LINUX MOBILE - A Platform for Advanced Future Mobile Services

Frode Sivertsen, Ivar Jørstad, Do van Thanh

2007

Abstract

Linux has for some time been the operating system of choice for many types of embedded devices (e.g. network devices like routers, as well as multimedia devices like set-top-boxes). Currently, Linux is also gaining momentum as an operating system for mobile phones. This paper studies what it takes to make Linux "go mobile", i.e., what adaptations are necessary to make the Linux kernel fit as a mobile operating system, what is the architecture of such a platform, and what are the major benefits.

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in Harvard Style

Sivertsen F., Jørstad I. and van Thanh D. (2007). LINUX MOBILE - A Platform for Advanced Future Mobile Services . In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Volume 1: WINSYS, (ICETE 2007) ISBN 978-989-8111-14-2, pages 230-237. DOI: 10.5220/0002149302300237


in Bibtex Style

@conference{winsys07,
author={Frode Sivertsen and Ivar Jørstad and Do van Thanh},
title={LINUX MOBILE - A Platform for Advanced Future Mobile Services},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Volume 1: WINSYS, (ICETE 2007)},
year={2007},
pages={230-237},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002149302300237},
isbn={978-989-8111-14-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems - Volume 1: WINSYS, (ICETE 2007)
TI - LINUX MOBILE - A Platform for Advanced Future Mobile Services
SN - 978-989-8111-14-2
AU - Sivertsen F.
AU - Jørstad I.
AU - van Thanh D.
PY - 2007
SP - 230
EP - 237
DO - 10.5220/0002149302300237