Summary
`Everything always connected' is the overall theme of this project.
Mobile units will always be connected to the global infrastructure.
Many small devices, appliances, will also be connected to the same
global network.
The objectives of the project is to provide research results in the
domain of mobile networking applicable to the overall project theme.
Spontaneous and ad-hoc networks are two important
networking concepts for realizing seamless mobile networking.
Proxy architectures for supporting small networked devices is a
means for enabling networked appliances.
The project addresses a number of research problems within these
areas:
- Internet routing and addressing for seamless Internet
connectivity in spontaneous networks requiring minimal configuration.
- Security in spontaneous networks with emphasis on user
convenience.
- Minimal protocol implementation with proxy support for small
devices.
- Security for minimal devices.
- Client/Server Proxy architectures.
- Monitoring of performance characteristics needed for optimal
client/server proxy interaction.
Mobile communication is one of the main driving forces for the
telecommunications industry as a whole, including smaller businesses.
New mobile phones with web browsing capabilities are being introduced,
enabling services such as news and weather reports, ticket booking and
time table services.
The anticipated results from the project is directly addressing
problems within this mobile computer network domain.
The project is a 2 year joint effort between two research groups:
- The Computer and Network Architectures laboratory (CNA), Swedish
Institute of Computer Science (SICS).
- The Distributed Systems and Data Communication group (DSDC),
Department of Computer Systems (DoCS), Department of Information
Technology, Uppsala University.
Complete specification available in postscript and pdf.
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