Mobile Computing

Dr Raj Kamal was formerly Vice Chancellor at DAVV, Indore. At present, he is Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, Prestige Institute of Engineering, Management and Research, Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Previously, he served as Professor in Medi-Caps University, Indore; Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya (DAVV), Indore; Kalasalingam University, Krishnankoil, Tamil Nadu; G.N.E.C. Hyderabad; Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab; and as research fellow in IIT Delhi. He has served as Professor in CSE, Computer Science, Electronics, Information Technology, ECE, and Physics.

1: Mobile Communication: An Overview
1.1 Mobile Communication
1.2 Frequencies for Signal Propagation
1.3 Antennae
1.4 Propagation of Signals
1.5 Modulation
1.6 Multiplexing (SDMA, TDMA, FDMA, and CDMA) and Examples
1.7 Uses of Spread Spectrum
1.8 Circuit and Packet Switching Networks
1.9 Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM)
1.10 Mobile Voice and Data Communication Standards-Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution, GPRS, and 2.5G
1.11 New-generation Mobile Communication Standards: 3G Networks
1.12 4G-LTE Advanced and WiMax 802.16m Features

2: Mobile Computing Architecture: An Overview
2.1 Mobile IP, Cellular and WLAN Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11X Networks
2.2 Ad Hoc Networks
2.3 Wireless Personal Area Network
2.4 Mobile Enterprise Network
2.5 Mobile Cloud Network
2.6 Mobile Computing
2.7 Mobile Computing Operating System
2.8 Mobile Computing Architecture
2.9 Client-Server Computing using Mobile
2.10 WAP and HTTP Protocols
2.11 Design Considerations for Mobile Computing
2.12 Mobile Computing and the Apps
2.13 Limitations of Mobile Devices
2.14 Security Issues

3: Mobile Client Devices and Pervasive Computing
3.1 Moving beyond Desktops
3.2 Pervasive Computing
3.3 Mobile Devices-Classifications and Characteristics
3.4 Tablet and e-Book Reader
3.5 Smart Identification Devices: Smart Cards, Labels, and Tokens
3.6 RFID
3.7 Smart Sensors, Actuators, and Mobile Robotic Systems
3.8 Smart Home and Appliances
3.9 Limitations and Devices Design Constraints
3.10 Automotive Systems

4: Second-generation Architecture-GSM, GPRS, and Others
4.1 GSM Services
4.2 GSM System Architecture
4.3 Space Division Multiple Access, Time Division Multiple Access, and Frequency Division Multiple Access
4.4 Call Routing
4.5 Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) Interface
4.6 Gsm Subscriber Addresses and Identities
4.7 Protocols
4.8 Localization
4.9 Call Handling
4.10 Handover
4.11 Security
4.12 Introduction to SMS
4.13 General Packet Radio Service
4.14 High-speed Circuit-switched Data
4.15 Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications
4.16 WLL Application

5: Wireless Medium Access Control, CDMA, 3G, WiMax, 4G and 5G Networks
5.1 Modulation
5.2 Medium Access Control
5.3 Exposed and Hidden Terminal Problem, Near and Far Terminal Problem, and Power Control for Medium Access
5.4 MAC Algorithms
5.5 WLAN and CAMA/CA Wireless Protocols
5.6 SDMA, TDMA, FDMA and CDMA
5.7 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
5.8 Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
5.9 Code Division Multiple Access
5.10 Applications of 3G Mobile Services
5.11 3G Mobile Services: IMT2000 and UMTs
5.12 CDMA 2000: 3G
5.13 WCDMA 3G
5.14 OFDM
5.15 High-speed Packet Access
5.16 Mimo in HSPA
5.17 Long-term Evolution and WiMax 16E
5.18 Ultra-wide Band and Broadband Wireless Access
5.19 4G Networks: HS-OFDM, LTE Advanced and WiMax 16M
5.20 Upcoming 5G Network Features

