Analysis of LAS scheduling for job size distributions with high variance

Performance Evaluation Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 218-228

  Rai, Idris A ^a   Urvoy Keller, Guillaume ^a   Biersack, Ernst W ^a  

^a EURECOM   (France)

Author keywords

High variability property; Least attained service; Size based scheduling; Web objects response time

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; INTERNET; SCHEDULING; SIMULATORS;

HIGH VARIABILITY PROPERTY; LEAST ATTAINED SERVICE; SIZE-BASED SCHEDULING; WEB OBJECTS RESPONSE TIME;

TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC;

EID: 2342666848     PISSN: 01635999     EISSN: 01635999     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/885651.781055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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