Energy and performance considerations in work partitioning for mobile spatial queries

Sudhanva Gurumurthi, Ning An, Anand Sivasubramaniam, N. Vijaykrishnan, Mahmut Kandemir, Mary Jane Irwin

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Abstract

A seamless infrastructure for information access and data processing is the backbone for the successful development and deployment of the envisioned ubiquitous/mobile applications of the near future. The development of such an infrastructure is a challenge due to the resource-constrained nature of the mobile devices, in terms of the computational power, storage capacities, wireless connectivity and battery energy. With spatial data and location-aware applications widely recognized as being significant beneficiaries of mobile computing, this paper examines an important topic with respect to spatial query processing from the resource-constrained perspective. Specifically, when faced with the task of answering different location-based queries on spatial data from a mobile device, this paper investigates the benefits of partitioning the work between the resource-constrained mobile device (client) and a resource-rich server, that are connected by a wireless network, for energy and performance savings. This study considers two different scenarios, one where all the spatial data and associated index can fit in client memory and the other where client memory is insufficient. For each of these scenarios, several work partitioning schemes are identified. It is found that work partitioning is a good choice from both energy and performance perspectives in several situations, and these perspectives can have differential effects on the relative benefits of work-partitioning techniques.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings - International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2003
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages8
Number of pages1
ISBN (Electronic)0769519261, 9780769519265
DOIs
StatePublished - 2003
EventInternational Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2003 - Nice, France
Duration: Apr 22 2003Apr 26 2003

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2003

Other

OtherInternational Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium, IPDPS 2003
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityNice
Period4/22/034/26/03

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Software

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