—This paper proposes a cache consistency scheme based on a previously proposed architecture for caching database data in MANETs. The original scheme for data caching stores the q...
Caches have become invaluable for higher-end architectures to hide, in part, the increasing gap between processor speed and memory access times. While the effect of caches on timi...
In this paper, we describe a security model where users are allowed to control their obligations partially or totally, depending on the security policy. The main motivation of our...
The underlying structure of why and how consumers value reliability of electric service is explored, together with the technological options and cost characteristics for the provi...
Timothy Mount, William Schulze, Richard E. Schuler
Abstract— Situated agents engaged in open systems continually face with external events requiring adequate services and behavioral responses. In these conditions agents should be...