A RECONFIGURATION ALGORITHM FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER NETWORKS

Chanan Glezer, Moshe Zviran

2004

Abstract

This article presents an algorithmic reconfiguration model, combining mechanisms of load balancing and fault tolerance in order to increase utilization of computer resources in a distributed multi-server, multi-tasking environment. The model has been empirically tested in a network of computers controlling telecommunication hubs and is compared to previous efforts to address this challenge.

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in Harvard Style

Glezer C. and Zviran M. (2004). A RECONFIGURATION ALGORITHM FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER NETWORKS . In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: ICEIS, ISBN 972-8865-00-7, pages 491-494. DOI: 10.5220/0002592704910494


in Bibtex Style

@conference{iceis04,
author={Chanan Glezer and Moshe Zviran},
title={A RECONFIGURATION ALGORITHM FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER NETWORKS},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: ICEIS,},
year={2004},
pages={491-494},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002592704910494},
isbn={972-8865-00-7},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems - Volume 1: ICEIS,
TI - A RECONFIGURATION ALGORITHM FOR DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER NETWORKS
SN - 972-8865-00-7
AU - Glezer C.
AU - Zviran M.
PY - 2004
SP - 491
EP - 494
DO - 10.5220/0002592704910494