Title :
Operating system issues in future end-user systems
Author :
Raatikainen, Kimmo E E
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Helsinki Univ.
Abstract :
Traditional monolithic operating systems have conceptually remained almost unchanged since the UNIX, that is, since the late 70s. Several experimental operating systems from the research community have been based on alternative paradigms. Today we are facing the dawn of mobile or wireless Internet. This new operational environment calls for new solutions. We discuss four significant research issues for future end-user systems: self-awareness, detection and notifications, system integrity, and power management. A paradigm shift in operating system design, as demonstrated in x-kernel, microkernels, exokernels, and TinyOS, can help us to lay the software foundation for reconfigurable end-user systems
Keywords :
Internet; Unix; mobile computing; operating system kernels; TinyOS; exokernel; microkernel; mobile system; operating system; reconfigurable end-user system; research community; wireless Internet; x-kernel; Airplanes; Computer science; Dinosaurs; Energy management; Internet; Operating systems; Personal area networks; Power system management; Transport protocols; Transportation; mobile networking; operating systems; wireless access;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2005. PIMRC 2005. IEEE 16th International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Berlin
Print_ISBN :
9.7838007291e+012
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.2005.1651950
