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The Challenges of Mobile Computing (1994)
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| Venue: | IEEE Computer |
| Citations: | 447 - 1 self |
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@ARTICLE{Forman94thechallenges,
author = {George H. Forman and John Zahorjan},
title = {The Challenges of Mobile Computing},
journal = {IEEE Computer},
year = {1994},
volume = {27},
pages = {38--47}
}
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Abstract
this article we focus on the issues pertinent to software designers without delving into the lower level details of the hardware realization of mobile computers. We look at some promising approaches under investigation and also consider their limitations. The many issues to be dealt with stem from three essential properties of mobile computing: communication, mobility, and portability. Of course, special-purpose systems may avoid some design pressures by doing without certain desirable properties. For instance, portability would be less of a concern for mobile computers installed in the dashboards of cars than with hand-held mobile computers. However, we concentrate on the goal of large-scale, hand-held mobile computing as a way to reveal a wide assortment of issues
