CAS773

CAS773 MOBILE AND PERVASIVE COMPUTING

Objectives:

  • To introduce the concepts of mobile communication system and pervasive computing.
  • To understand the concepts of emerging mobile technology.
  • To be aware of pervasive computing practices.

 

Mobile Computing – Networks – Middleware and Gateways – Developing Mobile Computing Applications – Mobile Computing Architecture: Architecture for Mobile Computing – Three-Tier Architecture – Design Considerations for Mobile Computing

Global System for Mobile Communications – GSM Architecture – GSM Entities - Call Routing in GSM – GSM Addresses and Identifiers – Network Aspects in GSM – GSM Frequency Allocation – Authentication and Security -Mobile Computing through Internet –Mobile Computing through Telephone – Emerging Technologies: - Bluetooth – RFID -Wireless Broadband (WiMax) - Mobile IP

Short Message Service (SMS)- Value Added Services through SMS – GPRS- GPRS and Packet Data Network – GPRS Network Architecture – GPRS Network Operations –Data Services in GPRS- Applications for GPRS – Limitations of GPRS – CDMA and 3G- Spread Spectrum Technology- CDMA Versus GSM – Wireless Data – Third Generation Networks – Applications on 3G

Pervasive Computing: Past, Present and Future Pervasive Computing - Pervasive Computing Market – m-Business – Application Examples: Retail, Airline check-in and booking – Sales force automation – Health care – Tracking – Car information system – E-mail access via WAP

Device Technology: Hardware – Human Machine Interfaces – Biometrics – Mobile OS – Programming for Pervasive devices.

 

References:

 

  1. Ashok K.Talukder and Roopa R.Yuvagal, “Mobile Computing”, 2nd Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2010.
  2. JochenBurkhardt, Horst Henn, Stefan Heper, Klaus Rindtorff and Thomas Schack,“Pervasive Computing Technology and Architecture of Mobile Internet Applications”Addison Wesley, 2002.
  3. UweHansmann, L. Merk, M. Nicllous, T. Stober and U.Hansmann, “Pervasive Computing”, Springer Verlag, 2003.Johcehn H.Schiller, “Mobile Communications”, Addison-Wesley, 2003.

   

           Outcomes:

         Students will be able to:

                      Be conversant with various mobile computing ideas and best practices to solve practical problems.

                      Apply pervasive computing techniques in various domains of importance.