Principles of Mobile Computing and Communications
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Mobile computing technology has come a long way in recent years—providing anytime, anywhere communication and access to information. Bringing students up to date on important technological and industry developments, Principles of Mobile Computing and Communications examines mobile networks and relevant standards, highlighting issues unique to the mobile computing environment and exploring the differences between conventional and mobile applications.
Going beyond discussions on wireless network infrastructure and how to develop enterprise mobile applications, this textbook considers pervasive computing and smart environments, the complexity of designing and developing such applications, and how issues are dependent on the context of the applications.
Following an overview of what mobile computing has to offer and how its applications affect both our professional and personal lives, it focuses on the technologies and the infrastructure of all mobile and wireless networks, cellular networks, WLANs, WPANs, and sensor and mobile ad hoc networks. The textbook then discusses the Mobile IP, adaptive behavior, power management, resource constraints, interface design, seamless mobility support, and locating sensing techniques and systems. It also discusses important security issues that concern all users regardless of applications employed.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Mobile Computing Applications
Evolution of Wireless Networks and Services
Summary
Cellular Network Architecture
UMTS Architecture
Public Land Mobile Network Interfaces
User Authentication
Frequency Reuse
Channel Assignment
Location Registration and Update
Handover Procedures
CDMA
The Move toward 3G Networks
Wireless Local Area Networks
IEEE 802.11 Standard
IEEE 802.11b Standard (Wi-Fi)
IEEE 802.11a Standard
IEEE 802.11g Standard
HIPERLAN/2
IEEE 802.1x Standard
IEEE 802.11i Standard
IEEE 802.11e Standard
Security Issues
IP over 802.11 WLAN
Integrating 802.11 WLAN and UMTS
Summary
Wireless Personal Area Networks
HomeRF
Bluetooth Technology
IEEE 802.15.3 Standard
Home Area Networks
Summary
Wireless Sensor Networks
Applications of WSNs
Requirements for WSNs
WSN Architecture
The 802.15.4 Standard
The ZigBee Protocol
Power Conservation Techniques
Network and Communications
Configuration of Sensor Networks
WSN and Emergency Response Applications
Summary
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
AODV
DSR
OLSR
TBRPF
Summary
Mobile IP
An Overview
Agent Advertisement Message
Home Network Configurations
Registration Messages
Routing and Tunneling
Security Issues in Mobile IP
Mobile IP and Ad Hoc Networks
Summary
Issues in Mobile Computing
Bandwidth
Adaptive Behavior
Power Management
Interface Design
Heterogeneity of Devices and Environments
Seamless Mobility over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
Other Issues in Mobile Application Design
Summary
Location-Sensing and Location Systems
Location-Sensing Techniques
A Taxonomy of Location Systems
GPS: An Example of a Positioning System
Active Badge: An Example of a Tracking System
Modeling Location-Tracking Application
Location-Aware Application for Medical Workers
Summary
Wireless Network Security
Overview of Wireless Security Issues
Security of Data Transmission
Next-Generation Hackers
Summary
Acronyms
Index
