In this paper we define the Weak Mutual Exclusion (WME) problem. Analogously to classical Distributed Mutual Exclusion (DME), WME serializes the accesses to a shared resource. Di...
— The DECOS architecture aims at combining the advantages of federated and integrated systems. The DECOS architecture divides the overall system into a set of nearly-independent ...
— We present SPIDER – a system for fast replication or distribution of large content from a single source to multiple sites interconnected over Internet or via a private networ...
The venerable problem solving technique of simulation finds itself inthe midstof a revolution. Where once it was regarded as a "technique of last resort" for systems ana...
Richard M. Weatherly, Annette L. Wilson, Bradford ...
In this paper we present the Threshold Join Algorithm (TJA), which is an efficient TOP-k query processing algorithm for distributed sensor networks. The objective of a top-k query...