Mobile Communication An overview

Lesson 09

Mobile System Networks

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Mobile System Networks

Cellular networks
WLAN networks
Ad Hoc Networks

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Cellular Networks

A cell is the coverage area of a base

station, connected to other stations via
wire or fibre or wirelessly through
switching centres
The coverage area defines a cell and its
boundaries.

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Cellular Networks

Each cell base station functions as an

access point for the mobile service.
Each mobile device connects to the base
station of the cell which covers the
current location of the device
All the mobile devices within the range of
a given base station communicate with
each other through that base station
only.
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Cellular Network

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WLAN Network and Mobile IP

For connectivity between the Internet,

two LANs, mobile devices, and
computers
Mobile device connects to an access
point, called a hot spot
The access point, in turn, connects to a
host LAN which links up to the Internet
through a router
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Communication between mobile devices using

a WLAN network through hot-spots

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Mobile IP

An open standard based on the IP

(internet protocol)
Mobile IP network provides the mobile IP
service using home agents and foreign
agents.

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Ad hoc Networks

The nodes, mobile nodes, and sensor

nodes communicate among themselves
using a base station
The base stations function as gateways
The ad hoc networks deployed for
routing,
target
detection,
service
discovery, and other needs in a mobile
environment
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Communication of mobile nodes and Sensor

nodes using a base station as a gateway

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Summary

Mobile Computing Systems Networks

Cellular networks
WLANs
Mobile IP network
Access points
Ad hoc
Sensor networks
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End of Lesson 09
Mobile System Networks

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