Assignment of wireless sensor network (WSN)

Subject Code: ECL474

Branch: Electronics and Communication Engineering
Sem: VII
Last date for submission: 2/11/2023

1. Clearly explain Carrier Sense Multiple Access, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.15.4 and
ZigBee wireless MAC protocols.
2. Clearly explain the different challenges in the wireless Sensor networks.
3. Clearly explain hybrid MAC Protocols: Zebra MAC, Mobility Adaptive Hybrid
MAC.
4. Discuss in detail following Contention-Based MAC Protocols: Sensor MAC, Timeout
MAC, Routing-Enhanced MAC, Data-Gathering MAC
5. Write in detail Fundamentals & Challenges of Security in Wireless Sensor Networks.
6. Discuss the following Security Attacks in Sensor Networks: Denial-of-Service,
Attacks on Routing, Attacks on Data Aggregation.
7. Explain IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee Security in WSN.
8. Clearly explain application of WSN in Structural Health Monitoring for Sensing
Seismic Events, Detection Using Natural Frequencies, Multiple Damage Detection
Using Mode Shapes and Piezoelectric Prototypes write a note on following
application of WSN
9. Clearly explain WSN application for
a) Traffic Control its Sensing Task and discuss Prototypes.
b) In Health Care application, Available Sensors and Prototypes.
c) In Precision Agriculture its Prototypes.
d) In Underground Mining, probable Sources of Accidents and The Sensing
Task.
10. Explain following functional and non functional aspects of WSN
a) Data Types
b) Scheduling
c) Handling Interrupts
d) Multithreading
e) Memory Allocation
f) Separation of Concern
11. Clearly explain TinyOS, LiteOS for WSN.
12. Explain the Basic Components of physical layer for WSN Source Encoding in
context of Efficiency of a Source Encoder and Pulse Code Modulation and Delta
Modulation.