In a distributed system, replication of components, such as objects, is a well known way of achieving availability. For increased availability, crashed and disconnected components...
In a data intensive Grid system, many data replica schemes and models have been proposed to improve the system response time or data consistency, but little attention has been pai...
Deployment of shared storage systems is increasing with rapid adoption of virtualization technologies to provide isolation, better management and high utilization of resources. Qu...
Abstract. Due to the high availability of the Internet, many large crossorganization collaboration projects, such as SourceForge, grid systems etc., have emerged. One of the fundam...
Meng-Ru Lin, Ssu-Hsuan Lu, Tsung-Hsuan Ho, Peter L...
Abstract 1 Different definitions of agents use concepts such as autonomy, pro-activity, reactivity, social abilities, and intentional models. Very few (if any), however, refer to...
Frances M. T. Brazier, Maarten van Steen, Niek J. ...