Task:

Literature Review on QoS-aware Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks

Weighting:

15%

Due

Date/Time:

Group registration: October 4th (Friday) 5:00pm

Report submission: October 18th (Friday) 5:00pm

A penalty of 10% per day will be applied for every day after the due date.

Task length:

Maximum 8 pages for individual work, and 11 pages for group work, including figures, appendices, and references.

The main text of the report, without figures, appendices, and references, is expected to be not less than 4 pages.

Detailed formatting instructions are in the “Required Format” section.

Submission:

Submit as a PDF document via Canvas.

Include your project title, your name(s), and student ID(s) on the submission.

Task

Purpose:

You will be expected to keep up to date with developments as a professional in computing and information systems. The selected topic Quality of Service-aware Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks is currently generating much research interest in the field. This is an opportunity for you to practice identifying relevant papers, categorising developments in the field and comparing and critiquing them.

By the end of the task, you will be able to:

• Critically read and interpret a research article

• Compare and contrast research findings

• Write literature review of a given research topic

Task

Description:

You will write a brief literature review on QoS-aware Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks.

You can complete the work individually or in a group of 2 (max) of your own choice. If working in a group of 2, please register on Canvas before the group registration deadline.

In the review, you are expected to include at least 5 papers in an individual submission or at least 10 papers if working in a group of 2.

Scope: your literature review should focus on examining papers related to general network solutions, protocols, and architectures for this topic, rather than limiting the review to papers from a specific application domain (e.g. traffic).

The recommended structure for your review is:

• Introduction (1 page)

• Related work (3 pages - individual; 5 pages – group of 2)

• Categorisation and comparison of key approaches, e.g. discussing

advantages and disadvantages (1 page – individual; 2 pages – group of 2)

• Conclusions and future directions (1 page)

• References (IEEE style, 0.5-1 page)

Notes: The length of each section is recommended, not mandatory. The main text of the report, without figures, appendices, and references, is expected to be not less than 4 pages.

Required Format:

Page size A4 with 2.54cm (1-inch) margins.

Main text: 12-point Times New Roman font, single column with 1.5 line spacing

References: using IEEE style consistently, single column with 1.0 line spacing

Assessment Criteria:

This project is worth 15 points. Your work will be assessed on:

• Format and structure (2 points)

• Range of papers included in the literature review (4 points)

• Description/summary of the papers selected for the literature review (4 points)

• Categorisation and comparison of papers/approaches, including a clear discussion supported by tables and/or figures (3 points)

• Future directions and concluding discussion (2 points)

Notes:

(1) All explanations should be your own words and proper citations should be used when needed. Individuals/Teams should work independently of each other on this project, not sharing the information about papers you found with students outside your team. This is important because finding is apart of this experience. Your submissions will be examined for originality and will invoke the University’s Academic Misconduct policywhere either inappropriate level of collaboration or plagiarism are deemed to have taken place.

(2) If in a group of 2, both members of the group should contribute equally to the task and will receive the same mark. If you feel the work has been unequal, report it to your tutors. This will be carefully reviewed, and mark adjustments maybe made if necessary.