DHPC Technical Report DHPC-113
Personal Communications and Mobile Decision Support
K.A.Hawick and H.A.James
Archived 18 August 2002.
Abstract
The rapidly improving computational power of mobile devices allows for
a rich set of communications and processing capabilities for mobile
decision support applications. We are investigating the use of
high-level middleware and communications protocols on wireless mobile
devices such as the Compaq iPAQ. Commercial software for using PDAs
as networked web browsers already exists. We believe there are
considerable advantages for a mobile device to act as a server as well
as a client. Such an approach allows active data-push between mobile
users. This capability can address some of the problems facing mobile
decision support applications in military and civilian arenas. We
describe our use of a high-level Java middleware to implement client
and server components that can communicate using a peer-to-peer
architecture. We are also investigating both short- and medium-range
wireless scenarios using Bluetooth and WaveLAN technologies. We
discuss some of the broader ramifications for mobile and nomadic
users.
Keywords: wireless; mobile computing; middleware;
decision support; application protocol; Bluetooth; WaveLAN.
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