IT6601 MOBILE COMPUTING

General info: IT6601 MOBILE COMPUTING	University – Anna university, Tamil Nadu, India Marks: UNIT 1 to 5 – 9+3 each unit  Period - TOTAL (L:45+T:15): 60 PERIODS
UNIT I -  INTRODUCTION Mobile Computing – Mobile Computing Vs wireless Networking – Mobile Computing Applications – Characteristics of Mobile computing – Structure of Mobile Computing Application. MAC Protocols – Wireless MAC Issues – Fixed Assignment Schemes – Random Assignment Schemes – Reservation Based Schemes.
UNIT II- MOBILE INTERNET PROTOCOL AND TRANSPORT LAYER Overview of Mobile IP – Features of Mobile IP – Key Mechanism in Mobile IP – route Optimization. Overview of TCP/IP – Architecture of TCP/IP- Adaptation of TCP Window – Improvement in TCP Performance.
UNIT III - MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) – General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) – Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS).
UNIT IV  - MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORKS Ad-Hoc Basic Concepts – Characteristics – Applications – Design Issues – Routing – Essential of Traditional Routing Protocols –Popular Routing Protocols – Vehicular Ad Hoc networks ( VANET) – MANET Vs VANET – Security.
UNIT V - MOBILE PLATFORMS AND APPLICATIONS Mobile Device Operating Systems – Special Constrains & Requirements – Commercial Mobile Operating Systems – Software Development Kit: iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone – MCommerce – Structure – Pros & Cons – Mobile Payment System – Security Issues.
OUTCOMES: At the end of the course, the student should be able to: 1)     Explain the basics of mobile telecommunication system  2)    Choose the required functionality at each layer for given application 3)    Identify solution for each functionality at each layer 4)     Use simulator tools and design Ad hoc networks 5)     Develop a mobile application.
TEXT BOOK: 1. Prasant Kumar Pattnaik, Rajib Mall, “Fundamentals of Mobile Computing”,  PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi – 2012.
REFERENCES: 1. Jochen H. Schller, “Mobile Communications”, Second Edition, Pearson Education, New Delhi,     2007. 2. Dharma Prakash Agarval, Qing and An Zeng, "Introduction to Wireless and Mobile systems", Thomson Asia Pvt Ltd, 2005.   3. Uwe Hansmann, Lothar Merk, Martin S. Nicklons and Thomas Stober, “Principles of   Mobile Computing”, Springer, 2003. 4. William.C.Y.Lee,“Mobile Cellular Telecommunications-Analog and Digital Systems”, Second  Edition,Tata Mc Graw Hill Edition ,2006.  5. C.K.Toh, “AdHoc Mobile Wireless Networks”, First Edition, Pearson Education, 2002. 6. Android Developers : http://developer.android.com/index.html  7. Apple Developer : https://developer.apple.com/ 8. Windows Phone Dev Center : http://developer.windowsphone.com  9. BlackBerry Developer : http://developer.blackberry.com/
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