UMTS: a middleware architecture and mobile API approach

Author

Kreller, Birgit ; Park, Anthony Sang-Bum ; Meggers, Jens ; Forsgren, Gunner ; Kovacs, Erno ; Rosinus, Michael

Author_Institution

Siemens AG, Germany

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

1998

fDate

4/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

38

Abstract

The ongoing European ACTS project OnTheMove provides support services for distributed mobile multimedia applications. The project defines, implements, and demonstrates a mobile middleware called a Mobile Application Support Environment (MASE) which is based on UMTS concepts. The mobile application programming interface (mobile API) of MASE, which will be submitted for standardization, allows common access to the underlying operating systems and network infrastructure, and facilitates the development of new, mobile-aware, multimedia applications

Keywords

application program interfaces; broadband networks; cellular radio; distributed processing; land mobile radio; multimedia communication; radio networks; telecommunication computing; CityGuide; European ACTS project; GSM; Mobile Application Support Environment; Mobile Broadband System; OnTheMove; UMTS; distributed mobile multimedia applications; distributed system; middleware architecture; mobile API; mobile application programming interface; mobile middleware; network infrastructure; operating systems; standardization; 3G mobile communication; Bandwidth; Middleware; Mobile handsets; Operating systems; Personal digital assistants; Quality of service; Standards development; Telecommunication standards; Wireless networks;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Personal Communications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9916

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/98.667943

Filename

667943