Title :
An information model for nomadic environments
Author :
Bond, Andy ; Gallagher, Matthew ; Indulska, Jadwiga
Author_Institution :
CRC for Distrbuted Syst. Technol., Queensland Univ., St. Lucia, Qld., Australia
Abstract :
We present a software architecture which facilitates nomadic computing in an open distributed computing environment. We introduce a model for the description of mobile objects (users, computers and application objects) and their types. The descriptions create an information base for protocols managing mobility of the mobile objects. We present an architecture of servers which extend a distributed computing environment to implement these mobility management protocols
Keywords :
distributed processing; mobile communication; open systems; protocols; application objects; distributed computing environment; information base; information model; mobile objects; mobility management protocols; nomadic computing; nomadic environments; open distributed computing environment; software architecture; Application software; Bonding; Computer applications; Computer architecture; Computer networks; Distributed computing; Hardware; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Protocols;
Conference_Titel :
Database and Expert Systems Applications, 1998. Proceedings. Ninth International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8353-8
DOI :
10.1109/DEXA.1998.707431
