Author :
Satyanarayanan, Mahadev ; Gilbert, Benjamin ; Toups, Matt ; Tolia, Niraj ; Hallaron, David R O ; Surie, Ajay ; Wolbach, Adam ; Harkes, Jan ; Perrig, Adrian ; Farber, David J. ; Kozuch, Michael A. ; Helfrich, Casey J. ; Nath, Partho ; Lagar-Cavilla, H. And
Abstract :
The Internet suspend/resume model of mobile computing cuts the tight binding between PC state and PC hardware. By layering a virtual machine on distributed storage, ISR lets the VM encapsulate execution and user customization state; distributed storage then transports that state across space and time. This article explores the implications of ISR for an infrastructure-based approach to mobile computing. It reports on experiences with three versions of ISR and describes work in progress toward the OpenISR version
Keywords :
Internet; mobile computing; personal computing; portable computers; storage allocation; virtual machines; ISR system; Internet suspend-resume system; OpenISR version; PC hardware; PC state; VM encapsulate execution state; distributed storage; infrastructure-based approach; mobile computing; pervasive personal computing; user customization state; virtual machine; Handheld computers; Hardware; Internet; Military computing; Mobile computing; Pervasive computing; Portable computers; Resumes; Space technology; Web server; Internet Suspend/Resume; mobile computing; roaming;
