Title: Mobile and Pervasive Computing
Abstract: Technology is moving beyond the personal
computer to everyday devices with embedded technology and connectivity as
computing devices become progressively smaller and more powerful. Pervasive
computing goes beyond the area of personal computers: it is a device that
can be imbedded with chips to connect the device to an infinite network of
other devices. Wireless communication has brought us to a new era of
Mobile and Pervasive Computing. This world is not without complications:
oases of connectivity, highly variable bandwidth and latency, dynamic network
topologies, limited battery power, and easily snooped communications. It
has also opened vast arenas of new applications such as sensor networks and
location-based services. In this paper we’ll examine this topic from the
perspective of software systems. It will contain components of networking;
however it will mostly deal with the broader aspects of mobile and pervasive
computing.
Author: Amir Malik