RED BOX RULES ARE FOR PROOF STAGE ONLY. DELETE BEFORE FINAL PRINTING. PERVASIVE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING PERVASIVE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING EDITORS MOHAMMAD S. OBAIDAT, MIESO DENKO AND ISAAC WOUNGANG PERVASIVE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING EDITORS MOHAMMAD S. OBAIDAT, Monmouth University, USA MIESO DENKO, University of Guelph, Canada ISAAC WOUNGANG, Ryerson University, Canada Pervasive Computing and Networking will be an ideal reference for practitioners and researchers working in the areas of communication networking and pervasive computing and networking. It also serves as an excellent textbook for graduate and senior undergraduate courses in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, software engineering, and information engineering and science. Cover design by Dan Jubb www.wiley.com/go/obaidat_pervasive EDITORS OBAIDAT DENKO WOUNGANG With the widespread availability of wireless and mobile networking technologies and the expected convergence of ubiquitous computing with these emerging technologies in the near future, pervasive computing and networking research and applications are among the hot topics on the agenda of researchers working on the next generation of mobile communications and networks. This book provides a comprehensive guide to selected topics, both ongoing and emerging, in pervasive computing and networking. It contains contributions from high-profile researchers and is edited by leading experts in this field. The main topics covered in the book include pervasive computing and systems, pervasive networking security, and pervasive networking and communication. Key Features: •Discusses existing and emerging communications and computing models, design architectures, mobile and pervasive wireless applications, technology and research challenges in pervasive computing systems, networking and communications •Provides detailed discussions of key research challenges and open research issues in the field of autonomic computing and networking •Offers information on existing experimental studies including case studies, implementation testbeds in industry and academia •Includes a set of PowerPoint slides for each chapter for instructors adopting it as a textbook This book presents state-of-the-art research on architectures, algorithms, protocols and applications in pervasive computing and networks www.it-ebooks.info P1: TIX/OSW P2: TIX JWST063-FM JWST063-Obaidat April 20, 2011 19:37 Printer Name: Yet to Come www.it-ebooks.info P1: TIX/OSW P2: TIX JWST063-FM JWST063-Obaidat April 20, 2011 19:37 Printer Name: Yet to Come PERVASIVE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING www.it-ebooks.info P1: TIX/OSW P2: TIX JWST063-FM JWST063-Obaidat April 20, 2011 19:37 Printer Name: Yet to Come www.it-ebooks.info P1: TIX/OSW P2: TIX JWST063-FM JWST063-Obaidat April 20, 2011 19:37 Printer Name: Yet to Come PERVASIVE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING Editors Mohammad S. 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If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pervasive computing and networking / Mohammad S. Obaidat, Mieso Denko, Isaac Woungang (eds.). p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-470-74772-8 (cloth) 1. Ubiquitous computing. 2. Computer networks. 3. Mobile computing. I. Obaidat, Mohammad S. (Mohammad Salameh), 1952– II. Denko, Mieso K. III. Woungang, Isaac. QA76.5915.P4553 2011 004.165–dc22 2011002202 A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Print ISBN: 9780470747728 (H/B) ePDF ISBN: 9781119970439 oBook ISBN: 9781119970422 ePub ISBN: 9781119971429 eMobi ISBN: 9781119971436 Set in 9/11pt Times by Aptara Inc., New Delhi, India www.it-ebooks.info P1: TIX/OSW P2: TIX JWST063-FM JWST063-Obaidat April 20, 2011 19:37 Printer Name: Yet to Come This book is dedicated to our Dear friend and colleague, late Dr. Mieso Denko, with whom we started this book project. He was an extremely active researcher in the area of wireless pervasive networking and communications. We will never forget