Course description

Course Title: Mobile Computing

Course Code: 18B14CI842 L-T-P Scheme: 3-0-0
Credit: 3
Course Objective:
The objective of the course is to make the student understand the concept of mobile
computing paradigm, its novel applications and limitations.
Course Outcomes:
CO1 To understand the basic concepts of Mobile Computing, its characteristics,
applications and limitations.
CO2 To explain the typical mobile networking infrastructure through a popular GSM
protocol.
CO3 To demonstrate the issues and solutions of various layers of mobile networks-
MAC layer, Network Layer & Transport Layer
CO4 To analyze various protocols of all layers for mobile and wireless
communication networks.
CO5 Able to design & develop any existing or new protocol related to mobile
environment

Course Content:

UNIT I INTRODUCTION

Introduction to Mobile Computing, Applications of Mobile Computing, Principles, Mobile

Computing Vs wireless Networking , Mobile Computing Applications ,Characteristics and
functions of Mobile computing, Structure of Mobile Computing Application, Mobile
computing architechture, advantages, issues and challenges.

UNIT II MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM

Generations of Mobile Communication Technologies, Introduction to Cellular Systems, GSM

— Services & Architecture, Protocols, Connection Establishment, Frequency Allocation,
Routing, Mobility Management, Security, GPRS- UMTS Architecture, Handover.
Multiplexing — Spread spectrum -MAC Protocols — SDMA- TDMA- FDMA- CDMA

UNIT III MOBILE NETWORK LAYER

Mobile IPIP and Mobile IP Network Layers, Packet Delivery and Handover Management,
Location Management, Registration, Tunneling and Encapsulation, Route Optimization,
DHCP

UNIT IV MOBILE TRANSPORT LAYER

Conventional TCP/IP Protocols, Indirect TCP, Snooping TCP, Mobile TCP, Other Transport
Layer Protocols for Mobile Networks. Database Issues: Database Hoarding & Caching
Techniques, Client-Server Computing & Adaptation, Transactional Models, Query
processing, Data Recovery Process & QoS Issues.

UNIT V MOBILE APPLICATION LAYER

Introduction of WAP, WAP applications, WAP Architecture, WAP Protocol Stack,

Challenges in WAPWDP, WTLS, WTP, WSP, WAE, WTA Architecture, WML,
Introduction to 4G, features and challenges, Applications of 4G, OFDM

References:
1. Mobile Computing Technology,Applications and service creation,Asoke K Telukder,
Roopa R Yavagal by TMH.
2. Mobile Computing,Raj Kamal by Oxford
3. Wireless Communications, Second Edition, Theodre S Rappaport
4. Mobile Computing Theory and Practice-Kumkum Garg-Pearson
5. TCP/IP Protocol Suite by Behrouz A Forouzan, Third Edition,TMH