Issues and Limitations on Mobile Computing

Contents
Wireless Issues
Mobile Computing Wireless Architecture Wireless Access Technologies Wireless Applications

Wireless Limitations Middleware for Mobile Computing Summary & Further Issues
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Mobile Computing
What is the computing?
Operation of computers as Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary states.

What is the mobile?

That someone/something can move or be moved easily and quickly from place to place as Oxford Advanced Learners Dictionary states.

What is the mobile computing?

Users with portable computers still have network connections while they move.
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Wireless Architecture
Personal Communication Network (PCN)
Extension of nowadays Infranstructure

ITU Spesifications
Hierarchical Cell Structure Global Roaming Expansion of Radio Spectrume

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Wireless Access Technologies

Past and Current State
AMPS, TDMA, CDMA in USA, GSM in Europe, Public Packet Radio and CDPD Private Mobile Radio Wireless LAN Satelite Systems

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Wireless Applications
Horizontal Applications
Yellow Pages
Movies Info

Vertical Applications
Access to large amount of data (databases)

Requirements
support to any mobile appliance support to any network capability to sustain long - short time disconections access replicated data or databese file systems
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Wireless Limitations
Mobility
Auto configuration of the system Location management
Lookups (Track users call) Updates (Update users position and/or data)

Heterogeneity Security Authentication Spectrum range

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Wireless Limitations
Wireless Medium
Cost of Networks Quantity and reliability of bandwidth Environment obstacles

Portability = Mobile Restrictions

Low Resources Battery Constraints Lack of Security
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Middleware for Mobile Computing

Middleware
What is the middleware? Considerations
Application Integration Device Independence

Mobile Agents Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)

bring Internet content to digital cellular phones creation of global wireless protocol specification enable creation of contents with wide range of usage to extend existing standards
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WAP Research Interests

Over the air provision Persistent Storage SIM Tool Kit Location Services Network Management Broadband Services Corporate Data Access IMT - 2000 (3G) Multimedia Capabilities
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Summary & Further Issues

Wireless Issues Wireless Limitations Wireless Middleware Research on:
Broadcast Location Management Spectrum Utilisation Extension on existent ptotocols
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