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020			_a9781420077711(hard cover)
082	0	4	_a004 _bCON
245	0	0	_aContext-aware computing and self-managing systems.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aBocca Raton : _bChapman & Hall, _c2009.
300			_a381 p. ;
490	1		_aChapman & hall/crc studies in informatics series.
500			_aHardcover.
520			_aBringing together an extensively researched area with an emerging research issue, Context-Aware Computing and Self-Managing Systems presents the core contributions of context-aware computing in the development of self-managing systems, including devices, applications, middleware, and networks. The expert contributors reveal the usefulness of context-aware computing in developing autonomous systems that have practical application in the real world. The first chapter of the book identifies features that are common to both context-aware computing and autonomous computing. It offers a basic definition of context-awareness, covers fundamental aspects of self-managing systems, and provides several examples of context information and self-managing systems. Subsequent chapters on context-awareness demonstrate how a context can be employed to make systems smart, how a context can be captured and represented, and how dynamic binding of context sources can be possible. The chapters on self-management illustrate the need for "implicit knowledge" to develop fault-tolerant and self-protective systems. They also present a higher-level vision of future large-scale networks. Through various examples, this book shows how context-aware computing can be used in many self-managing systems. It enables researchers of context-aware computing to identify potential applications in the area of autonomous computing. The text also supports researchers of autonomous computing in defining, modeling, and capturing dynamic aspects of self-managing systems.
650		4	_aScience/Mathematics. _9252598
650		4	_aComputing: general. _9540
650		4	_aMathematics & science. _9541
650		4	_aMathematics. _9252599
650		4	_aAutonomic computing. _9543
650		4	_aContext-aware computing. _9544
650		4	_aCOMPUTERS / Computer Engineering. _9545
650		4	_aCOMPUTERS / Computer Science. _9373
650		4	_aComputer Science. _9252600
650		4	_aGeneral. _9252601
650		4	_aMathematics / General. _9548
650		4	_aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Health & Safety. _9549
700	1		_aDargie, Waltenegus. _9550
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