B.Sc. (Computer Science) Wireless and Sensor Networks Syllabus - Mumbai University
This is the TY BSc Computer Science syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. The University still sets the earlier Choice Based papers alongside it — her Summer 2026 third-year timetables name that scheme — so check which scheme your exam form names before you revise.
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Syllabus for Wireless and Sensor Networks
The University sets the practical for this subject separately, in Wireless and Sensor Networks Practical. It carries its own credits, so it is examined as a paper of its own.
Module I
- Introduction and Overview of WSNs: Basic sensor network architectural elements,
- Advantages and challenges of WSNs, Applications of WSNs, Sensor node technology, Sensor taxonomy, WSN operating environment, Radio technology in WSNs, Network architecture and optimization, Optimization goals, figures of merit,
- Design principles for WSNs, Service interfaces of WSNs, Gateway concepts
- WSN Operating Systems and Ad-hoc Networks: Overview of wireless sensor network operating systems, Examples of WSN operating systems (case/examples), Ad-hoc networks in WSNs, Characteristics and challenges of ad-hoc networks in WSNs, Energy efficiency considerations in ad-hoc networks, Security and privacy issues in ad-hoc networks
- Medium Access Control (MAC) in WSN: Fundamentals of MAC protocols for sensor networks, Sensor-MAC (S-MAC) / Sensor-MAC case study
- Routing in WSN: Routing challenges and design issues in WSNs, Routing strategies in WSNs, IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPAN standard (case study),
- Transport Layer and Middleware in WSN: Traditional transport control protocols, Transport protocol design issues in WSNs, WSN middleware architecture
Module II
- Wireless Transmission Fundamentals: Frequency for radio transmission, Signals, Antennas, Signal propagation, Multiplexing, Modulation, Spread spectrum, Cellular systems
- GSM and Mobile Communication Systems: GSM mobile services, System architecture, Radio interface, Protocols, Localization and calling, Handover, Security, New data services
- Advanced Mobile Communication Systems: DECT: system architecture and protocol architecture; TETRA, UMTS, IMT-2000
- Satellite and Broadcast Systems: History of satellite systems, Applications, Satellite basics: GEO, LEO, MEO; Routing in satellite systems, Localization, Handover
Text Books
- 1 Wireless Sensor Networks Technology, Protocols, and Applications ,Kazem Sohraby, Daniel Minoli and TaiebZnati, John Wiley & Sons, 2017
- 2 Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Network, Holger Kerl, Andreas Willig, John Wiley and Sons, 2015
- 1 Fundamentals of Wireless Sensor Networks, Theory and Practice, Waltenegus Dargie, Christian Poellabauer , Wiley Series on wireless Communication and Mobile Computing, 2011
- 2 Networking Wireless Sensors, Bhaskar Krishnamachari , Cambridge University Press, 2005
Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.Sc. (Computer Science) under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2026-27. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.