Wireless Sensor Networks and Internet of Things

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

• Understand and list Wireless Sensor Network technologies as IoT infrastructure networks.
• Understand the architectural principles underlying wireless communications and emerging Internet of Things technologies.
• Distinguish and interpret the operational characteristics, and hardware and software architectures of IoT sensor and actuator systems.
• Implement IoT firmware using embedded systems.
• Examine and design real-time IoT systems.
• Design and develop simple IoT applications.

Indicative Module Content

• Low Power Wireless Sensor Network Protocols and Architectures (IEEE 802.11ac/ad/ah/ax/ba, LoRaWAN, Sigfox)
• IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee protocols, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
• Machine-to-Machine communications, 6LoWPAN and RPL protocols.
• General introduction to IoT and the importance of this technology.
• Fundamentals of an IoT ecosystem
• Technology and business factors
• IoT applications, trends, and implications
• Sensors, Actuators, and sensor nodes
• Connectivity and networks
• Communication protocols
• Wireless technologies for the IoT
• IoT analysis and applications