Fundamentals of Pervasive Information Management Systems

[BOOK DESCRIPTION]

Covering both mobile data and sensor data, this comprehensive text offers updated research on sensor technology, stream data processing, mobile database security, and contextual processing. Packed with exercises and examples, the book covers essential aspects of wireless communication and provides a thorough discussion about managing information on mobile database systems. In addition, the author addresses the integration of web and workflow with mobile computing and looks at the current state of research.

Preface                                            ix
Acknowledgments                                    xvii
    1 Mobile Database System                       1   (6)
    2 Mobile and Wireless Communication            7   (37)
    3 Location and Handoff Management              44  (17)
    4 Fundamentals of Database Processing          61  (32)
    5 Introduction to Concurrency Control          93  (19)
    Mechanisms
    6 Effect of Mobility on Data Processing        112 (15)
    7 Transaction Management in Mobile Database    127 (92)
    Systems
    8 Mobile Database Recovery                     219 (20)
    9 Wireless Information Dissemination           239 (60)
    10 Introduction to Sensor Technology           299 (18)
    11 Sensor Technology and Data Streams          317 (31)
    Management
    12 Sensor Network Deployment: Case Studies     348 (13)
Glossary                                           361 (6)
Index                                              367

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