A Comparison of Hard-state and Soft-state Signaling Protocols

Computer Communication Review

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 251-262

  Ji, Ping ^a   Ge, Zihui ^a   Kurose, Jim ^a   Towsley, Don ^a  

^a The Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Hard state; Signaling; Soft state

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; SIGNAL SYSTEMS; TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES;

SIGNALING PROTOCOLS; SIGNALING SYSTEMS;

TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS;

EID: 1242310075     PISSN: 01464833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/863955.863984     Document Type: Conference Paper

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