For a given set of search engines, a search engine is redundant if its searchable contents can be found from other search engines in this set. In this paper, we propose a method t...
The impossibility of statically determining the behavior of complex systems that interact at runtime with heterogeneous devices and remote entities, may lead to unexpected system ...
This paper addresses a simple, yet fundamental question in the design of peer-to-peer systems: What does it mean when we say “availability” and how does this understanding imp...
Ranjita Bhagwan, Stefan Savage, Geoffrey M. Voelke...
Grids have become a critical asset in large-scale scientific and engineering research. Accessing to distributed data is typically as important as access to distributed computatio...
Gregor von Laszewski, Beulah Alunkal, Jarek Gawor,...
Advances in Internet and the availability of powerful computers and high-speed networks have propitiated the rise of Grids. The scheduling of applications is complex in Grids due ...