Client-server computing in mobile environments
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in ACM Computing Surveys
- Vol. 31 (2), 117-157
- https://doi.org/10.1145/319806.319814
Abstract
Recent advances in wireless data networking and portable information appliances have engendered a new paradigm of computing, called mobile computing , in which users carrying portable devices have access to data and information services regardless of their physical location or movement behavior. In the meantime, research addressing information access in mobile environments has proliferated. In this survey, we provide a concrete framework and categorization of the various ways of supporting mobile client-server computing for information access. We examine characteristics of mobility that distinguish mobile client-server computing from its traditional counterpart. We provide a comprehensive analysis of new paradigms and enabler concepts for mobile client-server computing, including mobile-aware adaptation, extended client-server model, and mobile data access. A comparative and detailed review of major research prototypes for mobile information access is also presented.Keywords
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