A Group-Management Method for a Chained Computing System and its Application to the Smart Gateway System

摘要

In this study, we consider a chained computing system - a system that includes a large number of base stations, each with a very narrow communication area, that cooperatively deliver various services to mobile terminals in vehicles moving at high speed. In operation, several autonomous base stations dynamically form themselves into a group on the basis of a service scenario received from a mobile terminal and profiles that describe the characteristics and the capabilities of each autonomous base station and autonomously deliver different kinds of services to the mobile terminal. In this paper, we explain the basic model of a chained computing system and describe high-assurance, high-performance, and high-quality architectures that can be used for service delivery to a mobile terminal moving at high speed. We also discuss the application of these architectures to the smart gateway system proposed by the Telecommunication Advancement Organization of Japan (TAO).