AIMS
2008
Springer
14 years 28 days ago
2008
Springer
In distributed, dynamic networks and applications, such as Peer-to-Peer (P2P), users'behaviour and quality of service/quality of experiment1 are known to influence each other....
AIMS
2008
Springer
14 years 28 days ago
2008
Springer
Abstract. This paper addresses the problem of specifying and establishing secure collaborations between autonomous entities that need to interact and depend on each other in order ...
AIMS
2008
Springer
14 years 28 days ago
2008
Springer
In this paper, we present a novel distributed certification system in which signing a certificate needs the collaboration of a fixed ratio of the nodes, hence a varying number of n...
AIMS
2008
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2008
Springer
AIMS
2008
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2008
Springer
We explore how fixed-point operators can be designed to interact and be composed to form autonomic control mechanisms. We depart from the idea that an operator is idempotent only ...
AIMS
2008
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2008
Springer
Abstract. Many researchers have used game theory to study the problem of encouraging cooperation in peer-to-peer and mobile ad hoc networks, where resources are provided collective...
AIMS
2008
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2008
Springer
The Internet was originally designed as a flat data network delivering a multitude of protocols and services between equal peers. Currently, after an explosive growth fostered by ...
AIMS
2008
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2008
Springer
It has been shown that sets of convergent operators with a shared fixed point can simulate autonomic control mechanisms, but many questions remain about this management technique....
AIMS
2008
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2008
Springer
Abstract. Wireless Mesh Networks are an increasingly common technology providing connectivity in many communities, particularly where Internet access is unavailable or restricted v...
AIMS
2008
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
2008
Springer
Highly available and resilient networks play a decisive role in today’s networked world. As network faults are inevitable and networks are becoming constantly intricate, finding...