Improving web browsing performance on wireless pdas using thin-client computing

Authors:
Albert M. Lai;Jason Nieh;Bhagyashree Bohra;Vijayarka Nandikonda;Abhishek P. Surana;Suchita Varshneya
Affiliations:
Columbia University, New York, NY;Columbia University, New York, NY;Columbia University, New York, NY;Columbia University, New York, NY;Columbia University, New York, NY;Columbia University, New York, NY
Venue:
Proceedings of the 13th international conference on World Wide Web
Year:
2004

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Abstract

Web applications are becoming increasingly popular for mobile wireless PDAs. However, web browsing on these systems can be quite slow. An alternative approach is handheld thin-client computing, in which the web browser and associated application logic run on a server, which then sends simple screen updates to thePDA for display. To assess the viability of this thin-client approach, we compare the web browsing performance of thin clients against fat clients that run the web browser locally on a PDA. Our results show that thin clients can provide better web browsing performance compared to fat clients, both in terms of speed and ability to correctly display web content. Surprisingly, thin clients are faster even when having to send more data over the network. We characterize and analyze different design choices in various thin-client systems and explain why these approaches can yield superior web browsing performance on mobile wireless PDAs.