The use of network-based migrating user agents for personal communication services

Author

Ramjee, Ramaghandran ; Porta, Thomas F La ; Veeraragahvan, Malathi

Author_Institution

Massachusetts Univ., Amherst, MA, USA

Volume

2

Issue

6

fYear

1995

fDate

12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

62

Lastpage

68

Abstract

Proposes the use of a network-based agent that represents mobile users in a personal communication services (PCS) environment. The agent, called a user process, performs all the complex signalling functions on behalf of the mobile terminal, thus reducing the amount of signalling traffic that must travel over the valuable air interface. To achieve low call establishment delays, we propose migrating the user process as the mobile terminal moves. We examine three process migration techniques and determine the one mechanism that is most suited to our needs

Keywords

mobile communication; personal communication networks; telecommunication signalling; telecommunication traffic; air interface; call establishment delays; complex signalling functions; mobile users; network-based migrating user agents; personal communication services; process migration techniques; signalling traffic; user process; Computer networks; Control systems; Demultiplexing; Mobile computing; Network servers; Personal communication networks; Process control; Programming profession; Project management; Signal design;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Personal Communications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9916

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/98.475989

Filename

475989