Abstract:
In the past two decades, the demands for web applications grow dramatically. The Client/Server architecture and the Browse/Server architecture are widely implemented into...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
In the past two decades, the demands for web applications grow dramatically. The Client/Server architecture and the Browse/Server architecture are widely implemented into web applications. But some shortcomings are revealed in practical using, especially when many applications are run at mobile terminals nowadays. The information efficiency of B/S, which is indicated by the information quantity per bit, is low, while C/S applications are not flexible enough and often require annoying, unfriendly, time-consuming installation and update procedures. At the same time, widgets, as a light-weighted and flexible representation form, are providing excellent user experiences to more and more people. This paper is aimed to propose a new software architecture-the Widget/Server architecture. It combines merits of the information efficiency and light-weighted flexibility. Widget platforms' job can be divided into two layers: the representation layer and the service interaction layer. Web servers' jobs can be divided into three layers: the service providing layer, the information processing layer and data convergence layer. Some interfaces are defined to make the communications among layers standardized. A prototype project was also implemented to show the validity of the W/S architecture.
Date of Conference: 24-26 September 2010
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 03 December 2010
ISBN Information:
Print ISSN: 2374-0272
Mobile Life and New Media Laboratory, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
Mobile Life and New Media Laboratory, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, Beijing, CN
Mobile Life and New Media Laboratory, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
Mobile Life and New Media Laboratory, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, Beijing, CN
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, Beijing, CN
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, Beijing, CN
Mobile Life and New Media Laboratory, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
Mobile Life and New Media Laboratory, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, Beijing, CN
Mobile Life and New Media Laboratory, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
Mobile Life and New Media Laboratory, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, Beijing, CN
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, Beijing, CN
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, Beijing, CN