Software Networks, 2nd Edition

10Mobile Cloud Networking, the Mobile Cloud and Mobility Control

Mobile Cloud Networking is a solution that has become very important in the development of high-data rate mobile networks. The basic element is the mobile terminal, which moves around and requests services from a Cloud which, for its part, is fixed. Conversely mobile Cloud also refers to technologies where the Cloud itself is mobile and moves around in order to stay connected to its users. It moves around with the client. The mobile Cloud may be virtual, as well as physical. In the first section, we will begin by examining Mobile Cloud Networking, and in the second section, we will look at the mobile Cloud, before concluding this chapter with a discussion of the means of control of mobility of the terminals and users.

10.1. Mobile Cloud Networking

The exact definition of Mobile Cloud Networking is very controversial, because there is no real definition and no clear architecture. There are two predominant orientations in the field of Mobile Cloud Networking:

• – an application orientation, which means that a mobile device with limited resources is able to handle applications which require intensive computations or more memory than the terminal has;
• – a network orientation, which involves the optimization of algorithms for the control of mobile services.

In the context of application orientation, we can cite various applications which correspond to this framework, such as Rich Mobile applications, mobile Cloud ...