Best movement of mobile agent in mobile computing systems

Abstract

Retrieving data using mobile agents gains popularity due to the advance of mobile computing techniques. However, the transmission of wireless communication is still unreliable and bandwidth-limited. This paper investigates this issue and tries to find the most suitable location for a mobile agent in a vast network. We first propose a mechanism and operations for the support of this strategy. We then develop an analysis model to estimate the optimal location for a mobile agent. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2003.