Evaluating cluster-based network servers

Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on High Performance Distributed Computing

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 63-70

  Carrera, E V ^a   Bianchini, R ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Availability; Clustering algorithms; Computer science; File servers; Load management; Network servers; Scalability; Stress; Workstations; World Wide Web

Indexed keywords

AVAILABILITY; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; SCALABILITY; STRESSES; WORLD WIDE WEB; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS;

ANALYTIC MODELING; CLUSTER-BASED NETWORK SERVERS; CLUSTER-BASED SERVERS; CLUSTERS OF WORKSTATIONS; FILE SERVERS; NETWORK SERVER; POTENTIAL BENEFITS; REQUEST DISTRIBUTIONS;

SERVERS; CLIENT SERVER COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

CLUSTER BASED SERVER; LOAD BALANCING; NETWORK SERVER;

EID: 0033701328     PISSN: 10828907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/HPDC.2000.868635     Document Type: Conference Paper

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