Spontaneous networking with CORBA, Jini and JavaCards in RoamX, a mobile X-desktop

Author

Rothkugel, Steffen ; Strum, P.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Syst. Software & Distributed Syst., Trier Univ., Germany

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

325

Lastpage

333

Abstract

RoamX provides support for the user-controlled management of a distributed X desktop, potentially spanning multiple administrative domains. Instead of terminating X-based applications and restarting them manually elsewhere, applications can be suspended and restored selectively on different machines while preserving their context and state. The migration of the GUI is accomplished by an extended version of xmove, a pseudoserver for X window movement, developed originally by Solomita et al. (1994) at the University of Columbia. RoamX applies CORBA, Jini and JavaCards together in its infrastructure, three sophisticated, supplementary, but rather distinct technologies. This paper describes the implementation, deployment, and experiences gained throughout the development of RoamX

Keywords

Java; computer networks; distributed object management; graphical user interfaces; CORBA; GUI migration; JavaCards; Jini; RoamX; mobile X-desktop; pseudoserver; spontaneous networking; user-controlled distributed X desktop management; xmove; Appropriate technology; Displays; Graphical user interfaces; Intelligent networks; Internet; Java; Protocols; Sun; Ubiquitous computing; Workstations;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Distributed Objects and Applications, 2000. Proceedings. DOA '00. International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Antwerp

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0819-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DOA.2000.874204

Filename

874204