Abstract
Advances in computation and communication technologies allow users to access computer networks, using portable computing devices via a wireless connection, while mobile. Furthermore, multidatabases offer practical means of managing information sharing from multiple preexisting heterogeneous databases. By superimposing the mobile computing environment onto the multidatabase system, a new computing environment is attained. In this work, we concentrate on the effects of the mobile-computing environment on query processing in multidatabases. We show how broadcasting, as a possible solution, would respond to current challenges such as bandwidth and storage limitations. Organizing data objects along a single-dimension broadcast channel should follow the semantic links assumed within the multiple-dimension objects' structure. Learning from our past experiences in objects organization on conventional storage mediums (disks), we propose schemes for organizing objects along a single broadcast air channel. The proposed schemes are simulated and analyzed.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 69-94 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Multimedia Tools and Applications |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1999 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Software
- Media Technology
- Hardware and Architecture
- Computer Networks and Communications