A sensitivity analysis of a single-server, infinite-buffer queue with correlated arrivals and correlated service times is performed. We study and compare the isolated impact of (...
— This paper presents an architecture and algorithms for optimizing the performance of web services. For a given service, session-based admission control is combined with stage-w...
The majority of today’s Internet-based services are generally not concerned about the level of Quality of Service (QoS) presented to their users. For many such services, however...
This paper reports on an inquiry into the use of metadata, publishing formats, and markup in editormanaged open access journals. It builds on findings from a study of the document...
In Web services, a framework for the separation of authentication (IdP) and services (SP) has been proposed and actually deployed. In this framework, quality of information provide...