WIRELESS AD HOC & SENSOR NETWORK TECHNOLOGY

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Course Information:

Course Objective

This course helps graduate students learn the fundamental knowledge and research issues of wireless ad hoc and sensor networks. The course topics will cover signals & spectrum, transmission issues, ad hoc communication, IEEE 802.15, MANET routing, VANET, WASN, Bluetooth, ZigBee, NFV, and RFID. Students will be asked to read academic papers related to wireless ad hoc & sensor networks and give oral presentations in class.
 

Instructor

• Prof. You-Chiun Wang (王友群)

• Office: 工EC5019

• Office hour:
  10:00~12:00 on Wednesday
  10:00~12:00 on Thursday

Teaching Assistant

• 趙浚傑

• Office: 工EC9022

• TEL: 07-5254323

• E-mail: jaychao0905@gmail.com

Class Information

• Class time: 14:10~ 17:00 on Thursday

• Classroom: 工EC5025

• Course materials:
  Research papers & standards related to wireless ad hoc and sensor networks

Grading Policy

• 30%   Homework (paper-reading assignment)

• 10%   Oral presentation

• 10%   Quizzes in class

• 25%   Midterm examination

• 25%   Final examination
   

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Lecture Notes:

Topic 1: Overview

• Chapter 1. Ad Hoc and Sensor Technology: Distributed & Short-range Networking [ slide ]

Topic 2: Fundamentals of Communication

• Chapter 2. Signals and Spectrum: Information Carriers [ slide ] (2026/03/05 Updated!)
• Chapter 3. Transmission Issues: From Physical to Network Layers [ slide ]

Topic 3: Ad Hoc Networking Technology

• Chapter 4. Ad Hoc Communication: Networking & Broadcasting [ slide ]
• Chapter 5. IEEE 802.11: MAC Design for Wi-Fi Network [ slide ]
• Chapter 6. MANET Routing (Part I): Protocols to Contact Destinations [ slide ]
• Chapter 7. MANET Routing (Part II): Ways to Protect Protocols & Data [ slide ]
• Chapter 8. Vehicular Ad Hoc Network: Car-to-car Communication [ slide ]

Topic 4: Sensor Networking Technology

• Chapter 9. Sensor and Actuator Network: Easy Way to Monitor Environments [ slide ]
• Chapter 10. IEEE 802.15.1 (Part I): Bluetooth Network Formation [ slide ]
• Chapter 11. IEEE 802.15.1 (Part II): Bluetooth Transport Protocols [ slide ]
• Chapter 12. IEEE 802.15.4: ZigBee Operating Mechanisms [ slide ]

Topic 5: Other Technologies

• Chapter 13. NFV Technology: Network Virtualization and Softwarization [ slide ]
• Chapter 14. RFID Technology: Hardware, Application, and Positioning [ slide ]

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Homework:

• Homework 1: (Due day: 2026/03/19)
  (1) R. Southwell, J. Huang, and X. Liu, "Spectrum mobility games", IEEE INFOCOM, 2012, pp. 37-45.
  (2) X. Liu and J. Xie, "A practical self-adaptive rendezvous protocol in cognitive radio ad hoc networks", IEEE INFOCOM, 2014, pp. 2085-2093.
  (3) J. Zhang, W. Zhang, M. Chen, and Z. Wang, "WINET: Indoor white space network design," IEEE INFOCOM, 2015, pp. 630-638.
   

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