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Workshop: Infrastructure and Applications for the Mobile Internet
IEEE 10th International Workshops on Enabling Technologies: Infrastructure for Collaborative Enterprises (WETICE). 20-22 June 2001 MIT, USA
Co-chairs: V. "Juggy" Jagannathan, Matthew C. Valenti, Kent Wreder
Additional Information: http://www.csee.wvu.edu/temp/wirelesscfp.html
Abstract Wireless equipment manufacturers and service providers have recently been devoting an enormous amount of effort towards the goal of enabling mobile access to the Internet. For example, the Palm VII PDA now offers mobile Internet service, and cellular/PCS providers are rapidly deploying WAP (wireless application protocol) service. Rather than building entirely new infrastructure, the trend is to overlay the existing cellular and PCS infrastructure with these new abilities.
At the same time that the infrastructure is being created for ubiquitous mobile access to the Internet, e-businesses are searching for the best ways to leverage the new infrastructure. Traditional Internet portals such as Yahoo! are creating WML (wireless markup language) versions of their services, while other businesses are offering wireless access to stock quotes, movie listings, and airline reservations. Soon anything that can be purchased on the Internet can be purchased from a PDA or cellular phone. Multi-billion dollar companies such as Phone.com have staked their entire business plan on the success of the mobile Internet by offering microbrowser and WAP gateway technologies. Although e-commerce is certainly the driving force motivating the rapid deployment of the mobile Internet, the new technology will benefit other areas of society, such as health-care, public-safety, and education.
The purpose of this workshop is to discuss trends in the infrastructure and applications that comprise the mobile Internet. In the workshop, we will discuss the benefits and shortcomings of using current wireless infrastructure to deliver Internet services to the mobile user. We will look ahead towards third generations systems to see if they will meet the future needs of the mobile Internet. We shall discuss technologies related to the mobile Internet, and identify applications that can benefit from these services.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): Infrastructure for the mobile Internet
What capabilities are needed from the wireless infrastructure?
What is currently provided and what are the pitfalls of current generation technology and infrastructure?
What infrastructure developments lie on the horizon (e.g. 3-G)?
Standards and protocols suitable for delivery of mobile Internet traffic (e.g. GPRS, SMS, CDPD).
Protocols for the delivery of the wireless web (e.g. WAP/WML).
Gateways from the wired Internet to the mobile Internet (e.g automatic HTML to WML translators).
Mobile Internet devices
Limitations posed by mobile devices and how to get around them.
Microbrowser technology.
The graphical user interface (GUI) for mobile Internet devices.
The convergence of cell phones, PDAs, and pagers into a single device.
Applications of the mobile Internet.
How to leverage the infrastructure in the areas of e-commerce, finance, healthcare, education, publishing, insurance, manufacturing, and systems integration
Schedule: Full papers due February 26, 2001
Notification of decisions to paper authors April 20, 2001
Advance registration deadline June 6, 2001
Final papers due for Post-proceedings June 6, 2001
Workshop (Wednesday - Friday) June 20-22, 2001
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MIT, USA
Co-chairs: V. "Juggy" Jagannathan, =
Matthew C.=20
Valenti, Kent Wreder
Additional Information:
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Abstract
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the trend is to overlay the existing cellular and PCS =
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these new abilities.
At the same time that the infrastructure is =
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created for ubiquitous mobile access to the Internet, e-businesses =
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searching for the best ways to leverage the new infrastructure. =20
Traditional Internet portals such as Yahoo! are creating WML (wireless =
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language) versions of their services, while other businesses are =
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wireless access to stock quotes, movie listings, and airline =
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Soon anything that can be purchased on the Internet can be purchased =
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a PDA or cellular phone. Multi-billion dollar companies such as =
Phone.com have=20
staked their entire business plan on the success of the mobile =
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offering microbrowser and WAP gateway technologies. Although =
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certainly the driving force motivating the rapid deployment of the =
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Internet, the new technology will benefit other areas of society, such =
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health-care, public-safety, and education.
The purpose of =
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shortcomings of using current wireless infrastructure to deliver =
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services to the mobile user. We will look ahead towards =
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generations systems to see if they will meet the future needs of the=20
mobile Internet. We shall discuss technologies related to =
the mobile=20
Internet, and identify applications that can benefit from these=20
services.
Topics of interest include (but are not limited =
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Infrastructure for the mobile =
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What=20
capabilities are needed from the wireless infrastructure?
What is =
currently provided and what are the pitfalls of current generation =
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and infrastructure?
What infrastructure developments lie on the =
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Standards and protocols suitable for delivery of =
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Internet traffic (e.g. GPRS, SMS, CDPD).
Protocols for the =
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the wireless web (e.g. WAP/WML).
Gateways from the wired Internet =
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mobile Internet (e.g automatic HTML to WML =
translators).
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Internet devices
Limitations posed by mobile devices and how =
to get=20
around them.
Microbrowser technology.
The graphical user =
interface=20
(GUI) for mobile Internet devices.
The convergence of cell =
phones, PDAs,=20
and pagers into a single device.
Applications of the mobile=20
Internet.
How to leverage the infrastructure in the areas of =
e-commerce, finance, healthcare, education, publishing, insurance,=20
manufacturing, and systems =
integration
Schedule:
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papers due February 26,=20
2001
Notification of decisions to paper authors April 20,=20
2001
Advance registration deadline June 6, =
2001
Final papers=20
due for Post-proceedings June 6, 2001
Workshop (Wednesday - =
Friday)=20
June 20-22, 2001