WN Syllabus
WN Syllabus
Course Objectives:
1. To study the fundamentals of wireless Ad-Hoc Networks.
2. To study the operation and performance of various Ad Hoc wireless network protocols.
3. To study the architecture and protocols of Wireless sensor networks.
Course Outcomes:
1. Students will be able to understand the basis of Ad-hoc wireless networks.
2. Students will be able to understand design, operation and the performance of MAC layer
protocols of Ad Hoc wireless networks.
3. Students will be able to understand design, operation and the performance of routing protocol
of Ad Hoc wireless network.
4. Students will be able to understand design, operation and the performance of transport layer
protocol of Ad Hoc wireless networks.
5. Students will be able to understand sensor network Architecture and will be able to distinguish
between protocols used in Adhoc wireless networks and wireless sensor networks.
UNIT - I:
Wireless LANs and PANs: Introduction, Fundamentals of WLANS, IEEE 802.11 Standards,
HIPERLAN Standard, Bluetooth, Home RF.
Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks: Introduction, Issues in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks.
UNIT - II:
MAC Protocols: Introduction, Issues in Designing a MAC protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks,
Design goals of a MAC Protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, Classifications of MAC Protocols,
Contention - Based Protocols, Contention - Based Protocols with reservation Mechanisms, Contention
– Based MAC Protocols with Scheduling Mechanisms, MAC Protocols that use Directional Antennas,
Other MAC Protocols.
UNIT - III:
Routing Protocols: Introduction, Issues in Designing a Routing Protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless
Networks, Classification of Routing Protocols, Table –Driven Routing Protocols, On – Demand Routing
Protocols, Hybrid Routing Protocols, Routing Protocols with Efficient Flooding Mechanisms,
Hierarchical Routing Protocols, Power – Aware Routing Protocols.
UNIT - IV:
Transport Layer Protocols: Introduction, Issues in Designing a Transport Layer Protocol for Ad Hoc
Wireless Networks, Design Goals of a Transport Layer Protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks,
Classification of Transport Layer Solutions, TCP Over Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, Other Transport
Layer Protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks.
UNIT - V:
Wireless Sensor Networks: Introduction, Sensor Network Architecture, Data Dissemination, Data
Gathering, MAC Protocols for Sensor Networks, Location Discovery, Quality of a Sensor Network,
Evolving Standards, Other Issues.
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Architectures and Protocols - C. Siva Ram Murthy and B.S.Manoj,
2004, PHI.
2. Wireless Ad- hoc and Sensor Networks: Protocols, Performance and Control - Jagannathan
Sarangapani, CRC Press.
REFERENCE BOOKS:
1. Ad- Hoc Mobile Wireless Networks: Protocols & Systems, C.K. Toh, 1st Ed. Pearson Education.
2. Wireless Sensor Networks - C. S. Raghavendra, Krishna M. Sivalingam, 2004, Springer.