This paper describes a variant of the actor model suited to the development of multimedia systems. The actor model centers on non-overkilling concurrency and customizable constrai...
An important part of a distributed system design is the workload sharing among the processors. This includes partitioningthe arriving jobs into tasks that can be executed in paral...
We propose a new scheme for streaming media systems that combines Adaptive Media Playout (AMP) with ratedistortion optimized packet transmission. AMP, the clientcontrolled, adapti...
Many simulation systems are standalone, running only on a desktop and having limited capabilities to integrate with other technologies such as company databases, workflow engines,...
This paper presents a model of Parts Distribution Center (PDC), developed in Arena® 5.0, which aims at providing information about the total time of the retrieving process as the...