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In this paper we propose a dynamic resource management system addressing the key requirements of mobile services – i.e. services realized as Mobile Agents (MAs). MAs are exploited here in different ways. First, to realize adaptable, configurable, context-aware services for 3G and beyond. Second, to develop a distributed monitoring system that suits the hurdles posed by service and network mobility. Finally, to construct a management system that can dynamically re-configure MA-based services for load-balancing and adaptation purposes. We present the resource management system architecture, a scheme providing run-time adaptation through agent mobility, and a prototype implementation along with some important simulation results.
The work reported in this paper has formed part of the WA1 area of the Core 2 Research Programme of the Virtual Centre of Excellence in Mobile & Personal Communications, Mobile VCE, www.mobilevce.com, whose funding support, including that of EPSRC, is gratefully acknowledged. More detailed technical reports on this research are available to Industrial Members of Mobile VCE.
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Ragusa, C., Liotta, A., Pavlou, G. (2003). Dynamic Resource Management for Mobile Services. In: Horlait, E., Magedanz, T., Glitho, R.H. (eds) Mobile Agents for Telecommunication Applications. MATA 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2881. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39646-8_15
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