Next Generation Applications Mobility Management with SOA - A Scenario-Based Analysis

In order to meet the greater than ever before integration and consolidation needs, enterprises are migrating towards SOA-based models. Besides, driven by the dissemination of more refined mobile devices in the enterprise, and the rapid growth of wireless networks based on IEEE 802.11 WiFi Standards, mobile applications have been increasingly used in mission-critical business applications. The SOA-based next generation mobility management model analyzed in this paper provides a baseline framework for the successful architecting, deployment and maintenance of mobile applications. First, we introduce and analyze the requirements to the architecture design needed to meet with new mobility management concept development. Subsequently, we examine the architecture planning and design issues for the successful implementation of mobility management solutions. Next, we provide a scenario example of the framework for SOA mobile appliances implementation, namely, a model that demonstrates “the customer search” mobile application. Thereafter, we present how a SOA approach implemented to the connected device model is better than using the “servlets” approach. Finally, we give a practical case, e. g., a “mobile messaging” application, to show how applying a SOA approach can make the writing of mobile clients using remote services really simple and intuitive, which in turn can increase the number of services available on the market, as well as their functionalities/features.