Architecture and protocols for android mobile phone to communicate with the remote server

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Hi all,

how do i establish communication between android based cell phone and a remote server via internet?

which Architecture is best?
what Protocols should i use?

purpose is to send and receive data (files) and notification from server to the mobile phone

Posted 2-May-12 19:21pm

Amith SR

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Ganesan Senthilvel · Answer 1 · 2012-05-08T07:40:00

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At service layer (between client and server), the best choice would be REST-Services, which consumes less data than XML based services.

In general, TCP or UDP are not always best choice, as network connection is unreliable on mobile phones, and may change at any given time.

Posted 8-May-12 7:40am

Ganesan Senthilvel