Course details
This course will cover a broad selection of topics in mobile computing architectures and protocols. Students will learn the principles of Mobile Computing and its enabling technologies, and explore solutions and paradigm shifts. The solutions and paradigm shifts address the issue of limited bandwidth and unreliability of wireless medium while taking advantage of mobility. The focus is on examining strategies and algorithms to achieve design goals such as performance, reliability, scalability, consistency and security in wireless mobile applications. The course will have a project component in which students will develop multimedia applications involving real-time communications as well as data storage for WLAN (Wireless Local Area Networks), WPAN (Wireless Personal Area Networks) or MANET (Mobile Ad-hoc Networks) platforms.
Prerequisite(s)
- 60% in COMP 8031
Credits
3.0
Cost
$790.22
Course offerings
Spring/Summer 2023
Below is one offering of COMP 8531 for the Spring/Summer 2023 term.
CRN 55077
Duration
Tue Apr 11 - Tue Jun 27 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 55077
- $790.22
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11 - Jun 27 | Tue | 18:30 - 22:15 | Downtown DTC Rm. 678 |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$790.22
Important information
- Departmental approval needed
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Please email cstbtech@bcit.ca for Departmental approval. Include your Student number (A0#) and COMP__ and preferred CRN __ . CST BTech courses are also open to non-bachelor program students, if approval is granted by the BTech Program Head.
Status
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Explain support for mobility in cellular systems composed using IEEE 802.11/mobile IP.
- Explain architectural and structural composition of MANETs and sensor networks
- Apply strategies and algorithms to achieve design goals such as performance, reliability, scalability, consistency, and security in applications deployed on variety of mobile platforms and connected via WLAN, WPAN, MANET and the sensor networks.
- Apply modeling techniques for mobile computing environments.
- Design mobile apps that allow smartphones to act as gateways in the Internet of Things.
- Develop mobile apps that leverage the support for mobility and coverage available in cellular networks while accommodating lower available bandwidth, reliability and availability.
Effective as of Fall 2021
Related Programs
Special Topics in Wireless Mobile Applications (COMP 8531) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Computing and Academic Studies
- Computer Systems (Database Option)
Bachelor of Technology Part-time
- Computer Systems (Human Computer Interface Option)
Bachelor of Technology Part-time
- Computer Systems (Network Security Administration Option)
Bachelor of Technology Part-time
- Computer Systems (Network Security Applications Development Option)
Bachelor of Technology Part-time
- Computer Systems (Wireless and Mobile Applications Development Option)
Bachelor of Technology Part-time
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