Bayou is a replicated, weakly consmtent storage system designed for a mobile computing
environment that includes portable machines with less than ideal network connectivity. To …

To deal with the frequent, foreseeable and variable disconnections that occur in a mobile
environment, we introduce a flexible, two-level consistency model. Semantically related or …

Recent advances in hardware technologies, such as portable computers and wireless
communication networks, have led to the emergence of mobile computing systems. No one …

Advances in computer and telecommunication technologies have made mobile computing a
reality. However, greater mobility implies a more tenuous network connection and a higher …

We present a new lock management scheme which allows a read unlock for an item to be
executed at any copy site of that item; the site may be different from the copy site on which …

This paper presents preliminary results of our research on wireless networking that supports
reliable communications between nomadic hosts engaged in distributed computing and …

Data communication in a mobile envirorunent involves a stationary database server
disseminating information to a large collection of “mobile clients” via wireless transmission …

Mobile users of portable computers will soon have onfine access to a large number of
databases via wireless networks. For example, while on the road, passengers will access …

We are witnessing a profound change in the global information infrastructure that has the
potential to fundamentally impact many facets of our life. An important aspect of the evolving …

In a mobile computing environment, a user carrying a portable computer can execute a
mobile tmnsaction by submitting the operations of the transaction to distributed data servers …