MobileSocket: Toward continuous operation for Java applications

Tadashi Okoshi, Masahiro Mochizuki, Yoshito Tobe, Hideyuki Tokuda

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Abstract

This paper proposes "MobileSocket" which realizes session layer communication continuity support for Java Applications towards the continuous operations for mobile applications. In the mobile computing environment where mobile hosts move around the network even during communications with the remote, maintenance of the communication continuity between the applications is significant. Not only mobility support but virtual circuit continuity support is required for communication continuity. Existing approaches have not provided the complete communication continuity for applications. "MobileSocket" is a user-level enhanced socket library written in Java, and provides library-based session layer mobility and virtual circuit continuity support for applications. Two mechanisms, dynamic socket switching (DSS) and the application layer window (ALW) were developed for MobileSocket and enable a simple implementation. The MobileSocket applications can be used in Java mobile applications and the agents, as well as for ordinary network applications. In this paper, after we clarify the communication continuity and existing approaches, we present the MobileSocket design, mechanism, and results of evaluation.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 8th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN 1999
EditorsArun Somani, EK Park, Sudhir Dixit
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages50-57
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)0780357949, 9780780357945
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999
Event8th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN 1999 - Boston, United States
Duration: 1999 Oct 111999 Oct 13

Publication series

NameProceedings - 8th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN 1999

Other

Other8th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks, ICCCN 1999
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBoston
Period99/10/1199/10/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems and Management
  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Hardware and Architecture

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