Subject Matter

Sensor networks and mobile ad-hoc computer systems rely on wireless communication architectures for data and control operations. Rapid advances in the miniaturization and computational power of computer and communication devices enable the widespread use of these systems. However, the use of these systems raises many new challenges in distributed system and network design and implementation. This course covers a selection of these topics, including issues in data-link management, ad-hoc and energy aware routing protocols, transport layer protocols, data management and security. The course is conducted as a research seminar, and significant student participation is expected.

The course units commence at 9:00 am sharp!

Topics

  1. Fundamentals of Wireless Communications - Stefan Hirschmann [slides]
  2. Wireless Local Area Networks - Yusuf Özbek [slides]
  3. Wireless WANS and MANS incl. Handover - Stefan Schwarzmann [slides]
  4. Wireless Internet, particularly Mobile IP - Andreas Frankl [slides]
  5. Bluetooth, HomeRF and IrDA - Mehmet Aydin [slides]
  6. Introduction to Ad-hoc Wireless Networks - René Hrdina [slides]
  7. Classification of Ad-hoc Medium Access Control and Routing Protocols - Manuel Lang [slides]
  8. Selected Ad-hoc MAC Protocols: contention based, with reservation - Florian Rhomberg [slides]
  9. Ad-hoc MAC Protocols: with scheduling, directional antennas, others - Abdullatif Yesil
  10. Ad-hoc Routing Protocols: table-driven, on-demand - Matthias Droop [slides]
  11. Ad-hoc Routing Protocols: hybrid, flooding, hierarchical, power-aware - Johannes Faigle [slides]
  12. Ad-hoc Routing Protocols: tree-based multicast - Michael Schmid [slides]
  13. Ad-hoc Routing Protocols: mash-based/energy-efficient/QoS/application-dependent multicast - n/a
  14. Introduction to Sensor Networks - Matthias Pressnig [slides]
  15. Resilient Data Distribution in Sensor Networks - Daniel Walter [slides]
  16. Energy and other Issues in Sensor Networks - Florian Lechner [slides]

Schedule

Programme
Oct, 7Introduction and assignment of topics
Oct, 14How to present a scientific topic
Nov, 11Stefan Hirschmann, Yusuf Özbek
Nov, 18Stefan Schwarzmann, Andreas Frankl
Nov, 25René Hrdina
Dec, 2Manuel Lang, Florian Rhomberg
Dec, 9Abdullatif Yesil, Matthias Droop
Dec, 16Johannes Faigle, Michael Schmidt
Jan, 13Matthias Pressnig, Mehmet Aydin
Jan, 20Daniel Walter, Florian Lechner

Teaching Method

The course is aiming at an autonomous literature research, the presentation of scientific findings and scientific discussion.

With the course the successful participation, a presentation and a written Seminar paper are assessed.

Recommended Literature

Deepak Ganesan, Bhaskar Krishnamachari, Alec Woo, David Culler, Deborah Estrin, and Stephen Wicker: Complex Behavior at Scale: An Experimental Study of Low-Power Wireless Sensor Networks, UCLA Computer Science Technical Report UCLA/CSD-TR 02-0013, 2002.

Abhishek Ghose, Jens Großklags, and John Chuang: Resilient Data-Centric Storage in Wireless Ad-Hoc Sensor Networks, 4th International Conference on Mobile Data Management MDM2003, Melbourne, Australia, Springer LNCS Series, No. 2574, pp. 45-62.

Daniel Lang: A comprehensive overview about selected Ad Hoc Networking Routing Protocols, TU Munich, 2003.

C. Siva Ram Murthy: Ad Hoc wireless networks: architectures and protocols, ISBN 0-13-147023-X, 2004.

Jochen Schiller: Mobilkommunikation, ISBN 3-8273-7060-4, 2003.

Lecturer

Thomas Strang
thomas.strang@deri.org


Time

Fridays, 9:00 to 11:00 am, 3W03 (ICT)


Language

German