?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=MAGNET%3A+An+architecture+for+dynamic+resource+allocation&rft.creator=Kostkova%2C+P&rft.creator=McCann%2C+JA&rft.description=Computer+systems+no+longer+operate+in+centralized+isolated+static+environments.+Technological+advances%2C+such+as+smaller+and+faster+hardware%2C+and+higher+reliability+of+networks+have+resulted+in+the+growth+of+mobility+of+computing+and+the+need+for+run-time+adaptability+and+reconfigurability.+However%2C+mobile+and+roaming+users+need+to+dynamically+adapt+to+local+system+configurations+to+order+to+fully+utilize+resources+currently+available%2C+such+as+a+fast+network+connection%2C+an+available+colour+printer+etc.+In+order+to+provide+support+for+this+type+of+application%2C+a+dynamic+resource+manager+supporting+indirect+resource+requests+and+runtime+reconfigurability+is+essential.+This+paper+proposes+a+new+dynamic+resource+management+architecture%2C+MAGNET%2C+to+provide+run-time+adaptability+for+mobile+applications.+MAGNET+enables+the+dynamic+trading+of+resources+which+can+be+requested+indirectly+by+the+type+of+service+they+offer%2C+rather+than+directly+by+their+name.+In+addition%2C+MAGNET+enables+runtime+user-customized+adaptation+to+services.&rft.publisher=ACM&rft.date=1999-08-01&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++MobiDe+'99%3A+Proceedings+of+the+1st+ACM+international+workshop+on+Data+engineering+for+wireless+and+mobile+accessAugust+1999.++(pp.+pp.+77-83).++ACM%3A+Seattle+Washington+USA.+(1999)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10088989%2F8%2FKostkova%2520MAGNET%2520Achitecture%2520MobiDE%25201999%25281%2529bh.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10088989%2F&rft.rights=open