Mobile Computing - Softcover

Kamal, Devi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198068913 ISBN 13: 9780198068914

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

The first few chapters present the concepts of mobile computing and mobile communication in equal measure, including 2G, 2.5G, 3G, 3G+, and 4G communication systems, mobile satellite communication networks, mobile IP, mobile TCP and digital audio-video broadcasting, and mobile TV. The subsequent chapters provide a systematic explanation of mobile computing as a discipline in itself. The book provides an in-depth coverage of mobile systems and devices, mobile operating systems used for application development, mobile databases, client-server computing agents, application servers, security protocols, mobile Internet, and ad-hoc and sensor networks.

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About the Author

Dr Raj Kamal is currently Senior Professor, Devi Ahilya University, Indore. A PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and post-doctoral research fellow of Uppsala University, Sweden, he has about 44 years of experience in teaching and research. A prolific writer, he has authored over 10 textbooks and published over 100 research papers in journals of both international and national repute. Besides mobile computing, his other areas of interest include embedded systems, computer architecture and organization, microcontrollers, and Internet and Web technologies.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198068913
• ISBN 13: 9780198068914
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 640