An agent-based approach for the design and analysis of content delivery networks

Journal of Network and Computer Applications

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 127-145

  Fortino, Giancarlo ^a   Russo, Wilma ^a   Vaccaro, Marino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling and simulation; Content delivery networks; Multi agent systems; Performance evaluation

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DESIGN; DISTRIBUTED DATABASE SYSTEMS; NETWORK ARCHITECTURE; SIMULATION PLATFORM;

AGENT-BASED MODELING AND SIMULATION; CLUSTERED ARCHITECTURES; COMPLEX DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM; CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK; COOPERATIVE ARCHITECTURES; HIGH-LEVEL PROGRAMMING; PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT;

MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

EID: 84890432331     PISSN: 10848045     EISSN: 10958592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jnca.2012.11.005     Document Type: Article

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