Since the seminal work by Kelly on distributed network resource allocation using the language of network utility maximisation (NUM) a decade ago, there have been extensive research efforts generalising and applying NUM to model, analyse and design various network protocols and architectures. Some of these works combine the distributed optimisation approach with stochastic network models to stud...

It may be felt that a discussion of this subject is a trifle premature at this time. Howler it is of interest to quote the words of Major-General H. referring to a similar discussion in 1952.

1 Abstract—In light of the slow deployment of IP Multicast technology on the global Internet and the explosive popularity of peer-to-peer file-sharing applications, there has been a flurry of research activities investigating the feasibility of implementing multicasting capability at the application layer, referred to as Application Layer Multicasting (ALM), and numerous algorithms and protocol...

A project to investigate the feasibility of delivering on-demand distance education to the desktop, known as the Asynchronous Distance Education ProjecT (ADEPT), is presently being carried out. A set of Stanford engineering classes is digitized on PC, Macintosh, and UNIX platforms, and is made available on servers. Students on campus and in industry may then access class material on these serve...

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Software testing of software application is more complex and critical than conventional software testing. This paper presents an approach to the Estimation of Testing Effort using Test Case Point Analysis Test Case Point Analysis is a tool to estimate the effort required to test a software project, based on the number of use cases and the other features of object-orientation used in software de...

Current usability practices favor such an approach. Increasingly, companies are conducting usability programs with cross-functional teams including full-time usability specialists, technical writers with some usability responsibilities, and representatives from marketing and product development. In the authors’ consulting firm, Tec-Ed, most of the usability specialists are also veteran technica...

Since the seminal work by Kelly on distributed network resource allocation using Network Utility Maximization (NUM) a decade ago, there have been extensive research efforts generalizing and applying NUM to model, analyze, and design various network protocols and architectures. Some of these works combine the distributed optimization approach with stochastic network models to study NUM under net...