Load balance is a critical issue in distributed systems, such as server grids. In this paper, we propose a Balanced Load Queue (BLQ) model, which combines the queuing theory and hy...
This paper describes a dynamic service reconfiguration model where the proxy is composed of a chain of service objects called mobilets (pronounced as mo-be-lets), which can be dep...
Siu Nam Chuang, Alvin T. S. Chan, Jiannong Cao, Ro...
In this paper we extend a previously introduced method for optimizing the arbitration policy employed by ServerNet routers and we evaluate the method's effect on scalability....
Vladimir Shurbanov, Dimiter R. Avresky, Robert W. ...
Recently, there has been a growing interest in academic and commercial environments for Video-on-Demand (VoD) using Peer-to-Peer (P2P) technology. Unlike centralized solutions for...
Yue Lu, Jan David Mol, Fernando A. Kuipers, Piet V...
MCT is a widely used heuristic for scheduling tasks onto grid platforms. However, when dealing with many tasks, MCT tends to dramatically delay already mapped task completion time...