Mobile Computing (Lecture 1)

a technology that allows transmission of data, voice and video via a computer or any other wireless enabled device

• Mobile Computing
• Mobile Communication
• Mobile Hardware
• Mobile Software

infrastructure put in place to ensure that seamless and reliable communication

• Mobile Computing
• Mobile Communication
• Mobile Hardware
• Mobile Software

includes mobile devices or device components that receive or access the service of mobility

• Mobile Computing
• Mobile Communication
• Mobile Hardware
• Mobile Software

the actual program that runs on the mobile hardware (i.e., the operating system of the appliance)

• Mobile Computing
• Mobile Communication
• Mobile Hardware
• Mobile Software

sending and receiving signals at the same time in wireless network

• network mobility
• user mobility
• full-duplex
• bearer mobility

user should be able to move from one physical location to another location and use the same service

• network mobility
• user mobility
• full-duplex
• bearer mobility

user should be able to move from one network to another network and use the same service

• network mobility
• user mobility
• full-duplex
• bearer mobility

user should be able to move from one bearer to another while using the same service

• network mobility
• user mobility
• full-duplex
• bearer mobility

user should be able to move from one device to another and use the same service

• device mobility
• session mobility
• service mobility
• host mobility

a user session should be able to move from one user-agent environment to another

• device mobility
• session mobility
• service mobility
• host mobility