In this paper we consider a stochastic model describing the varying number of flows in a network. This model features flows of two types, namely file transfers (with fixed volume)...
Abstract. BitTorrent is one of the Internet’s most efficient content distribution protocols. It is known to perform very well over the wired Internet where end-to-end performance...
We report on the design, implementation, and evaluation of a system called Cedar that enables mobile database access with good performance over low-bandwidth networks. This is acc...
— In large Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), each hop might incur varying delays due to medium access contention, transmission and computation delays. Fast and efficient query re...
Xiaoming Lu, Matt Spear, Karl N. Levitt, Norman S....
In search engines, ranking algorithms measure the importance and relevance of documents mainly based on the contents and relationships between documents. User attributes are usual...