Gonzalo Huerta-Canepa
ABSTRACT
A mobile device like a smart phone is becoming one of main information processing devices for users these days. Using it, a user not only receives and makes calls, but also performs information tasks. However, a mobile device is still resource constrained, and some applications, especially work related ones, usually demand more resources than a mobile device can afford. To alleviate this, a mobile device should get resources from an external source. One of such sources is cloud computing platforms. Nevertheless an access to these platforms is not always guaranteed to be available and/or is too expensive to access them. We envision a way to overcome this issue by creating a virtual cloud computing platform using mobile phones. We argue that due to the pervasiveness of mobile phones and the enhancement in their capabilities this idea is feasible. We show prior evaluation results to support our concept and discuss future developments.
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Index Terms
- A virtual cloud computing provider for mobile devices
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