Explaining packet delays under virtualization

Computer Communication Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-44

  Whiteaker, Jon ^a   Schneider, Fabian ^a   Teixeira, Renata ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Packet delay; Timestamping; Virtualization; VServer; Xen

Indexed keywords

PACKET DELAY; TIMESTAMPING; VIRTUALIZATION; VSERVER; XEN;

COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS;

EID: 79551568082     PISSN: 01464833     EISSN: 01464833     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1925861.1925867     Document Type: Article

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