Personal mobility support in future service architectures

Demestichas, PP; Tzifa, EC; Louta, MD; Liossis, NI; Kaltabani, AK; Anagnostou, ME

dc.contributor.author	Demestichas, PP	en
dc.contributor.author	Tzifa, EC	en
dc.contributor.author	Louta, MD	en
dc.contributor.author	Liossis, NI	en
dc.contributor.author	Kaltabani, AK	en
dc.contributor.author	Anagnostou, ME	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:16:56Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:16:56Z
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	1074-5351	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14277
dc.subject	0-1 Linear programming	en
dc.subject	Mobile intelligent agents	en
dc.subject	Retailer	en
dc.subject	TINA	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Electrical & Electronic	en
dc.subject.classification	Telecommunications	en
dc.subject.other	Computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Cost effectiveness	en
dc.subject.other	Formal logic	en
dc.subject.other	Intelligent agents	en
dc.subject.other	Linear programming	en
dc.subject.other	Marketing	en
dc.subject.other	Mobile telecommunication systems	en
dc.subject.other	Quality of service	en
dc.subject.other	Mobile intelligent agents	en
dc.subject.other	Personal mobility	en
dc.subject.other	Retailer selection problem	en
dc.subject.other	Telecommunications information networking architecture	en
dc.subject.other	Personal communication systems	en
dc.title	Personal mobility support in future service architectures	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1002/dac.510	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/dac.510	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	Support for personal mobility will be among the key factors for success in the competitive communications market of the future. This paper proposes enhancements to the personal mobility support capabilities of service architectures. The TINA service architecture is used as a reference, even though our approach is applicable to other models as well. Our starting point is a business case that falls into the realm of personal mobility. The aim of the business case is to enable users that are found outside their home domain to access services by choosing the best visited retailer, i.e. the one offering adequate quality services in the most cost-efficient manner. In the sequel the following key issues are addressed. First, the introduction of the additional functionality that is required for supporting the business case, and the realisation through appropriate service components. Second, the integration of the new service components in the standard TINA service architecture. Third, the detailed description of a version of the logic of the new components. In this last respect, we formally state, mathematically formulate and solve problems related to the visited retailer selection. Copyright, 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.	en
heal.publisher	JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD	en
heal.journalName	International Journal of Communication Systems	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1002/dac.510	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000172302700002	en
dc.identifier.volume	14	en
dc.identifier.issue	9	en
dc.identifier.spage	837	en
dc.identifier.epage	856	en