Managing large scale UNIX networks so that users can use resources on multiple systems is traditionally performed using NIS, NFS, and DNS. Proper use of these tools requires exact...
The support of peer-to-peer (P2P) resource sharing in dynamic scenarios is one of the most challenging research fields for both its expected commercial and technological impact o...
Laura Galluccio, Alessandro Leonardi, Antonio Mate...
This case study looks at the issues involved in operating a sophisticated scientific instrument as a computer peripheral accessible over a high-speed network. A custom interactive...
Philip J. Mercurio, T. Todd Elvins, Stephen J. You...
Over the last decade, programmable Network Processors (NPs) have become widely used in Internet routers and other network components. NPs enable rapid development of complex packe...
Charlie Wiseman, Jonathan S. Turner, Michela Becch...
There is considerable interest in developing runtime infrastructures for programs that can migrate from one host to another. Mobile programs are appealing because they support eff...