— In autonomic provisioning, a resource manager allocates resources to an application, on-demand, e.g., during load spikes. Modelling-based approaches have proved very successful...
It has been theoretically shown that performing coding in networked systems, including Reed-Solomon codes, fountain codes, and random network coding, has a clear advantage with re...
Traditional techniques for a distributed web server design rely on manipulation of central resources, such as routers or DNS services, to distribute requests designated for a sing...
With the rapid performance improvements in low-cost PCs, it becomes increasingly practical and cost-effective to implement large-scale video-on-demand (VoD) systems around parallel...
User Mode Linux is a virtual machine running on a GNULinux operating system. It is the right choice for teaching operating systems’ administration, as it does not need any dedic...