We consider the properties of optimal xed-rate and entropy-constrained scalar quantizers for nite alphabet sources. In particular, w econsider conditions under which the optimal s...
Even though the benefits of component-based software development are widely accepted, they are easily overestimated. To provide a firmer basis for the general discussion we descri...
Peer-to-peer systems have emerged as a popular way to share huge volumes of data. The usability of these systems depends on effective techniques to find and retrieve data; howeve...
— This paper deals with the performance modeling of the various MAC states as defined by the cdma2000 protocol. Our method uses a composite performance metric which has the capa...
Abstract--We study in this paper a TCP-like linear-increase multiplicative-decrease flow control mechanism. We consider congestion signals that arrive in batches according to a Poi...
Eitan Altman, Konstantin Avrachenkov, Chadi Baraka...