An overlay smart spaces system for load balancing in wireless LANs

Mobile Networks and Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 241-251

  Alyfantis, George ^a   Hadjiefthymiades, Stathes ^a   Merakos, Lazaros ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b University of Athens ^*  (Greece)

^c Greek Research/Technology Network   (Greece)

^d Greek Research Network   (Greece)

Author keywords

Load balancing; Pervasive computing game theory; Santa Fe bar problem; Smart spaces system; Wireless LAN

Indexed keywords

LOAD BALANCING; PERVASIVE COMPUTING GAME THEORY; SANTA FE BAR PROBLEM; SMART SPACES SYSTEM; WIRELESS LAN;

COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONGESTION CONTROL (COMMUNICATION); GAME THEORY; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

LOCAL AREA NETWORKS;

EID: 33646732294     PISSN: 1383469X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11036-006-4476-6     Document Type: Article

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