LECTURE PLANMobile Computing

8th Semester

Topics to be covered No. ofLectures

References

1st term

Introduction to PCS1. Introduction to cellular system architecture 1 12. Mobility Management, Registration, call

Delivery2 1

3. Handoff Management:Detection andChannel Assignment

1 1

4. Handoff Management:Radio Link Transfer 1 15. Network Signalling, cell splitting, cell

sectoring, Co-channel interference2 4, 5,6

Introduction to GSM System6. GSM Characteristics and service aspects 1 1,27. GSM Architecture 1 1,28. Speech Encoding and Modulation 1 29. Logical Channels and Security aspect 1 1,210. GSM network signaling and Protocol Model 1 1,211. GSM Mobility Management 1 1,2

Introduction to GPRS12. GPRS Architecture and interfaces 2 1,213. GPRS Network Nodes 2 1,2

2nd term

Mobile data communication14. Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11 Standard 2 2,315. Mobile IP 1 2,3

Overview of WAP16. WAP & its Architecture 1 1,317. WAP Protocol Details 2 1,3

3G Mobile Services18. IMT 2000 Vision 1 1,2,3

19. WCDMA & CDMA 2000 2 1,2,320. Quality and services in 3 G 1 1,2,3

Overview of WLL21. WLL Architecture 1 122. WLL Technologies 1 1

3rd Term

Global Mobile Satellite Systems23. Case studies IRIDIUM & Glob Star 2 1,2,3

Wireless Enterprise Networks24. Virtual Networks 2 125. Bluetooth Technology 1 1,326. Bluetooth Protocol Stack 2 1,3

Books :1. Yi-Bing Lin & Imrich Chlamtac, “Wireless and Mobile Networks Architectures”,

John Wiley & Sons, 2001.2. Raj Pandya, “Mobile and Personal Communication systems and services”,

Prentice Hall of India, 2001.3. Jochen Schiller ,“Mobile Communications”, Pearson Education, 2001.4. Pahlavan and Krishnamurthy, “Principles of Wireless Networks”, Pearson

Education, 20035. Theodore S Rappaport, “Wireless Communication Principles and Practice”, 2nd Edition,

Pearson Education, 2002.6. Dharma Prakash Agarwal & Zeng, “Introduction to Wireless and Mobile

Systems” , 2nd Edition, Cengage Learning India Private Limited,2006.