NOMAD: A Wireless and Mobile Laboratory

随着无线网络技术的快速发展和便携式计算机的广泛使用，一种新的计算模式被称为移动计算，预计在不久的将来将成为计算的主导形式。在移动计算环境中，大量的移动计算机不依赖于其物理位置，可以访问位于陆基网络和移动计算单元中的共享服务和资源。这个新环境将应用程序的范围扩展到一个新的维度。这条大道也有丰富的研究和开发。但是，对移动计算的要求，从蜂窝和红外通信链路到运行在独立电源上的终端的节能数据访问，使得在该地区使用旧设施进行教学和项目开发变得不切实际。在这个项目中，一个新的移动实验室建立在旧设施的基础上。该实验室的目的有五个方面：(1)成为移动计算和信息系统新课程的重要组成部分；(2)成为学生开发移动计算和信息系统基础教学所需软件的设备基础设施；（三）成为培养学生使用和开发最新技术的中心；(4)为本科生提供自主开展移动主题项目的环境；(5)为教师和本科生提供一个体验移动计算和跨学科领域的基础和应用研究的环境。该实验室通过为专为大三和大四学生设计的课程和项目的开发提供急需的设施，代表了在全国公认的移动计算和游牧应用的教学和本科生研究计划启动的关键一步。＊

With the rapid development of wireless networking technology and the wide use of portable computers, a new paradigm of computing called mobile computing has been predicted to be the dominant form of computing in the near future. In the mobile computing environment, a large number of mobile computers, independent of their physical locations, have access to shared services and resources, which are situated in the land-based network and the mobile computing units. This new environment extends the range of applications to a new dimension. This avenue is also rich in research and development. But the requirements to mobile computing, ranging from cellular and infrared communication links to energy-efficient data access for terminals running on self-contained power supplies, make it impractical to use old facilities for teaching and project development in the area. With this project, a new mobile laboratory builds on old facilities. The purpose of this laboratory is fivefold: (1) to be an essential part of a newly structured course in mobile computing and information systems; (2) to be an equipment infrastructure for the students to develop software necessary for teaching the fundamentals of mobile computing and information systems; (3) to be a center for training students in the use and development of state-of-the-art technologies; (4) to provide an environment for undergraduate students to undertake independent projects in mobile topics; and (5) to provide an environment for faculty and undergraduate students to experience fundamental and applied research in mobile computing and interdisciplinary areas. The laboratory represents a crucial step in the initiation of a nationally recognized teaching and undergraduate research program in mobile computing and nomadic applications, by providing the much needed facilities for the development of a course and projects designed for juniors and seniors. *