Title :
Optimizing World-Wide Web for weakly connected mobile workstations: An indirect approach
Author :
Liljeberg, Mika ; Alanko, Timo ; Kojo, Markku ; Laamanen, Heimo ; Raatikainen, Kimmo
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Helsinki Univ., Finland
Abstract :
Modern portable computers and wireless connections over cellular telephone networks have created a new platform for distributed information processing. We have designed a communication architecture that makes it possible to exploit the existing TCP/IP communication protocols but that also takes into account specific features of cellular links. Our communication architecture is based on the concept of indirect interaction. The mediating interceptor is the bridge between the worlds of wireless and wireline communication. It also provides enhanced functionality that improves fault-tolerance and performance. In this paper we demonstrate how the architecture is used to improve the performance of the WWW information browsing. Similar solution methods can be applied to other existing applications and protocols
Keywords :
cellular radio; computer network reliability; hypermedia; information networks; network operating systems; operating systems (computers); performance evaluation; transport protocols; TCP/IP communication protocols; World-Wide Web; cellular links; cellular telephone networks; communication architecture; distributed information processing; fault-tolerance; indirect interaction; information browsing; mediating interceptor; portable computers; weakly connected mobile workstations; wireless connections; Cellular networks; Computer architecture; Information processing; Mobile communication; Portable computers; Process design; Protocols; TCPIP; Telephony; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Services in Distributed and Networked Environments, 1995., Second International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Whistler, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7092-4
DOI :
10.1109/SDNE.1995.470453
