Abstract. We consider the issue of task assignment in a distributed system under heavy-tailed (ie. highly variable) workloads. A new adaptable approach called TAPTF (Task Assignmen...
In this paper, we present a mechanism to fly a swarm of UAVs with the aim of establishing a wireless backbone over a pre-specified area. The backbone is aimed at connecting interm...
Cellular radio communication is a significant contributor to battery energy drain on smartphones, in some cases inflating the energy cost by a factor of 5 or more compared to the ...
Bhavish Agarwal, Pushkar Chitnis, Amit Dey, Kamal ...
As wireless networks become more widely used, there is a growing need to support advanced services, such as multimedia streaming and voice over IP. Traditional approaches to guara...
Ian D. Chakeres, Elizabeth M. Belding-Royer, Josep...
Wireless Mesh Network (WMN) is a multi-hop mesh network that consists of mesh routers and mesh clients, where mesh routers are static and form the backbone of the mesh network. Th...