Research Article
Sporadic Cloud-Based Mobile Augmentation on the Top of a Virtualization Layer: A Case Study of Collaborative Downloads in VANETs
Table 2
List of timers used in our S-CMA approach.
| Used by | Timers | Tune time to: |
| AppN | T_ResourceRequest | Wait for information about available augmentation resources. | AppN | T_TaskDistribution | Allow allocating download tasks among the CNs. | AppN | T_IntersectionReception | Wait for the tasks performed by the CNs when an AppN enters an intersection. | AppN | T_Reception | Wait for the chunks of content downloaded by the CNs. | CN | T_CompleteTaskACK | Wait for ACK of one or more completed chunks that have been sent from the CNs to the AppN. | CN | T_IncompleteTaskACK | Wait for ACK of a download task that cannot continue. | AppN | T_GuardTime | Wait a Guard Time for chunks sent by the CNs after receiving M_CloudRelease from the AppN. |
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