Categories and Subject Descriptors
C.2.1 [Network Architecture and Design]: Store and forward networks;
C.2.2 [Network Protocols]: Routing protocols
General Terms
Performance
Keywords
Opportunistic Networks, Cloud Computing, Mobile Applications
but also in areas with infrastructure where the costs of access
are too high for users, such as tourists who do not wish to pay high
roaming charges. This paper explores the use of opportunistic networking
in a “Device to Device to Cloud” architecture that gives
tourists access to cloud computing resources via local users’ network
connections. We use real-world trace-driven simulations and
a new tourist mobility model to evaluate two options: storing data
at well-situated hubs versus exploiting the mobility of local users,
and find that the latter improves message delivery performance