Enabling Technologies for Wireless E-business

by Kou, Weidong; Yesha, Yelena

• ISBN13: 9783540304494
• ISBN10: 3540304495
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-05-16
• Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc

Summary

Advances in wireless technologies promise to reshape the way we conduct business. Yet to make wireless e-business work effectively, a variety of enabling technologies are needed. Kou and Yesha and their contributors provide comprehensive information on these technologies, including, for example, wireless security, mobile payment, location-based services, mobile data management, and RFID technologies. The presentation is targeted at students, lecturers, e-business developers, consultants, and business managers, and this book is an ideal introduction for both self-study and taught e-business classes or commercial training courses."I believe this is an excellent book to acquire comprehensive knowledge on enabling technologies for the blooming wireless e-business. I highly recommend this book!" Robert Mayberry, Vice President, Sensors and Actuators, IBM Software Group

Author Biography

Dr. Weidong Kou is a Chief Architect and a Senior Manager of IBM Greater China Group, and an Adjunct Professor of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He was a Dean of the School of Computer Science at Xidian University, a Director of the Chinese Key Laboratory on Integrated Services Networks (ISN), and an Associate Director of the E-Business Technology Institute at the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Kou is a Laureate of 2004 Friendship Award of China, the most prestige award and the highest honor from Chinese National Government to recognize an international expert. He has over 12 years of industry experience in IBM, AT&T, and Siemens in North America. Dr. Kou was elected as a Member of the New York Academy of Sciences in 1992. He is also a Senior Member of IEEE. Dr. Yelena Yesha is an Exceptional Research Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Formerly, she served as the Director of the Center of Excellence in Space Data and Information Sciences at NASA. Dr. Yesha is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a Member of the ACM.

Table of Contents

1 Introduction to Enabling Technologies for Wireless E-Business
W. Kou and Y. Yesha	1	(6)
1.1 Introduction	1	(2)
1.2 About This Book	3	(2)
References	5	(2)
2 Fundamentals of Wireless Communications
D. Shen and V.O.K. Li	7	(37)
2.1 Introduction	7	(1)
2.2 Global System for Mobile Communication	7	(8)
2.3 General Packet Radio Service	15	(7)
2.4 Code Division Multiple Access Systems	22	(19)
2.5 Summary	41	(1)
References	41	(3)
3 Wireless Security
W.-B. Lee	44	(32)
3.1 Introduction	44	(2)
3.2 Mobile Certificate	46	(5)
3.3 Elliptic Curve Cryptography for Mobile Computing	51	(11)
3.4 Server Assisted Mobile Security Infrastructure	62	(10)
3.5 Summary	72	(1)
References	73	(3)
4 Wireless Application Protocol
W. Kou	76	(13)
4.1 Introduction	76	(1)
4.2 Wireless Application Protocol	76	(9)
4.3 Wireless Application Security	85	(1)
4.4 Summary	86	(1)
4.5 Appendix	86	(1)
References	87	(2)
5 RFID Technologies and Applications
D. Kou, K. Zhao, Y. Tao and W. Kou	89	(20)
5.1 Introduction	89	(3)
5.2 Components	92	(7)
5.3 Middleware Technology	99	(3)
5.4 Standards	102	(5)
5.5 Summary	107	(1)
References	108	(1)
6 Software Infrastructure for Context-Aware Mobile Computing
C.L. Wang, X.L. Zhang, N. Belaramani, P.L. Siu, Y. Chow, and F.C.M Lau	109	(23)
6.1 Introduction.	109	(2)
6.2 Context-aware Mobile Computing Infrastructure	111	(4)
6.3 A Case Study – The Sparkle Project	115	(13)
6.4 Summary	128	(1)
References	129	(3)
7 Data Management for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks
F. Perich, A. Joshi, and R. Chirkova	132	(45)
7.1 Introduction	132	(1)
7.2 Origins of Mobile Peer-to-Peer Computing Model	133	(2)
7.3 Challenges	135	(21)
7.4 Peer-to-Peer Data Management Model	156	(13)
7.5 Future Work	169	(1)
7.6 Summary	170	(1)
References	171	(6)
8 Mobile Agents: The State of the Art
B. Yang and J. Liu	177	(22)
8.1 Introduction	177	(1)
8.2 System Facilities	178	(2)
8.3 Migration and Planning	180	(4)
8.4 Communication and Interoperability	184	(6)
8.5 Security	190	(4)
8.6 Summary	194	(3)
References	197	(2)
9 Multiagent Communication for e-Business using Tuple Spaces
H.F. Li, T. Radhakrishnan, and Y. Zhang	199	(34)
9.1 Introduction	199	(1)
9.2 Computation and Tuple Spaces	200	(4)
9.3 Examples of Agent Coordination in e-Commerce	204	(3)
9.4 A Tuple Space Based Framework for Agent Communication	207	(10)
9.5 A Case Study in e-Commerce Using Tuple Spaces	217	(13)
9.6 Summary	230	(1)
References	231	(2)
10 Mobile Payment
Y. Liu, X Cao, and L. Dang	233	(20)
10.1 Introduction	233	(1)
10.2 Characteristics	233	(3)
10.3 Agents	236	(8)
10.4 Security for Mobile Payment	244	(7)
10.5 Summary	251	(1)
References	252	(1)
11 Mobile Content Delivery Technologies
Y. Yang, and R. Yan	253	(46)
11.1 Introduction	253	(1)
11.2 Short Message Service	253	(9)
11.3 Multimedia Messaging Service	262	(13)
11.4 Transcoding Techniques	275	(17)
11.5 Summary	292	(1)
References	292	(7)
12 Mobile Services Computing
L. Zhang, B. Li, and Y. Song	299	(13)
12.1 Web Services Overview	299	(1)
12.2 Extending Web Services to Mobile Services	299	(4)
12.3 General Architecture of Mobile Services	303	(3)
12.4 Two General Approaches to Develop Web/Mobile Services	306	(1)
12.5 Case Study – WAS (Wireless Alarm System)	306	(3)
12.6 Summary	309	(1)
References	310	(2)
13 Location-Aware Services and its Infrastructure Support
Y Chen, and D. Liu	312	(23)
13.1 Introduction	312	(1)
13.2 Location Operating Reference Model and Infrastructure	313	(4)
13.3 Location Server	317	(5)
13.4 Moving Object Databases	322	(4)
13.5 Spatial Publish/Subscribe Engine	326	(4)
13.6 Related Works	330	(2)
13.7 Summary	332	(1)
References	332	(3)
14 Mobile Commerce and Wireless E-Business Applications
S. Song	335	(26)
14.1 Introduction	335	(1)
14.2 Mobile Commerce	336	(8)
14.3 Wireless e-Business Applications	344	(10)
14.4 Case Study	354	(5)
14.5 Summary	359	(1)
References	359	(2)
Glossary	361	(10)
About the Editors	371	(2)
Contributors	373	(6)
Index	379