The number of concurrent users in VOD servers mainly depend on the disk placement strategies of video blocks. Especially, the storage server should make the most of MZR(multi-zone...
† In this paper, we propose a parallel randomized algorithm, called Parallel Fast Assignment using Search Technique (PFAST), for scheduling parallel programs represented by direc...
PROPAGATOR is a family of patterns for consistently updating objects in a dependency network. The propagator patterns are found in such diverse applications as MAKE, WWW, spreadsh...
Thispaperdescribesanewschemeforguaranteeingthattransactions in a client/server system observe consistent state while they are running. The scheme is presented in conjunction with ...
The multipass-rendering method integrating radiosity with ray-tracing gives one of the best solutions for synthesizing photo-realistic images. However, the method is also computat...