This paper presents a formal approach based on Time Petri net (TPN) for the coherence control of SMIL documents. TPN model has been widely used to specify real time systems. The q...
In this paper we present an analysis of a MAC (Medium Access Control) protocol for wireless sensor networks. The purpose of this protocol is to manage wireless media access by con...
Abstract. Coordination is an essential technique in cooperative, distributed multiagent systems. However, sophisticated coordination strategies are not always cost-effective in all...
—When parallel programs are executed on multiprocessors with private caches, a set of data may be repeatedly used and modified by different threads. Such data sharing can often r...
Test is a key activity for ensuring software quality. There is always pressure from project sponsor and management for software development team to commit to shorter schedule and ...