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ECE6016 Advanced Wireless Sensor Networks

2 0 2 0 3
Prerequisite: Nil
Objectives:
 To gain knowledge in physical, MAC and Routing layers of WSN
 To learn WSN standards
 To analyze the performance WSN
Expected Outcome:
 Design and analysis of WSNs
Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 1, 2, 6, 17
Module 1 Architectures of WSNs 3 Hours SLO: 1, 2, 6
Challenges and Enabling Technologies for Wireless Sensor Networks. Single-Node Architecture -
Hardware Components, Energy Consumption of Sensor Node, Sensor Network Scenarios.
Module 2 Physical and MAC Layers 5 Hours SLO: 1, 2, 6
Physical Layer and Transceiver Design Considerations in WSNs, MAC Protocols for WSNs:
Schedule-Based Protocols, Random Access-Based Protocols, Sensor-MAC: Periodic Listen and
Sleep Operations, Schedule Selection and Coordination, Schedule Synchronization, Adaptive
Listening, Access Control and Data Exchange, Message Passing.
Module 3 Network layer in WSN 4 Hours SLO: 1, 2, 6
Challenges for routing, Data centric and Flat Architecture
Module 4 Clustering in WSN 4 Hours SLO: 1, 2, 6
Hierarchical protocols, Geographical routing, QoS based protocols
Module 5 WSN Standards 4 Hours SLO: 1, 2, 6
802.15.4- PHY and MAC, Zigbee, 6LoWPAN
Module 6 Localization in WSN 4 Hours SLO: 1, 2, 6
Challenges in localization, Ranging Techniques, Range -based localization, Range - free localization.
Module 7 Operating Systems in WSN 4 Hours SLO: 1, 2, 6
Introduction, WSN-Operating system design issues, Examples of OS, TinyOS.
Module 8 Contemporary Issues 2 Hours SLO: 1, 2, 6
Recent trends and applications in WSN
Total Lectures: 30 Hours
Text Books:
1. Holger Karl and Andreas Wiilig, “Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor
Networks” John Wiley & Sons Limited 2008.
2. Kazem Sohraby, Daniel Minoli, & Taieb Znati, “Wireless Sensor Networks-Technology,
Protocols, and Applications”, John Wiley, 2007.
Reference Books:
1. Ian F. Akyildiz, & Mehmet Can Vuran, "Wireless Sensor Networks", John Wiley, July 2010.
2. Anna Hac, “Wireless Sensor Network Designs”, John Wiley, 2003.
3. http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9781139030960
Typical List of Experiments: 30 Hours SLO: 6, 17
# Simulation Tool used in Experiments : NetSim/ns3/ns2
# Hardware components used in experiments : SENSENUTS
# Concepts studied in all the modules should have been used
1. Study of a wireless sensor node and the components of a wireless sensor network.
2. Study and demonstrate transmission and reception of data using two or more sensor nodes.
3. Understand the role of a transceiver and analyze the effect of transmission range and antenna
power level on the residual energy of a sensor node.
4. Simulation analysis of range based localization techniques.
5. Study and demonstrate the role of duty cycle (sleep / wakeup) in determining the power
consumption of a sensor node.
6. Analyze the effect of variable sensing rates and data transmission rate on the power
consumption of a sensor node.
7. Performance analysis of CSMA/ CA (slotted, Un-slotted) MAC protocol.
8. Study the use of various real world sensors (Temperature, Humidity, light intensity, rain gauge
etc.) and to demonstrate data acquisition from a sensor node.
9. Study and analyze WSN algorithms for clustering of sensor nodes.
10. Evaluate static clustering technique with respect to WSN life time and throughput.
11. Study and demonstrate the role of Gateways (forwarding nodes) in inter cluster / cluster to sink
data transmissions.
12. Design and analyze the performance of any two routing techniques prescribed for WSN
architecture (Energy aware routing- Location based routing : GF, GAF, GEAR, GPSR,
Attribute based routing – Directed diffusion, Rumor routing, Geographic hash tables)