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AHSWN
2008
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14 years 11 months ago
The (k, l) Coredian Tree for Ad Hoc Networks
In this paper, we present a new efficient strategy for constructing a wireless tree network containing n nodes of diameter while satisfying the QoS requirements such as bandwidth...
Amit Dvir, Michael Segal
SBBD
2007
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15 years 19 days ago
Bulk-loading Dynamic Metric Access Methods
The main contribution of this paper is a bulk-loading algorithm for multi-way dynamic metric access methods based on the covering radius of a representative, like the Slim-tree. Th...
Thiago Galbiatti Vespa, Caetano Traina Jr., Agma J...
MOBICOM
2009
ACM
15 years 5 months ago
Lifetime and coverage guarantees through distributed coordinate-free sensor activation
Wireless Sensor Networks are emerging as a key sensing technology, with diverse military and civilian applications. In these networks, a large number of sensors perform distribute...
Gaurav S. Kasbekar, Yigal Bejerano, Saswati Sarkar
TCS
2008
14 years 11 months ago
The computational complexity of the parallel knock-out problem
We consider computational complexity questions related to parallel knock-out schemes for graphs. In such schemes, in each round, each remaining vertex of a given graph eliminates ...
Hajo Broersma, Matthew Johnson 0002, Daniël P...
AAAI
2007
15 years 1 months ago
Restart Schedules for Ensembles of Problem Instances
The mean running time of a Las Vegas algorithm can often be dramatically reduced by periodically restarting it with a fresh random seed. The optimal restart schedule depends on th...
Matthew J. Streeter, Daniel Golovin, Stephen F. Sm...