Mobile Computing Course (Sommersemester 2006)

Lecturer:
Course Website: http://www.cs.jyu.fi/~veijalai/mobilecomputingw03/index.html

General Information

Weekly Hours: 4
Credits: 6
Graded: yes
Enrolment Deadline: 10.05.2006
Teaching Form:
Enrolment Type: Compulsory Elective Module

Programs

IT-Systems Engineering MA

Description

The goals of the course are to make the participants aware of the basic concepts of mobile (or nomadic) computing, and closely related concepts, such as ubiquitous and wireless computing. During the course, a general overview on the structure of the terrestrial wireless networks (especially GSM and UMTS networks) is given; satellite networks are shortly introduced. After laying the ground, various aspects, problems and solutions in mobile computing are analysed. These include the mobile terminals and their properties, mobile applications and their development, and mobile data management problems environment. Further, the combination of Internet-based technologies and mobile computing (WAP, Mobile IP, WWW, Mobile Internet) are discussed.The topics also cover location-based services and basic issues in mobile electronic commerce.

Requirements

Basic knowledge in Operating Systems, Data Communications, and Database Management Systems; useful courses are also Digital Mobile Terminals and Wireless Systems