The IEEE 802.11x MAC protocol, the de facto standard for wireless LANs, includes a distributed coordination function (DCF) mode usable for ad hoc network architectures. The Transm...
Coalitions are collaborative networks of autonomous domains where resource sharing is achieved by the distribution of access permissions to coalition members based on negotiated r...
Himanshu Khurana, Serban I. Gavrila, Rakeshbabu Bo...
The Meta-Object Facility (MOF) provides a standardised framework for object-oriented models. An instance of a MOF model contains objects and links whose interfaces are entirely de...
In this paper we sketch a framework supporting contract enactment within the context of virtual organisation units that are dynamically created in order to achieve a common object...
Theodosis Dimitrakos, Ivan Djordjevic, Zoran Milos...
Based on a distributed architecture for real-time collection and broadcast of haptic information to multiple participants, heterogeneous haptic devices (the PHANToM and the CyberG...
Margaret McLaughlin, Gaurav S. Sukhatme, Wei Peng,...