6th sem Mobile Computing Diploma in Computer Science
Courtly:dte board
Govt. of Karnataka, Department of Technical Education
Diploma in Computer Science
Sixth Semester
Subject: Mobile Computing
Contact Hrs / week: 4 Total hrs: 64
Table of Contents
SN | Topic | Hours | Marks |
1 | Introduction | 6 | 15 |
2. | Mobile Computing Architecture | 6 | 15 |
3. | Mobile computing through telephony | 2 | 5 |
4. | Emerging Technologies | 4 | 10 |
5. | Global Systems for Mobile Communications (GSM) | 4 | 10 |
6. | Short Message Service (SMS) | 4 | 10 |
7. | General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) | 4 | 10 |
8. | Wireless Application Protocol | 6 | 15 |
9. | CDMA & 3G | 6 | 15 |
10. | Wireless LAN | 8 | 20 |
11. | Intelligent Networks & Internet Working | 2 | 5 |
12. | Next Generation Networks | 4 | 10 |
13. | Seminars, Guest Lectures & other Industry Innovations | 5 | 0 |
14. | Tests | 3 | 0 |
Total | 64 | 140 + 5 Objectives | |
Detailed Contents
1 | Introduction | ||
1.1 | Mobility of Bits & Bytes | ||
1.1.1 | The Convergence leading to ICT | ||
1.2 | Wireless- The Beginning | ||
1.2.1 | Evolution of Wireless Networks | ||
1.2.2 | Evolution of Wireless Data | ||
1.2.3 | Evolution of Wireless LAN | ||
1.2.4 | Evolution of Wireless PAN | ||
1.3 | Mobile Computing | ||
1.3.1 | Mobile Computing Functions | ||
1.3.2 | Mobile Computing Devices | ||
1.4 | Dialog Control | ||
1.5 | Networks | ||
1.5.1 | Wireline Network | ||
1.5.2 | Wireless Networks | ||
1.5.3 | Ad hoc Networks | ||
1.5.4 | Bearers | ||
1.6 | Middleware & Gateways | ||
1.6.1 | Communication Middleware | ||
1.6.2 | Transaction processing Middleware | ||
1.6.3 | Behaviour Management Middleware | ||
1.6.4 | Communication Behaviour | ||
1.7 | Applications And Services(Contents) | ||
1.8 | Developing Mobile computing Applications | ||
1.8.1 | New Mobile Applications | ||
1.8.2 | Making Legacy Application Mobile | ||
1.9 | Security Mobile Computing | ||
1.10 | Standards- Why are they necessary? | ||
1.10.1 | Who makes the standards? | ||
1.11 | Standard Bodies | ||
1.12 | Players in the Wireless Space | ||
2 | Mobile Computing Architecture | ||
2.1 | History Of Computers & Internet | ||
2.2 | Internet- The Ubiquitous Network | ||
2.3 | Architecture for Mobile Computing | ||
2.4 | 3-Tier Architecture | ||
2.4.1 | Presentation (Tier-1) | ||
2.4.2 | Application (Tier-2) | ||
2.4.3 | Data (Tier-3) | ||
2.5 | Design Consideration for Mobile Computing(Page 41 only) | ||
2.5.1 | Client Context manager (Page 42-43 only) | ||
2.5.2 | Context Aware Systems | ||
2.6 | Mobile Computing Through Internet | ||
2.7 | Making Existing Applications Mobile Enabled | ||
3 | Mobile Computing Through Telephony | ||
3.1 | Evolution Of Telephony | ||
3.2 | Multiple Access Procedures | ||
3.2.1 | FDMA | ||
3.2.2 | TDMA variants | ||
3.2.3 | CDMA | ||
3.2.4 | SDMA | ||
3.3 | Satellite Communication Systems | ||
3.3.1 | Communicating Through Satellite | ||
3.3.2 | Low Orbit Satellite | ||
3.3.3 | Medium Orbit satellite | ||
3.3.4 | Geo Stationary Satellite | ||
3.3.5 | Satellite Phones | ||
3.4 | Mobile Computing through Telephone (Page No. 66 to 68 only) | ||
3.5 | Computer Supported Telecommunications Applications | ||
4 | Emerging Technologies | ||
4.1 | Introduction | ||
4.2 | Blue-Tooth | ||
4.2.1 | Blue-tooth Protocol | ||
4.2.2 | Blue-Tooth Protocol Stack | ||
4.2.3 | Blue-Tooth Security | ||
4.2.4 | Blue-Tooth Application Models | ||
4.3 | Radio-Frequency Identification(RFID) | ||
4.3.1 | Areas of Applications for RFID | ||
4.4 | Wireless Broadband (Page no 91 to 93 only) | ||
4.4.1 | Broadband Applications | ||
4.5 | Mobile IP | ||
4.5.1 | How does Mobile IP work? | ||
5 | Global System For Mobile Communications (GSM) | ||
5.1 | Introduction | ||
5.2 | GSM Architecture | ||
5.3 | GSM Entities (Page No. 119 & 120—Basics only) | ||
6 | Short Message Service (SMS) | ||
