A context-dependent XML compression approach to enable business applications on mobile devices

Abstract

As the number of mobile device users increases, the need for mobile business applications development increases as well. However, such development is impeded by the limited resources available on typical mobile phones. This paper presents a context-dependent XML compression approach that enables the deployment of business applications on mobile devices. That is, the compressed XML document is not self-contained and cannot be de-compressed without using information shared between the sender and the recipient. By relying on shared information, we obtain a better compression ratio than existing context-free compression algorithms. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007.