One of the critical design issues in Optical Burst Switching (OBS) networks is finding ways to minimize burst dropping resulting from resource contention. The existing variants of the basic deflection routing schemes all lack the ability to determine the alternate route based on clear performance objectives. In this paper, we present Contention-Based Limited Deflection Routing (CLDR) scheme, wh...

Non-blocking data structures are often analysed by giving an upper amortised running time bound in terms of the size of the data structure and a measure of contention. The two most commonly used measures are the point contention cP , the maximum number of processes active at any one time during an operation, and the interval contention cI , the number of operations overlapping with a given oper...

In this study, a contextual multi-armed bandit (CMAB)-based decentralized channel exploration framework disentangling utility function (i.e., reward) with respect to contending neighboring access points (APs) is proposed. The proposed enables APs evaluate observed rewards compositionally for APs, allowing both robustness against reward fluctuation due APs' varying channels and assessment of eve...

We present a new structure developed to analyze reachability within the plan space. The main goal is to propose a new heuristic estimator to guide the search in partial order planners. It could be used to evaluate establishers of open-conditions as well as resolvents for threats or resource contention. Algorithms are detailed to expand this structure and update it along the search.

the recent report by barnhill and king about obesity prevention policy raises important issues for discussion and analysis. in response, this article raises four points for further consideration. first, a distinction between equality and justice needs to be made and consistently maintained. second, different theories of justice highlight one additional important source of disagreement about the...