Performing Dynamic and Distributed Adaptation with a Novel Approach: Global Adaptation

Lately, distributed applications have been improved with the emergence of a great number of different terminals and networks. Adaptability has become a common approach to solve heterogeneity problems involved by the use of multiple devices. Indeed, we have introduced global adaptation to improve merging adaptability with distributed applications. Global adaptation allows dynamic, transparent and distributed adaptation of data transmitted between several users. To realize global adaptation, we have built a platform called Appat (Adaptation Proxies PlATform). This platform is composed of adaptation proxies and includes mechanisms necessary to handle transmissions and to perform global adaptation tasks. Results prove the effectiveness of our approach and highlight the contribution of the Appat platform in a web application.