1. How is an ad hoc network different from a cellular network?

2. List some prospective application areas for sensor networks.

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of reactive and proactive protocols? Which
one would you prefer and why? Explain with specific conditions.

4. What are the similarities and differences between ad hoc networks and sensor networks?
Explain clearly.

5. What are the advantages and limitations of a directed-diffusion approach in a sensor
network? Explain clearly.

6. How can you provide security in an ad hoc network? What are some possible schemes
and their relative advantages?

7. Do Bluetooth devices and household microwave ovens interfere? Explain.
8. What impact will Bluetooth devices connected to mobile units have on the piconet?

9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Bluetooth-based devices as a sensor
network? Explain your answer from a possible feasibility point of view.

10. Can you apply different ad hoc network routing protocols to a scatternet? Explain clearly
with suitable examples.

11. What are piconet and scatternet in Bluetooth?

12. Discuss transport protocol group in Bluetooth.

13. Define link types in Bluetooth.

14. List the features of the IEEE 802.15.4 MAC.

15. What is a wireless sensor network?

16. Discuss the routing protocols used for ad hoc networks

17. What error correction schemes are used in Bluetooth baseband?

18. List and briefly define L2CAP logical channels.

19. List some prospective application areas for sensor networks.

20. What is WPAN? What is the difference between WPAN and WLAN?