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Architecture for mobile group communication in campus environment

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The demand for group communication using smart devices in campus environment is increasing rapidly. In this paper, we design an architecture for a mobile group communication system (MGCS) on campus by using Wi-Fi networks and smart devices. The architecture is composed of a web-based system and a smart device based mobile system. Through the systems, users on campus create community/mobile group, maintain dynamic group membership, and reliably deliver the message to other users. We use the common features of many smart devices to develop a prototype that works on off-the-shelf hardware. In the experimental section, we demonstrate our system using various real scenarios which can occur in university campuses.

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  1. Department of Information Media, University of Suwon, Hwaseong, 445-743, Korea

    Yujin Lim

  2. School of Computer Science, University of Seoul, Seoul, 130-743, Korea

    Sanghyun Ahn

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Yujin Lim received the BS, MS, and PhD in Computer Science from Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea in 1995, 1997, and 2000 respectively. From 2000 to 2002 she worked as a research faculty in the University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea. She worked as a research staff in the University of California Los Angeles from 2002 to 2003. She worked for Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology as a senior research engineer from 2003 to 2004. Since 2004, she has been an assistant professor in department of information media, University of Suwon. Her current research interests include ad hoc and sensor networks, mesh networks, and routing protocols over wireless environments.

Sanghyun Ahn is received the BS and MS in Computer Engineering from Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, in 1986 and 1988, respectively, and received the PhD in computer science from University of Minnesota in 1993. She is currently a professor in the School of Computer Science, University of Seoul, Seoul, Korea. Her research interests include ad hoc and sensor networks, wireless networks, home networks, Internet protocols, and routing protocols.

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Lim, Y., Ahn, S. Architecture for mobile group communication in campus environment. Front. Comput. Sci. 7, 505–513 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11704-013-1306-4

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