Data Dissemination in Wireless Computing Environments
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
by Kian-Lee Tan, Beng Chin Ooi.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Boston, MA
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Springer US
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2002
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(x, 169 pages).
SERIES
Series Title
Advances in database systems, 19.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Models for Information Dissemination. 3. Data Broadcast Scheduling. 4. Indexing on Air. 5. Fault-Tolerant Broadcast Organization. 6. Cache Invalidation Mechanisms. 7. Balancing Push and Pull. 8. Supporting Relational Operations. 9. Conclusions. References. Index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Focuses on mechanisms that can provide unobstructed access to networks. This work provides a review of advances on energy-efficient data delivery protocols, wireless channel bandwidth utilization, broadcasting and cache invalidation strategies for clients with long disconnection time. It also compares and evaluates some of the promising schemes.