Load distribution among replicated web servers: A QoS-based approach

Performance Evaluation Review

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 12-19

  Conti, Marco ^a   Gregori, Enrico ^a   Panzieri, Fabio ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Load distribution; QoS; Web server

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER PLANT LOADS; INTERNET; QUALITY OF SERVICE; WORLD WIDE WEB;

DOMINANT FACTOR; FIGURE OF MERITS; LOAD DISTRIBUTION STRATEGIES; LOAD DISTRIBUTIONS; PROCESSING LOAD; QOS-BASED APPROACH; SERVICE AVAILABILITY; WEB SERVERS;

WEB SERVICES;

EID: 84989229173     PISSN: 01635999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/346000.346004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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