Towards `ubiquitous' ubiquitous computing: an alliance with `the grid'
Oliver Storz, Adrian Friday, Nigel Davies · Lancaster EPrints (Lancaster University) · 2003
Abstract. The drive to implement Ubiquitous Computing systems has motivated the development of numerous research prototypes. Distributed systems platforms have emerged, each addressing a subset of the overall problem space. In contrast, many other scientific disciplines have successfully embraced a standardised vision of a global distributed computing platform, i.e. the Grid. While the Grid certainly is a far from perfect platform, in this position paper we argue that significant potential exists for building ubiquitous computing applications on a hitherto unprecedented scale. Additionally, we explore the areas of synergy between Grid computing and ubiquitous computing and highlight a number of common research challenges, and argue why this platform should be used to accelerate the deployment of ubiquitous computing. 1