Abstract— The design of efficient and scalable streaming Content Distribution Networks (CDNs) is an open problem of great economic interest. A key decision is the number of repl...
Sandjai Bhulai, Robert D. van der Mei, Mengxiao Wu
Implementing an electronic payment system involves striking a balance between usability and security. Systems that allow payments to be completed with little effort on the part of...
This paper explores the feasibility of a cost-efficient storage architecture that offers the reliability and access performance characteristics of a high-end system. This architec...
In this paper, we tackle the problem of topology formation in Bluetooth Wireless Personal Area Networks (BTWPANs). We first overview and extend a previously proposed centralized ...
Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini, Marco Ajmone Marsan, El...
Multi-tier systems that combine SSDs with SAS/FC and/or SATA disks mitigate the capital cost burden of SSDs, while benefiting from their superior I/O performance per unit cost an...
Jorge Guerra, Himabindu Pucha, Joseph S. Glider, W...