WORLDCOMP'07 Tutorial

This Tutorial will present a comprehensive coverage of Software & Hardware architecture of 2G/3G/B3G Mobile Terminals and focuses on the following major aspects:

• Brief Overview on Mobile Handset architecture covering the major blocks and the software layers.
• Detailed functionalities of the Software layers like MMI Framework, Middleware components like BREW, J2ME and their importance in terms of developing Mobile applications.
• Understanding how to develop personalized services like Messaging, Video and Push-to-X services for 3G and GPRS Mobile Handhelds.
• Various Operating systems used in the Mobile Handset (Symbian, Windows Mobile 5.0 and Montavista Linux)
• Functional block diagram on the handset hardware and its functionalities (RF Front-end Transceiver, Baseband, Power Management Unit, Power Amplifier)
• Wireless Protocol Stack Architecture and its working principles (GSM/GPRS/UMTS/WLAN/CDMA2K/Wi-MAX)
• Call establishment scenarios like Voice call, Packet call & SMS.
• NEXT GEN Mobile Terminal Software architecture and its new protocols/layers:
  - IMS Client Framework
  - Handover Layer
  - Cross-layer design
  - 4G MAC layer
  - Common Data link layer
  - Unified Hardware Abstraction Layer
  
  
  
• How to ensure seamless mobility for continuous data transfer while the subscriber moves across various cellular networks during on-line service.
• How to provide smooth data transfer switching between various cellular networks based on user preferences and the available network resources.
• New Emerging Trends like Re-configuration Technology, NFC, DVB-H etc.,
  
  

• Understand the Software and Hardware architecture of Mobile Terminals
• Gain knowledge on various software layers functionalities.
• Learn the design and Implementation techniques of mobile applications/ protocol stacks/Reference Hardware for Mobile handhelds.

• Students and academics involved in Research on mobile communications.
• Developers of Wireless Applications
• Industry Professionals involved in Wireless Product Design.

Vijay Anand is currently working as a General Manager in SASKEN Communication Technologies Limited in CTO Team. Vijay has 16+ years of experience in the field of Wireless Communications and Embedded systems. Vijay has published 5 research papers and filed 3 software patents on Mobile Technology. Vijay Specialization includes executing Research projects like Multi-RAT Protocol Stack, Quality-of-Service Framework with Seamless Handover Support, Next GEN MMI / Application Framework, IMS Client Framework and Many Mobile Apps for GSM, CDMA & High End Mobile Devices.

S.Vijay Anand
SASKEN Communication Technologies Limited
General Manager - Technology, CTO Team.
India