Title :
Differential Compression of Executable Code
Author :
Motta, Giovanni ; Gustafson, James ; Chen, Samson
Author_Institution :
Bitfone Corp., Laguna Niguel, CA
Abstract :
A platform-independent algorithm to compress file differences is presented here. Since most file updates consist of software updates and security patches, particular attention is dedicated to making this algorithm suitable to efficient compression of differences between executable files. This algorithm is designed so that its low-complexity decoder can be used in mobile and embedded devices. Compression is compared with several existing methods on a common test suite
Keywords :
codes; data compression; embedded device; executable code; file differential compression; file updates; low-complexity decoder; mobile device; platform-independent algorithm; security patches; software updates; Algorithm design and analysis; Application software; Data security; Decoding; Embedded software; Mobile computing; Personal digital assistants; Software algorithms; Testing; Wearable computers;
Conference_Titel :
Data Compression Conference, 2007. DCC '07
Conference_Location :
Snowbird, UT
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2791-4
DOI :
10.1109/DCC.2007.32
