Objectives and competences
The objective of this course is, for students to be abke to understand how services and applications for mobile communications are designed.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• Introduction: various generations of mobile communications systems (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G), definition of mobile services.
• Technology of mobile services: challenges and market role, modes of mobile interaction, network model for mobile services, modes of communication.
• Client/server based platforms for mobile services.
• Mobile devices: overview of devices, hardware, I/O interfaces, operating systems, mobile ecosystem.
• Mobile applications: built-in applications, application markets, topology, link with Internet of things (IoT), supported programming languages, development tools.
• Browser-based services: introduction, HTML 5, limited local processing, network connection, user interface.
• Mobile location services: position determination, LCB, GNSS, location accuracy, interfacing location with service.
• Services overview: telebanking, mobile payment, information access, smart city, ambient assisted living, music on demand, OTT, content processing, network games.
• Security issues for mobile services: secure connection, HTTP authentication, encryption.
Learning and teaching methods
• lectures,
• tutorial,
• lab work,
• project.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
On completion of this course the student will be able to
• interpret the characterist of mobile devices: hardware, operating systems, programming languages, security approaches,
• break down the characteristics of mobile services,
• analyse, design and evaluate services which run on mobile devices.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
• Communication skills: written report on completed project, manner of expression at the tests or written exam.
• Use of information technology: use of software tools, developing computer programs.
• Organisation skills: managing and realizing a project.
• Problem solving: how to analyse and design a service for mobile systems.
Readings
• R. Heckman, Designing Platform Independent Mobile Apps and Services, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2016
• A. Elnashar, M. A. El-saidny, Practical Guide to LTE-A, VoLTE and IoT: Paving the way towards 5G, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, 2018
Prerequisits
Knowledge of telecommunications services is recommended.
Additional information on implementation and assessment The written exam may be substituted with continuous knowledge testing and assessment.
