Mobile Cloud Computing: A Survey, State of Art and Future Directions

In the recent years, cloud computing frameworks such as Amazon Web Services, Google AppEngine and Windows Azure have become increasingly popular among IT organizations and developers. Simultaneously, we have seen a phenomenal increase in the usage and deployment of smartphone platforms and applicati...

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Published in:Mobile networks and applications 2014-04, Vol.19 (2), p.133-143
Main Authors: Rahimi, M. Reza, Ren, Jian, Liu, Chi Harold, Vasilakos, Athanasios V., Venkatasubramanian, Nalini
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bandwidths
Cloud computing
Commerce
Communications Engineering
Computer Communication Networks
Electrical Engineering
Electricity distribution
Energy consumption
Engineering
Health
IT in Business
Learning
Mobile communications networks
Networks
Online instruction
Organizations
Privacy
Security
Smartphones
Software services
State of the art
Studies
Wide area networks
Wireless communications
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Summary:In the recent years, cloud computing frameworks such as Amazon Web Services, Google AppEngine and Windows Azure have become increasingly popular among IT organizations and developers. Simultaneously, we have seen a phenomenal increase in the usage and deployment of smartphone platforms and applications worldwide. This paper discusses the current state of the art in the merger of these two popular technologies, that we refer to as Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC). We illustrate the applicability of MCC in various domains including mobile learning, commerce, health/wellness and social medias. We further identify research gaps covering critical aspects of how MCC can be realized and effectively utilized at scale. These include improved resource allocation in the MCC environment through efficient task distribution and offloading, security and privacy.
ISSN:1383-469X
1572-8153
DOI:10.1007/s11036-013-0477-4