PoLiDBMS: Design and Prototype Implementation of a DBMS for Portable Devices.
Cristiana Bolchini, Carlo Curino, M. A. Giorgetta, Alessandro Giusti, Antonio Miele, Fabio Alberto Schreiber, Letizia Tanca · 2004
Abstract. Very Small DataBases (VSDB) is a methodology and a complete framework for database design and management in a complex environment where databases are distributed over different systems, from high-end servers to reduced-power portable devices. Within this framework the architecture of PoLiDBMS, a Portable Light Database Management System has been designed to be hosted on such portable devices, in order to efficiently manage the data stored in Flash EEPROM memory. A flexible and modular solution has been adopted with the aim of allowing the development of a system able to be customized in its features, depending on the needed functionality and the available processing power. The first prototype implementation provides all the elementary functionalities of a DBMS, supporting a reduced set of the SQL language that can be of interest in such a limited environment. 1