Ambient Queue Management: Real-Time Load Distribution across Parallel User Journeys in Android
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.63282/3050-9246.IJETCSIT-V7I1P104Keywords:
Android performance, concurrency management, real-time load balancing, Kotlin coroutines, reactive streams, mobile systems optimizationAbstract
Modern Android applications particularly large-scale e-commerce and transactional platforms—must support thousands of concurrent user journeys under unpredictable peak loads. Traditional concurrency and task-scheduling mechanisms, while effective in isolation, fail to provide holistic load fairness when multiple user journeys compete for shared system resources such as CPU, memory, network bandwidth, and UI rendering pipelines. This paper introduces Ambient Queue Management (AQM), a real-time, context-aware load distribution model de-signed specifically for Android applications operating under high concurrency. AQM dynamically observes runtime signals—including UI frame latency, coroutine saturation, network throughput, and user intent priority—and redistributes execution across multiple parallel queues without disrupting foreground responsiveness. Unlike static prioritization or server-side throttling approaches, AQM operates continuously in the background (“ambiently”), adapting execution strategies as device and application conditions evolve. This paper presents the architectural foundation of AQM, its Android-specific implementation using Kotlin coroutines and reactive streams, and an empirical evaluation conducted under simulated peak traffic conditions inspired by large-scale retail mobile applications. Results demonstrate measurable improve-ments in UI stability, network fairness, and system throughput, positioning AQM as a practical and scalable model for real-time mobile load orchestration.
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