ON

PRESENTED BY

MISS. SONAM.G.RATHI
(Email id : sonam.g.rathi@gmail.com)
&
MISS. SNEHAL.E.RAJAS
(Email id : snehalrajas@gmail.com)

Department Of Information Technology

Prof. Ram Meghe Institute of Technology & Research,Badnera
2008-09

ABSTRACT
 Mobile Computing is a term describes Mobile computing involves connection with

technologies that enable the users to access the the network and data processing. Using phones

network from any place at any time. Ubiquitous from anywhere in the world is not mobile

computing and nomadic computing are computing because there is no data processing

synonymous with mobile computing. The need involved. Using a laptop while moving is not

to access the network without location mobile computing if there is no connection to a

constraints. Mobile computing is a computing network. Mobile Computing comprises of

paradigm that allows users to access the network applications in various fields such as

not only from fixed locations, but also while commercial, medical, defense, networking and

moving or in transit. Mobile computing electronic devices etc. This article explains how

technology is improving and becoming more this technology could be implemented, and what

feasible. uses it could serve.

CONTENTS
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1. INTRODUCTION 1

2. MOBILE LAB COMPUTING EQUIPMENTS

I. EQUIPMENTS

II.INSTRUCTOR’S STATION

III.SUPPLEMENTRY COMPONENTS

3. MOBILE COMPUTING IN HEALTH CARE

I. Point-of-Care SOLUTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTED

WORLD OF HEALTHCARE

II.MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR “Patient Centric” COMPUTING.

4. GSM

I. PERFORMANCE CHARCTERSTICS OF GSM

II.GSM : MOBILE SERVICES

I. DESIGN GOALS

II.CHARACTERSTICS

III.AD HOC NETWORKING

6. TECNICAL AND OTHER LIMITATIONS OF MOBILE COMPUTING

7. FUTURE WORK

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 8. CONCLUSION

9. REFERENCE

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1. INTRODUCTION

Mobile Computing is a term describes from anywhere in the world is not mobile

technologies that enable the users to access the computing because there is no data processing

network from any place at any time. The need to involved. Using a laptop while moving is not

access the network without location constraints. mobile computing if there is no connection to a

Mobile computing is a computing paradigm that network. Mobile Computing comprises of

allows users to access the network not only from applications in various fields such as

fixed locations, but also while moving or in commercial, medical, defense, networking and

transit. Mobile computing technology is electronic devices etc. This article explains how

improving and becoming more feasible due to its this technology could be implemented, and what

property of mobility. uses it could serve.

Mobile computing involves connection with

the network and data processing. Using phones

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1. MOBILE EQUIPMENT COMPUTING LAB

Airport wireless technology delivers fast, technology and mobile computing as it has

reliable communications between multiple created a more productive environment for

computers and the Internet. Airport enables instructors and for students. The possibilities are

several users to be online at the same time endless.

simultaneously surfing different web sites,

accessing e-mail and swapping files through a

single Internet connection. Thanks to wireless

1) EQUIPMENT

• Airport Hub

The Airport Hub, included with the Mobile Lab, performed from the Instructor's Station as well as

allows users to connect to the Internet and to the ten iBooks that come with the Mobile Lab.

execute print jobs wirelessly. These tasks can be

2) INSTRUCTOR’S STATION

• G3 PowerBook
 The mobile lab comes equipped with a software, and displaying a variety of

G3 PowerBook that is used as the resources

instructor’s laptop. This is a powerful laptop

that can be used for multimedia

presentations, web surfing, educational

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• Projector

The Instructors G3 PowerBooks

also has the ability to project multimedia 3)

using the Epson PowerLite 5550C

Multimedia Projector.

4) SUPPLEMENTRY COMPONENTS

• USB Zip Drives and floppy Drive

There are 100mb USB Zip Drives These can be very beneficial for storing larger

available for checkout with the mobile lab. files that won’t fit on a std. Imation USB floppy

drives can be used for storing small files to

regular floppy disks. These floppy drives can be

shared between students by simply disconnecting

the floppy drive .

