An undergraduate text on mobile computing, covering all the basic concepts of mobile computing as well as mobile communication. The book also deals with the new concepts that have emerged in recent years like Bluetooth Security and topics on Nokia Handhelds (a topic exclusive to this book).

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Kumkum Garg

Dorling Kindersley (India)

1517 Media

United States, United States of America

Delhi, India, 2010

Delhi, c2010

lg2856855

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209) and index.

Cover......Page 1
Mobile Computing......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 14
Process migration......Page 16
Mobile computing......Page 17
Mobile agents......Page 18
Personal communication systems......Page 19
Context-aware computing......Page 20
Outline of the book......Page 21
Problems......Page 22
Multiple-choice questions......Page 23
Further reading......Page 24
The electromagnetic spectrum......Page 26
Infrared waves......Page 27
Communication satellites......Page 28
Low earth orbit satellites......Page 29
Multiple-access schemes......Page 30
TDMA—Time division multiple access......Page 31
CDMA—Code division multiple access......Page 32
The first generation (1G): 1980......Page 33
The second generation (2G): 1992......Page 34
The third generation (3G): 2000+......Page 35
The fourth generation (4G): 2002+......Page 36
Problems......Page 37
Multiple-choice questions......Page 38
Further reading......Page 39
Wireless Networks......Page 40
The need for new wireless standards......Page 41
Physical layer......Page 42
MAC layer......Page 44
Services......Page 47
Bluetooth......Page 48
Bluetooth protocol stack......Page 50
Bluetooth tracking services......Page 52
Bluetooth frame structure......Page 53
Infrared systems......Page 54
HiperLAN......Page 55
The IEEE 802.16 WiMAX standard......Page 56
Comparison of wireless technologies......Page 57
Summary......Page 58
Multiple-choice questions......Page 59
Further reading......Page 61
What is a process?......Page 62
The steps in process migration......Page 63
The advantages of process migration......Page 67
Alternatives to process migration......Page 68
Problems......Page 69
Multiple-choice questions......Page 70
Further reading......Page 71
Wireless communication......Page 72
Mobility......Page 73
Portability......Page 74
IPv4......Page 76
Goals of mobile IP......Page 77
Mobility support in IPv4......Page 78
Mobility support in IPv6......Page 81
Cellular IP......Page 82
The cellular IP access network......Page 83
TCP for mobility......Page 84
Indirect TCP......Page 85
Snooping TCP......Page 86
Mobile TCP......Page 87
Design issues......Page 88
The CODA file system—A case study......Page 89
Venus states......Page 90
Design criteria......Page 92
Problems......Page 93
Multiple-choice questions......Page 94
Further reading......Page 95
MANET characteristics......Page 96
Classification of MANETs......Page 97
Traditional routing protocols......Page 98
Classification of routing protocols......Page 99
Proactive routing protocols—The DSDV protocol......Page 100
Example of DSDV operation......Page 101
Reactive routing protocols......Page 103
Route discovery in DSR......Page 104
Route cache in DSR......Page 106
Route discovery in AODV......Page 107
Route maintenance in AODV......Page 108
Comparison between DSR and AODV......Page 111
Summary......Page 112
Multiple-choice questions......Page 113
Further reading......Page 115
Applications of wireless sensor networks......Page 116
Differences from mobile ad hoc networks......Page 118
WSN architecture......Page 119
WSN communications architecture......Page 120
Data-centric protocols......Page 121
Sensor protocols for information via negotiation......Page 122
Low-energy adaptive clustering hierarchy......Page 123
TEEN and APTEEN......Page 124
The MICA mote......Page 125
TinyOS......Page 126
Summary......Page 127
Multiple-choice questions......Page 128
Further reading......Page 130
Characteristics of PDAs......Page 132
Network connectivity......Page 134
Palm handhelds......Page 135
Memory management......Page 136
HP handhelds......Page 137
Windows CE......Page 138
Processes and threads......Page 139
The Windows Mobile operating system......Page 140
Specifications of Nokia 9210......Page 142
Features......Page 143
Design......Page 144
Summary......Page 145
Multiple-choice questions......Page 146
Further reading......Page 147
The Web programming model......Page 148
The WAP programming model......Page 149
WAP protocol stack......Page 150
WAP 2.0......Page 151
WAP gateway......Page 152
Push operation......Page 153
Push message format......Page 155
Summary......Page 156
Multiple-choice questions......Page 157
Further reading......Page 159
Logical Mobility II—Mobile Agents......Page 160
Characteristics of mobile agents......Page 161
Client/server and mobile agent architectures......Page 162
Server security......Page 163
Mobile agent platforms......Page 164
Aglets......Page 165
Agent Tcl......Page 167
PMADE......Page 170
Agent submitter......Page 171
Communication managers......Page 173
State managers......Page 174
Security manager......Page 175
Shortcomings of Java......Page 176
Problems......Page 177
Multiple-choice questions......Page 178
Further reading......Page 179
Security Issuesin Mobile Computing......Page 182
Security threats to wireless networks......Page 183
Authentication......Page 184
Confidentiality......Page 185
Integrity......Page 186
Bluetooth security......Page 187
Summary......Page 189
Multiple-choice questions......Page 190
Further reading......Page 192
Implementation of mobile IP......Page 194
Comparison between AODV and DSR protocols......Page 197
Bluetooth application......Page 199
Design of a WAP gateway......Page 204
Mobile agents for network monitoring......Page 205
An IEEE 802.11 LAN for a typical student hostel......Page 209
An application using wireless sensor networks......Page 211
Multiple-choice questions......Page 213
Further reading......Page 215
Java programming language......Page 216
Socket programming......Page 218
Remote procedure call......Page 220
Remote method invocation......Page 222
Appendix B......Page 226
Index......Page 228

"The book covers all basic concepts of mobile computing and communication and also deals with latest concepts like Bluetooth Security and Nokia Handhelds"--Resource description page.

2020-11-29