Mobile Computing Technology, Applications, and Service Creation

by Talukder, Asoke K; Yavagal, Roopa

• ISBN13: 9780071477338
• ISBN10: 0071477330
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-16
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

Summary

The user in a mobile computing environment is able to access data from any device in a network while on the move, spread across wired and wireless media. The technology to deliver on this promise now exists, and is one of the key drivers for growth across the telecommunications industry. This book provides a detailed survery of the technologies delivering true mobile computing on both the service creation and device fronts. This book guides communications professionals and students through the complex web of acronyms, standards that wireless data runs on. It also details hot button security issues and new emerging technologies.

Author Biography

Asoke K. Talukder has been with the IT industry for about 25 years. He has held senior positions in different technology companies in India and abroad. In his last industry association, he was the founder-CTO of Cellnext, the pioneering wireless technology company in India offering technology and solutions in the domain of GSM, GPRS, SMS, MMS, Intelligent Networks, CDMA, and 3G. Since January 2003, he has been with the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore and is currently the DaimlerChrysler Chair and Associate Professor at IIITB. Asoke has worked in the USA, UK, Singapore, and India for companies like Microsoft, Oracle, Informix, Sequoia, NEC, Fujitsu-ICIM, Digital, iGate, Blue Star Infotech, ICL to name a few. A postgraduate in Physics from the University of Calcutta (1976), he set up the first X.25 network in India for the Department of Telecommunications way back in 1986. Later, he set up the first Java Centre in India in 1998. He was a key engineer for Oracle Parallel Server for Hewlett-Packard HP-FX fault tolerant computers as well as for the 64 bit Informix for DEC Alpha.

He is a recipient of many international awards for innovations and professional excellence including the ICIM Professional Excellence Award, ICL Services Trophy, ICL Chief Executive Excellence award, Atlas Club Excellence Award, etc. One of his ubiquitous middleware products was awarded the IBM Solutions Excellence Award in 2001; one other product on Java Card security was recipient of an award at the GSM World Congress in 2003.

