In this paper, we study dynamic protocol update (DPU). Contrary to local code updates on-the-fly, DPU requires global coordination of local code replacements. We propose a novel ...
Because there is still no agreed-upon global ontology, Web services supplied by different providers typically have individual and unique semantics, described by independently devel...
Jingshan Huang, Rosa Laura Zavala Gutierrez, Benit...
Synchronization operations, such as fence and locking, are used in many parallel operations accessing shared memory. However, a process which is blocked waiting for a fence operat...
Darius Buntinas, Amina Saify, Dhabaleswar K. Panda...
Load balance is a critical issue in distributed systems, such as server grids. In this paper, we propose a Balanced Load Queue (BLQ) model, which combines the queuing theory and hy...
Today’s global markets demand global processes. Increasingly, these processes are not only distributed, but also contain mobile aspects. We discuss two challenges brought about b...