Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : EC6508 : Wireless Sensor Networks { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Santos Kumar Das
Syllabus
Introduction to wireless sensor network: Application and Motivation, Network Performance objective, Development of Wireless Sensor Network Canonical Problem Localization and Tracking: Tracking Multiple Objects, State space decomposition, Data association, Sensor Models, Performance Comparison and Metrics Networking Sensors: The S MAC Protocol,IEEE 802.15.4 Standard and ZigBee , Routing in sensor network Infrastructure Establishment: Topology Control, Clustering, Time Synchronization, Clocks and Communication Delays, Sensor Tasking and Control Sensor Network Databases: Sensor Database Challenges, Querying The Physical Environment, Query Interfaces, Cougar sensor database and abstract data types, Probabilistic queries, High level Database Organization, In Network Aggregation, Query propagation and aggregation, TinyDB query processing, Query processing scheduling and optimization, Data Centric Storage. Special topics in wireless sensor networks.
Course Objectives
- Development of wireless sensor network.
- Sensor Database Challenges.
- Query propagation and aggregation.
Course Outcomes
1. Define tracking mechanism for multiple objects. <br />2. Explains about different networking sensors. <br />3. Explains brief description on query interfaces.
Essential Reading
- F. Zhao and L. Guibas, Wireless Sensor Network: Information Processing Approach, Elsevier
- E. H. Callaway, Jr. E. H. Callaway, Wireless Sensor Networks Architecture and Protocols, CRC Press.
Supplementary Reading
- A. Hac, Wireless Sensor Network Designs, John Wiley & Sons
- Robert Faludi, Building Wireless Sensor Networks, Shroff/O'Reilly First edition , 2011