Mobile Communication Systems

Recommended Prerequisites

Introduction to Computer Networks. Communication Protocols. Fundamentals of Communications. Programming.

Teaching Methods

The teaching methodology relies on two types of complementary activities that are strongly correlated both in terms of timing and content: lecture-based teaching, stimulating the discussion, interactivity, analysis and critical reasoning; execution of lab assignments, based on software tools.

Learning Outcomes

Host and network mobility are an increasingly used feature in the current Internet, along with the growing number and types of services and applications. In addition to host and network mobility, environments in which the virtual and real worlds are linked through wireless sensor networks (WSN) are getting common. WSNs allow a whole range of new services and applications, in areas such as industrial monitoring, security, health and environment.

The central objectives of this course are, on one side, the discussion and study – both in theoretical and practical terms – of the main aspects of host and network mobility and, on the other, the exploration of protocols, technologies and applications for WSNs.

Throughout the course, students acquire key competences in terms of comprehension, analysis and synthesis of the covered topics, critical reasoning, planning and organization, problem solving, teamwork, autonomous study, and practical knowledge application.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Fundamentals and evolution of wireless networks. Wireless local area networks. 3G and 4G cellular systems. IP mobility. Network mobility. Wireless sensor networks: protocols, technologies and applications. Multicasting.

Head Lecturer(s)

Jorge Miguel Sá Silva

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Laboratory work or Field work: 10.0%
Project: 40.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

- J. Schiller, Mobile Communications, Addison Wesley, 2003 (2. edition).

- P. Nicopolitidis, M. S. Obaidat, G. I. Papadimitriou, A. S. Pomportsis, Wireless Networks, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2003.

- Sudhir Dixit, Ramjee Prasad (editors), Wireless IP and Building the Mobile Internet, Artech House, 2003.

- Mathew S. Gast, 802.11 Wireless Networks, Second Edition, O’Reilly & Associates, Inc., 2005.

- Prasant K. Pattnaik, Rajib Mall, Fundamentals of Mobile Computing, PHI Learning Private Limited, New Delhi, 2012.

- H. Karl, A. Willing, Protocols and Architectures for Wireless Sensor Networks, Wiley 2005

- Rick Rogers, John Lombardo, Zigurd Mednieks, Blake Meike, Android Application Development, O’Reilly, 2009.

- William Stallings, High-Speed Networks and Internets – Performance and Quality of Service, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2002.

- Luis Miguens, Pedro Remelhe, Aplicações Móveis com J2ME, Curso Completo, FCA – Editora de Informática, 2006.