NIST Releases Networking Research Compendium
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Information technology is undergoing a paradigm shift from
desktop computing, where isolated workstations connect to web servers across a network, to pervasive computing, where
myriad portable, embedded, and networked information appliances continuously reconfigure themselves individually
and collectively to support information requirements of mobile workers and teams. The NIST Information Technology
Laboratory (ITL) recently released a compendium of 27 research papers investigating technical issues surrounding networking
for pervasive computing. Six papers explore interference effects between wireless personal-area networks
(WPANS) and wireless local-area networks (WLANS). Eight additional papers identify and characterize technical approaches
to mitigate interference among WPANS and WLANS. Six papers investigate robustness of various service discovery
systems proposed by industry. Six papers identify and characterize self-adaptive approaches to improve performance
in discovery systems. Findings from this research were conveyed to appropriate standards-setting organizations
and commercial engineers to provide a better understanding of current systems and to help improve future designs.
This work was part of a five-year program of research conducted by NIST to help the information technology industry
overcome some looming technical roadblocks that seemed likely to slow development and acceptance of pervasive computing.
In addition to networking concerns, NIST's pervasive-computing research program also examined issues related
to human-computer interaction and programming models."Networking for Pervasive Computing,"
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