Heterogeneity in mobile cloud computing: taxonomy and open challenges
The unabated flurry of research activities to augment various mobile devices by leveraging
heterogeneous cloud resources has created a new research domain called Mobile Cloud …
heterogeneous cloud resources has created a new research domain called Mobile Cloud …
Energy management techniques in modern mobile handsets
Managing energy efficiently is paramount in modern smartphones. The diverse range of
wireless interfaces and sensors, and the increasing popularity of power-hungry applications …
wireless interfaces and sensors, and the increasing popularity of power-hungry applications …
A close examination of performance and power characteristics of 4G LTE networks
With the recent advent of 4G LTE networks, there has been increasing interest to better
understand the performance and power characteristics, compared with 3G/WiFi networks. In …
understand the performance and power characteristics, compared with 3G/WiFi networks. In …
Maui: making smartphones last longer with code offload
This paper presents MAUI, a system that enables fine-grained energy-aware offload of
mobile code to the infrastructure. Previous approaches to these problems either relied …
mobile code to the infrastructure. Previous approaches to these problems either relied …
An in-depth study of LTE: Effect of network protocol and application behavior on performance
With lower latency and higher bandwidth than its predecessor 3G networks, the latest
cellular technology 4G LTE has been attracting many new users. However, the interactions …
cellular technology 4G LTE has been attracting many new users. However, the interactions …
Identifying diverse usage behaviors of smartphone apps
Smartphone users are increasingly shifting to using apps as" gateways" to Internet services
rather than traditional web browsers. App marketplaces for iOS, Android, and Windows …
rather than traditional web browsers. App marketplaces for iOS, Android, and Windows …
A measurement-based study of multipath tcp performance over wireless networks
With the popularity of mobile devices and the pervasive use of cellular technology, there is
widespread interest in hybrid networks and on how to achieve robustness and good …
widespread interest in hybrid networks and on how to achieve robustness and good …
Demystifying page load performance with {WProf}
Web page load time is a key performance metric that many techniques aim to reduce.
Unfortunately, the complexity of modern Web pages makes it difficult to identify performance …
Unfortunately, the complexity of modern Web pages makes it difficult to identify performance …
A comparative analysis of cross-platform development approaches for mobile applications
Nowadays, native mobile applications (mobile apps) are targeted at specific mobile
platforms. This phenomenon imposes severe constraints, such as the use of different …
platforms. This phenomenon imposes severe constraints, such as the use of different …
A first look at traffic on smartphones
Using data from 43 users across two platforms, we present a detailed look at smartphone
traffic. We find that browsing contributes over half of the traffic, while each of email, media …
traffic. We find that browsing contributes over half of the traffic, while each of email, media …