him. www.it-ebooks.info P1: TIX/OSW P2: TIX JWST063-FM JWST063-Obaidat April 20, 2011 19:37 Printer Name: Yet to Come www.it-ebooks.info P1: TIX/OSW P2: TIX JWST063-FM JWST063-Obaidat April 20, 2011 19:37 Printer Name: Yet to Come Contents List of Contributors xv About the Editors xix PART ONE PERVASIVE COMPUTING AND SYSTEMS 1 1 Introduction 3 Mohammad S. Obaidat and Isaac Woungang 1.1 Pervasive Computing and Its Significance 3 1.2 Research Trends in Pervasive Computing and Networking 3 1.3 Scanning the Book 4 1.4 Target Audience 6 1.5 Supplementary Resources 6 1.6 Acknowledgments 6 References 6 2 Tools and Techniques for Dynamic Reconfiguration and Interoperability of Pervasive Systems 9 Evens Jean, Sahra Sedigh, Ali R. Hurson, and Behrooz A. Shirazi 2.1 Introduction 9 2.2 Mobile Agent Technology 10 2.2.1 Introduction 10 2.2.2 Mobile Agent Security 11 2.2.3 Mobile Agent Platforms 12 2.3 Sensor Networks 13 2.3.1 Introduction 13 2.3.2 Sensor Network Applications 14 2.3.3 Dynamic Reconfiguration of Sensor Networks 14 2.4 Collaboration and Interoperability Among Sensor Networks 17 2.5 Applications 18 2.5.1 A Pervasive System for Volcano Monitoring 19 2.5.2 A Pervasive Computing Platform for Individualized Higher Education 22 2.6 Conclusion 24 References 24 3 Models for Service and Resource Discovery in Pervasive Computing 27 Mehdi Khouja, Carlos Juiz, Ramon Puigjaner, and Farouk Kamoun 3.1 Introduction 27 3.2 Service Oriented Architecture 28 3.3 Industry and Consortia Supported Models for Service Discovery 28 3.3.1 Existing Models for Service Discovery 28 3.3.2 Suitability of Existing Models for Pervasive Systems 32 www.it-ebooks.info P1: TIX/OSW P2: TIX JWST063-FM JWST063-Obaidat April 20, 2011 19:37 Printer Name: Yet to Come viii Contents 3.4 Research Initiatives in Service Discovery for Pervasive Systems 33 3.4.1 Related Work 33 3.4.2 Our Proposition: Using Semantic in Context Modeling to Enhance Service Discovery 34 3.5 Conclusions 35 References 36 4 Pervasive Learning Tools and Technologies 37 Neil Y. Yen, Qun Jin, Hiroaki Ogata, Timothy K. Shih, and Y. Yano 4.1 Introduction 37 4.2 Pervasive Learning: A Promising Innovative Paradigm 38 4.2.1 Historical Development of Computing and IT in Education 38 4.2.2 Past Experience and Issues 40 4.2.3 Practice and Challenge at Waseda E-School 41 4.3 Emerging Technologies and Systems for Pervasive Learning 42 4.3.1 Emerging Computing Paradigms for Education 42 4.3.2 Pervasive Learning Support Systems and Technologies 43 4.4 Integration of Real-World Practice and Experience with Pervasive Learning 45 4.4.1 Ubiquitous Learning 45 4.4.2 UPS (Ubiquitous Personal Study) 46 4.5 Nature of Pervasive Learning and Provision of Well-Being in Education 46 4.5.1 Ubiquitous and Pervasive 46 4.5.2 The Possible Trend of Pervasive Technology in Education 46 4.6 Conclusion 48 References 48 5 Service Management in Pervasive Computing Environments 51 Jiannong Cao, Joanna Siebert, and Vaskar Raychoudhury 5.1 Introduction 51 5.2 Service Management in Pervasive Computing Environments 52 5.2.1 Introduction 52 5.2.2 Pervasive Computing Environments 53 5.2.3 Service Management Framework 53 5.2.4 General Components of a Service Management System 54 5.2.5 System Support Components 55 5.2.6 Service Management Challenges 56 5.3 Techniques for Service Management in PvCE 57 5.3.1 Introduction 57 5.3.2 Classification of Service Discovery Protocols 57 5.3.3 Service Discovery in Infrastructure-Based Networks 58 5.3.4 Service Discovery in Infrastructure-Less Networks 59 5.3.5 Multiprotocol Service Discovery 62 5.3.6 Service Discovery Approaches 63 5.4 Service Composition 63 5.4.1 Service Composition Functions 63 5.4.2 Survey of Methods in Service Composition Process 65 5.4.3 Service Composition Approaches 66 5.5 Conclusions 67 References 68 6 Wireless Sensor Cooperation for a Sustainable Quality of Information 71 Abdelmajid Khelil, Christian Reinl, Brahim Ayari, Faisal Karim Shaikh, Piotr Szczytowski, Azad Ali, and Neeraj Suri 6.1 Introduction 71 6.2 Sensing the Real World 72 6.3 Inter-Sensor Cooperation 74 www.it-ebooks.info [...]... 