What Exactly does “Mobile” mean?
user mobility vs. computer mobility
n user mobility: always work in same computing environment,
problem is how to “teleport” environment to location of user
n computer mobility: computing environment moves with user,
utilizes wireless links, has to deal with changing environments
scales of mobility:
n within house/building
n campus/town/city
n state or region
n country or continent
n world
we will look at potentially world-wide computer
mobility