Module Descriptors
MOBILE COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
COSE70343
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 102
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
- COURSEWORK weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None.
Module Resources
Mobile development environments and associated hardware
Mobile devices
Desktop PC platform
Mobile devices
Desktop PC platform
Module Learning Strategies
The material will be presented through a combination of lectures, tutorials, practical exercises and self-study as appropriate for each topic. Delivery will be 2 lectures and 2 practicals/tutorials per week.
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Module Indicative Content
This module covers advanced knowledge and principles of Mobile Computer Systems regarded as architecture, topology, standards, infrastructure of hardware and software components, which are designed to provide the implementation platform and commercial application of mobile computer systems, and in particular will cover:
- Protocols and International / European standards for Mobile Computing
- Mobile Computer interface, storage, architecture, organisation and traffic performance parameters
- Structure and function of fundamental system software, e.g. interface, operation systems and language processors or mobile computing
- Software platform to simulate and Model Mobile Computer Systems
- Future Generations of Mobile Computer Systems
- Testing and verification of mobile systems
- Protocols and International / European standards for Mobile Computing
- Mobile Computer interface, storage, architecture, organisation and traffic performance parameters
- Structure and function of fundamental system software, e.g. interface, operation systems and language processors or mobile computing
- Software platform to simulate and Model Mobile Computer Systems
- Future Generations of Mobile Computer Systems
- Testing and verification of mobile systems
Module Additional Assessment Details
Examination - 50% (Learning outcomes 1 and 4)
A theoretical exam of 2 hours duration
Coursework 50% (Learning outcomes 2, 3 and 4)
The coursework will involve the practical modelling and simulation of a platform for Mobile Computer Systems.
A theoretical exam of 2 hours duration
Coursework 50% (Learning outcomes 2, 3 and 4)
The coursework will involve the practical modelling and simulation of a platform for Mobile Computer Systems.
Module Texts
Mobile Radio Networks, Networking, Protocols and Traffic Performance (2nd Edition)
Bernhard H Walke, J Wiley and Son Ltd, 2001
ISBN 0471 - 499021
Mobile Communication, Jochen Schiller, Addison Wesley, 2003, ISBN: 0321123816
Bernhard H Walke, J Wiley and Son Ltd, 2001
ISBN 0471 - 499021
Mobile Communication, Jochen Schiller, Addison Wesley, 2003, ISBN: 0321123816