We consider the problem of interconnecting a simple type of social network: Instant Messaging services. Today, users are members of various IM communities such as AOL, Yahoo, and ...
According to Szyperski, “a software component is a unit of composition with contractually specified interfaces and explicit context dependencies only”. But it is well known tha...
We introduce SpiderCast, a distributed protocol for constructing scalable churn-resistant overlay topologies for supporting decentralized topic-based pub/sub communication. Spider...
Gregory Chockler, Roie Melamed, Yoav Tock, Roman V...
All-optical packet switching (AOPS) technology is essential to fully utilize the tremendous bandwidth provided by advanced optical communication techniques through forwarding pack...
We consider a supply–assembly–store chain with produce-to-stock strategy, which comprises a set of component suppliers, a mixed-model assembly line with a constantly moving co...