A heterogeneous mobile cloud computing model for hybrid clouds

Future Generation Computer Systems

Volumn 87, Issue , 2018, Pages 651-666

  Alonso Monsalve, Saúl ^a   García Carballeira, Félix ^a   Calderón, Alejandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fog computing; Heterogeneous cloud; Hybrid cloud; Mobile cloud computing; Mobile edge computing; Participating device

Indexed keywords

EDGE COMPUTING; FOG COMPUTING; MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

APPLICATION SCENARIO; CLIENT APPLICATIONS; CLOUD INFRASTRUCTURES; FEASIBLE SOLUTION; HYBRID CLOUDS; MOBILE EDGE COMPUTING; PARTICIPATING DEVICE; VOLUNTEER COMPUTING;

MOBILE CLOUD COMPUTING;

EID: 85045840378     PISSN: 0167739X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2018.04.005     Document Type: Article

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