Mobile computing is one of the biggest issues of computer technology, science and industry today. This book looks at the requirements of developing mobile computing systems and the challenges they pose to computer designers. It examines the requirements of mobile computing hardware, infrastructure and communications services. Information security and the data protection aspects of design are considered, together with telecommunications facilities for linking up to the worldwide computer infrastructure. The book also considers the mobility of computer users versus the portability of the equipment. The text also examines current applications of mobile computing in the public sector and future innovative applications.
| ISBN: | 9780412755804 |
| Publication date: | 31st August 1996 |
| Author: | IFIP World Conference on Mobile Communications, José L Encarnação, Jan M Rabaey, International Federation for Information Processing |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 342 pages |
| Series: | IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology |
| Genres: |
Electrical engineering Wave mechanics (vibration and acoustics) Electronics engineering Communications engineering / telecommunications Network hardware Digital signal processing (DSP) |