Wireless Grid Enables Ubiquitous Computing

Abstract In order to realize our goal of enabling pervasive computing, we present a distributed mobile agent-based architecture for wireless computational grids in cellular networks. In this paper, we propose an architecture for a wireless grid that facilitates mobile devices to solve resource-intensive tasks by harnessing the power of other devices with readily available resources. In a cellular network, this distribution is easily accomplished by the base station that can provide mediation services such as brokering and facilitating communication between mobile devices. The resulting wireless grid will enable resource-weak mobile devices to accomplish resource-intensive computational tasks faster and at less power cost to individual devices, thus enabling a truly ubiquitous computing environment. We model the grid as a flexible, self-configuring dynamic network of independent, mobile, intelligent agents using each other’s resources in order to solve a shared computational task. We also discuss several aspects of the architecture including agent roles, mobility issues, network configuration, parallel task distribution, and agent communication protocols. We conclude with implementation details of the proposed architecture that will facilitate ubiquitous computing.