Scheduling skeleton-based grid applications using PEPA and NWS

Computer Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 369-378

  Benoit, A ^a   Cole, M ^a   Gilmore, S ^a   Hillston, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGEBRA; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL ALGORITHMS;

NETWORK WEATHER SERVICE; PARALLEL PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS ALGEBRA; SOFTWARE PACKAGE GRID;

MIDDLEWARE;

EID: 18844373630     PISSN: 00104620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/comjnl/bxh089     Document Type: Article

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