The long-term availability of data stored in a file system depends on how well it safeguards on-disk pointers used to access the data. Ideally, a system would correct all pointer...
Lakshmi N. Bairavasundaram, Meenali Rungta, Nitin ...
Modern desktop grid environments and shared computing platforms have popularized the use of contributory resources, such as desktop computers, as computing substrates for a variet...
— Static replicas have been proven useful in providing fault tolerance and load balancing, but they may not provide enough assurance on the continuous availability of missioncrit...
Chin-Tser Huang, Prasanth Kalakota, Alexander B. A...
—Considering user behaviors in the performance evaluation of mobile networks is crucial as traffic generation in such networks is highly dependent on mobility and communication a...
Mobile devices are still memory-constrained when compared to desktop and laptop computers. Thus, in some circumstances, even while occupied by useful objects, some memory must be ...