A multimedia communication architecture for handheld devices

Author

Meggers, J. ; Anthony Sang-Bum Park ; Fasbeder, A. ; Kreller, B.

Author_Institution

Aachen Univ. of Technol.

Volume

3

fYear

1998

fDate

8-11 Sep 1998

Firstpage

1245

Abstract

This paper describes how the Mobile Application Support Environment (MASE) developed by the ACTS project OnTheMove can be applied in an environment where mobile users are equipped with small handheld devices. Taking the limited capabilities of these lightweight devices into account, we show how the OnTheMove middleware enables multimedia communication. We outline specific device constraints and describe the generic MASE approach by focussing on email, HTTP and video communications

Keywords

client-server systems; electronic mail; hypermedia; mobile computing; multimedia communication; research initiatives; visual communication; ACTS project; HTTP; Mobile Application Support Environment; OnTheMove; device constraints; email; generic MASE approach; handheld devices; middleware; mobile computing; multimedia communication architecture; video communications; 3G mobile communication; Availability; Bandwidth; Handheld computers; Middleware; Mobile communication; Mobile computing; Multimedia communication; Personal digital assistants; Telecommunication traffic;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 1998. The Ninth IEEE International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4872-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PIMRC.1998.731384

Filename

731384