Abstract. This paper shows that we can take advantage of information about the probabilities of the occurrences of events, when this information is available, to refine the classic...
—The design of new embedded systems is getting more and more complex as more functionality is integrated into these systems. To deal with the design complexity, a predictable des...
In many areas such as e-commerce, mission-critical N-tier applications have grown increasingly complex. They are characterized by non-stationary workloads (e.g., peak load several...
This paper addresses a simple, yet fundamental question in the design of peer-to-peer systems: What does it mean when we say “availability” and how does this understanding imp...
Ranjita Bhagwan, Stefan Savage, Geoffrey M. Voelke...
Most studies of software evolution have been performed on systems developed within a single company using traditional management techniques. With the widespread availability of se...