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   Mobile computing
   Computer Networks
   Comparison to wired networks and mobile networks
   Types of wireless networks
   Types of wireless(M.C) devices
   Applications of mobile computing
   Demerits Of Mobile Computing
   Future of mobile computing
   Conclusion
   References


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   Wired Networks                 Mobile Networks
-   high bandwidth              -   low bandwidth
-   low bandwidth variability   -   high bandwidth variability
-   can listen on wire          -   hidden terminal problem
-   high power machines         -   low power machines
-   high resource machines      -   low resource machines
-   need physical               -   need proximity
    access(security)            -   higher delay
-   low delay                   -   disconnected operation
-   connected operation




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   Laptops
   Palmtops
   PDAs
   Cell phones
   Pagers
   Sensors


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   For Estate Agents
   In courts
   In companies
   Stock Information
    Collection/Control
   Credit Card
    Verification
   Taxi/Truck Dispatch
   Electronic Mail/Paging


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   Use of Artificial Intelligence
   Integrated Circuitry -> Compact Size
   Increases in Computer Processor speeds




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   Mobile computing has severe limitations
- however, it is far from impossible, and
   technology improves all the time


   Lots of challenges
- some have (good) solutions, many others
   are still waiting to be solved

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   Papers:

-  “Moving Object
   Databases: Issues and
   Solution” by Our
   Wolfson, Bo Xu, Sam
   Chaamberlain and Liqin
   Jiang
- “MOBILE
   COMPUTING”
  Asoke K Talukder
  Hasan Ahmed
  Roopa R Yavagal           13
   WWW Links:

-   http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surpris
    e_96/journal/vol4/ vk5/report.html

-   http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surpris
    e_96/journal/vol1/vk5/article1.html
-   http://www.cs.ucsb.edu/~ebelding/
    courses/284/w04/slides/intro.pdf
-   http://www.ansa.co.uk/ANSATech/
    ANSAhtml/98-
    ansa/external/9807tb/9807mose.p
    df
-   http://www.danishtechnology.dk/it/
    9238


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   Questions and
     Comments?


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