The CARMA-NTG protocol is presented and analyzed. CARMA-NTG dynamically divides the channel into cycles of variable length; each cycle consists of a contention period and a group-...
Abstract. Recently, component-based application developments to improve the software productivity and reusability have attracted our attention. The components are parts for buildin...
In this paper we introduce Challenger, a multiagent system that performs completely distributed resource allocation. Challenger consists of agents which individually manage local ...
This report analyzes two popular heuristics for ensuring packet integrity in ATM switching systems. In particular, we analyze the behavior of packet tail discarding, in order to u...
ing with shared data abstractions Simon Dobson1 and Don Goodeve2 1 Well-Founded Systems Unit, CLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK 2 School of Computer Studies, University of Le...