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What is Mobility?
A person who moves
Between different geographical locations
Between different networks
Between different communication devices
Between different applications
Wireless Networks
Computers evolve
Integration or disintegration?
Types of Networks
Fixed and wired: The devices use fixed networks. This configuration
describes the typical desktop computer in an office.
Mobile and wired: Many of todays laptops fall into this category, users
carry the laptop from one place to the next, and reconnecting to the
companys network via the telephone network and a modem.
Mobile and wireless: No cable restricts the user, who can roam
between different wireless networks. Todays most successful example
for this category is GSM with more than 800 million users
Embedded controllers:
Many appliances already contain a simple or sometimes more
complex controller
Pager:
pager can only display short text messages,
has a tiny display, and cannot send any messages. Pagers can even
be integrated into watches.
Notebook/laptop:
Finally, laptops offer more or less the same performance
As standard desktop computers; they use the same software the
only technical difference being size, weight, and the ability to run on
a battery. If operated mainly via a sensitive display