Supporting dynamic QoS management functions in a reflective middleware platform

IEE Proceedings: Software

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-21

  Blair, G S ^a   Andersen, A ^a   Blair, L ^a   Coulson, G ^a   Sanchez D ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) MANAGEMENT; REFLECTIVE MIDDLEWARE PLATFORMS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0033713659     PISSN: 14625970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-sen:20000327     Document Type: Article

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