Ubiquitous and pervasive applications are aware of the context of the used resources. This class of application can benefit from mechanisms to discover resources (devices and sens...
We consider the setting of a web server that receives requests for documents from clients, and returns the requested documents over a multicast/broadcast channel. We compare the q...
Internet streaming applications are affected by adverse network conditions such as high packet loss rates and long delays. This paper aims at mitigating such effects by leveraging...
— To support large-scale Internet-based broadcast of live streaming video efficiently in content delivery networks (CDNs), it is essential to implement a cost-effective overlay ...
Mobile terminals (cellular phones, PDAs, palmtops etc.) emerge as a new class of small-scale, ad-hoc service providers that share data and functionality via mobile web services’...