6: Mobile IP Network Layer
6.1 Functioning of OSI Layers, and TCP/IP, IP, UDP and ICMP Protocols
6.2 Mobile IP
6.3 Packet Delivery and Handover Management
6.4 Location Management
6.5 Registration
6.6 IP Header: Encapsulation and Routes Optimization
6.7 Mobility Binding, Tunnelling, and Reverse Tunnelling
6.8 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
6.9 Cellular IP
6.10 Mobile IP with IPv6
6.11 Voice over IP
6.12 IP Security

7: Mobile Transport Layer
7.1 Conventional Transport Layer Protocols: UDP and TCP
7.2 Indirect TCP
7.3 Snooping Transmission Control Protocol
7.4 Mobile TCP
7.5 Other Transmission Methods at TCP Layer for Mobile Networks
7.6 TCP over 2.5G/3G Mobile Networks

8: Database Management Issues in Mobile Computing
8.1 Data Organization Methods
8.2 Mobile Device Database Management
8.3 Mobile Device Data Store Methods
8.4 Client-Server Computing with Adaptation for Mobile Computing
8.5 Adaptation Software for Mobile Computing
8.6 Database Transactional Models
8.7 Query Processing
8.8 Data Recovery Issues
8.9 Issues Relating to Quality of Service

9: Mobile Ad Hoc Networks and Wireless Sensor Networks
9.1 Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET)
9.2 Challenges in MANETS
9.3 Routing and Classifications of Routing Algorithms
9.4 Quality of Service (QOS) in Ad Hoc Networks
9.5 Applications of Ad Hoc Networks
9.6 Security in MANETs
9.7 Basics of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNS)
9.8 Sensor Network Applications
9.9 Distributed Wireless Sensor Network and its Characteristics
9.10 WSN Protocol
9.11 TinyOs

10: Wireless LAN and Personal Area Network Protocols
10.1 Wireless LANs
10.2 Wireless Application Protocol
10.3 Wireless Markup Language
10.4 Bluetooth
10.5 WiMax
10.6 ZigBee and Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and ZigBee Features

11: Service Discovery, Wireless Enterprise, and Virtual and Cloud Networks
11.1 Service Discovery
11.2 Wireless Enterprise-Network
11.3 Virtual Network
11.4 Mobile Cloud Networks

12: Mobility, Portability, Replication, and Clustering
12.1 Mobile Data Management
12.2 Data Replication Schemes
12.3 Basic Concept of Multi-hopping
12.4 Adaptive Clustering
12.5 Multi-cluster Architecture
12.6 File Systems

13: Smart Client, Datastore, Application and Enterprise Server-based Architecture
13.1 Smart Client Architecture
13.2 Datastore Objects
13.3 Directory Service
13.4 Data Synchronization Formats
13.5 Messaging
13.6 Application Framework
13.7 Portal
13.8 Gateway
13.9 Data Synchronization at Clients and Servers
13.10 Enterprise Data Source
13.11 Enterprise Server
13.12 Server Messaging and Queuing
13.13 Mobile Devices Support Infrastructure and Management

14: Mobile Internet Applications-XML-based Languages
14.1 Mobile Applications Development
14.2 XML
14.3 XML-based Standards and Formats for Applications
14.4 Hand-held Device Markup Language and WML
14.5 HTML
14.6 HTML5

15: Mobile Application Languages and Framework-Java, J2ME, Python, and .Net
15.1 Java
15.2 Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
15.3 Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME)
15.4 Java Programming Examples in Mobile Device
15.5 Python
15.6 Microsoft Dot Net Framework

16: Mobile Operating Systems, Development Environments, iOS and Android
16.1 Mobile Operating System
16.2 Application Programming, User and Abstract Interfaces
16.3 Linux for Mobile Devices
16.4 Proprietary OS Client Development
16.5 Development Process
16.6 Development Tools and Emulators
16.7 Apple iOS 11
16.8 Android
16.9 Differences between iOS and Android Operating Systems

Solutions to Objective Type Questions
Bibliography
Index
About the Author