6.1 | Mobile Computing Over SMS | ||
6.2 | Short Message Service | ||
6.2.1 | Strength of SMS | ||
6.2.2 | SMS Architecture | ||
6.3 | Value Added Services Through SMS | ||
6.3.1 | VAS Examples | ||
7 | General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) | ||
7.1 | Introduction | ||
7.2 | GPRS Packet Data Network | ||
7.2.1 | Capacity & Other End User Aspects | ||
7.2.2 | Quality of Service (QoS) | ||
7.2.3 | Integral part of the future 3G Systems | ||
7.3 | GPRS Network Architecture | ||
7.3.1 | GPRS Network Enhancements | ||
7.4 | Applications for GPRS | ||
7.4.1 | Generic Applications | ||
7.4.2 | GPRS Specific Application | ||
7.5 | Limitations of GPRS | ||
7.6 | Billing & Charging in GPRS | ||
7.6.1 | Tariffing | ||
7.6.2 | Billing | ||
8 | Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) | ||
8.1 | Introduction | ||
8.1.1 | Evolution of Wireless Data and WAP | ||
8.1.2 | Networks for WAP | ||
8.2 | WAP | ||
8.2.1 | WAP Application Environment (WAE) | ||
8.2.2 | User Agent | ||
8.2.3 | User Agent Profile | ||
8.2.4 | Wireless Mark-up Language (WML) | ||
8.2.5 | WML Script | ||
8.2.6 | Wireless Telephony Application (WTA, WTAI) | ||
8.2.7 | WAP Push Architecture | ||
8.2.8 | The Push Frame Work | ||
8.2.9 | Wireless Session Protocol (WSP) | ||
8.2.10 | Wireless Transaction Protocol (WTP) | ||
8.2.11 | Wireless Transport Layer Security (WTLS) | ||
8.2.12 | Wireless Data Protocol (WDS) | ||
8.2.13 | WAP gateway | ||
8.3 | MMS | ||
8.3.1 | MMS Architecture | ||
8.3.2 | MMS Transaction Flows | ||
8.3.3 | SMIL (Synchronised Multimedia Integration Language) | ||
8.3.4 | MMS Interconnection, Inter Operability and roaming | ||
8.3.5 | MMS Device Management and Configuration | ||
8.4 | GPRS Applications | ||
8.4.1 | Digital Rights Management | ||
8.4.2 | OMA Digital Rights Management | ||
9 | CDMA and 3G | ||
9.1 | Introduction | ||
9.1.1 | How it started | ||
9.2 | Spread Spectrum Technology (upto Page 220) | ||
9.3 | CDMA Vs GSM | ||
9.4 | Wireless Data | ||
9.4.1 | Short Message Service (SMS) | ||
9.5 | Third Generation Networks | ||
9.5.1 | International Mobile Telecommunications - 2000 | ||
9.5.2 | CDMA – 2000 | ||
9.5.3 | UMTS / WCDMA | ||
9.5.4 | Fixed Wireless | ||
9.6 | Applications on 3G | ||
9.6.1 | 3G Specific Applications | ||
10 | Wireless LAN | ||
10.1 | Introduction | ||
10.2 | Wireless LAN Advantages | ||
10.2.1 | Wireless LAN Evolution | ||
10.2.2 | Wireless LAN Applications | ||
10.3 | Mobile Adhoc networks and Sensor Networks | ||
10.3.1 | Wireless Sensor Networks | ||
10.4 | Wireless LAN Security | ||
10.4.1 | Limiting RF Transmission | ||
10.4.2 | Service Set Identifier (SSID) | ||
10.4.3 | MAC Address Access Control | ||
10.4.4 | Authentication Modes | ||
10.4.5 | WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) | ||
10.4.6 | Possible Attacks | ||
10.5 | Wireless Local Loop | ||
10.5.1 | WLL Architecture | ||
10.6 | Hiper LAN | ||
10.7 | WiFi Versus 3G | ||
11 | Intelligent Networks and Interworking | ||
11.1 | Introduction | ||
11.2 | Fundamentals of Call Processing | ||
11.3 | Intelligence in the networks | ||
11.3.1 | Standards for Intelligent Networks | ||
12 | Next Generation Networks | ||
12.1 | All In One – The Converged Scenario | ||
12.1.1 | Convergence of Voice and Data | ||
12.1.2 | Convergence Wireline and Wireless | ||
12.1.3 | Convergence of Circuit Switching and Packet Switching | ||
12.1.4 | Convergence of IT and CT | ||
12.1.5 | Convergence of OSS and DSS | ||
12.2 | Narrow band to Broadband | ||
12.2.1 | DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) Broadband Networks | ||
12.2.2 | WiMAX Broadband Wireless Networks | ||
12.2.3 | High Speed Broadband Cellular Networks | ||
12.2.4 | WiBro | ||
12.3 | All IP and B3G Network | ||
12.4 | OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) | ||
12.5 | FAMA / DAMA | ||
