CS-702 (C) RGPV B.Tech
Wireless & Mobile Computing (WMC)
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Previous Year Papers
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Syllabus, notes and important questions for CS-702 (C)
Syllabus units
Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.
Unit 1 Review of Traditional Networks 6 topics
- Traditional networks: LAN, MAN, WAN, Intranet, Internet
- Interconnectivity devices: bridges, routers
- TCP/IP protocol architecture: ARP/RARP, IP addressing, IP datagram format, routing table format, ICMP messages, subnetting, supernetting, CIDR, DNS
- Network Address Translation (NAT): private addressing, SNAT, DNAT, NAT firewalls
- VLANs: concepts, comparison with LANs, VLAN types, tagging
- IPv6: address structure, address space, header format
Unit 2 Traditional Routing and Transport 6 topics
- Routing protocols – BGP: hidden networks, autonomous system concept, BGP messages
- Interior Gateway Protocols – RIP, OSPF
- Transport multiplexing and port concepts
- TCP segment format, sockets, synchronization, three‑way handshake, variable window size, flow control, timeout and retransmission algorithms, connection control, silly window syndrome
- TCP variants – Tahoe, Reno, SACK
- UDP message encapsulation, format, pseudo‑header
Unit 3 Wireless LAN, Mobile IP and Ad Hoc Routing 5 topics
- Wireless LAN transmission media and MAC problems (hidden/exposed terminals, near/far terminals)
- Infrastructure vs ad‑hoc WLANs
- IEEE 802.11 system architecture, protocol architecture, physical layer, spread‑spectrum concepts, MAC management, power management, security mechanisms
- Mobile IP: limitations of traditional IP, goals, terminology, agent advertisement/discovery, registration, tunneling techniques
- Ad‑hoc network routing vs traditional IP routing, routing protocol categories, examples OLSR, DSDV, DSR, ZRP
Unit 4 Mobile Transport Layer and Cellular Networks 4 topics
- Limitations of traditional TCP for mobile environments
- Mobile‑specific transport protocols: I‑TCP, S‑TCP, M‑TCP
- Cellular network fundamentals and comparison with WLANs
- GSM services, system architecture, localization, call handling, handover, roaming
Unit 5 Mobile Operating Systems, SDKs and M‑Commerce 3 topics
- Mobile device operating systems: special constraints, requirements, commercial OS examples
- Software Development Kits (SDKs): iOS, Android
- M‑Commerce structure, advantages and disadvantages, mobile payment systems, security concerns