P2P systems are a natural way of supporting groupcommunication applications in MANETs. In this paper we discuss our experiences in developing such an application in the real world. We highlight limitations of legacy P2P systems, and show that solutions based on cross-layer optimisations are very promising.

Programming language concepts have inspired some networking design decisions. For example, concepts such as object encapsulation and interface invocation have been borrowed, at the time of their adoption, from an already well established object oriented programming paradigm. The authors suggest in this paper that it may be time again to revisit emerging software engineering programming paradigm...

In this study, a time-dependent 2D axisymmetric model of a multilayer hollow fiber composite membrane for gas separation is proposed. In spite of the common multilayer membranes, which a dense layer coated on a porous support layer and subjected into the feed stream, here, the porous support is exposed to the feed gas. In this regard, the governing equations of species transport are developed f...

Load carrying capacity of flat double-layer space structures majorly depends on the structures' imperfections. Imperfections in initial curvature, length, and residual stress of members are all innately random and can affect the load-bearing capacity of the members and consequently that of the structure. The double-layer space trusses are susceptible to progressive collapse due to sudden buckli...

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There is need of differentiated I/O service when applications with diverse performance-needs share a storagedevice. NVMe specification provides a method called Weighted-Round-Robin-with-urgent-priority (WRR) which can help in providing such differentiated I/O service. In Round-Robin arbitration all I/O queues are treated to be of equal priority, leading to symmetric I/O processing. While in WRR...

Streaming video as a form of media is becoming increasing popular on the Internet. Real-time media such as video requires delay constraints from the network to ensure good quality at the receiver. While watching a video stream on his portable device connected to the Internet through the last-hop wireless link, the mobile user of tomorrow will expect a good experience. But, the time-varying natu...

OF THE THESIS MTCP : Transport Layer Support for Highly Available Network Services by Kiran Srinivasan Thesis Director: Liviu Iftode We propose a transport layer protocol designed for building highly available Internet network services. The transport layer protocol would provide a mechanism to transparently migrate the server endpoint of a live connection. The connection migration is dynamic an...

This paper proposes the session layer communication continuity support for Java applications toward a continuous operation for the users. In a mobile computing environment, mobile hosts move around the di erent network segments even during applications communicate with the remote endpoint. In such a situation, maintenance of the communication continuity between the applications is signi cant. I...