A Distributed Service Manager for Seamless Service Continuity

—The IT domain has considerably evolved, users are now surrounded with cheaper and more powerful terminals than ever. Mobile and fixed devices connected to high-speed network technologies can bring out for the owners almost any services. But if the technology advances allow the user to enjoy his services more freely and conveniently, are the mobility mechanisms ready to offer a real seamless experience? In this article, we answer this question by analyzing the service management issues and the strength and defaults of existing solutions. From these analysis, we propose a new distributed system that assures the continuity of services by controlling the applications and their resources over the user’s devices. This solution brings out new user experiences by considering his devices as a single and coherent system providing services regardless of the device actually hosting them.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: ICNS
• Authors: Vincent Verdot, Noël Crespi, Yann Gaste
• Keywords: Computer Networks, ICNS 2007, Powerful Terminals, Real Seamless Experience, Service Management Issues