Cloud in the air: A heterogeneous data communication framework for mobile cloud computing

基于云计算和智能移动的设备这两种革命性技术的同时出现，将不可避免地看到新的移动的云计算范式的兴起。一方面，可通过互联网访问的云计算中心产生始终在线的计算资源的共享池（例如，软件、CPU、存储），可以快速配置，而不需要传统的自我管理计算服务器的用户所产生的通常令人望而却步的资本和管理成本。另一方面，智能移动的设备（例如，iPhone、Android手机、平板电脑）在硬件、应用程序和无线通信能力急剧增长的驱动下，已经发展成为内容消费和内容创建的普遍工具。这两项新技术完美地互补，云服务器为计算提供引擎，智能移动的设备自然地充当人机界面和不受限制的感官输入。 在这个战略项目资助申请中提出的研究项目的目标是大规模异构通信和网络架构，预计将作为新兴的移动的云计算模式的骨干。预计该项目的成果将大大有助于最先进的研究，以便在这一变革性的新兴信息系统中制定基本设计政策，同时促进我们的工业伙伴和加拿大经济的电信部门开发创新技术，以加强加拿大计算和通信基础设施的质量和能力。该项目在加拿大的潜在优先应用有很多，因为移动的设备和云中心之间的计算集成将使高功率计算和漫游自由相结合的能力达到前所未有的水平。具体的例子包括计算机辅助医疗保健、环境可持续性、智能节能、先进制造和社交网络。

The concurrent emergence of two revolutionary technologies, cloud-based computing and smart mobile devices, will inevitably see the rise of a new mobile cloud computing paradigm. On one hand, cloud computing centres, accessible through the Internet, produce shared pools of always-on computing resources (e.g., software, CPU, storage), which can be rapidly provisioned without the usually prohibitive capital and management costs incurred by users of traditional, self-managed computing servers. On the other hand, smart mobile devices (e.g., iPhones, Android phones, tablets) have evolved, driven by the drastic rise of hardware, application, and wireless communication capabilities, to become ubiquitous tools for both content consumption and content creation. These two new technologies perfectly complement each other, with cloud servers providing the engine for computing and smart mobile devices naturally serving as human interface and untethered sensory inputs. The research project proposed in this Strategic Project Grant application targets the large-scale heterogeneous communication and networking architecture expected to serve as the backbone of the emerging mobile cloud computing paradigm. The outcome of this project is expected to contribute substantially to the state-of-the-art research towards establishing foundational design policies in this transformational emerging information system, while facilitating our industry partners and the telecommunications sector of the Canadian economy in developing innovative technologies to strengthen the quality and capacity of Canada's computing and communications infrastructure. Potential Canadian priority applications of the project are many, since the integration of computation between mobile devices and cloud centres will enable an unprecedented level of capability that combines high-power computing and roaming freedom. Specific examples include computer assisted healthcare, environmental sustainability, smart energy conservation, advanced manufacturing, and social networking.