Multilayer Architecture Model for Mobile Cloud Computing Paradigm

Table 2

Technical characteristics of offloading methods and frameworks.

MCC technical characteristics	Methods	Key aspects for multilayer architecture
Application partitioning method	Static, dynamic	Exploit the available nearest resources
Offloading decision mechanism	Static, dynamic	Leverage the potential of the available resources
Granularity unit	Module, bundle, subroutine, process, thread, class, component, method	Provide flexibility to the application needs
Offloading mode	Client-server communication, virtualization, mobile agents	Support heterogeneous infrastructures
Context-awareness offloading	Adaptive schemes	Awareness of available layers
Cost-benefit model	Resource monitoring and profiling, parametric analysis, stochastic methods	Decide where to perform the computations