Mobile and Wireless Computing Mike DaleyMike EvansOmer Rana

Schedule L1 (OFR) –Setting the scene, and basic wireless networks L2 (MWD) –Network topologies (wired nets) and protocols (TCP/IP), sockets/datagrams L3 (OFR) –Wireless connectivity and standards GPRS (General Packet Radio Systems) Bluetooth WLANs

Schedule … 2 L4 (OFR) –Mobile Content (Wireless App Protocol) –J2ME and the KVM L5/6 (MWD) –Java RMI and example L7/8 (OFR/MWD) –Jini and examples L9 (OFR) –JavaSpaces L10 (OFR) –Mobile Agents

Labs There will be some labs –Sockets –RMI –Jini –WML/WMLScript –JavaSpaces –Aglets/Voyager You are required to download software and try yourself - see course web site for this If you were thinking of buying a present for your kids -- now is a good time

Assumptions You have some knowledge of Java You are interested in mobile computing You have done some work in distributed systems or computer networks before You like to download and play with software libraries You are not discouraged by job losses at Ericssons and Motorola You do not mind us changing lecture slots at short notice (!)

Books There are no books that cover ALL the topics in this course So general rule -- don’t buy books unless –Someone else is paying –You can’t find stuff on the Internet Books by O’Reilly are generally good and hands-on - various books on Distributed Java and WML/WMLScript (and XML) – – Two books by John Wiley and Sons, Ltd –“Java in Distributed Systems’’ (Marko Boger) –“J2ME: Professional Developers Guide’’ (Eric Giguere) Addison Wesley’s –“Core Jini” (W. Keith Edwards)