Authors:
Volker Gruhn
and
Malte Hülder
Affiliation:
University of Leipzig, Germany
Keyword(s):
RequiremMobile applications, Dynamic reconfiguration, Reconfiguration triggers, Adaptive middleware, Reactive systems.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Databases and Information Systems Integration
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e-Business
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Enterprise Information Systems
;
Information Systems Analysis and Specification
;
Internet and Collaborative Computing
;
Middleware Integration
;
Middleware Platforms
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Mobile Databases
;
Object Orientation in Internet and Distributed Computing
;
Object-Oriented Database Systems
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Process Design and Organisational Issues in E-Commerce
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Software Agents and Internet Computing
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Software Engineering
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Technology Platforms
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Telecommunications
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Wireless and Mobile Computing
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Wireless and Mobile Technologies
;
Wireless Information Networks and Systems
Abstract:
The advances in mobile telecommunication networks as well as in mobile device technology have stimulated the development of a wide range of mobile applications. While it is sensible to install at least some components of applications on mobile devices to gain independence of rather unreliable mobile network connections, it is difficult to decide about the suitable application components and the amount of data to be provided.Because the environment of a mobile device can change and mobile business processes evolve over time, the mobile system should adapt to these changes dynamically to ensure productivity.
In this paper, we present a mobile middleware that targets typical problems of mobile applications and dynamically adapts to context changes at runtime by utilizing reconfiguration triggers.