Title :
Network Resource Awareness and Control in Mobile Applications
Author :
Peddemors, Arjan ; Eertink, Henk ; Bargh, Mortaza ; Niemegeers, Ignas
Author_Institution :
Telematica lnst.
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;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MIC.2007.44
