Size-based policies have been shown in the literature to effectively balance load and improve performance in cluster environments. Size-based policies assign jobs to servers based...
With the advent of the new generation of Internet-based technology, in particular Web Services, the automation of business activities that are distributed across multiple enterpri...
Wenbing Zhao, Louise E. Moser, P. M. Melliar-Smith
IEEE 802.15.4 is a new standard uniquely designed for low-rate wireless personal area networks. It targets ultralow complexity, cost, and power for low-rate wireless connectivity a...
Energy usage has been an important concern in recent research on online job scheduling, where processors are allowed to vary the speed dynamically so as to save energy whenever pos...
Tak Wah Lam, Lap-Kei Lee, Isaac Kar-Keung To, Prud...
In this paper, we discuss and compare several policies to place replicas in tree networks, subject to server capacity and Quality of Service (QoS) constraints. The client requests ...