Impact of HTML5 persistent connectivity to power consumption for the mobile web

Author

Mandyam, Giridhar D. ; Ehsan, Navid

Author_Institution

Qualcomm Innovation Center, San Diego, CA, USA

fYear

2015

fDate

6-10 Jan. 2015

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

With the advent of HTML5, the next generation of browser-based technologies for web developers, new connectivity paradigms have arisen that will allow web developers to move beyond HTTP-based stateless transactions. However, such new features do not transition seamlessly from the desktop to mobile browsers. Specifically, handheld devices with limited battery life can be impacted by persistent connectivity. In this work, two recent technologies (WebSockets and WebRTC) are examined with respect to power consumption. Based on this analysis, recommendations for improving battery life when using these technologies are provided.

Keywords

Web services; hypermedia markup languages; mobile computing; mobile handsets; online front-ends; power aware computing; HTML5 persistent connectivity; HTTP-based stateless transactions; Web developers; WebRTC; WebSockets; browser-based technologies; desktop browsers; handheld devices; mobile Web; mobile browsers; power consumption; Browsers; Quality of service; Standards; WebRTC; AJAX; WebRTC; WebSockets; battery life;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communication Systems and Networks (COMSNETS), 2015 7th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Bangalore

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/COMSNETS.2015.7098682

Filename

7098682