Arquitetura baseada em camadas e métricas de desempenho para sistemas móveis: uma proposta

Abstract

Mobile Computing is evolving into an important and indispensable area. In the forthcoming years, it is expected that the number of people interacting with mobile systems will increase significantly. A sector where Mobile Computing is applied is Precision Beekeeping (PB), which can be defined as the process of monitoring bees in their hives in order to detect the state of the colony and prevent undesirable events. This is done through mobile systems, which provide parameters such as temperature or humidity to learn more about the conditions of the colony. However, the development of these applications is complex due to them running in various heterogeneous environments. Furthermore, technologies and network protocols are constantly being updated, which is why the Mobile Computing environment is characterized with variability. The objective of this project is to propose a layered architecture that would ease the development and maximize the lifespan of mobile systems. The layers of the proposed infrastructure are: Service Layer, Network Layer and Hardware Layer. In addition, performance metrics are proposed in order to evaluate mobile systems and their infrastructures. The expected contributions of this research include a flexible architecture to simplify the development and maintenance of mobile systems, and performance metrics, which will support validating portable applications. Furthermore, it is expected that this project will support the growth and evolution of Mobile Computing and PB, and serve as a basis for future developments of mobile systems.