Syllabus Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (CS715PE) UNIT - I Introduction to Ad Hoc Networks - Characteristics of MANETs, Applications of MANETs and Challenges of MANETs. Routing in MANETs - Criteria for classification, Taxonomy of MANET routing algorithms, Topology - based routing algorithms - Proactive : DSDV; Reactive : DSR, AODV; Hybrid : ZRP; Position - based routing algorithms-Location Services - DREAM, Quorum - based; Forwarding Strategies : Greedy Packet, Restricted Directional Flooding - DREAM, LAR. (Chapter - 1) UNIT - II Data Transmission - Broadcast Storm Problem, Rebroadcasting Schemes - Simple - flooding, Probability - based Methods, Area - based Methods, Neighbor Knowledge - based : SBA, Multipoint Relaying, AHBP. Multicasting : Tree - based : AMRIS, MAODV; Mesh - based : ODMRP, CAMP; Hybrid : AMRoute, MCEDAR. (Chapter - 2) UNIT - III Geocasting : Data - transmission Oriented - LBM; Route Creation Oriented - GeoTORA, MGR. TCP over Ad Hoc TCP protocol overview, TCP and MANETs, Solutions for TCP over Ad hoc. (Chapter - 3) UNIT - IV Basics of Wireless, Sensors and Lower Layer Issues : Applications, Classification of sensor networks, Architecture of sensor network, Physical layer, MAC layer, Link layer, Routing Layer. (Chapter - 4) UNIT - V Upper Layer Issues of WSN : Transport layer, High - level application layer support, Adapting to the inherent dynamic nature of WSNs, Sensor Networks and mobile robots. (Chapter - 5)
