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The Handheld Classroom: Educational Implications of Mobile Computing
White Paper Advances in handheld computing technology have meant that Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are no longer simply electronic replacements for paper diaries, with current models capable of performing a wide range of functions. [23 Jul 2008]
A Framework for Network Media Optimization in Multihomed QoS Networks
White Paper In order to realize efficient mobile computing in such an environment, mobile hosts must have multiple network media as well as functions to select the optimum network among them based upon the current situation without the disconnecting... [18 Jul 2008]
Scalable Real-Time Gateway Assignment in Mobile Mesh Networks
White Paper WMNs are now being envisaged to provide citywide "last-mile" access for numerous mobile devices running media-rich applications with stringent Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. In particular, in a large WMN, the dynamic assignment of users to... [18 Jul 2008]
Security heading for the cloud
News Kelly Kavanagh, principal analyst at Gartner, said in a statement: "The ability to provide massively scalable processing, storage and bandwidth inherent in cloud computing will require security controls and functions to be delivered to customers... [17 Jul 2008]
FT-LAN, a Fault Tolerant Local Area Network Architecture for Mobile Mission Critical Systems
White Paper MMCS's are real-time computing platforms that perform continuously in harsh environments. This paper presents a fault-tolerant LAN architecture for Mobile Mission Critical Systems (MMCS's). It is desirable that they continue to perform a subset of... [11 Jul 2008]
A Genetic-Fuzzy Controller for Load Balancing in Wireless Cellular
White Paper The need for such a scheme has led to an intensive research in mobile computing to provide mobile users accesses to the Internet. In a cellular network, the call-arrival rate, the call duration, and the communication overhead between the base... [10 Jul 2008]
A Framework for Distributed Dynamic Load Balancing in Heterogeneous Cluster
White Paper Distributed Dynamic Load Balancing (DDLB) is an important system function destined to distribute workload among available processors to improve throughput and/or execution times of parallel computer in Cluster Computing. [10 Jul 2008]
Introducing Reliability and Load Balancing in Mobile IPv6 Based Networks
White Paper With the recent advances in portable devices and wireless networks, a new paradigm of computing has emerged which is known as mobile computing. In general mobile computing can be seen as an integration of portable device and networks that support... [10 Jul 2008]
Managing Distributed Personal Firewalls With Smart Data Servers
White Paper On the one hand, attacks from the inside are hardly prevented by firewalls, on the other, mobile computing poses additional security risks to the corporate networks. This paper will discuss a possible strategy to manage distributed personal... [10 Jul 2008]
Robotics-Based Location Sensing Using Wireless Ethernet
White Paper A key subproblem in the construction of location-aware systems is the determination of the position of a mobile device. This paper describes the design, implementation and analysis of a system for determining position inside a building from... [10 Jul 2008]
An NSIS-Based Approach for Firewall Traversal in Mobile IPv6 Networks
White Paper As a result, Mobile IPv6 traffic will be most likely dropped when used without an appropriate firewall traversal solution. This paper describes the problems and impacts of having firewalls in Mobile IPv6 environments and presents a firewall... [09 Jul 2008]
A Bayesian Game Approach for Intrusion Detection in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
White Paper In wireless ad hoc networks, although defense strategies such as Intrusion Detection Systems (IDSs) can be deployed at each mobile node, significant constraints are imposed in terms of the energy expenditure of such systems. [09 Jul 2008]
Intel's Atom cracks into PC World
News PC World's trading director, Jeremy Fennell, said: "Netbooks are heralding a new era of mobile computing. The UK computer-store chain PC World is claiming to be the first retail outlet in the country to offer a netbook using Intel's Atom processor. [08 Jul 2008]
Wireless Java-Enabled MIDP Devices as Peers in a Grid Infrastructure
White Paper The computing and data transfer capacities of mobile devices are expanding and Grid-related technologies are already being employed in them. Combining Mobile Internet and Grid technologies could mean the ability to command the power of... [03 Jul 2008]
Mobile Computing Security
White Paper The very nature of mobile computing devices means that they are at a greater risk of theft over less portable counterparts. This paper will review the risks inherent in mobile computing and examine some of the controls that are available to help... [03 Jul 2008]
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