Performance characteristics, such as response time, throughput and scalability, are key quality attributes of distributed applications. Current practice, however, rarely applies s...
As IPC mechanisms become faster, stub-code efficiency becomes a performance issue for local client/server RPCs and inter-component communication. Inefficient and unnecessary compl...
Andreas Haeberlen, Jochen Liedtke, Yoonho Park, La...
With the size and increasing complexity of telecom networks, there is a need to interconnect management systems at different levels. This requires information flow across many app...
Ravinder Thirumala, N. Usha Rani, Timothy A. Gonsa...
A number of applications that use GIS for decision support can potentially be enhanced by the use of high-performance computers, broadband networks and mass data stores. We descri...
Paul D. Coddington, Kenneth A. Hawick, Heath A. Ja...
The Vienna Component Framework (VCF) supports the interoperability and composability of components across different component models, a facility that is lacking in existing compon...
Johann Oberleitner, Thomas Gschwind, Mehdi Jazayer...