A Research on Mobile Cloud Computing and Future Trends

Abstract

With an exploding growth of the mobile applications and emerging of cloud computing, mobile cloud computing (MCC) has become a potential technology for mobile services. MCC is the combination of cloud computing, mobile computing and wireless networks to bring rich computational resources to mobile users, network operators, as well as cloud computing providers. Despite increasing usage of mobile computing, exploiting its full potential is difficult due to its inherent problems such as resource scarcity, frequent disconnections and mobility. MCC can address these problems by executing mobile applications on the resource providers' side. In this paper, we give a definition of mobile cloud computing and provide an overview of state-of-the-art progress, in particular, models of mobile cloud applications. We also highlight research challenges in the area of mobile cloud computing. We conclude that mobile cloud computing can help building more powerful mobile applications.

PS-CARA: Context-Aware Resource Allocation Scheme for Mobile Public Safety Networks

“…The number of users demands a massive data rate and reliable connectivity on the move while riding on buses, cars, and trains. To overcome these challenges, numerous European union (EU) projects such as EU FP7 and mobile and wireless communication enablers for the twenty-twenty information society (METIS) are focusing on meeting these demands by deploying moving networks [ 5 , 9 , 10 , 11 ]. The moving networks deployment brings the base station closer to the users, which in turn reduces the channel losses and latency, and increases the users data rate.…”