Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgements |
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Abbreviations |
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Part One MOBILE CLOUDS: INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND |
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3 | (10) |
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3 | (2) |
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1.2 From Brick Phones to Smart Phones |
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5 | (2) |
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1.3 Mobile Connectivity Evolution: From Single to Multiple Air Interface Devices |
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7 | (3) |
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1.4 Network Evolution: The Need for Advanced Architectures |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (2) |
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11 | (2) |
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2 Mobile Clouds: An Introduction |
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13 | (24) |
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13 | (2) |
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2.2 Mobile Cloud Definitions |
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2.2.1 Generic Mobile Cloud Definition |
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2.2.2 Mobile Cloud Definition -- Cooperative Cloud |
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17 | (2) |
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2.2.3 Mobile Cloud Definition -- Resource Cloud |
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19 | (3) |
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2.2.4 Mobile Cloud Definition -- Social Cloud |
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22 | (2) |
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2.3 Cooperation-and Cognition in Mobile Clouds |
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24 | (3) |
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2.4 Mobile Cloud Classification and Associated Cooperation Approaches |
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27 | (2) |
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2.5 Types of Cooperation and Incentives |
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29 | (4) |
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2.5.1 Forced Cooperation/Self-Cooperation |
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30 | (1) |
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2.5.2 Altruistic Cooperation |
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31 | (1) |
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2.5.3 Egoistic Cooperation |
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32 | (1) |
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33 | (1) |
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2.5.5 Embedded Technical Cooperation |
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33 | (1) |
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33 | (4) |
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35 | (2) |
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3 Sharing Device Resources in Mobile Clouds |
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37 | (18) |
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37 | (2) |
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3.2 Examples of Resource Sharing |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (1) |
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3.5 Sharing Image Sensors |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (2) |
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3.7 Sharing General--Purpose Sensors |
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46 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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3.12 Sharing Processing Units |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (4) |
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51 | (4) |
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Part Two ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR MOBILE CLOUDS |
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4 Wireless Communication Technologies |
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55 | (12) |
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55 | (1) |
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4.2 Cellular Communications Systems |
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56 | (2) |
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4.3 Short-Range Technologies |
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58 | (4) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (2) |
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4.4 Combined Air Interface |
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62 | (2) |
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4.5 Building Mobile Clouds |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (2) |
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66 | (1) |
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5 Network Coding for Mobile Clouds |
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67 | (26) |
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5.1 Introduction to Network Coding |
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67 | (1) |
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5.2 Inter--Flow Network Coding |
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68 | (5) |
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5.3 Inter--Flow Network Coding for User Cooperation in Mobile Clouds |
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73 | (5) |
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5.3.1 Analog Network Coding |
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74 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Comparison of Analog and Digital Network Coding |
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75 | (1) |
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5.3.3 Impact of the Medium Access Control Strategy |
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76 | (2) |
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5.4 Intra--Flow Network Coding |
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78 | (2) |
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5.5 Intra--Flow Network Coding for User Cooperation in Mobile Clouds |
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80 | (11) |
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5.5.1 Exchange and Seeding Information for Mobile Clouds |
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80 | (3) |
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5.5.2 Distributed Storage in Mobile Clouds |
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83 | (6) |
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5.5.3 Security, Privacy and Data Integrity in Mobile Clouds |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (2) |
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91 | (2) |
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6 Mobile Cloud Formation and Maintenance |
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93 | (14) |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (6) |
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6.3 Service Discovery for Mobile Clouds |
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100 | (4) |
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104 | (3) |
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104 | (3) |
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Part Three SOCIAL ASPECTS OF MOBILE CLOUDS |
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7 Cooperative Principles by Nature |
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107 | (10) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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7.3 Orca -- Killer Whales |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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110 | (5) |
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115 | (2) |
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115 | (2) |
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117 | (16) |
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117 | (1) |
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8.2 Different Forms of Cooperation |
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118 | (3) |
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8.3 Social Networks and Mobile Clouds |
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121 | (7) |
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8.3.1 Evolution Phase I: Agnostic Era |
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122 | (1) |
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8.3.2 Evolution Phase II: Mobile Networks Supporting Social Networks |
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122 | (2) |
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8.3.3 Evolution Phase III: Deep Integration: Interplay of Social and Mobile Networks |
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124 | (4) |
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8.4 Cooperation in Relaying Networks: A Simple Example |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (4) |
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130 | (3) |
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Part Four GREEN ASPECTS OF MOBILE CLOUDS |
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9 Green Mobile Clouds: Making Mobile Devices More Energy Efficient |
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133 | (28) |
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133 | (5) |
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138 | (12) |
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9.2.1 Energy Consumption for the Sequential Local Exchange (SLE) |
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142 | (2) |
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9.2.2 Energy Consumption for the Parallel Local Exchange (PLE) |
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144 | (6) |
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9.3 Cooperative Streaming |
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150 | (3) |
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9.4 Comparison of the Different Approaches |
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153 | (1) |
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9.5 Conclusion and Outlook |
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154 | (2) |
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9.6 Energy Gain for the Network Operator |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (4) |
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157 | (4) |
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Part Five APPLICATION OF MOBILE CLOUDS |
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10 Mobile Clouds Applications |
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161 | (20) |
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161 | (1) |
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10.2 Forced Cooperation -- Overlay Network |
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162 | (3) |
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10.2.1 Crowd-sourced Information by the Network Operators |
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163 | (1) |
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10.2.2 Crowd-sourced Information by the Manufacturers |
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164 | (1) |
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10.2.3 Crowd-sourced Information by the Mobile Apps |
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164 | (1) |
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10.3 Technology--enabled Cooperation -- Overlay Network |
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165 | (1) |
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10.4 Socially--enabled Cooperation -- Overlay Network |
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166 | (1) |
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10.5 Altruism -- Overlay Network |
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167 | (1) |
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10.6 Forced Cooperation -- Direct Mobile Cloud |
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167 | (2) |
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10.7 Technically--enabled Cooperation -- Direct Mobile Cloud |
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169 | (4) |
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170 | (3) |
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10.7.2 Cooperative Access |
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173 | (1) |
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10.8 Socially-enabled Cooperation -- Direct Mobile Cloud |
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173 | (1) |
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10.8.1 Sharing Internet Connections |
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173 | (1) |
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10.8.2 Sharing Applications |
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174 | (1) |
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10.9 Altruism: Direct Mobile Cloud |
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174 | (1) |
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10.10 Industrial Activities |
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175 | (1) |
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176 | (5) |
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176 | (5) |
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Part Six MOBILE CLOUDS: PROSPECTS AND CONCLUSIONS |
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181 | (12) |
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11.1 Some Insights on the Future Developments of Mobile Clouds |
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181 | (3) |
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11.2 Mobile Clouds and Related Technology Developments |
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184 | (3) |
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11.2.1 Internet of Things |
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184 | (1) |
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11.2.2 Machine--to--Machine Communications |
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185 | (1) |
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11.2.3 Device--to--Device Technology |
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186 | (1) |
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11.3 Promising Novel Applications of Mobile Clouds |
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187 | (2) |
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11.4 Resource Sharing as one of the Pillars of Social Interaction: the Birth of Shareconomy |
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189 | (4) |
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192 | (1) |
Index |
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