Course Outcome ( CO) Bloom’s Knowledge Level (KL)
At the end of course, the student will be able to understand
CO 1 Study and aware fundamentals of mobile computing. K1, K2
CO 2 Study and analyze wireless networking protocols, applications and
environment.
K1, K4
CO 3 Understand various data management issues in mobile computing. K2
CO 4 Analyze different type of security issues in mobile computing
environment.
K4
CO 5 Study, analyze, and evaluate various routing protocols used in mobile
computing.
K1, K4, K5
DETAILED SYLLABUS
Unit Topic Proposed Lecture
I Introduction, Issues in mobile computing, Overview of wireless
telephony, Cellular concept, GSM- air interface, channel structure;
Location management- HLR-VLR, hierarchical, handoffs; Channel
allocation in cellular systems, CDMA, GPRS, MAC for cellular system.
II Wireless Networking, Wireless LAN Overview- MAC issues, IEEE
802.11, Blue Tooth, Wireless multiple access protocols, TCP over
wireless, Wireless applications, Data broadcasting, Mobile IP, WAParchitecture, protocol stack, application environment, applications.
III Data management issues in mobile computing, data replication for
mobile computers, adaptive clustering for mobile wireless networks, File
system, Disconnected operations. 08
IV Mobile Agents computing, Security and fault tolerance, Transaction
processing in mobile computing environment. 08
V Adhoc networks, Localization, MAC issues, Routing protocols, Global
state routing (GSR), Destination sequenced distance vector routing
(DSDV), Dynamic source routing (DSR), Adhoc on demand distance
vector routing (AODV), Temporary ordered routing algorithm (TORA),
QoS in Adhoc Networks, applications
Suggested Readings:
1. Schiller J., “Mobile Communications”, Pearson
2. Upadhyaya S. and Chaudhury A., “Mobile Computing”, Springer
3. Kamal R., “Mobile Computing”, Oxford University Press.
4. Talukder A. K. and Ahmed H., “Mobile Computing Technology, Applications
and Service Creation”, McGraw Hill Education
5. Garg K., “Mobile Computing Theory and Practice”, Pearson.
6. Kumar S., “Wireless and Mobile Communication”, New Age International
Publishers
7. Manvi S. S. and Kakkasageri M. S., “Wireless and Mobile Networks- Concepts and
Protocols”, Wiley India Pvt. Ltd.
