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Knowledge Based Cloud FE Simulation of Sheet Metal Forming Processes

Knowledge Based Cloud FE Simulation of Sheet Metal Forming Processes

Published on: December 13, 2016

A lightweight distributed framework for computational offloading in mobile cloud computing.

Muhammad Shiraz¹, Abdullah Gani¹, Raja Wasim Ahmad¹

¹Center for Mobile Cloud Computing (C4MCC), Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

|August 16, 2014

Summary

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This study introduces a lightweight framework for mobile cloud computing (MCC) that significantly reduces data transmission, energy use, and application turnaround time by optimizing computational offloading for smart mobile devices (SMDs).

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Knowledge Based Cloud FE Simulation of Sheet Metal Forming Processes

Knowledge Based Cloud FE Simulation of Sheet Metal Forming Processes

Published on: December 13, 2016

Area of Science:

Computer Science
Mobile Computing
Cloud Computing

Background:

Modern smartphones (SMDs) face limitations in processing power, storage, and battery life for intensive applications.
Mobile Cloud Computing (MCC) utilizes cloud resources to overcome these limitations.
Existing computational offloading frameworks for MCC are often resource-intensive and time-consuming due to runtime application partitioning.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a lightweight framework for computational offloading in MCC.
To minimize additional resource utilization during offloading for smart mobile devices (SMDs).
To leverage cloud features like centralized monitoring and on-demand access for efficient offloading.

Main Methods:

Developed a novel lightweight framework for computational offloading in MCC.
Integrated centralized monitoring, high availability, and on-demand access services of computational clouds.
Evaluated the framework through a prototype application in a real MCC environment and compared it with existing frameworks.

Main Results:

The proposed framework reduced data transmission size by 91%.
Energy consumption cost was minimized by 81%.
Application turnaround time decreased by 83.5% compared to existing offloading frameworks.

Conclusions:

The proposed framework offers a lightweight solution for computational offloading in MCC.
It effectively minimizes additional resource utilization on smart mobile devices (SMDs).
The framework enhances efficiency by reducing data transmission, energy consumption, and execution time.