Roopa R. Yavagal completed her B.E. Computer Science from Basaveshwar Engineering College, Bagalkot, Karnataka in 1998. After her graduation, she joined the technical team at Cellnext and developed applications for cellular companies in India in the technology domain of GSM, GPRS, and CDMA. She did her M Tech from the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIITB) in 2001. Her areas of interest include wireless application and service creation in wireless domain. She is currently working with Symphony Services, Bangalore.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Acknowledgments	xv
Introduction	1	(32)
Mobility of Bits and Bytes	1	(1)
Wireless-The Beginning	2	(5)
Mobile Computing	7	(4)
Dialogue Control	11	(1)
Networks	12	(1)
Middleware and Gateways	13	(2)
Application and Services (Contents)	15	(6)
Developing Mobile Computing Applications	21	(1)
Security in Mobile Computing	22	(1)
Standards-Why is it Necessary?	23	(1)
Standard Bodies	24	(5)
Players in the Wireless Space	29	(4)
References/Further Reading	31	(1)
Review Questions	32	(1)
Mobile Computing Architecture	33	(40)
History of Computers	33	(1)
History of Internet	34	(1)
Internet-The Ubiquitous Network	35	(2)
Architecture for Mobile Computing	37	(1)
Three-Tier Architecture	38	(11)
Design Considerations for Mobile Computing	49	(19)
Mobile Computing through Internet	68	(1)
Making Existing Applications Mobile-Enabled	69	(4)
References/Further Reading	70	(1)
Review Questions	71	(2)
Mobile Computing Through Telephony	73	(26)
Evolution of Telephony	73	(3)
Multiple Access Procedures	76	(2)
Mobile Computing through Telephone	78	(6)
Developing an IVR Application	84	(4)
Voice XML	88	(9)
Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI)	97	(2)
References/Further Reading	97	(1)
Review Questions	98	(1)
Emerging Technologies	99	(38)
Introduction	99	(1)
Bluetooth	99	(6)
Radio Frequency Identification (Rfid)	105	(5)
Wireless Broadband (WiMAX)	110	(4)
Mobile IP	114	(9)
Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)	123	(7)
Java Card	130	(7)
References/Further Reading	133	(5)
Review Questions	138
Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM)	137	(30)
Global System for Mobile Communications	137	(3)
GSM Architecture	140	(3)
GSM Entities	143	(5)
Call Routing in GSM	148	(4)
PLMN Interfaces	152	(1)
Gsm Addresses and Identifiers	153	(2)
Network Aspects in GSM	155	(4)
GSM Frequency Allocation	159	(2)
Authentication and Security	161	(6)
References/Further Reading	165	(1)
Review Questions	166	(1)
Short Message Service (SMS)	167	(36)
Mobile Computing over SMS	167	(1)
Short Message Services (SMS)	167	(7)
Value Added Services through SMS	174	(5)
Accessing the SMS Bearer	179	(24)
References/Further Reading	200	(2)
Review Questions	202	(1)
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)	203	(22)
Introduction	203	(1)
GPRS and Packet Data Network	203	(2)
GPRS Network Architecture	205	(7)
GPRS Network Operations	212	(5)
Data Services in GPRS	217	(2)
Applications for GPRS	219	(2)
Limitations of GPRS	221	(1)
Billing and Charging in GPRS	221	(4)
References/Further Reading	223	(1)
Review Questions	224	(1)
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)	225	(30)
Introduction	225	(2)
WAP	227	(14)
MMS	241	(9)
GPRS Applications	250	(5)
References/Further Reading	252	(1)
Review Questions	253	(2)
CDMA and 3G	255	(42)
Introduction	255	(1)
Spread-Spectrum Technology	256	(9)
Is-95	265	(13)
Cdma versus GSM	278	(1)
Wireless Data	279	(2)
Third Generation Networks	281	(6)
Applications on 3G	287	(10)
References/Further Reading	294	(1)
Review Questions	295	(2)
Wireless Lan	297	(40)
Introduction	297	(1)
Wireless LAN Advantages	297	(4)
IEEE 802.11 Standards	301	(1)
Wireless LAN Architecture	302	(15)
Mobility in Wireless LAN	317	(2)
Deploying Wireless LAN	319	(5)
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks and Sensor Networks	324	(1)
Wireless LAN Security	325	(7)
WiFi Versus 3G	332	(5)
Reference/Further Reading	334	(1)
Review Questions	335	(2)
Intelligent Networks and Interworking	337	(28)
Introduction	337	(1)
Fundamentals of Call Processing	337	(3)
Intelligence in the Networks	340	(2)
SS#7 Signaling	342	(12)
IN Conceptual Model (INCM)	354	(5)
Softswitch	359	(1)
Programmable Networks	360	(1)
Technologies and Interfaces for IN	360	(5)
References/Further Reading	363	(1)
Review Questions	364	(1)
Client Programming	365	(14)
Introduction	365	(1)
Moving Beyond the Desktop	365	(4)
A Peek under the Hood: Hardware Overview	369	(1)
Mobile Phones	370	(2)
PDA	372	(3)
Design Constraints in Applications for Handheld Devices	375	(4)
References/Further Reading	378	(1)
Review Questions	378	(1)
Programming for the Palm OS	379	(40)
Introduction	379	(1)
History of Palm OS	380	(2)
Palm OS Architecture	382	(5)
Application Development	387	(14)
Communication in Palm OS	401	(8)
Multimedia	409	(5)
Enhancements in the Current Release	414	(5)
References/Further Reading	416	(1)
Review Questions	417	(2)
Wireless Devices with Symbian Os	419	(36)
Introduction to Symbian OS	419	(3)
Symbian OS Architecture	422	(4)
Applications for Symbian	426	(21)
Controls and Compound Controls	447	(2)
Active Objects	449	(1)
Localization	449	(2)
Security on the Symbian OS	451	(4)
References/Further Reading	453	(1)
Review Questions	453	(2)
J2ME	455	(88)
JAVA in the Handset	455	(3)
The Three-Prong Approach to Java Everywhere	458	(3)
Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) Technology	461	(6)
Programming for CLDC	467	(11)
GUI in MIDP	478	(25)
UI Design Issues	503	(1)
Multimedia	503	(4)
Record Management System	507	(18)
Communication in MIDP	525	(11)
Security Considerations in MIDP	536	(2)
Optional Packages	538	(1)
Conclusion	539	(4)
References/Further Readings	540	(1)
Review Questions	541	(2)
Wireless Devices with Windows CE	543	(20)
Introduction	543	(1)
Different Flavors of Windows CE	544	(2)
Windows CE Architecture	546	(14)
Windows CE Development Environment	560	(3)
References/Further Reading	562	(1)
Review Questions	562	(1)
Voice over Internet Protocol and Convergence	563	(28)
Voice over IP	563	(1)
H.323 Framework for Voice over IP	564	(3)
Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)	567	(3)
Comparison between H.323 and SIP	570	(2)
Real Time Protocols	572	(1)
Convergence Technologies	573	(5)
Call Routing	578	(5)
Voice over IP Applications	583	(2)
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)	585	(2)
Mobile VoIP	587	(4)
References/Further Reading	589	(1)
Review Questions	590	(1)
Security Issues in Mobile Computing	591	(44)
Introduction	591	(1)
Information Security	591	(8)
Security Techniques and Algorithms	599	(9)
Security Protocols	608	(6)
Public Key Infrastructure	614	(2)
Trust	616	(5)
Security Models	621	(4)
Security Frameworks for Mobile Environment	625	(10)
References/Further Reading	632	(2)
Review Questions	634	(1)
List of Abbreviations	635	(20)
Index	655