In this paper, we consider the problem of file synchronization when a mobile host shares files with a backbone file server in a network file system. Several diff schemes have been...
This paper addresses the dynamic scheduling of moldable jobs with QoS demands (soft-deadlines) in multiclusters. A moldable job can be run on a variable number of resources. Three ...
Ligang He, Stephen A. Jarvis, Daniel P. Spooner, X...
Abstract-- Resource management systems (RMS) are an important component in heterogeneous computing (HC) systems. One of the jobs of an RMS is the mapping of arriving tasks onto the...
Abstract. This paper proposes an approximate methodology for solving Markov models that compete for limited resources and retry when access fails, like those arising in mobile cell...
From personal software to advanced systems, caching mechanisms have steadfastly been a ubiquitous means for reducing workloads. It is no surprise, then, that under the grid and clu...