Abstract—Web applications have evolved into much complex
Rich Internet Applications, providing rich features and
enhanced user experience. Proper definitions, which deliver
abstract realization of the fundamental concepts of the Rich
Internet Application are still missing. Definitions provide
proper understanding of the subject and help in increasing the
realization of the characteristics of the same. This paper focuses
on conceptually identifying the characteristics of the rich
communication model of the Rich Internet Applications –
commonly known as the “Asynchronous Communication” –
suggesting a better term “Delta-Communication”, followed by a
definition for it. Based on the definition, we propose a term and
a definition for the abstract model of the simplest rich
communication technique, which is exploited in AJAX.
Additionally, based on the proposed definition for the rich
communication model, the paper proposes a new term to
replace the term AJAX to overcome the limitations expressed
by the term AJAX. These terms and definitions specify and
express the fundamental characteristics of the abstract concepts
of the rich communication model of the Rich Internet
Applications.
Index Terms—AJAX, asynchronous, communication, delta,
rich internet applications.
Nalaka R. Dissanayake is with the Informatics Institute of Technology, 57,
Ramakrishna road, Colombo 6, Sri Lanka (e-mail: nalakadmnr@gmail.com).
G. K. A. Dias is with the University of Colombo School of Computing,
Reid Avenue, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka (e-mail: gkad@ucsc.cmb.ac.lk).
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Cite: Nalaka R. Dissanayake and G. K. A. Dias, "Delta Communication: The Power of the Rich Internet Applications," International Journal of Future Computer and Communication vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 31-36, 2017.
