Ad-hoc Wireless Networks
Introduction, Issues in Ad-hoc Wireless Networks, Ad-hoc Wireless Internet; MAC Protocols for Ad-hoc Wireless Networks: Introduction, Issues in Designing a MAC Protocol, Design Goals of MAC Protocols, Classification of MAC protocols, Contention- Based Protocols, Contention-Based Protocols with Reservation Mechanisms, Contention-Based Protocols with Scheduling Mechanisms, MAC Protocols that Use Directional Antennas.
Routing Protocols for Ad-hoc Wireless Networks
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, Hierarchical
Multicast Routing in Ad-hoc Wireless Networks
Introduction, Issues in Designing a Multicast Routing Protocol, Operation of Multicast Routing Protocols, An Architecture Reference Model for Multicast Routing Protocols, Classifications of Multicast Routing Protocols, Tree-Based Multicast Routing Protocols and Mesh-Based Multicast Routing Protocols.
Transport Layer and Security Protocols for Ad-hoc Networks:
Introduction, Issues in Designing a Transport Layer Protocol; Design Goals of a Transport Layer Protocol; Classification of Transport Layer Solutions; TCP over Transport Layer Solutions; Other Transport Layer Protocols for Ad-hoc Networks; Security in Ad-hoc Wireless Networks, Issues and Challengesin Security Provisioning, Network Security Attacks, Key Management and Secure Touting Ad-hoc Wireless Networks.
Quality of Service and Energy Management in Ad-hoc Wireless Networks: Introduction, Issues and Challenges in Providing QoS in Ad-hoc Wireless Networks, Classification of QoS Solutions, MAC Layer Solutions, Network Layer Solutions; Energy Management in Ad-hoc Wireless Networks: Introduction, Need for Energy Management in Ad-hoc Wireless Networks, Classification of Energy Management Schemes, Battery Management Schemes, Transmission Management Schemes, System Power Management Schemes.
Question Paper Pattern:
• The Question paper will have TEN questions
• Each full question will be for 20 marks
• There will be 02 full questions (with maximum of four sub questions) from each module.
• Each full question will have sub questions covering all the topics under a module.
• The students will have to answer FIVE full questions, selecting one full question from each module.
Textbook
1. Ad-hoc Wireless Networks, C. Siva Ram Murthy& B. S. Manoj, Pearson Education, 2nd Edition, 2011
Reference Books
1. Ad-hoc Wireless Networks, Ozan K. Tonguz and John Wiley, 2007 ,Gianguigi Ferrari
2. Ad-hoc Wireless Networking. Xiuzhen Cheng, Xiao Hung, Ding-Zhu Du, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004
3. Ad-hoc Mobile Wireless Networks- Protocols and Systems, C.K. Toh, Pearson Education, 2002
Course outcomes
CO1: Analyze the issues of ad-hoc wirelessnetwork
CO2 : Evaluate the existing network and improve its quality ofservice
CO3 : Choose appropriate protocol for variousapplications and design the architecture
CO4: Examine security measures present at differentlevels and identify the possible improvements for the latest version of the ad hoc network IEEE standard
CO5 : Analyze energy consumption andmanagement in ad-hoc wirelessnetworks