Network Resource Awareness and Control in Mobile Applications

Author

Peddemors, Arjan ; Eertink, Henk ; Bargh, Mortaza ; Niemegeers, Ignas

Author_Institution

Telematica lnst.

Volume

11

Issue

2

fYear

2007

Firstpage

34

Lastpage

43

Abstract

As mobile devices become increasingly capable of simultaneously using various kinds of wireless and fixed networks, developers must match mobile application needs to network resource dynamics. The authors´ network resource model and network abstraction layer (NAL) software offer an extensible network resource abstraction to applications running on mobile devices. The NAL service can be used in conjunction with well-known APIs, such as the Socket API, which provide access to these resources; it also accommodates support for mobility-management facilities, such as mobile IP, if available

Keywords

application program interfaces; mobile computing; mobility management (mobile radio); resource allocation; telecommunication computing; NAL software; Socket API; extensible network resource abstraction; mobile IP; mobile applications; mobile devices; mobility-management facilities; network abstraction layer; network resource awareness; network resource control; Application software; Availability; Computer networks; Hardware; Mobile communication; Operating systems; Protocols; Roaming; Sockets; Wireless networks; metwork abstraction layer; mobile computing; network resource model; roaming;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Internet Computing, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1089-7801

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MIC.2007.44

Filename

4120446