Title :
A proposed architecture for context-aware mobility management
Author :
Pedrasa, Jhoanna Rhodette ; Seneviratne, Aruna
Author_Institution :
Nat. ICT Australia, Sydney
Abstract :
Mobility management is one area where context-awareness can be of great use. However, most context-management systems have been developed for smart spaces and are not designed for highly mobile devices. We propose an architecture for context-aware mobility management that is both distributed and hierarchical. The architecture consists of a global context server, a number of local proxy and adaptation servers, and the mobile nodes. Our architecture is unique in that both the local servers and the mobile nodes make mobility decisions, instead of having all the intelligence reside on network side components or central servers only, as is the case in most context management systems.
Keywords :
mobile computing; mobility management (mobile radio); adaptation server; context management system; context-aware mobility management architecture; context-awareness; global context server; mobile device; mobile node; smart space; Application software; Australia; Cities and towns; Context modeling; Context-aware services; Electronic mail; Middleware; Mobile radio mobility management; Network servers; User interfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Information Technologies, 2007. ISCIT '07. International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Sydney,. NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0976-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0977-8
DOI :
10.1109/ISCIT.2007.4392112