cse4pnd pervasive network design
PERVASIVE NETWORK DESIGN
CSE4PND
2015
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Students will cover key issues in Ad hoc and Sensor network, challenges in designing routing protocols and wireless security, in this unit. The wireless security aspect will look at security in ad hoc and sensor networks, wireless personal area networks, and wireless metropolitan networks.
SchoolSchool Engineering&Mathematical Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorBen Soh
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites CSE2NEF or CSE5NEF and CSE3NSW or CSE5NSW
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Demonstrate the usefulness of ad hoc networking and various issues with respect to ad hoc networking.
- Activities:
- Teaching and tutorial from week1 till 4 deals with in-depth analysis of various challenges in ad hoc networking, the participating mobile devices and the use of ad hoc networking.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Discipline-specific GCs(Discipline-specific GCs)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Quantitative Literacy/ Numeracy(Quantitative Literacy/ Numeracy)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
02. Compare and contrast infrastructure based networking against ad hoc networking.
- Activities:
- Week 5 deals with the main differences in ad hoc networking against infrastructures based networking.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Discipline-specific GCs(Discipline-specific GCs)
- Quantitative Literacy/ Numeracy(Quantitative Literacy/ Numeracy)
03. Analyse various routing strategies for the ad hoc networks, with more emphasis on power optimization.
- Activities:
- Week 6 till 10 deals with different types of routing protocols available in ad hoc networks and how they can optimize the power and CPU requirements
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Discipline-specific GCs(Discipline-specific GCs)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Quantitative Literacy/ Numeracy(Quantitative Literacy/ Numeracy)
04. Indentify the importances of preserving privacy and trust in an ad hoc and sensor networks.
- Activities:
- Week 10 till 12 deals with the need for security and privacy in mobile ad hoc networks. Lectures and tutorials deals with in depth analysis of various security and trust schemes, and their strengths and weaknesses.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Quantitative Literacy/ Numeracy(Quantitative Literacy/ Numeracy)
- Discipline-specific GCs(Discipline-specific GCs)
- Inquiry/ Research(Inquiry/ Research)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2015, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorBen Soh
Class requirements
Laboratory ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours laboratory class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
Two 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final Semester Exam (3 hours) | 70 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Mid-term Problem solving test (1 hour)/Lab Work | Hurdle requirement: In order to pass the unit, students must obtain an overall pass grade, pass the examination and pass the overall non-examination components. | 30 | 01, 02, 03 |