This paper develops simple cost models for provisioning content distribution networks that use the simple and highly scalable bandwidth skimming protocol for streaming. New insight...
Jussara M. Almeida, Derek L. Eager, Michael C. Fer...
We present a QoS management framework that enables us to quantitatively measure QoS, and to analytically plan and allocate resources. In this model, end users' quality prefer...
Chen Lee, John P. Lehoczky, Ragunathan Rajkumar, D...
Abstract - Recent advances in multimedia network systems have led to the development of a new generation of applications that associate the use of various multimedia objects. The c...
: Drawing on writings within the CSCW community and on recent social theory, this paper proposes that the adoption of speech act theory as a foundation for system design carries wi...
We consider the issue of representing coalitional games in multiagent systems that exhibit externalities from coalition formation, i.e., systems in which the gain from forming a c...
Tomasz P. Michalak, Dorota Marciniak, Marcin Szamo...