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The course is connected to the following study programs

Teaching language

English

Recommended previous knowledge

The students are expected to have prior knowledge equivalent to IKT436 Advanced Internet Services and Protocolos.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the students should

- have comprehensive understanding of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and in-depth knowledge of wireless networks

- have solid understanding of medium access mechanisms and routing principles in WiFi networks and multi-hop wireless networks

- have obtained both theoretical knowledge of and practical experience in various kinds of WiFi and IoT networks

Contents

The main goal of this course is to provide the students with knowledge of the state-of-the-art technologies within the topics of WiFi networks and various kinds of IoT networks.

The course covers the following topics:

- IoT and wireless networks overview from Body Area Networks (BAN)s, Personal Area Networks (PANs), to Regional Area Networks (RANs)

- Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) and WiFi principles and evolution

- Medium access in WLANs and WiFi performance evaluation

- Routing protocols in IoT and ad hoc multi-hop wireless network networks

- IoT and Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs)

- Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) and Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs)

- Long Range Wide Area Network (LoRaWAN) and Sigfox

Teaching and learning methods

Lectures, compulsory exercises and assignments, discrete-event simulations and self-study. The workload for the average student is approximately 200 hours.

Examination requirements

Compulsory assignments must be approved in order to take the examination. Information about compulsory assignments will be given in Canvas at the start of the course.

Examinations

Graded assessment including two parts. An individual 4-hour written examination which counts 75% of the final grade and a technical report based on computer simulations which counts 25% of the final grade. Information about the report will be given in Canvas.

Student evaluation

The study programme manager, in consultation with the student representative, decides the method of evaluation and whether the courses will have a midterm- or end of term evaluation, see also the Quality System, section 4.1. Information about evaluation method for the course will be posted on Canvas.

Offered as a free-standing course

Yes. Subject to availability or capacity.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
IKT429 – Ad Hoc Networking. 5
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