Active Node supporting Context-aware Vertical Handover in Pervasive Computing Environment with Redundant Positioning

Balasubramaniam, Sasitharan and Jadwiga, Indulska and Pfeifer, Tom (2006) Active Node supporting Context-aware Vertical Handover in Pervasive Computing Environment with Redundant Positioning. In: Proc. IEEE ISWPC 2006. IEEE. ISBN 0-7803-9410-0

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Abstract

A major requirement for pervasive systems is to integrate context-awareness to support heterogeneous networks and device technologies and at the same time support application adaptations to suit user activities. However, current infrastructures for pervasive systems are based on centralized architectures which are focused on context support for service adaptations in response to changes in the computing environment or user mobility. In this paper, we propose a hierarchical architecture based on active nodes, which maximizes the computational capabilities of various nodes within the pervasive computing environment, while efficiently gathering and evaluating context information from the user’s working environment. The migratable active node architecture employs various decision making processes for evaluating a rich set of context information in order to dynamically allocate active nodes in the working environment, perform application adaptations and predict user mobility. The active node also utilizes the Redundant Positioning System to accurately manage user’s mobility. This paper demonstrates the active node capabilities through context-aware vertical handover applications.

Item Type: Book Section
Additional Information: Phuket, Thailand
Uncontrolled Keywords: context-aware pervassive
Departments or Groups: Walton Institute for Information and Communications Systems Science
Divisions: *NONE OF THESE*
Date Deposited: 06 Nov 2007 15:32
Last Modified: 22 Aug 2016 10:25
URI: https://repository.wit.ie/id/eprint/557

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