Mobile, Distributed, and Pervasive Computing
Author(s) -
Michel Barbeau
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
citeseer x (the pennsylvania state university)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Book series
ISBN - 0-471-41902-8
DOI - 10.1002/0471224561.ch27
Subject(s) - computer science , ubiquitous computing , context aware pervasive systems , end user computing , mobile computing , distributed computing , software , key (lock) , utility computing , autonomic computing , computer security , computer network , operating system , cloud computing , cloud computing security
Pervasive computing can be defined as access to information and software appli- cations anytime and anywhere. This form of computing is highly dynamic and disaggregated. Users are mobile and services are provided by collections of dis- tributed components collaborating together. Recent advances in mobile computing, service discovery, and distributed computing are key technologies to support perva- sive computing. This chapter is about software technologies designed to address problems in mobile, distributed, and pervasive computing. Characteristics of pervasive computing applications are reviewed. Architecture of pervasive computing software is discussed. Key open communication technologies to support pervasive computing are presented in detail, namely, service discovery and distributed computing.
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