CS9263 AD-HOC NETWORKS

CS9263 AD-HOC NETWORKS

UNIT I AD-HOC MAC

Introduction – Issues in Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks. MAC Protocols – Issues, Classifications of
MAC protocols, Multi channel MAC & Power control MAC protocol.

UNIT II AD-HOC NETWORK ROUTING & TCP
Issues – Classifications of routing protocols – Hierarchical and Power aware. Multicast routing –
Classifications, Tree based, Mesh based. Ad Hoc Transport Layer Issues. TCP Over Ad Hoc –
Feedback based, TCP with explicit link, TCP-BuS, Ad Hoc TCP, and Split TCP.

UNIT III WSN -MAC
Introduction – Sensor Network Architecture, Data dissemination, Gathering. MAC Protocols –
self-organizing, Hybrid TDMA/FDMA and CSMA based MAC.

UNIT IV WSN ROUTING, LOCALIZATION & QOS
Issues in WSN routing – OLSR, AODV. Localization – Indoor and Sensor Network Localization.
QoS in WSN.

UNIT V MESH NETWORKS
Necessity for Mesh Networks – MAC enhancements – IEEE 802.11s Architecture –
Opportunistic routing – Self configuration and Auto configuration – Capacity Models – Fairness
– Heterogeneous Mesh Networks – Vehicular Mesh Networks.

REFERENCES:
1. C.Siva Ram Murthy and B.Smanoj, “ Ad Hoc Wireless Networks – Architectures and
Protocols”, Pearson Education, 2004.
2. Feng Zhao and Leonidas Guibas, “Wireless Sensor Networks”, Morgan Kaufman
Publishers, 2004.
3. C.K.Toh, “Ad Hoc Mobile Wireless Networks”, Pearson Education, 2002.
4. Thomas Krag and Sebastin Buettrich, “Wireless Mesh Networking”, O’Reilly
Publishers, 2007.