Smart Phone and Next Generation Mobile Computing

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Mobile Terminal Platforms

The previous chapter was dedicated to supporting wireless technolo-

gies for implementing next-generation mobile services and applica-

tions. Those technologies could be used in a network infrastructure

or on mobile terminals. Here, the notion of mobile terminal refers

to any networked mobile device in the context of general com-

munication systems. As explained in Chapter 1, mobile terminals

operate on inherently resource-constrained devices, thus an array

of design challenges confronts smart phones for next-generation

mobile computing. In order to better understand and address these

issues, we must first possess a clear understanding of the constraints

and how they influence the role and functionality of mobile termi-

nals