Utilizing semantic caching in ubiquitous environment
S. Kami Makki, Ştefan Andrei · 2009
Semantic caching is a dynamic caching strategy which deals with not only exact but also inexact similar queries. In this manner, each query will be carefully analyzed by the cache manager to identify the part that can be found in the cache from the part that needs to be retrieved from the server. This trimming process not only speeds up information retrieval but also saves on communication cost especially for mobile and wireless devices. Therefore, query trimming is a key problem in mobile and wireless environment, and devices in this environment have limited connection time, bandwidth, and battery power. However, the existing methods for query trimming have a number of limitations such as, inefficiency in time, space and the complexity of the algorithm used for trimming. These factors restrict the applicability of semantic caching for many applications. In this paper we investigate the shortcomings of query trimming process and propose a new solution to improve this process.