articleComputerApr 1, 2010Closed access

Cloud Computing for Mobile Users: Can Offloading Computation Save Energy?

KKKarthik KumarYLYung‐Hsiang Lu

Purdue University West Lafayette

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Abstract

The cloud heralds a new era of computing where application services are provided through the Internet. Cloud computing can enhance the computing capability of mobile systems, but is it the ultimate solution for extending such systems' battery lifetimes?

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  • Cloud computing
  • Computer science
  • Mobile cloud computing
  • Mobile computing
  • Utility computing
  • Cloud testing
  • Computation offloading
  • Mobile device
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Affordable and clean energy
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