—In distributed computing systems (DCSs) where server nodes can fail permanently with nonzero probability, the system performance can be assessed by means of the service reliabil...
— We study the problem of assigning subscribers to brokers in a wide-area content-based publish/subscribe system. A good assignment should consider both subscriber interests in t...
—The most common technology in Local Area Networks is the Ethernet protocol. The continuing evolution of Ethernet has propelled it into the scope of Metropolitan Area Networks. E...
— Unstructured p2p and overlay network applications often require that a random graph be constructed, and that some form of random node selection take place over that graph. A ke...
— Due to the increased usage of NAT boxes and firewalls, it has become harder for applications to establish direct connections seamlessly among two end-hosts. A recently adopted...
Hung Xuan Nguyen, Daniel R. Figueiredo, Matthias G...