ANSWER KEY – CEC365 WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK DESIGN

PART – A
1. Illustrate the difference between contention-based protocols and schedule-based
protocol
Contention-based protocols provide a contention- based bandwidth allocation for
sensor nodes and are widely discussed in urban applications. Schedule-based, also known as
contention-free, protocols require at least one central node time-synchronized or
asynchronized networks.
2. List the features of 6LOWPAN.
It is used with IEEE 802.15. 4 in the 2.4 GHz band.  Outdoor range: ~200 m (maximum) 
Data rate: 200kbps (maximum)  Maximum number of nodes: ~100.
3. Define Adaptation Layer.
The adaptation Layer helps you describe communication between the Virtual Tester and the
system under test. Many different means of communication allow your systems to talk with
each other. At the software application level, a communication type is identified by a set of
services provided by specific functions.
4. Define Fragmentation and Reassembly.
Fragmentation consists of partitioning a larger than 127 bytes input datagram into multiple
fragments that are linked together through a common identifier that, in turns, is used by the
decoder at reassembly.
5. What is proxying?
It works by accessing the internet on behalf of the user while hiding their identity and
computer information. An anonymous proxy is best suited for users who want to have full
anonymity while accessing the internet.
6. Determine how flooding is different from gossiping.
Gossiping is similar to flooding except that, a node receiving a packet, instead of
broadcasting, the node sends it to only one of its randomly selected neighbors, and the
neighbor in turn sends the packet to one of its randomly selected neighbors, this continues
until the packet reaches its destination.
7. Explain Routing.
Routing is the process of path selection in any network. A computer network is made of
many machines, called nodes, and paths or links that connect those nodes. Communication
between two nodes in an interconnected network can take place through many different
paths.
8. What is meant by Mobile IPv6?
Mobile IPv6 provides mobility support for IPv6. It allows you to keep the same internet
address all over the world, and allows applications using that address to maintain transport
and upper-layer connections when changing locations. It allows mobility across homogenous
and heterogeneous media.
9. Define NEMO.
Network Mobility is a solution for dealing with network mobility problem when the router
and the nodes attached to it move their point of attachment all together.
10. What is SIP? Where does it lie on OSI layer?
SIP is a session-based protocol in the OSI model, or application-layer protocol in the TCP/IP
model, that enables the creation, management, and tear-down of SIP traffic for VoIP, as well
as other messaging and media applications. It lies in application layer.