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A Code Offloading Framework for Mobile Cloud Computing: ICEMobile

Authors:
Emre Calisir
Gülfem Isiklar Alptekin
B. Atay Ozgovde

Keywords: mobile cloud computing; cloudlet; code offloading; energy efficiency

Abstract:
Smartphones have become a crucial part of our life with their high performance data processing features and ability to access information from anywhere at any time. However, they tend to become inadequate to meet computation intensive operations with their limited battery life and processing capabilities. Mobile cloud computing may be a solution, but Wide Area Network (WAN) latencies and unstable response times of cloud services negatively affect user experiences. In this paper, the cloudlet approach, which offers the cloud services with Local Area Network (LAN) bandwidth, is presented as a possible solution to this problem. A framework, called ICEMobile, is introduced that brings the computation offloading capability to mobile applications. The aim of the ICEMobile framework is to direct application developers in determining which methods need to be offloaded in order to save energy during the mobile execution. The applicability and efficiency of the framework and related optimization model are shown via real life scenarios. The test results reveal that it is possible to save energy up to 98% on the mobile device by using the proposed framework.

Pages: 40 to 45

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2016

Publication date: August 21, 2016

Published in: conference

ISSN: 2326-9286

ISBN: 978-1-61208-503-6

Location: Rome, Italy

Dates: from August 21, 2016 to August 25, 2016