CS 1804 E3 MOBILE COMPUTING

Module I
Mobile Computing Architecture ,Mobile computing through telephony, Emerging Technologies, Bluetooth, Radio
Frequency Identification (Rfid),Wireless Broadband (WiMAX), Mobile IP, Internet Protocol Version 6( IPv6), Java
Card
Module II
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Short Message Service (SMS),Mobile computing over
SMS,Value added services through SMS,Accessing the SMS Bearer, General Packet Radio Service (GPRS),GPRS
and packet data network,GPRS network architecture,GPRS Network operationsApplications and limitations,
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP),MMS,GPRS applications
Module III
CDMA and 3G,Spread Spectrum Tecnhology, CDMA versus GSM, wireless data, Third generation
network,Application on 3G, Wireless LAN, advantages in Wireless LAN, Architecture of Wireless LAN, Mobility in
Wireless LAN, Deploying Wireless LAN, Mobile Ad hoc Networks and Sensor Network, Wireless LAN security,
HiperLAN, WIFI versus 3G
Module IV
Client Programming, J2ME, Connected device configuration( CDC), Connected limited device
configuration(CLDC),Programming for CLDC, Voice Over Internet Protocol and Convergence, H.323 framework
for VoIP, Session Initiation Protocol(SIP), Comparison between H.323 and SIP, Real time protocol, Convergence
Technologies, Call Routing, IP Multimedia Subsystems , Architecture of IMS Networks, Protocols used in IMS, Call
Flow, IMS charging, Security Issues in Mobile Computing
References:
1. Asoke Talukder,Roopa Yavagal, Haswsan Ahammed, Mobile Computing Technology,
Applications and Service Creation,McGrawhill,2006, 2/e, ISBN: -13:978-007-014457-6.
2. Amjad Umar, Mobile Computing and Wireless Communications,NGE Solutions,2004
3. Reza Behravanfar, Phillip Lindsay, Reza B'Far, Mobile Computing Principles:
designing and developing mobile applications with UML and XML,Cambridge
University Press,2006.
4. Raj Kamal, Mobile Computing, Oxford University Press, 2007
5. U. HansMann, L Merk, M.S. Nicklous and T. Stober, Principles of Mobile
Computing, 2/e, Spniyer, 2003
6. Schiller J, Mobile Communications, 2/e-Addison Weslay,2003.
Type of Questions for University Exam.
Q 1. Eight short answer questions of 5 marks each with two questions from each of the four modules. (8 x5 = 40
marks)
Q 2. to Q.5 : Two questions A & B of 15 marks from each modules with option to
answer either A or B.(4 x 15 = 60 marks)