RAJALAKSHMI ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Thandalam, Chennai – 602 105

LESSON PLAN

Faculty Name : M.Shakunthala Staff code : IT132

Subject Name : MOBILE COMPUTING Code : IT 1402
Year : IV Semester : VII
Degree & Branch : B.Tech - IT Section : A

Aim:
To provide basics for various technique in Mobile Communications and Mobile Content Services

Objectives:
 To learn the basics of wireless voice and data communication technologies.
 To build working knowledge on various telephone and satellite networks
 To study the working principles of wireless LAN and its standards
 To build knowledge on various Mobile Computing algorithms
 To build skills in working with wireless applications protocols to develop mobile content applications.

TEXT BOOK
1. Jochen Schiller, “Mobile Communications”, PHI/Pearson Education, Second Edition, 2003. (Unit I Chap
1,2&3, Unit II Chapr 4,5 & 6, Unit III Chap 7, Unit iV Chap 8, Unit V Chap 9 & 10)
2. Willaim Stallings, “Wireless Communications and Networks”, PHI / Pearson Education, 2003 (Unit I chap 7 &
10, Unit II Chap 9)

Reference Book(s):
3 Kaveh Pehlava, Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, “Principles of Wireless Networks”, PHI/Pearson Education, 2003.

1. Uwe Hansmann, Lothar Merk, Martin S Nicklons and Thomas Stober, “Principles of Mobile Computing”,
Springer, New York, 2003.
2. Hazysztof
3. Wesolowshi, “Mobile Communication Systems”, John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2002..
Sl.No Date Period Unit Topic T/R Page No in the
No. Book Book
No
1 T 1 – 12
I Introduction – A brief history of wireless T(2)279 291-
communication, Mobile and Wireless Devices,
Applications
1 T 23 - 29
I Network Reference Model, Frequencies,
Regulations , Signal
1 T 30 - 37
I Antennas , Signal Propagations, Path loss of radio
signals, Propagation effects, Multipath propagation
1 T 36 - 44
I Multiplexing – SDM, FDM, TDM, CDM,
Modulation – AM, FM
1 T 44 - 46
I Modulation – ASK, FSJK, PSK, MSK, GMSK
1 T 46 - 54
I Modulations – DPSK, Multi Carrier Modulation,
Spread Spectrum - introduction
1 T 54 – 58
I Spread Spectrum – DSSS, FHSS. Cellular Systems – T(2) 173 - 200
advantages, disadvantages, DCA
1 T 61 - 67
I Medium Access Control – CSMA / CD, Hidden or
exposed terminal, Near and Far terminals, SDMA,
FDMA, TDMA, Classical Aloha, Slotted Aloha,
1 T – 68-79
I CSMA/CD, CSMA/CA, DAMA, CDMA ,
Comparison of S/T/F/ CDMA -
1
I Revision, Discussion of questions
1 T 83 - 88
II GSM – Mobile Services- Reference model, Bear
Service, Tele service, Supplementary service.
System Architecture
1 T 88 - 91
II System Architecture- Radio subsystem, Network and
Switching subsystem, Operation sub system,
1 T 92 - 99
II Radio Interface – Logical channel and frame
hierarchy, Protocols
1 T 100- 105
II Localizing and calling, Handover, Security
1 T 106 - 108
II Authentication, Encryption, Data Services, HSCSD
1 T 109 - 112
II GPRS- P2P CONS, P2PCLNS, QOS Profile, GPRS
Architecture, GPRS Protocol
 1 T 113- 119
II DECT – System Architecture, Protocol
Architecture, Frame Structure.
1 T120 - 125
II UMTS & IMT 200 – UMTS Basic Architecture,
FDD Mode and TDD Mode
1 T 147-153
II Satellite Systems – Basics. Broadcast systems – T (2) 252 - 275
Cyclical repetition of data, Digital Audio
Broadcasting,
1 T 148 - 158
II Digital Video Broadcasting – Scenario, Contents of
DVB, Internet Access using DVB,
1
II Revision, Discussion of questions
1 T 161 - 164
III Introduction – Advantages, Disadvantages, Design
goals, Transmission Technologies
1 T 165 - 172
III Infrastructure and Ad Ho c Networks, IEEE 802.11-
System architecture, Protocol Architecture, Physical
Layer – FHSS, DSSS, Infrared
1 T 173 - 177
III Medium Access Control Layer – DFWMAC-DCF
using CSMA/CA, DFWMAC – DCF with RTS /
CTS extension
1 T 178 - 186
III DFWMAC – PCF with polling, MAC Management
–synchronization, Power Management,
1 T 187-191 - 46
III Roaming, Future developments. HYPERLAN:
Introduction, Protocol Architecture
2 T 192 - 197
III Physical Layer, Channel Access Control Sublayer:
Prioritization phase, Elimination Phase, Yield
Phase., Transmission Phase
1 T 198 - 203
III Medium Access Control Sublayer, Information
Bases and Networking
1 T 204 - 206
III Bluetooth- User Scenario, Physical Layer, Mac layer
1 T – 207-210
III Services, Networking, Link Management, Security.
1
III Revision, Discussion on questions
1 T 255 - 260
IV Mobile IP : Introduction, Requirements, Entities and
Terminology, IP Packet Delivery
1 T 261 - 264
IV Agent Advertisement and discovery, Registration,
 1 T 265- 269
IV Tunneling and encapsulation, IP-in-IP
Encapsulation, Minimal encapsulation, Generic
Routing Encapsulation,
1 T 270 - 273
IV Optimization, Reverse Tunneling, IPv6
1 T 274-276
IV Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Ad Hoc
Networks
1 T 277 - 280
IV Routing, Destination Sequence Distance Vector
1 T 280 - 283
IV Dynamic Source Routing Hierarchical routing
1 T 284 - 286
IV Alternative matrix
1
IV Revision, Discussion on questions
1 T 291 - 294
V Mobile Transport Layer: Traditional TCP, -
Congestion control, Slow start, Fast Retransmit and
fast recovery, Implication on mobility
1 T 295 – 299
V Indirect TCP, Snooping TCP
1 T 300 - 302
V Mobile TCP, Fast transmit and Fast recovery,
1 T 302 -306
V Transmission / Time out freezing, Selective
retransmission, Transaction oriented TCP,
Comparison
1 T 323-327
V Wireless Application Protocol – Introduction,
Architecture
2 T 327 - 330
V Wireless Datagram Protocol, Wireless Transport
layer security,
1 T 330 - 334
V Wireless transaction protocol- WTP class0, WTP
class1, WTP class 2
1 T 343 - 346
V Wireless Session Protocol, Wireless Application
Environment, WML
1 T 347 - 358
V Wireless Telephony applications, Protocol stack of
WAP
1
V Revision. Discussion on questions