Table of Contents
Preface ix
About the Author xiii
Chapter 1 Introduction 1
1.1 Mobile Computing Applications 2
1.2 Evolution of Wireless Networks and Services 6
1.3 Summary 9
Chapter 2 Cellular Network Architecture 11
2.1 UMTS Architecture 13
2.2 Public Land Mobile Network Interfaces 20
2.3 User Authentication 22
2.4 Frequency Reuse 23
2.5 Channel Assignment 23
2.6 Location Registration and Update 24
2.7 Handover Procedures 25
2.8 CDMA 37
2.9 The Move toward 3G Networks 38
Chapter 3 Wireless Local Area Networks 41
3.1 IEEE 802.11 Standard 41
3.2 IEEE 802.11b Standard (Wi-Fi) 45
3.3 IEEE 802.11a Standard 46
3.4 IEEE 802.11g Standard 47
3.5 HIPERLAN/2 47
3.6 IEEE 802.1x Standard 52
3.7 IEEE 802.11i Standard 52
3.8 IEEE 802.11e Standard 53
3.9 Security Issues 55
3.10 IP over 802.11 WLAN 58
3.11 Integrating 802.11 WLAN and UMTS 59
3.12 Summary 63
Chapter 4 Wireless Personal Area Networks 65
4.1 HomeRF 65
4.2 Bluetooth Technology 67
4.3 IEEE 802.15.3 Standard 77
4.4 Home Area Networks 78
4.5 Summary 81
Chapter 5 Wireless Sensor Networks 83
5.1 Applications of WSNs 84
5.2 Requirements for WSNs 85
5.3 WSN Architecture 85
5.4 The 802.15.4 Standard 86
5.5 The ZigBee Protocol 92
5.6 Power Conservation Techniques 95
5.7 Network and Communications 98
5.8 Configuration of Sensor Networks 99
5.9 WSN and Emergency Response Applications 103
5.10 Summary 106
Chapter 6 Mobile Ad Hoc Networks 109
6.1 AODV 109
6.2 DSR 116
6.3 OLSR 119
6.4 TBRPF 125
6.5 Summary 131
Chapter 7 Mobile IP 133
7.1 An Overview 133
7.2 Agent Advertisement Message 134
7.3 Home Network Configurations 135
7.4 Registration Messages 136
7.5 Routing and Tunneling 140
7.6 Security Issues in Mobile IP 145
7.7 Mobile IP and Ad Hoc Networks 149
7.8 Summary 150
Chapter 8 Issues in Mobile Computing 153
8.1 Bandwidth 154
8.2 Adaptive Behavior 154
8.3 Power Management 160
8.4 Interface Design 166
8.5 Heterogeneity of Devices and Environments 173
8.6 Seamless Mobility over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks 175
8.7 Other Issues in Mobile Application Design 177
8.8 Summary 187
Chapter 9 Location-Sensing and Location Systems 191
9.1 Location-Sensing Techniques 191
9.2 A Taxonomy of Location Systems 195
9.3 GPS: An Example of a Positioning System 199
9.4 Active Badge: An Example of a Tracking System 200
9.5 Modeling Location-Tracking Application 202
9.6 Location-Aware Application for Medical Workers 205
9.7 Summary 207
Chapter 10 Wireless Network Security 211
Co-Authored Mazliza Othman Fazidah Othman
10.1 Overview of Wireless Security Issues 211
10.2 Security of Data Transmission 214
10.3 Next-Generation Hackers 216
10.4 Summary 218
Acronyms 221
Index 231
