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A General Purpose Programming Framework for Ubiquitous Computing Environments
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Stevenson, G and Nixon, Paddy and Ferguson, RI, A General Purpose Programming Framework for Ubiquitous Computing Environments, Program & Online Proceedings: System Support for Ubiquitous Computing Workshop (UbiSys '03) at the Fifth Annual Conference on Ubiquitous Computing (UbiComp 2003), October 12, 2003, Seattle, WA, USA EJ (2003) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
It is important to note that the need to support ad-hoc and potentially mobile arrangements of devices in ubiquitous environments does not fit well within the traditional client/server architecture. We believe peer-to-peer communication offers a preferable alternative due to its decentralised nature, removing dependence on individual nodes. However, this choice adds to the complexity of the developers task. In this paper, we describe a two-tiered approach to address this problem: A lower tier employing peer-to-peer interactions for managing the network infrastructure and an upper tier providing a mobile agent based programming framework. The result is a general purpose framework for developing ubiquitous applications and services, where the underlying complexity is hidden from the developer. This paper discusses our on-going work; presenting our design decisions, features supported by our framework, and some of the challenges still to be addressed in a complex programming environment.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Research Division: | Information and Computing Sciences |
Research Group: | Distributed computing and systems software |
Research Field: | Networking and communications |
Objective Division: | Information and Communication Services |
Objective Group: | Communication technologies, systems and services |
Objective Field: | Communication technologies, systems and services not elsewhere classified |
UTAS Author: | Nixon, Paddy (Professor Paddy Nixon) |
ID Code: | 69435 |
Year Published: | 2003 |
Deposited By: | Research Division |
Deposited On: | 2011-04-20 |
Last Modified: | 2014-09-12 |
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