Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Technol., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
With the rapid development of wireless transmission technologies and the proliferation of mobile terminals, the mobile Internet has experienced exponential growth in recent years. However, at the same time, it is also facing more challenges, particularly regarding bandwidth, address space, security, mobility, and energy. In this article, we analyse the five above-mentioned challenges and then survey related technology trends. We also describe the progress of architecture research aimed at the future mobile Internet. We reach the conclusion that a single technology cannot solve all the problems of mobile Internet, and future research should focus more on how to make architectures and technologies work together more effectively.
Keywords :
Internet; mobile computing; experienced exponential growth; mobile Internet; mobile terminal proliferation; wireless transmission technologies; Bandwidth; Computer architecture; IPTV; Internet; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Network architecture; Radio spectrum management; IPv6; mobile Internet; network architecture;