Title: Reducing latency through efficient channel allocation methods for multiversion data dissemination in mobile computing environment

Authors: R. Varadarajan, Manikandan Chitra

Addresses: SASTRA University, Tirumalaisamudram, Thanjavur, TN, India. ' Department of Computer Applications, Thiagarajar School of Management, Tiruparankundram, Madurai, TN, 625 005, India

Abstract: Rapid advances in mobile communication technology have spawned many new mobile applications. This paper discusses several channel allocation methods for multiversion data dissemination in mobile computing systems. Effective utilisation of low bandwidth of wireless channels and reducing mean access delay are of equal importance as providing consistent data items to mobile transactions. Two basic multiversion data organisations applied with simple compression technique are proposed to efficiently utilise the low bandwidth wireless channels. Simulations on obtaining the optimal channel allocation, with two different multiversion data organisations were conducted and the result shows that an optimal channel allocation combined with multiversion data organisation and compression technique significantly improves the system performance.

Keywords: mobile internet technology; multiversion data; data dissemination; compression; channel allocation; latency reduction; mobile communications; mobile computing; simulation.

DOI: 10.1504/IJITST.2009.023909

International Journal of Internet Technology and Secured Transactions, 2009 Vol.1 No.3/4, pp.285 - 308

Published online: 18 Mar 2009 *

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