The evolution towards IP-aware access networks creates the possibility (and, indeed, the desirability) of additional network services, like firewalling or NAT, integrated into th...
Tom Verdickt, Wim Van de Meerssche, Koert Vlaeminc...
This paper surveys a variety of subsystems designed to be the building blocks from which sophisticated infrastructures for ubiquitous computing are assembled. Our experience shows...
Martin Modahl, Bikash Agarwalla, Gregory D. Abowd,...
The increased complexity, heterogeneity and the dynamism of networked systems and services make current control and management tools to be ineffective in managing and securing suc...
A distinct characteristic of multistate systems (MSS) is that the systems and/or their components may exhibit multiple performance levels (or states) varying from perfect operation...
Suprasad V. Amari, Liudong Xing, Akhilesh Shrestha...
Program specifications are important in many phases of the software development process, but they are often omitted or incomplete. An important class of specifications takes the f...