We consider cluster systems with multiple nodes where each server is prone to run tasks at a degraded level of service due to some software or hardware fault. The cluster serves t...
Current computer systems and communication networks tend to be highly complex, and they typically hide their internal structure from their users. Thus, for selected aspects of cap...
Thomas Begin, Alexandre Brandwajn, Bruno Baynat, B...
—Controlling the flow of materials inside job-shops involves several decisions such as the acceptance or rejection of an incoming order, the order’s due date definition, the re...
Packet switching in connection-oriented networks that may have multiple parallel links between pairs of switches is considered. An e cient packet-scheduling algorithm that guarant...
Multi-cluster schedulers can dramatically improve average job turn-around time performance by making use of fragmented node resources available throughout the grid. By carefully m...