PHI Learning Sivumäärä: 252 sivua Asu: Pehmeäkantinen kirja Julkaisuvuosi: 2012, 30.06.2012 (lisätietoa) Kieli: Englanti
This textbook addresses the main topics associated with mobile computing and wireless networking at a level that enables the students to develop a fundamental understanding of the technical issues involved in this new and fast emerging discipline.
The book first examines the basics of wireless technologies and computer communications that form the essential infrastructure required for building knowledge in the area of mobile computations involving the study of invocation mechanisms at the client end, the underlying wireless communication, and the corresponding server-side technologies.
The book includes coverage of development of mobile cellular systems, protocol design for mobile networks, special issues involved in the mobility management of cellular system users, realisation and applications of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), design and operation of sensor networks, special constraints and requirements of mobile operating systems, and development of mobile computing applications.
Finally, an example application of the mobile computing infrastructure to M-commerce is described in the concluding chapter of the book.
This book is suitable as an introductory text for a one-semester course in mobile computing for the undergraduate students of Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Master of Computer Applications (MCA), and the undergraduate and postgraduate science courses in computer science and Information Technology.
KEY FEATURES :
Provides unified coverage of mobile computing and communication aspects Discusses the mobile application development, mobile operating systems and mobile databases as part of the material devoted to mobile computing Incorporates a survey of mobile operating systems and the latest developments such as the Android operating system
