Mobile Computing Handbook

The Mobile Computing Handbook explores the challenges in mobile computing and includes the latest insight into the topic. It provides, in 40 chapters written by industry experts, technical information about all aspects of mobile computing, from basic concepts to research-level material, with learned analysis of future directions. This handbook captures the present state of mobile computing and serves as an invaluable source of reference material. Following an introduction and an overview of mobile applications, the book explores location management, location-based services, caching strategies, power management, performance and modeling, security and privacy, and many other subjects.

The debut of small, inexpensive, yet powerful portable computers has coincided with the exponential growth of the Internet, making it possible to access computing resources and information at nearly any location at almost any time. This new trend, mobile computing, is poised to become the main technology driver for a decade to come. There are many challenges that make mobile computing a hot research and development area. Researchers, engineers, and practitioners need a comprehensive resource and reference to aid them in their quest to make the potential of this technology a reality.  The Mobile Computing Handbook explores the benefits and challenges of the field, and includes the latest insight into the major topics of this emerging discipline. It provides, in 40 chapters written by industry experts, technical information about all aspects of mobile computing, from basic concepts to research-level material, with learned analysis of future directions. This handbook captures the present state of the field and serves as an invaluable source of reference material. Following an introduction and an overview of mobile applications, the book explores location management, location-based services, caching strategies, power management, performance and modeling, security and privacy, and many other subjects.

INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATIONS OF MOBILE COMPUTING Wearable Computing,A. Smailagic and D.P. Siewiorek Developing Mobile Applications: A Lime Primer,G.P. Picco, A.L. Murphy, and G.-C. Roman Pervasive Application Development: Approaches and Pitfalls,G. Banavar, N. Cohen, and D. Soroker ISAM, Joining Context-Awareness and Mobility to Building Pervasive Applications,I. Augustin, A. Corrêa Yamin, J.L. Victória Barbosa, L. Cavalheiro da Silva, R. Araújo Real, G. Frainer, G.G. Honrich Cavalheiro, and C.F. Resin Geyer Integrating Mobile Wireless Devices into the Computational Grid,T. Phan, L. Huang, N. Ruiz, and R. Bagrodia Multimedia Messaging Service, S.A. Ahson LOCATION MANAGEMENT A Scheme for Nomadic Hosts Location Management Using DNS,R.S. Khurana, H. El-Rewini, and I. Mahgoub Location Management Techniques for Mobile Computing Environments,R. Subrata and A.Y. Zomaya Locating Mobile Objects,E. Pitoura, G. Samaras, and G. Kastidou Dependable Message Delivery to Mobile Units,A.L. Murphy, G.-C. Roman, and G. Varghese LOCATION-BASED SERVICES Location-Dependent Query Processing in Mobile Computing, A.Y. Seydim and M. H. Dunham Simulation Models and Tool for Mobile Location-Dependent Information Access, U. Kubach, C. Becker, I. Stepanov, and J. Tian Context-Aware Mobile Computing, Dr. R. Jana and Dr. Y.-F. Chen Mobile Agent Middlewares for Context-Aware Applications, P. Bellavista, D. Bottazzi, A. Corradi, R. Montanari, and S. Vecchi CACHING STRATEGIES Cache Management in Wireless and Mobile Computing Environments. Y. Du and S.K.S. Gupta Cache Invalidation Schemes in Mobile Environments, E. Chan, J.C.H. Yuen, and K.-Y. Lam Hoarding in Mobile Computing Environments, Y. Saygin Power-Aware Cache Management in Mobile Environments, G. Cao Energy Efficient Selective Cache Invalidation, K.-L. Tan MOBILE AND AD HOC WIRELESS NETWORKS I Self-Policing Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, S. Buchegger and J.-Y.s Le Boudec Securing Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, P. Papadimitratos and Z.J. Haas Ad Hoc Network Security, H. Yang, H. Luo, J. Kong, F. Ye, P. Zerfos, S. Lu, and L. Zhang Modeling Distributed Applications for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Using Attributed Task Graphs, P. Basu, W. Ke, and T.D.C. Little Medium Access Control Mechanisms in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,C. Yu, B. Lee, S. Kalubandi, and M. Kim MOBILE AND AD HOC WIRELESS NETWORKS II Quality of Service Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: Past and Future, J.N. Al-Karaki and A.E. Kamal Issues in Scalable Clustered Network Architecture for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, B. Lee, C. Yu, and S. Moh Routing and Mobility Management in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, R. Sankar Localized Broadcasting in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Using Neighbor Designation, W. Lou and J. Wu Energy-Efficient Wireless Networks, I. Cardei and D.-Z. Du POWER MANAGEMENT Power Management for Mobile Computers, T.L. Martin, D.P. Siewiorek, A. Smailagic, and J. Warren Power Awareness and Management Techniques, A. Abukmail and A. (Sumi) Helal Adaptive Algorithmic Power Optimization for Multimedia Workload in Mobile Environments, L. Benini and A. Acquaviva Energy-Aware Web Caching over Hybrid Networks, F. Sailhan and V. Issarny Transmitter Power Control in Wireless Computing, S. Gitzenis and N. Bambos PERFORMANCE AND MODELING A Survey on Mobile Transaction Models, A. Helal, S. Balakrishnan, M. Dunham, and Y. Liu Analytic Mobility Models of PCS Networks, C.-H. Wu Battery Power Management in Portable Devices, V. Sharma and A. Chockalingam SECURITY AND PRIVACY ASPECTS Challenges in Wireless Security: A Case Study of 802.11, N. Borisov Security for Mobile Agents: Issues and Challenges, P. Bellavista, A. Corradi, C. Federici, R. Montanari, and D. Tibaldi Security, Trust, and Privacy in Mobile Computing Environments, L. Kagal, J. Parker, H. Chen, A. Joshi, and T. Finin