Architecture for mobile group communication in campus environment

The demand for group communication using smart devices in campus environment is increasing rapidly. In this paper, we design an architecture for a mobile group communication system (MGCS) on campus by using Wi-Fi networks and smart devices. The architecture is composed of a web-based system and a smart device based mobile system. Through the systems, users on campus create community/mobile group, maintain dynamic group membership, and reliably deliver the message to other users. We use the common features of many smart devices to develop a prototype that works on off-the-shelf hardware. In the experimental section, we demonstrate our system using various real scenarios which can occur in university campuses.

[1]  S. Y. Cho.  Localization of the arbitrary deployed APs for indoor wireless location-based applications , 2010, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics.

[2]  Ashiq Khan,et al.  Collaboration in Routing and Velocity Measurement Function for Mobile Ad hoc Networks , 2007, Future Generation Communication and Networking (FGCN 2007).

[3]  Sonia Fahmy,et al.  Topology-aware overlay networks for group communication , 2002, NOSSDAV '02.

[4]  Toru Ishida,et al.  Open Smart Classroom: Extensible and Scalable Learning System in Smart Space Using Web Service Technology , 2009, IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering.

[5]  Li Xiao,et al.  SOLONet: Sub-optimal location-aided overlay network for MANETs , 2004, 2004 IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (IEEE Cat. No.04EX975).

[6]  Ying Zhang,et al.  Tablet PC Technology for the Enhancement of Synchronous Distributed Education , 2008, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies.

[7]  Imrich Chlamtac,et al.  Location aware, dependable multicast for mobile ad hoc networks , 2001, Comput. Networks.

[8]  Prasant Mohapatra,et al.  Efficient overlay multicast for mobile ad hoc networks , 2003, 2003 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking, 2003. WCNC 2003..

[9]  Sanghyun Ahn,et al.  Region-based Overlay Multicast in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks , 2008, 2008 Digest of Technical Papers - International Conference on Consumer Electronics.

[10]  Klara Nahrstedt,et al.  Effective location-guided tree construction algorithms for small group multicast in MANET , 2002, Proceedings.Twenty-First Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies.

[11]  Samir Chatterjee,et al.  Instant messaging and presence technologies for college campuses , 2005, IEEE Network.

[12]  Joe Bungo,et al.  Embedded Systems Programming in the Cloud: A Novel Approach for Academia , 2011, IEEE Potentials.

[13]  Pasquale Pace,et al.  A multi-technology location-aware wireless system for interactive fruition of multimedia contents , 2009, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics.

[14]  Margaret Butler,et al.  Android: Changing the Mobile Landscape , 2011, IEEE Pervasive Computing.

[15]  Srinivasan Seshan,et al.  A case for end system multicast , 2002, IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun..

[16]  Jun Li,et al.  MASH: the multicasting Archie server hierarchy , 1997, CCRV.

[17]  Klara Nahrstedt,et al.  oStream: asynchronous streaming multicast in application-layer overlay networks , 2004, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications.

[18]  Xin Wang,et al.  Robust and Scalable Geographic Multicast Protocol for Mobile Ad-hoc Networks , 2007, IEEE INFOCOM 2007 - 26th IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications.

[19]  Majid Ahmadi,et al.  Robust indoor positioning using differential wi-fi access points , 2010, IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics.

[20]  Jiannong Cao,et al.  GrLS: Group-Based Location Service in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks , 2007, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

[21]  Hewijin Christine Jiau,et al.  Geographic Forwarding With Dead-End Reduction in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks , 2008, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

[22]  Samir Khuller,et al.  Construction of an efficient overlay multicast infrastructure for real-time applications , 2003, IEEE INFOCOM 2003. Twenty-second Annual Joint Conference of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies (IEEE Cat. No.03CH37428).