A modular implementation framework for code mobility
Mobility '06 Proceedings of the 3rd international conference on Mobile technology, applications & systems
An aspect-oriented software architecture for code mobility
Software—Practice & Experience
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The convergence between the Internet and telecommunicationsystems promotes an integrated scenario characterizedby different flavors of mobility. Users can connectto the network from ubiquitous points of attachment andwireless portable devices can roam by maintaining continuousconnectivity. Novel middleware technologiesbased on code mobility has the potential to enhance serviceprovisioning to mobile users/devices. However, codemobility adds complexity to the design of applicationsand calls for new approaches for the programming ofcode mobility strategies. Separation between mobility andcomputational concerns is crucial to reduce the complexityof code mobility control and to favor rapid mobilecode-based service prototyping, run-time configurationand maintenance. To achieve the needed degree of separationof concerns the paper advocates the adoption ofpolicies and proposes a policy-based framework for dynamiccode mobility management. In addition, the paperexplores a reflective-based approach to mobility controland compares policy- with reflective-based programmingsolutions to point out the main differences and lessonslearned.