Network awareness and network adaptation

A wide variety of telematics applications emerge as an evolving reality that reflects continual convergence of Internet infrastructure and wireless technologies. Telematics, which is characterized by dynamically changing network environments, deviates significantly from wired-line and fixed-location communication. The ability to adapt to changing network conditions is critically important for telematics applications. In this paper, we highlight the importance of network awareness and network adaptation in telematics applications via real-life results, and present a prototype system, with specially tailored features to address newly emerging issues in telematics applications, as well experimental results based on the prototype system.