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Yang and Y Zhang (2009) Autonomic Computing and Networking, 1st edn, Springer Publishing [10] A-E Hassanien, J H Abawajy A Abraham and H Hagras (eds) (2009) Pervasive Computing: Innovations in Intelligent Multimedia and Applications, Springer [11] S.K Das, A Bhattacharya, A Roy and A Misra (2003) ‘Managing Location in ‘Universal’ Location-Aware Computing , Handbook of Wireless Internet, B Furht and. .. research developments and technologies that have emerged in areas such as Internet technologies, mobile and distributed computing, handheld devices, computer hardware, wireless communication networks, embedded systems and computing, wireless sensor networks, software agents, humancomputer interfaces, and the like These advances have led to the emergence of several pervasive computing and networking applications... pervasive computing and networking technologies in the area of education, by proposing a thorough review of existing and emerging pervasive learning tools, technologies and applications for mobile and pervasive education Chapter 5 deals with service management in pervasive computing environments The approaches and techniques for managing services in such environments are reviewed thoroughly and a novel framework... Come xii PART THREE Contents PERVASIVE NETWORKING AND COMMUNICATIONS 14 Autonomic and Pervasive Networking Thabo K R Nkwe, Mieso K Denko, and Jason B Ernst 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Ubiquitous /Pervasive Networks 14.2.1 Introduction 14.2.2 Ubiquitous /Pervasive Networks Architecture 14.2.3 Ubiquitous /Pervasive Networks Applications 14.3 Applying Autonomic Techniques to Ubiquitous /Pervasive Networks 14.3.1... interconnected anytime, seamlessly, and available transparently anywhere, constituting our novel computing network infrastructure Pervasive computing is aiming at improving significantly the human experience and quality of life [3] without explicit awareness of the underlying computing technologies and communications 1.2 Research Trends in Pervasive Computing and Networking In recent years, there have... [8]; (2) autonomic concepts of pervasive computing and networks [9] – in today’s networking environment, enabling a network with self management and self-healing capabilities, and allowing it to cope with the rapid growth of the Internet and their complexities, is a key concern; (3) transparency and pro-activeness [8], [10], in existing computing devices – the development of computing tools has led to... NETWORKING SECURITY 10 Security and Privacy in Pervasive Networks Tarik Guelzim and Mohammad S Obaidat 10.1 Introduction 10.2 Security Classics 10.2.1 Perimeter Security 10.2.2 Access Control 10.3 Hardening Pervasive Networks 10.3.1 Pervasive Computational Paradigms 10.3.2 Pervasive Hardware 10.3.3 Pervasive Networking and Middleware 10.3.4 Pervasive Applications 10.3.5 Pervasive Distributed Application 10.3.6... numerous journal and conference papers and authored or co-authored several books He was also on the editorial board of several international journals His research interests included performance evaluation of computer and telecommunication systems, mobile and wireless networks, pervasive and mobile computing and autonomic networks Dr Denko was a senior member of IEEE and a member of ACM and SCS Dr Mieso... of pervasive healthcare systems [4], where RFIDs and sensor network technologies have enabled the introduction of computing and communicating capabilities into devices that were considered traditionally as passive physical objects [5], allowing their ubiquitous presence in an environment not originally designed to handle them Of course, this type of integration and advantage Pervasive Computing and Networking, . PRINTING. PERVASIVE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING PERVASIVE COMPUTING AND NETWORKING EDITORS MOHAMMAD S. OBAIDAT, MIESO DENKO AND ISAAC WOUNGANG PERVASIVE COMPUTING. Canada Pervasive Computing and Networking will be an ideal reference for practitioners and researchers working in the areas of communication networking and pervasive