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Mobile Computing Syllabus

This document outlines a course on mobile computing that introduces wireless communication technologies and building mobile applications. The course covers topics like wireless transmission, MAC protocols, telecommunication systems, satellite and broadcast networks, wireless LANs, mobile network and transport layers, and supporting mobility in file systems and web applications.

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Mobile Computing Syllabus

This document outlines a course on mobile computing that introduces wireless communication technologies and building mobile applications. The course covers topics like wireless transmission, MAC protocols, telecommunication systems, satellite and broadcast networks, wireless LANs, mobile network and transport layers, and supporting mobility in file systems and web applications.

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Course Code CourseTitle Core / Elective

U22PE623CB Mobile Computing Elective


Contact Hours per Week
Prerequisite CIE SEE Credits
L T D P
Mobile Application 3 - - - 30 70 3
Development
Course Objectives
1. To introduce basics of wireless communication technologies.
2. To build working knowledge on various telephone and satellite networks.
3. To study the working principles of wireless LANs and standards.
4. To study principles of ad-hoc networks and routing protocols.
5. To gain knowledge on integration of mobile networks and wireless applications into Internet.
Course Outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able to
1. Understand and apply various techniques involved in wireless transmission.
2. Implement ad-hoc Network Routing protocols.
3. Develop a mini project based on tracking, localization and routing in wireless networks.
4. Implement file transfer, access and authentication based applications for mobile computing.
5. Build skills in working with Wireless application protocols to develop mobile applications.

UNIT-I
Introduction: Applications of Wireless Communication, History of Mobile Communication.
Wireless transmission: Frequencies for radio transmission – Signals – Antennas – Signal
Propagation – Multiplexing – Modulations – Spread spectrum.
Medium Access Control (MAC): Motivation for specialized MAC - SDMA – FDMA – TDMA –
CDMA– Comparison of SDMA/FDMA/TDMA/CDMA.

UNIT-II
Telecommunication systems: GSM – GPRS – DECT - TETRA
Satellite Networks: Basics – Localization - Handover
Broadcast Systems: Digital Audio Broadcasting – Digital Video Broadcasting.

UNIT-III
Wireless LAN: IEEE 802.11 - Architecture – services – MAC – Physical layer – IEEE 802.11a
- 802.11b standards – HIPERLAN – Blue Tooth.

UNIT-IV
Mobile Network Layer: Mobile IP, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, M o b i l e a d - h o c
n e t w o r k s - DSDV, DSR, AODV and ZRP.

UNIT-V
Mobile Transport layer: Traditional TCP – classical TCP improvements.
Support for mobility: File Systems, World Wide Web, WAP and WAP 2.0.
Suggested Readings:
1. Jochen H. Schiller, Mobile Communications, Addison Wesley, Second Edition, 2003.
2. William Stallings, Wireless Communications and Networks, PHI/Pearson Education, 2002.
3. Kaveh Pahlavan, Prasanth Krishnamurthy, Principles of Wireless Networks, Prentice Hall,
2003.
4. Uwe Hansmann, LotharMerk, Martin S. Nicklons and Thomas Stober, Principles of
Mobile Computing, Springer, 2003.
5. Krzysztof Wesolowski, Mobile Communication Systems, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2002.

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