—It is well-known that the overall efficiency of a distributed system can suffer if the participating entities seek to maximize their individual performance. Consequently, mecha...
In this article, we present a novel discrete-time Markov chain model of book-ahead bandwidthsharing mechanisms. We use this analytical model and a simulation model to understand t...
— We present a refined, second-generation design, construction and integration, of a compact hyper-redundant snakelike robot, called “Woodstock.” This robot has substantial a...
H. Ben Brown, Michael Schwerin, Elie A. Shammas, H...
Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) provide infrastructures to make resources available to other participants in the network as independent services. However, service providers, n...
Referral networks are a kind of P2P system consisting of autonomous agents who seek, provide services, or refer other service providers. Key applications include service discovery...