘© Assess the role of telecommunication systems, satellite, broadcast systems in WSNs, and ‘understand their applications and implications for WSN deployments, Unit Topics No of Lectures Introduction and Overview of Wireless Sensor Networks: Basic Sensor Network Architectural Elements, Advantage and challenges, Applications, ‘Sensor Node Technology, Sensor Taxonomy, WN Operating Environment, Radio Technology, Network architecture, Optimization goals and figures of I merit, Design principles for WSNs, Service interfaces of WSNs, Gateway| 45 concepts. Wireless Sensor Network Operating Systems and Ad-hoc Networks: Overview of Wireless Sensor Network Operating Systems, Examples of WSN Operating Systems Ad-hoc Networks in Wireless Sensor Networks, Page 40 of 65Characteristies and Challenges of Ad-hoe Networks in WSNs, Energy Efficiency Considerations in Ad-hoc Networks, Security and Privacy in Ad-hoc Networks, Examples of WSN OS, Ad-hoc Network, Medium Access Control Protocol: Fundamentals of MAC Protocols, Sensor-MAC Case Study Routing in WSN: Routing Challenges and Design Issues in Wireless nie Sensor Networks, , IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPANS Standard Case Study,| 15 Routing Strategies in Wireless Sensor Networks, Transport Control Protocol: Traditional Transport Control Protocols, Transport Protocol Design Issues, WSN Middleware Architecture Wireless Transmission: Frequency for radio transmission, Signals, Antennas, Signal propagation, Multiplexing, Modulation, Spread spectrum, Cellular systems, Telecommunication, Satellite and Broadcast Systems: Satellite and TIT Broadcast Systems: GSM: Mobile services, System architecture, Radio| 15 interface, Protocols, Localization And Calling, Handover, security, New data services; DECT: System architecture, Protocol architecture; ETRA, UMTS and IMT- 2000, Satellite Systems: History, Applications, Bases GEO, LEO, MEO; Routing, Localization, Handover. Textbook(s): 1, Wireless Sensor Networks Technology, Protocols, and Applications ,Kazem Sobraby, Daniel Minoli and TaiebZnati, John Wiley & Sons, 2017 2. Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Network, Holger Kerl, Andreas Willig, John Wiley and Sons, 2015 Additional Reference(s): 1, Fundamentals of Wireless Sensor Networks, Theory and Practice, Waltenegus Dargie, Christian Poellabauer , Wiley Series on wireless Communication and Mobile Computing, 2011 2. Networking Wireless Sensors, Bhaskar Krishnamachari , Cambridge University Press, 2005 Page 41 of 5