Data-centric business applications comprise an important class of distributed systems that includes on-line stores, document management systems, and patient portals. However, their...
In this paper we develop a simple analytic characterization of the steady state throughput, as a function of loss rate and round trip time for a bulk transfer TCP flow, i.e., a ï...
Jitendra Padhye, Victor Firoiu, Donald F. Towsley,...
: Within the last few years, e-learning has become a focal point in several universities and organizations. While much research has been devoted to producing econtent, describing i...
One fundamental challenge for the design of the interactive systems of the future is to invent and design environments and cultures in which humans can express themselves and enga...
Freehand sketching has long had appeal as an artistic medium for conceptual design because of its immediacy in capturing and communicating design intent and visual experience. We ...