Course info

The objective of this course is to build an understanding of the core issues encountered in the design

of Wireless ADHOC and Sensors networks. It also focuses on the recent paradigms in the wireless

adhoc communication. The course includes the fundamentals of wireless communication and

provides an overview of existing and emerging wireless communication networks and also the

protocols used. It covers fundamentals of cellular communication, multiple access technologies and

various wireless networks including past and future generation networks addressing the security

aspects and defending against the various security attacks and design of security protocols.

Course objectives:

1. To learn about the issues and challenges in the design of wireless ad hoc networks.

2. To understand the working of MAC and Routing Protocols for ad hoc and sensor networks

3. To learn about the Transport Layer protocols and their QoS for ad hoc and sensor networks.

4. To understand various security issues in ad hoc and sensor networks and the corresponding

solutions.