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2 MOBILE COMPUTING IN HEALTH CARE

1) Point-of-Care SOLUTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTED WORLD OF HEALTHCARE

As the healthcare industry continues to disparate systems used in healthcare

become more distributed, healthcare organizations to communicate with one another,

organizations are increasingly relying on mobile greatly reducing the cost of integration.

links to access patient information and to update Healthcare professionals are able to access

their master database at the point-of-care. New critical patient information and billing data from

technologies including handheld, wireless and anywhere – including community clinics, patient

Internet solutions are enabling the widely homes, or at the scene of an emergency.

a) LOOKING FOR THE SOLUTION AT POINT-OF-CARE

 The popularity of mobile accuracy of patient data via mobile and wireless

computing is exploding, revolutionizing the way information solutions to give them an edge in

healthcare organizations operate. Pressured by this competitive market.

the need to improve quality of care, reduce costs,

integrate information systems, and improve the

b) MOBILE & WIRELESS SOLUTIONS

Mobile point-of-care applications offer tremendous potential for today’s healthcare industry.

Most significantly, they enable healthcare providers to deliver service when and where it is needed, also

provides timely and secure access to all the critical information required as well as instantly update patient

records at the bedside to ensure that data properly reflects the most current information. These solutions

help eliminate medical errors, save personnel time, data entry costs and enter diagnosis information during

patient visits and consult drug formularies, all without the need for a wired network connection. Since

healthcare organizations need to compete on quality while watching their costs, the benefits of mobile and

wireless computing are significant. Mobile computing at the point-of-care is the catalyst behind these

concrete benefits.

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2) MOBILE APPLICATIONS FOR “Patient Centric” COMPUTING.

Applications using mobile information. Caregivers can also enter patient

computing technology, includes bedside information into wireless or palm devices.

computing and home healthcare, e-Prescribing Using handheld devices for e-

and results reporting, and intelligent devices. Prescribing and results reporting add a new

First, with bedside treatment, doctors on their dimension to point of-care service delivery.

hospital rounds using mobile computing Innovative handheld applications can eliminate

solutions have access to the most current patient many paper based processes, such as

prescription writing, submitting and tracking lab

orders, reporting results, and monitoring drug Mobile computing

administration to patients. Portable devices used solutions enable application developers to create

for diagnostics, patient-monitoring systems such complete information management systems for

as kidney dialysis machines, and delivery caregivers. These systems reduce costs by

systems such as those used in aesthesiadelivery speeding the distribution and collection of data at

are all examples of intelligent devices that the point-of-care, eliminating paperwork, and

capture vital information at the point-of-care. automating workflow. hese solutions also supply

The ability to capture data on the device and timely, valuable information to the mobile

integrate results with the patient’s record caregiver, who is able to make better treatment

eliminates the need for paper-based results. decisions for the patient.

3) GSM

Formerly: Group Special Mobile .Now: Global

System for Mobile Communication is used all

over the world use GSM.

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I. Performance characteristics of GSM

• Communication(mobile, wireless • worldwide connectivity (one number, the

communication; support for voice and data network handles localization)

services) • High capacity (better frequency efficiency,

• Total mobility (international access, chip-card smaller cells, more customers per cell)

enables accessing points of different providers) • High transmission quality (high audio quality

and reliability for wireless, uninterrupted phone

calls at higher speeds (e.g., from cars, trains)Security functions (access control,

authentication via chip-card and

PIN)

I. GSM: Mobile Services

• GSM offers (several types of connections: Telemetric Services - Telecommunication

voice connections, data connections, short services that enable voice communication

message service multi-service options via mobile phones(e.g. mobile telephony offers

(combination of basic services) bandwidth of 3.1k

• Two service domains Additional teleservices are sms(upto 160

Bearer Services - Telecommunication services to char),voice mailbox, electronics mail.
transfer data between access points

hz)

