On the network impact of dynamic server selection

Computer Networks

Volumn 31, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 2529-2558

  Carter, Robert L ^a   Crovella, Mark E ^b  

^a TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CLIENT SERVER COMPUTER SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); RESPONSE TIME (COMPUTER SYSTEMS); TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

DYNAMIC SERVER SELECTION (DSS) THEORY;

INTERNET;

EID: 0033293622     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1286(99)00119-X     Document Type: Article

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