We propose several models based on discrete-time Markov chains for the analysis of Distributed Hash Tables (DHTs). Specifically, we examine the Pastry routing protocol, as well a...
Idris A. Rai, Andrew Brampton, Andrew MacQuire, La...
This paper considers an M/G/1 queue in which service time distributions in each busy period change according to a finite state Markov chain, embedded at the arrival instants of cu...
Supply chains are a central element of today’s global economy. Existing management practices consist primarily of static interactions between established partners. Global compet...
Michael Benisch, Alberto Sardinha, James Andrews, ...
Background: Accurately covering the conformational space of amino acid side chains is essential for important applications such as protein design, docking and high resolution stru...
Tim Harder, Wouter Boomsma, Martin Paluszewski, Je...
As the size of an RFID tag becomes smaller and the price of the tag gets lower, RFID technology has been applied to a wide range of areas. Recently, RFID has been adopted in the b...