Fig g : Service Domains

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4) WIRELESS LAN

Wireless LAN hardware uses antennas to be sent at 2 Mbps and also use sharing. This
instead of cable to broadcast RF signals through summarizes that computers participating in a
the air, which others computers receive. The given wireless LAN are configured to the same
devices use 900 MHz frequencies to permit data radio frequency.
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II.Design Goals

• Global, seamless operation

• Low power consumption for battery use
• No special permissions or licenses required
• Easy to use for everyone, simple management
• Interoperable with wired networks
• Security & Privacy (no one should be able to
read my data & collect user profiles), safety.
• Robust transmission technology.
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IV.Characteristics

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• Very flexible (economical to scale)
• Ad-hoc networks without planning possible
• Low bandwidth compared to wired networks (10 vs. 100[0] Mbit/s)

V.

VI.Ad Hoc Networking

An ad hoc network is a peer-to-peer network set laptop or palmtop, may convene in a conference
up temporarily to meet some immediate need. room for a business or classroom meeting.
For example, a group of employees, each with a

Fig h : AD HOC Networking

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Fig i : Difference between AD HOC and

Infrastructure networking

5) Technical and other limitations of mobile computing

• Insufficient bandwidth

If the user needs access to a must resort to slow wireless WAN systems

network such as the internet on the go, they primarily intended for telephone use

• Security standards

When working mobile one is •

dependent on public networks, requiring • Power consumption
careful use of VPNs.

Since the grid can not be used, this means unusually expensive batteries

mobile computers must rely entirely on must be used

battery power. Combined with compact size, •

• Transmission interferences

Weather and terrain problems as with some technologies. Reception in

well as distance-limited connection exist tunnels and some buildings is poor.

 • • Potential health hazards

Potential health damage from related to drivers who were talking through

cellular radio frequency emission is not a mobile device. Also, cell phones may

known yet. However, more car accidents are interfere with sensitive medical devi

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• Human interface with device

As HMDs are still uncommon, screens such as speech or handwriting recognition

are often too small. Keyboards are impractical, require training.

especially one-handed, and alternate methods

FUTURE WORK

This could be a vision of what’s to come.

• Provide new mobile computing devices with • Improve the wireless mobile computing by

smaller sizes and more functionality and overcome the natural obstacles and the other

services. limitations.

• Improve the mobile-computing device resource • Development of multi-model mobile

capacity and computing power. computing devices.

• Study new methods & technologies to improve • The new multi-model devices allow the users to

performance of mobile computing applications. interact with the system through voice in

addition to the common existing ways.

CONCLUSION
It seems that technologically, there is no reason technology that is as intrusive as mobile

that these mobile devices should not start to computing must be subject to close scrutiny and

integrate themselves into our everyday lives meticulous security checks, and must be tightly

anytime soon. Mobile computing technologies regulated. Whether we can implement this

have been improving to meet the increasing technology and whether we want to live in this

demand. New mobile devices with more services kind of world are two distinct matters, and only

and functionality and smaller sizes are available. we can decide.

However, we must also consider the implications

of this technology on ourselves and on society. A

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REFERENCE

 Heiki Huomo, "The essence of 3rd Generation Wireless Access and Changes Ahead" IEEE
Symposium: Wireless Multimedia, Delft, October 29th, 1.998, pp:67-70.

 www.cs.hut.fi/~hhk/GPRS

 "Vision for the evolution from GSM to UMTS" , GSM MoU Association 1998, TG.13

 www.gsmworld.com/3g/index.html

 www.tagish.co.uk/ethosub/lit6/f51a.htm

 www.ee.ubc.ca/~williamm/research.html

 GSM MoU Association Permanent Reference Document, TG 32, April 98, "UMTS Radio

Requirements".

 www.gsmdata.com/artholley.htm
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