Fundamentals of Mobile Computing

This textbook addresses the main topics associated with mobilecomputing and wireless networking at a level that enables thestudents to develop a fundamental understanding of the technicalissues involved in this new and fast emerging discipline. The book first examines the basics of wireless technologies andcomputer communications that form the essential infrastructurerequired for building knowledge in the area of mobile computationsinvolving the study of invocation mechanisms at the client end, theunderlying wireless communication, and the correspondingserver-side technologies. The book includes coverage of development of mobile cellularsystems, protocol design for mobile networks, special issuesinvolved in the mobility management of cellular system users,realization and applications of mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs),design and operation of sensor networks, special constraints andrequirements of mobile operating systems, and development of mobilecomputing applications. Finally, an example application of the mobile computinginfrastructure to M-commerce is described in the concluding chapterof the book. This book is suitable as an introductory text for a one-semestercourse in mobile computing for the undergraduate students ofComputer Science and Engineering, Information Technology,Electronics and Communication Engineering, Master of ComputerApplications (MCA), and the undergraduate and postgraduate sciencecourses in computer science and Information Technology. Salient 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 About the Author Prasant Kumar Pattnaik PhD (Computer Science), isAssociate Professor at the School of Computer Engineering, KIITUniversity, Bhubaneswar. He has more