Inter-networked computers enable virtual collaborative work. In the course of interacting with one another, individuals send and receive messages and files of various sorts. This m...
Larry Korba, Ronggong Song, George Yee, Andrew S. ...
— In this paper, we present a framework for the analysis of a set of adaptive variable-bit-rate voice sources in a packet network. The instantaneous bit rate of each source is de...
— In this paper, we propose a cost-based model to evaluate the resources that each node has to contribute for participating in an overlay network. Such a cost model allows to gau...
Abstract. Despite their crucial impact on the performances of p2p systems, very few is known on peers behaviors in such networks. We propose here a study of these behaviors in a ru...
— This paper presents the prototype of an expert peering system for information exchange in the knowledge society. Our system realizes an intelligent, real-time search engine for...
Christian Bauckhage, Tansu Alpcan, Sachin Agarwal,...