1. The document presents a failure recovery scheme for mobile computing systems based on checkpointing and handoff count. It proposes taking checkpoints when the handoff count exceeds a threshold or the distance between mobile support stations exceeds a threshold.
2. The scheme aims to optimize both failure-free operation costs and failure recovery costs. Checkpoints are taken to minimize the amount of work lost after failures while limiting overhead during normal operation.
3. By delimiting the number of mobile support stations and distance from which recovery information needs to be collected, the proposed scheme aims to reduce recovery time and costs. Taking checkpoints based on handoff count and distance thresholds helps organize recovery information to facilitate efficient failure recovery.