31089 Mobile IP and Wireless LANs
6cp;
availability: undergraduate degree students
Requisite(s): 31467 Networking 1 OR 31516 Networking Fundamentals OR 31270 Networking Essentials
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Undergraduate
This subject covers Mobile IP, the extension of the Internet protocol (IP) into the mobile domain, and several wireless local area network (WLAN) technologies: IEEE 802.11 WLANs, Hiperlan and Bluetooth. It introduces the concept of ad hoc networking, protocols and mechanisms for supporting mobility, and wireless application infrastructure. It also introduces techniques for developing simple applications over the wireless Internet.
Typical availability
Autumn semester, City campus
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