Masetrs of Computer Applications:Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing

Semester I


Discrete Mathematical Structures
Elements of Electronics Engineering
Problem Solving and Programming in C
Operating Systems
Computer Organization and Architecture


Semester II

Data Structures
Fundamental of Microprocessors and Interfacing
Object Oriented Programming using c++ and Java
System Analysis and Design
Statistics and Combinatorics


Semester III


Software Engineering
Data Base Management System
Design and Analysis of Algorithms
Operations Research
Computer Networks


Semester IV

\Advanced Java and Network Programming
Computer Graphics and Multimedia
ERP and Tools


Semester V

Information and Network Security
Software Project Management
Net Framework and C# Programming


Semester VI

System Development Project


Wireless Networks and Mobile Computing


Introduction to wireless networking, advantages and disadvantages of wireless networking, Characteristics of radio propagation, Fading, multipath propagation.

Wireless Communication systems- Evolution of mobile communication generations, Cellular Concept- Frequency reuse, Channel assignment strategies, Handoff strategies, Interference and system capacity, Trunking and grade of services, Improving coverage and capacity in cellular systems.

Medium Access Control: MAC protocols for digital cellular systems such as GSM, MAC protocols for wireless LANs such as IEEE 802.11,a, b, g and HIPERLAN I and II, The near far effect, Hidden and exposed terminals, Collision Avoidance (RTS, CTS) protocols.

Bluetooth: Radio specification, baseband specification, Link manager specification, Logical link control and adaptation protocol.

Transport over wireless networks: Introduction, TCP over wireless networks, Approaches to improve transport layer performance.

Security and Fraud detection in Mobile and wireless networks, Mobile adhoc networks.

Laboratory: The lab work will be based on the configuration of wireless LANs using access points, routers etc, implementation of WAP protocol stack, wireless programming using Bluetooth, RFID, GSM and Wi-Fi development kits etc.