Geographic Location in the Internet discusses how to find the
location of mobile devices in the wireless Internet, specifically those
that involve the determination of the geographic location of mobile
devices. 2G systems of GSM, GPRS and 3G systems of UMTS and cdma2000,
and other link technologies and an extensive description on how
numerical location of the mobile can be tracked real-time also are
discussed.
Geographic Location in the Internet covers Session Initiation
Protocol (SIP) related geographic location tracking as it relates to
multimedia applications. The recent application-layer protocols for
communicating the location information from the mobile device to the
applications such as multimedia applications are also covered. Mobile
Location Protocol (MLP) of the Location Information Forum (LIF) allows
access of the geographic location information to the applications using
Web protocol of HTTP. The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) forum also
defined a technical specification for location-based services, which is
discussed in detail. A detailed analysis of the location update
mechanisms covers various technical issues in location database design,
and protocols are compared using simulations and providing provocative
conclusions.
Geographic search engines utilizing location data that enable users to
make location related queries on the Web are also covered.
The book has exclusive coverage of the technical aspects of privacy such
as linkability, credentials, pseudonyms, anonymity and identity
management. Different scenarios are defined for the targets, owners,
location servers and location data sources and the privacy implications
are emphasized.
Geographic Location in the Internet is intended for engineers,
developers and designers involved in technical work related to mobile
networking and mobile computing. It can also be used in graduate level
courses on geographic location and location-based systems.
