Seminar Presentation

On
MOBILITY SUPPORT FOR
REPLICATED REAL TIME APPLICATIONS

Under the Guidance of

Mr. G. K. PATNAIK
Submitted By
VED PRAKASH GAZTA

Department of Computer Engineering

S.S.V.P.Ss B.S.D. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, DHULE
2003-04

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OUTLINE
Introduction
Pocket Dream Team
Replication In Stationary Environment
Replication In Mobile Environment
Joining a Session
Role of Proxy
Consistency
Implementation
Conclusion
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Introduction

Replicated Architecture

No Central Server
State information on each participating site

REPLICATED
PROGRAM

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PROGRAM

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REPLICATED
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Introduction(Contd.)

Requirements

Support for weakly connected devices.

Stationary and Mobile version should run in same
network.

Problem Areas

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Temporary disconnections and high latency.

High development costs.

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Pocket Dream Team

Runtime environment

Levels of Communication

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Session Manager
Connection Manager
Rendezvous Manager
Network Level
Platform Level
Application Level
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Replication in Stationary Environment
Resources
Intersite calls
Resource locking
request(L(R))
apply I(R) to resource R
multicast I(R)to other sites
release(L(R))

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Replication in Mobile Environment

Conflicting Requirements

Resource updates to be distributed.

Disconnection is unavoidable.

Remote Proxy Pattern

Segments
Cached Resources

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Joining a Session
Look up for a Proxy.
Proxy performs a Group Rendezvous.
Session Manager performs Join operation.

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Role of the Proxy
Problems related to disabled Proxies

The Proxy disconnects from other session members, but still

has contact to the mobile device.
The Proxy disconnects from mobile user but still has contact
to the stationary segment.
The Proxy disconnects from from both segments or breaks
down.

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Consistency

Hybrid approach for Concurrency control.

Thread 1:
do {
receive inter-site call I(R) from other site
// note: other site already requested the lock
apply I(R) to local resource R
increase T(R)
if (mobile device is on-line)
send state of R and T(R) to mobile device
else
store state and T(R) and send when device
connects
} until (session stops)

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Consistency(contd.)

Thread 2:
do {
receive inter-site call I(R) and T'(R) from mob.
device
request(L(R))
if (T'(R)<>T(R)) // i.e. conflict!
solve conflict
// i.e. generate new I(R) without conflicts
apply I(R) to resource R
increase T(R)
send state of R and T(R) to mobile device
multicast inter-site call I(R) to other sites
release(L(R))
} until (session stops)

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Implementation Issues

Handheld devices small memory, slow CPU.

Crossing language borders.
Extra code for Conflict Resolution.

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Conclusion

The design demonstrates how we could effectively extend a

distributed application platform for mobile usage.
The remote proxy pattern was used as a guideline for this
architecture. Mobile users can access high-demanding
applications through devices with low computational power.
For replication and consistency, the system offers generic
mechanisms, which a developer can adapt.

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Bibliography
[1] Jorg Roth, Mobility Support for Replicated Real-Time
Applications, 58084 Hagen, Germany, June 22 ,2002 PP 181192.
[2]Jorg Roth, The Resource Framework for Mobile
Applications , 58084 Hagen, Germany. Jan 7, 2003.

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QUESTIONS

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ANSWERS

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DISCUSSIONS

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Thank you

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