Joshi, Anupam2019-01-282019-01-282000-12-24Joshi, A., On proxy agents, mobility, and web access, Mobile Networks and Applications (2000) 5: 233. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019120915034https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019120915034http://hdl.handle.net/11603/12634ACM/Baltzer Journal of Mobile Networks and Nomadic Applications (MONET)With the emerging need for ubiquitous access to information, web access from mobile clients is gaining increasing importance. Unfortunately, the underlying protocols of the web are not designed to support operations from a resource poor platform in a low bandwidth, disconnection prone environment. Efforts to create systems to support mobile browsing have typically been proxy‐based. However, such solutions have recently been criticized due to their non‐scalability. Developments in ad hoc networking also threaten the viability of proxy‐based approaches. In this paper, we critically examine the proxy‐based approach and its place in mobile access to the web in particular, and networked multimedia information in general. We argue for a hybrid approach that uses both proxy‐based and end–end techniques as appropriate, suggest when each is more appropriate, and present a preliminary implementation.21 pagesen-USThis item is likely protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. Unless on a Creative Commons license, for uses protected by Copyright Law, contact the copyright holder or the author.This is a pre-print of an article published in Mobile Networks and Applications. The final authenticated version is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019120915034information systemcommunication networkhybrid approachmultimedia informationmobile clientUMBC Ebiquity Research GroupText