Title :
Energy-efficient network memory for ubiquitous devices
Author :
Fryman, Joshua B. ; Huneycutt, Chad M. ; Lee, Hsien-Hsin Sean ; Mackenzie, Kenneth M. ; Schimmel, David E.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Comput., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
Energy and delay tradeoffs occur when a design moves some or all local storage out of the embedded device and into a remote server. Using the network to access remote storage in lieu of local memory can result in significant power savings.
Keywords :
performance evaluation; storage units; ubiquitous computing; embedded systems; network memory; ubiquitous devices; ubiquitous environments; Batteries; Bluetooth; Cellular phones; Costs; Energy efficiency; Energy storage; GSM; Intelligent networks; Network servers; Random access memory;
Journal_Title :
Micro, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MM.2003.1240213