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TY - JOUR
T1 - Experiences of Using Generative Communications to Support Adaptive Mobile Applications
AU - Friday, Adrian
AU - Davies, Nigel
AU - Seitz, Jochen
AU - Wade, Stephen
PY - 1999/1
Y1 - 1999/1
N2 - Attention has recently begun to focus on the use of asynchronous paradigms to support adaptive mobile applications. To investigate this issue the authors have developed an asynchronous distributed systems platform based on the tuple space paradigm [Gelernter,85b] coupled with extensions to support operation in mobile environments. This paper presents our experiences of developing and using this platform. The benefits of the tuple space approach are highlighted and we discuss in some detail the design, implementation and performance of our platform. We subsequently focus on the critical issues of the tuple space API and the level of support for adaptation which can be provided without compromising the elegance and simplicity of the paradigm. The paper concludes with an analysis of the suitability of platforms based on the tuple space paradigm for use in mobile environments.
AB - Attention has recently begun to focus on the use of asynchronous paradigms to support adaptive mobile applications. To investigate this issue the authors have developed an asynchronous distributed systems platform based on the tuple space paradigm [Gelernter,85b] coupled with extensions to support operation in mobile environments. This paper presents our experiences of developing and using this platform. The benefits of the tuple space approach are highlighted and we discuss in some detail the design, implementation and performance of our platform. We subsequently focus on the critical issues of the tuple space API and the level of support for adaptation which can be provided without compromising the elegance and simplicity of the paradigm. The paper concludes with an analysis of the suitability of platforms based on the tuple space paradigm for use in mobile environments.
KW - cs_eprint_id
KW - 124 cs_uid
KW - 1
U2 - 10.1023/A:1008786811660
DO - 10.1023/A:1008786811660
M3 - Journal article
VL - 7
SP - 319
EP - 342
JO - Distributed and Parallel Databases
JF - Distributed and Parallel Databases
SN - 0926-8782
IS - 3
ER -