Leader: Arkady Zaslavsky

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2008 (Evening)

Synopsis

Theoretical foundations of mobile computing systems, wireless networks, advanced mobile applications. Architectures of mobile distributed computing systems; wireless network classification and management; mobile distributed file systems; failure recovery, fault tolerance and reliability of mobile computing systems; replication in mobile distributed systems; case studies for distributed mobile database systems; mobile information systems; advanced mobile computing applications and the Internet; research trends; synchronisation and global time concepts; transaction management mechanisms for mobile computing.

Objectives

This course will develop student knowledge of the approaches and methods for building distributed and mobile computing systems. On completing the course students will:

1. be familiar with the currently available models, technologies for and approaches to building mobile and distributed computing systems;
2. have developed practical skills in the use of these models and approaches, so that they will be able to select and apply the appropriate tools for a particular case;
3. be aware of the current research directions in the field and their possible outcomes;
4. be able to carry out research on a relevant topic, identify primary references, analyse them and come up with meaningful conclusions.

Assessment

Paper on a research issue: 45%
Presentation of the paper: 10%
WLAN and sensor network research: 10%
Regular tutorial work: 35%

Contact hours

4 x contact hrs/week

Prohibitions

COT5701