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Context-Aware Negotiation for Reconfigurable Resources with Handheld Devices

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On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2005: OTM 2005 Workshops (OTM 2005)

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Next-generation handhelds are expected to be multi-functional devices capable of executing a broad range of compute-intensive applications. These handheld devices are constraint by their physical size, their computational power and their networking ability. These factors could hinder future performance and versatility of handheld devices. Reconfigurable hardware incorporated within distributed servers can help address portable device constraints. This paper proposes a context-based negotiation and bidding technique enabling a handheld device to intelligently utilise its surrounding reconfigurable resources. The negotiation protocol enables handhelds to optimally offload their computational task. The contextual aspect of the protocol uses the location of a mobile device to identify the urgency of a user request. This helps to optimise the quality of service experienced by a handheld user. An architectural framework currently being deployed and tested as well as overall future objectives are outlined.

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  1. Computer Science Department, University College Cork, Ireland

    Timothy O’Sullivan & Richard Studdert

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  1. STARLab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Bldg G/10, Pleinlaan 2, 1050, Brussels, Belgium

    Robert Meersman

  2. School of Computer Science and Information Technology, RMIT University, Bld 10.10, 376-392 Swanston Street, 3001, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

    Zahir Tari

  3. Facultad de Informática, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Campus de Montegancedo S/N, 28660, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain

    Pilar Herrero

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O’Sullivan, T., Studdert, R. (2005). Context-Aware Negotiation for Reconfigurable Resources with Handheld Devices. In: Meersman, R., Tari, Z., Herrero, P. (eds) On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems 2005: OTM 2005 Workshops. OTM 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3762. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11575863_35

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