A Framework for Provisioning RESTful Services on Mobile Devices

Web services that are accessible on mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets are a reality in today's age. Web services hosted on mobile devices consume valuable device resources such as battery power, connectivity to network, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) availability. In this context, a mobile client consumes web services provisioned by mobile devices, acting as service providers. The purpose of the research is to identify a framework that can possibly improve the efficiency, quality of services and discovery of provisioning web services on mobile devices. The framework considers battery life, message time and size, processing required, availability, reliability, scalability and the discovery of these Web accessible services. By using the framework that enables context-aware services, the efficiency and quality of services can be improved. Discovery of these services are improved by utilizing a hybrid model of both Mobile P2P and JmDNS.