Subject Syllabus
CB-704 (C) - Mobile Computing
CSBS · Semester 7
Course Modules
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Introduction: Overview of wireless and mobile infrastructurePreliminary concepts on cellular architectureDesign objectives and performance issuesRadio resource management and interfacePropagation and path loss modelsChannel interference and frequency reuseCell splittingChannel assignment strategiesOverview of generations:- 1G to 5G.
Mobility models characterizing individual node movement (Random walkFluid flowMarkovianActivity based)Mobility models characterizing the movement of groups of nodes (Reference point based group mobility modelCommunity based group mobility model)Static (Always vs.Never updateReporting CellsLocation Areas) and Dynamic location management schemes (TimeMovementDistanceProfile Based)Terminal Paging (Simultaneous pagingSequential paging)Location management and Mobile IP; Overview of handoff processFactors affecting handoffs and performance evaluation metricsHandoff strategiesDifferent types of handoffs (soft, hard, horizontal, vertical).
Mobile Ad-hoc networks: Characteristics and applicationsCoverage and connectivity problemsRouting in MANETs.Wireless sensor networks: Concepts, basic architecture, design objectives and applicationsSensing and communication rangeCoverage and connectivitySensor placementData relaying and aggregationEnergy consumptionClustering of sensorsEnergy efficient Routing (LEACH).
sensingSpectrum sharingInteroperability and co-existence issuesApplications of cognitive radio networks.D2D communications in 5G cellular networks: Introduction to D2D communicationsHigh level requirements for 5G architectureIntroduction to the radio resource management, power control and mode selection problemsMillimeter wave communication in 5G.Laboratory: Development and implementation of different network protocols using network simulators such as NS-3 and OMNET++.