Fall /10 Introduction to Wireless Sensor Networks

Fall /10 What this course is about... Introduce the state-of-the-art sensor networking technology –design guidelines –networking protocols –systems issues, applications, standard How to develop a new technology from scratch –WHY, WHAT, HOW –NEXT step

Fall /10 Instructor Background 吕松武： B.S. at USTC (1985~1990) M.S.&Ph.D. at UIUC (1993~1999) –(Univ. of Indians and Univ. of Chinese?) –Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Teaching at UCLA from 1999 ~ ??? Research (1996/1999 ~ ???) –7 Ph.D. graduated so far, M.S. # ?? Research Interests: –Wireless networking, mobile systems –Sensor networks –Network security –Internet

Fall /10 Tentative Schedule 1. 无线网络设计基本原理 （ 2 学时） 2. 实例分析： IEEE 802 。 11 无线局域网协议（ 2 学时） 3. 实例分析： Mobile IP 标准协议 (2 学时 ) 4. （如何读英文文章？写评论？）（ 1 学时） 5. 移动计算概述 （ 3 学时） 6. 传感器网络概况 （ 2 学时） 7. 传感器网络应用 （ 3 学时） 8. 传感器网络查询及存储 （ 3 学时） 9. 传感器网络操作系统 （ 3 学时）

Fall /10 Tentative Schedule (Cont’d) 10. 传感器网络无线信道及节点特性及测试 （ 2 学时） 11 。传感器网络 Medium Access Control 协议 （ 3 学时） 12 。传感器网络路由及数据传递协议 （ 5 学时） 13 。传感器网络网络拓扑及命名 （ 3 学时） 14 。传感器网络传输协议 （ 2 学时） 15 。 ZigBee 工业标准介绍 （ 2 学时） 16 。传感器网络安全 （ 2 学时）

Fall /10 Protocol Stack Applications, query, storage Security  TinyOS Sensor network transport  Topology, connectivity  Data forwarding  mobility oMAC, ZigBee oMotes hardware Application & Systems Middleware and OS Transport Layer Network Layer Link Layer & Below

Fall /10 The Focus: TECHNOLOGY!!! How to develop a NEW TECHNOLOGY! –Innovation: being FIRST to do it NOT necessarily the best solution so far –WHY and HOW to do things? NOT knowledge learning as the TOP GOAL –Concept NOT the math, formula, or dirty details –The US way to invent a technology NOT the Asian or even European way to improve technology

Fall /10 The Course Description No required textbook for this course, only a set of “classic” and recent papers Read and discuss –your class participation counts practice what you have learned –do a term project –make your contributions Medium workload expected –You are expected to be prepared for each lecture from NEXT WEEK by reading one paper BEFORE coming to the class

Fall /10 Prerequisites basic knowledge of packet switched networks & familiarity with TCP/IP protocol suite adequate programming experience –familiar with C/C++/UNIX –Familiarity with ns-2/QualNet is a plus –useful reference books: “TCP/IP Illustrated, Vol’s 1 & 2” by Stevens

Fall /10 Course Workload One midterm, one final exam Reading homework: –Provide answers for each paper: 3 strong points 1 weak point 1 suggested improvement (optional) –Answer a few questions for each paper Available on the course homepage –(Optional) Critique of the work from Intellectual context, Industry context, Personal context –Be critical!!! all assignments before lecture on the due date –No electronic submissions! Only paper copies

Fall /10 More on Reading Homework At least 4 items of 3 strong points: 3 most important things stated by the paper –Could be combination of motivations, observations, interesting designs, or clever implementations (1) from the author’s perspective at the time; (2) your perspective with the benefit of hindsight One weakness: what is the single most glaring deficiency? –Design flaws, poorly designed experiments, narrow-scoped main idea, weak applicability, …

Fall /10 More on homework One key assumption/observation that led to the research –What were the key observations? –Where did the observation/assumption come from? Personal experience, or work environment, … One key risk/obstacle –What are they to prevent the research from successful? –Were the authors aware of them? Are these obstacles eventually overcome?

Fall /10 Course Project 1 project: Campus Sensor Network Design –2 sub-areas: (1) Application design; (2) Networking protocols or systems aspect –4 persons on each topic No programming is required, design only –Focus on formulating the problem, identifying new issues, coming up with solutions, laying out the evaluation plans Pick a topic and a team by this Thursday Proposal + Checkpoint + Presentation (or report)

Fall /10 Grading Policy Grading breakdown: midterm exam: 20% Final exam: 25% homework assignments: 30% –There would be 12 home assignments –You can submit 8 out of 12 term project: 25% –Applications: 10% Report 10% –Systems 15% checkpoint report 5%, presentation (or final report) 10%

Fall /10 Course policies Homework, project proposal & reports all due before the lecture on the due date –Paper submissions only! No late turn-in accepted for credit!!! No makeup exam!!! Course homepage to be announced !!