Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Issues in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, Ad Hoc Wireless Internet MAC Protocols for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Issues in Designing a MAC Protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks, Classifications of MAC Protocols Routing Protocols for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Issues in Designing a Routing Protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks,
Classifications of Routing Protocols, Power-Aware Routing Protocols Multi-cast routing in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Issues in Designing a Multicast Routing Protocol, Classifications of Multicast Routing Protocols, Energy-Efficient Multicasting, Multicasting with Quality of Service Guarantees, Application-Dependent Multicast Routing Security Protocols for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Security in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks. Network Security Requirements. Issues and Challenges in Security Provisioning. Network Security Attacks.Key Management. Secure Routing in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks Energy Management in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Classification of Energy Management Schemes, Transmission Power Management Schemes, System Power Management Schemes.

To study about the basics of wireless networks

To understand the challenges in wired vs. wireless domain in computer networks.

To study about various types of wireless networks, i.e cellular networks, Bluetooth, Ad
hoc networks and wireless sensor networks.

To study about various network security attacks and key management.

Upon completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Understand the under lying technologies of wireless networks.
2. Specify and identify deficiencies in existing wireless protocols for MAC layer and Network layer, and then go onto formulate new and better protocols.
3. Understand the technology behind the cellular network, installation of base station, Bluetooth etc.
4. To master the concepts of ad hoc networks and the design / performance issues in wireless local area networks and wide area networks.
5. To be familiar with contemporary issues in networking technologies.

C. S. Ram Murthy, B. S. Manoj, Ad Hoc Wireless Networks: Architectures and Protocols, Prentice Hall of India , 2nd Edition, 2005

Ramin Hekmat, Ad-hoc Networks: Fundamental Properties and Network Topologies, Springer , 1st Edition, 2006

B. Tavli and W. Heinzelman, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: Energy-Efficient Real-Time Data Communications, Springer , 1st Edition, 2006

G Anastasi, E Ancillotti, R Bernasconi, and E S Biagioni, Multi-Hop Ad Hoc Networks from Theory to Reality, Nova Science Publishers , 2008