University of Houston
Department of Computer Science

In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of
Master of Science


Li Lu
will defend her thesis

Power/Bandwidth-Limited Communication in

Wireless Systems/Devices



Abstract

Mobile wireless systems/devices have exploded in popularity and fundamentally streamlined our daily life. Mobile wireless communication is one of the most exciting topics because of the fact that it is capable of providing instant connectivity and high-speed data services to mobile users anytime and anywhere. Our research focused on powder/bandwidth-limited communication in wireless systems/devices. The research goal was to reduce power/bandwidth usage while ensure data consistency. Two general main memory page replacement policies: Least-Recently-Used (LRU) policy and First-In-First-Out (FIFO) policy, were used and designed specifically for wireless Web applications. They were applied to perform communication management between the portable mobile devices and the central site (base station). The policies are applicable to base station or the mobile devices.

The simulation results show the conditions when the paging policies can be used to achieve lower missing ratio in wireless Web access. The research is demonstrated to be a contribution to real-time mobile wireless communication systems/devices.

Date: Wednesday, November 21, 2001
Time: 1:00 PM
Place: 550-PGH



Faculty, students, and the general public are invited.
Thesis Advisor: Dr. Albert M. K. Cheng