Application-Aware Adaptation for Mobile Computing
M. Satyanarayanan, Brian Noble, Puneet Kumar, Morgan Price
Abstract
This paper identifies application-aware adaptation as an essential
capability of mobile clients, and provides an overview of
Odyssey,
an architecture that supports this capability. Functionality that has hitherto
been implemented monolithically must now be split between the operating
system and individual applications. The role of the operating system is
to sense external events, and to monitor and allocate scarce resources.
In contrast, the role of individual applications is to adapt to changing
conditions by using the information and resources provided by the operating
system.