Fairness is an important performance criterion in all resource allocation schemes, including those in distributed computer systems. However, it is often specified only qualitativel...
In this work we present the Internet Backplane Protocol (IBP), a middleware created to allow the sharing of storage resources, implemented as part of the network fabric. IBP allow...
Alessandro Bassi, Micah Beck, Graham E. Fagg, Terr...
In a distributed system where scalability is an issue, like in a GRID [5], the problem of enforcing mutual exclusion often arises in a soft form: the infrequent failure of the mut...
Abstract. Buffered coscheduling is a new methodology that can substantially increase resource utilization, improve response time, and simplify the development of the run-time suppo...
The Distributed Constraint Optimization Problem (DCOP) is a fundamental formalism for multi-agent cooperation. A dedicated framework called Resource Constrained DCOP (RCDCOP) has ...
Toshihiro Matsui, Marius Silaghi, Katsutoshi Hiray...