CS5013 – AD HOC NETWORKS SYLLABUS M.E. COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ANNA UNIVERSITY TIRUCHIRAPPALLI/TRICHY

Anna University Tiruchirappalli - 620 024
Regulations 2007 Sylllabus
M.E. COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
ELECTIVES CS5013 – AD HOC NETWORKS


UNIT I FUNDAMENTALS 9
Introduction – Fundamentals of Wireless Communication Technology – The Electromagnetic Spectrum – Radio Propagation Mechanisms – Characteristics of the Wireless Channel – IEEE 802.11a–b Standard – Origin of Ad hoc Packet Radio Networks – Technical Challenges – Architecture of PRNETs – Components of Packet Radios – Ad hoc Wireless Networks – What is an Ad Hoc Network? Heterogeneity in Mobile Devices – Wireless Sensor Networks – Traffic Profiles – Types of Ad hoc Mobile Communications – Types of Mobile Host Movements – Challenges Facing Ad hoc Mobile Networks – Ad hoc wireless Internet.

UNIT II AD HOC ROUTING PROTOCOLS 9
Introduction – Issues in Designing a Routing Protocol for Ad Hoc Wireless Networks – Classifications of Routing Protocols – Table–Driven Routing Protocols – Destination Sequenced Distance Vector (DSDV) – Wireless Routing Protocol (WRP) – Cluster Switch Gateway Routing (CSGR) – Source–Initiated On–Demand Approaches – Ad hoc On–Demand Distance Vector Routing (AODV) – Dynamic Source Routing (DSR) –Temporally Ordered Routing Algorithm (TORA) – Signal Stability Routing (SSR) –Location–Aided Routing (LAR) – Power–Aware Routing (PAR) – Zone Routing Protocol (ZRP).

UNIT III MULTICASTROUTING IN ADHOC NETWORKS 9
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– Mesh–Based Multicast Routing Protocols – Summary of Tree and Mesh based Protocols – Energy–Efficient Multicasting – Multicasting with Quality of Service Guarantees – Application – Dependent Multicast Routing – Comparisons of Multicast Routing Protocols.

UNIT IV TRANSPORT LAYER– SECURITY PROTOCOLS 9
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 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.

UNIT V QoS AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT 9
Introduction – Issues and Challenges in Providing QoS in Ad hoc Wireless Networks –Classifications of QoS Solutions – MAC Layer Solutions – Network Layer Solutions – QoS Frameworks for Ad hoc Wireless Networks 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 Power Management Schemes – System Power Management Schemes.

Total: 45


TEXT BOOK
1. C. Siva Ram Murthy and B. S. Manoj, “Ad Hoc Wireless Networks Architectures and Protocols”, Prentice Hall, PTR, 2004.

REFERENCES
1. C. K. Toh, “Ad Hoc Mobile Wireless Networks Protocols and Systems”, Prentice Hall,
PTR, 2001.
2. Charles E. Perkins, “Ad Hoc Networking”, Addison Wesley, 2000

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