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11217
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| Year |
1
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| Semester |
S1
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| ECTS Credits |
6
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| Workload |
PL(15H)/T(30H)/TP(15H)
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| Scientific area |
Electrotechnics and Electronics
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Entry requirements |
Basic knowledge of the analysis and processing of signals (acquired in curricular units of Calculus III, Digital Systems, Signal Analysis and Circuit Analysis), telecommunications and Communication protocols (of the Telecommunications) and data acquisition (of the Instrumentation and Measurement)
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Mode of delivery |
Face-to-face.
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Work placements |
N/A.
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Learning outcomes |
To understand fundamental concepts of physical, MAC and link layer protocols, naming and addressing, routing protocols, transport layer and quality of service (QoS) in wireless sensor and actuator networks (WSANs).
To know how to analyse the problem of the coverage of a vast zone by a WSAN. To analyse the dynamic voltage scaling and the power consumption versus lifetime for the WSN nodes. To know how to determine the impact of the signal-to-noise ratio in the bit error rate. To interpret the characteristics of the medium access and control (MAC) protocols whilst identifying energy efficient MAC procedures. To know how to apply error detection and correction codes. To apply concepts of naming and addressing in WSANs, distinguishing content and geographic based routing. To analyse the most common routing protocols applied in WSNs.
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Syllabus |
1 - Introduction. Wireless sensor networks, wireless fieldbuses and ad-hoc networks.
2 - Single node architecture.
3 - Network architecture.
4 - Communication protocols: physical layer, MAC protocols and link layer protocols.
5 - Naming and addressing.
6 - Routing protocols.
7 - Data-centric and content-based networking.
8 - Transport layer and quality of service (QoS).
9 - Advanced application support.
10 - WiFi, WiMAX (IEEE 802.16) and IEEE 802.15.4.
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Main Bibliography |
Holger Karl, Andreas Willig, Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks, John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, West Sussex, UK, 2005.
Questionaries for the laboratory classes and homeworks.
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Language |
Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
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