Mobile Computing

This book, Mobile Computing, has been written to provide the readers various aspects of computing in mobile environments. This book is structured to cover the key aspects of the mobile computing and discusses the principles, designing and development of Mobile Computing Systems. The book has been divided into nine chapters. The very first chapter builds the foundation for mobile computing and the concept behind telephony system. Second chapter describes GSM & GPRS technologies. Basic concept of WLAN or WiFi technology is discussed in third chapter while fourth chapter deals with the concept of Multiple Access Protocol, Data Broadcasting and WAP. Fifth chapter introduces data management in mobile computing environment. Sixth chapter discusses the adaptive clustering for mobile wireless networks and distributed file system and seventh chapter deals with the conceptual view of mobile agents. Concept, features and security goals of Ad-Hoc networks are described in eighth chapter while ninth chapter introduces classification of routing protocols in Ad-Hoc networks.



Table of Contents:

Acknowledgement

Preface

1. Mobile Computing Wireless Telephony

2. GSM and GPRS

3. Wireless LAN & IEEE 802.11 Standards

4. Wireless Multiple Access Protocols

5. Data Management

6. Adaptive Clustering for Mobile Wireless Networks & File system

7. Mobile Agents Computing

8. AD-HOC Networks & MAC Issues

9. Routing Protocols in Ad-Hoc Networks

Bibliography

Index