In this paper, we present GateScript, a scripting language for active applications to be executed on generic active gateways. Unlike other active networking platforms, it offers a...
Multiple description codes are data compression algorithms designed with the goal of minimizing the distortion caused by data loss in packet-based or diversity communications syst...
Nedeljko Varnica, Michael Fleming, Michelle Effros
—In many applications, it is a basic operation for the sink to periodically collect reports from all sensors. Since the data gathering process usually proceeds for many rounds, i...
This paper presents HomeViews, a peer-to-peer middleware system for building personal data management applications. HomeViews provides abstractions and services for data organizat...
Roxana Geambasu, Magdalena Balazinska, Steven D. G...
Abstract—In this paper, we study how to optimize the transmission decisions of nodes aimed at supporting mission-critical applications, such as surveillance, security monitoring,...