We study randomized algorithms for placing a sequence of n nodes on a circle with unit perimeter. Nodes divide the circle into disjoint arcs. We desire that a newly-arrived node (...
The growing use of Instant Messaging for social and work-related communication has created a situation where incoming messages often become a distraction to users while they are p...
The end-to-end characteristic is an important factor for QoS support. Since network users and their required bandwidths for applications increase, the efficient usage of networks h...
Networks of workstations are fast becoming the standard environment for parallel applications. However, the use of “found” resources as a platform for tightly-coupled runtime ...
In order to maximize resource utilization as well as providing trust management in P2P computing environments, we propose a novel framework - Trust-Incentive Service Management (T...