Title
Communication Support For Mobile Collaborative Work: An Experimental Study
Abstract
Advances in mobile computing and wireless communication are easing the evolution from traditional nomadic work to computer-mediated mobile collaborative work. Technology allows efficient and effective interaction among mobile users and also provides access to shared resources available to them. However, the features and capabilities of the communication infrastructure supporting these activities influence the type of coordination and collaboration employed by mobile collaborative applications in real work scenarios. Developers of these applications are typically unaware of the constraints the communication infrastructure imposes on mobile collaborative systems, because they are not easy to foresee. That leads to a high probability of communication problems in otherwise fully functional mobile collaborative support applications. This paper presents an experimental study with real devices and networks on a realistic physical environment that shows how ad hoc networks can effectively support mobile collaborative work and the practical limitations. The paper analyzes several networking issues and determines how they influence mobile collaborative work in various interaction scenarios. The paper also presents the lessons learned in the study and provides recommendations to deal with some networking issues related to real-world ad hoc networks.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1142/S0219622012400147
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & DECISION MAKING
Keywords
Field
DocType
Mobile collaboration, communication support, mobile ad hoc networks, experimental study
Mobile computing,Mobile ad hoc network,Mobile search,Mobile collaboration,Collaboration,Human–computer interaction,Mobile Web,Wireless ad hoc network,Mathematics,Vehicular ad hoc network
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
11
6
0219-6220
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.35
30
Authors
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Roc Messeguer1839.93
Esunly Medina2657.11
Sergio F. Ochoa382393.70
José A. Pino478289.55
H. Andrés Neyem51008.27
Leandro Navarro641461.31
Dolors Royo Valles7607.20