Middleware awareness in mobile computing

P. Grace, G. S. Blair, S. Samuel

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Abstract

The mobile computing domain presents major new challenges for middleware to overcome. In particular the mobile environment is characterised by frequent changes and often poor network QoS. Therefore, a number of middleware platforms and paradigms have been put forward to solve these issues. This in turn though has generated a problem i.e. middleware heterogeneity exists within this domain. As a consequence, mobile client applications developed upon one type of middleware are unable to interoperate and utilise services implemented on an alternative. In this paper, we examine the issue of middleware heterogeneity and propose a configurable and dynamically reconfigurable middleware platform, named ReMMoC (Reflective Middleware for Mobile Computing), which allows mobile client applications to be developed independently of the underlying middleware technology.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 23rd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, ICDCSW 2003
PublisherIEEE
Pages382-387
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)0769519210, 9780769519210
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jun 2003
Event23rd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, ICDCSW 2003 - Providence, United States
Duration: 19 May 200322 May 2003

Publication series

NameProceedings - 23rd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, ICDCSW 2003

Conference

Conference23rd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems Workshops, ICDCSW 2003
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityProvidence
Period19/05/0322/05/03

Keywords

  • Computer networks
  • Context
  • Middleware
  • Mobile communication
  • Mobile computing
  • Physics computing
  • Publish-subscribe
  • Simple object access protocol
  • Ubiquitous computing
  • Wireless networks

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