Location based services in mobile environments have been recognized as a challenging problem that calls for new service models and dynamic strategies. The problem becomes even har...
We describe a number of strategies for a future service oriented market place. We describe the SLA’s role within the service framework, and how it enables customers to make value...
Paul McKee, Steve Taylor, Mike Surridge, Richard L...
It is shown that bandwidth estimation in packet networks can be viewed in terms of min-plus linear system theory. The available bandwidth of a link or complete path is expressed i...
We characterize the dynamic data management problem for location based services(LBS) in mobile environments and devise a cost model for servicing both location independent and loc...
Long-term service agreements (LTSA) for the maintenance of capital-intensive equipment such as gas turbines and aircraft engines are gaining wide acceptance. A typical LTSA contra...