12.6 | Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) | ||
12.7 | Wireless Asynchronous Mode | ||
12.8 | Multimedia Broadcast Services | ||
12.8.1 | Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) | ||
12.8.2 | Digital Video Broadcast | ||
12.8.3 | IP TV | ||
12.8.4 | Internet TV | ||
12.9 | Multiple Play | ||
12.9.1 | Triple Play | ||
12.9.2 | Quadruple Play | ||
12.10 | Future trends | ||
12.10.1 | 3GPP Long Term Evolution | ||
12.10.2 | iBurst |
Text Book:
1. Mobile Computing Technology,Applications & service creation---- Asoke K Talukder, Hasan Ahmed, Roopa R Yavagal - Tata Mc Graw Hill ISBN: 139780070144576, ISBN: 100070144575
Reference Books:
1. Wireless & Mobile Networks Concepts & Protocols --- Dr. Sunilkumar S Manvi & Mahabaleshwar S Kakkasageri ----Wiley Publish ISBN: 9788126520695
2. Mobile Communications 2nd edition --- Jochen Schiller , pearson publish, ISBN: 9788177582635
General Objectives
- To learn Mobile Computing Principles and Architecture
- To understand Mobility Management, GSM, and GPRS networks
- To know Short Message Service (SMS) technology, GPRS, WAP, CDMA, 3G
- Understand Wireless LAN, WiFi, and WLL (Wireless Local Loop) Architecture
- Learn Bluetooth, RFID, and Satellite Communications.
- To Know Next Generation Networks (NGN)
Specific Objectives
1 | Introduction |
Know the various definitions and significance of terms and technologies | |
Understand the concept of How Mobile Computing help business to use information | |
Discuss mobile computing functions and devices | |
Discuss the various types of networks used in mobile computing | |
Learn the Application Services | |
Understand the role of different standard bodies | |
2 | Mobile Computing Architecture |
Learn the general architecture of mobile computing | |
Briefly discuss various types of middle ware, their functions, roles | |
Briefly discuss client context manager and context aware systems | |
3 | Mobile Computing Through Telephony |
Learn the concepts behind telephony system | |
Understand how to access information using telephone as a client device | |
Learn how communication is established through satellites | |
4 | Emerging Technologies |
Learn the technolgies related to mobile computing : Bluetooh, RFID, WiMAX, | |
Study basic concepts of how Mobile IP works | |
5 | Global System For Mobile Communications (GSM) |
Learn the basic concepts of Cellular Networks | |
Describe in brief GSM Architecture | |
6 | Short Message Service (SMS) |
Describe SMS Architecture | |
Learn value Added Services through SMS | |
7 | General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) |
Understand the GPRS Architecture and various elements of GPRS network | |
Discuss the difference between GSM and GPRS | |
Discuss the Limitations and Application of GPRS | |
8 | Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) |
Discuss the WAP and MMS technology | |
Describe WAP stack and WAP application environment | |
Know WML , WML script and Wireless Telephony Application Interface | |
Study WAP Push Architecture and MMS Architecture | |
Know the features of WTP, WTLS, WDP | |
Understand the need for SMIL | |
Learn GPRS Application | |
9 | CDMA and 3G |
Discuss spread spectrum technology | |
Compare CDMA Vs GSM | |
Learn the organisation of CDMA Protocol Stack | |
Comprehend Third generation Networks | |
Learn 3G applications | |
10 | Wireless LAN |
Learn the advantages and applications of WLAN | |
Understand Mobile Ad Hoc Networks and Sensor Networks | |
Learn Wireless LAN Security | |
Discuss Wireless Local Loop Architecture | |
Understand the concept of Hiper LAN | |
Compare WiFi Vs 3G | |
11 | Intelligent Networks and Interworking |
Understand the concept of Intelligent Networks | |
Know the standards of IN | |
12 | Next Generation Networks |
Learn how technologies of the past and future converge to NGN |
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