On Effective Utilization of Wireless Networks in Collaborative Applications

Surekha Kanapuram; Hesham H. Ali; Gert-Jan de Vreede

2nd International ICST Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing

Research Article

On Effective Utilization of Wireless Networks in Collaborative Applications

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    author={Surekha Kanapuram and Hesham H. Ali and Gert-Jan de Vreede},
    title={On Effective Utilization of Wireless Networks in Collaborative Applications},
    proceedings={2nd International ICST Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={COLLABORATECOM},
    year={2007},
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    doi={10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361882}
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Surekha Kanapuram
Hesham H. Ali
Gert-Jan de Vreede
Year: 2007
On Effective Utilization of Wireless Networks in Collaborative Applications
COLLABORATECOM
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361882

Surekha Kanapuram¹^,*, Hesham H. Ali¹^,*, Gert-Jan de Vreede^2,3^,*

1: Dept of Computer Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha, NE 68182, USA
2: Institute for Collaboration Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha
3: Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

*Contact email: skanapuram@mail.unomaha.edu, hali@mail.unomaha.edu, gdevreede@mail.unomaha.edu

Abstract

Collaborative applications allow a group of users to work together by sharing information and processes. Traditionally, these applications run in a lab environment with the support of traditional communication networks. Employing wireless technologies in supporting such applications will increase its effectiveness and usability. Wireless networks are rapidly emerging to be the network architecture of choice for many application domains due to their adaptability and scalability. However, skepticism about the level of quality of service (QoS) guaranteed by wireless networks has prevented them from replacing traditional networks in time-critical applications. Early attempts to naively replace traditional networks with wireless networks in supporting collaborative applications have produced less than acceptable results. In this paper, we show that the performance of various group decision support systems (GDSS) modules highly depends on the architecture of the employed wireless network and that selecting a proper configuration leads to significant performance improvements comparable to those obtained in wired networks.

Published: 2007-05-21
Publisher: IEEE

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/COLCOM.2006.361882