Users typically want their flows to complete as quickly as possible: They want a web-page to download quickly, or a file transfer to complete as rapidly as possible. In other words...
Overload in a packet-based network can be prevented by admitting or blocking new flows depending on its load conditions. However, overload can occur in spite of admission control ...
We present an auction-based approach to manufacturing control. Workpieces auction off their current task, while machines bid for tasks. When awarding a machine, a workpiece takes ...
Optimal flow control problems of multiple-server (M/M/n) queueing systems are studied. Due to enhanced flexibility of the decision making, intuitively, we expect that grouping tog...