Message from the General Chair

Message from the Program Chairs (PDF)

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Organizing Committee (PDF)

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Program Committee (PDF)

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Invited Talk

Networks with Cognitive Packets (Abstract)

Erol Gelenbe, University of Central Florida

Ricardo Lent, University of Central Florida

Zhiguang Xu, University of Central Florida

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Performance Evaluation of WWW 1

Intelligent Prefetch in WWW Using Client Behavior Characterization (Abstract)

N. Swaminathan, Indian Institute of Technology

S.V. Raghavan, Indian Institute of Technology

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Geographic Load Balancing for Scalable Distributed Web Systems (Abstract)

Valeria Cardellini, University of Roma Tor Vergata

Michele Colajanni, University of Modena

Philip S. Yu, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

pp. 20

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Sources and Characteristics of Web Temporal Locality (Abstract)

Shudong Jin, Boston University

Azer Bestavros, Boston University

pp. 28

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Towards a Rate-Based TCP Protocol for the Web (Abstract)

Jun Ke, University of Saskatchewan

Carey Williamson, University of Saskatchewan

pp. 36

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Wireless Systems and Protocols

Using N-Body Algorithms for Interference Computation in Wireless Cellular Simulations (Abstract)

L. Felipe Perrone, College of William and Mary

David M. Nicol, Dartmouth College

pp. 49

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A Performance Comparison of Energy Consumption for Mobile Ad Hoc Network Routing Protocols (Abstract)

Juan-Carlos Cano, Universidad Polit?cnica de Valencia

Pietro Manzoni, Universidad Polit?cnica de Valencia

pp. 57

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Analysis of Randomized Congestion Control in DSDV Routing (Abstract)

Azzedine Boukerche, University of North Texas

Alessandro Fabbri, University of North Texas

Sajal K. Das, University of Texas at Arlington

pp. 65

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Distributed Dynamic Channel Allocation for Mobile Communication Systems (Abstract)

Azzedine Boukerche, University of North Texas

Sungbum Hong, University of North Texas

Tom Jacob, University of North Texas

pp. 73

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Communication Systems 1

Establishing a Trade-Off between Unicast and Multicast Retransmission Modes for Reliable Multicast Protocol (Abstract)

Carlos de M. Cordeiro, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Djamel H. Sadok, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Judith Kelner, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Paulo da F. Pinto, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

pp. 85

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Fieldbus Network Simulation Using a Time Extended Estelle Formalism (Abstract)

Luc Hohwiller, Universit? de Haute-Alsace

Serge Wendling, Universit? de Haute-Alsace

pp. 92

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A Performance Model of Broadcast Communication in Wormhole-Routed Hypercubes (Abstract)

A. Shahrabi, University of Glasgow

L.M. Mackenzie, University of Glasgow

M. Ould-Khaoua, University of Strathclyde

pp. 98

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A Transaction-Level Tool for Predicting TCP Performance and for Network Engineering (Abstract)

Jean Walrand, University of California at Berkeley

pp. 106

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Computer Systems

Profiling I/O Interrupts in Modern Architectures (Abstract)

Lambert Schaelicke, University of Utah

Al Davis, University of Utah

Sally A. McKee, University of Utah

pp. 115

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Sector Cache Design and Performance (Abstract)

Jeffrey B. Rothman, Lyris Technologies, Inc.

Alan Jay Smith, University of California at Berkeley

pp. 124

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A Method for an Integrated Simulation Linked with Scheduling Policies on a Program-Driven Simulator (Abstract)

Hyo Jin Choi, Seoul National University

Hyo-Joong Suh, Seoul National University

Seong Tae Jhang, Seoul National University

Chu Shik Jhon, Seoul National University

pp. 134

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Experimental Analysis of Coherency Behavior of Shared Memory Scientific Applications (Abstract)

J.T. Acquaviva, CEA/DAM French Atomic Energy Commission

William Jalby, Versailles University

pp. 142

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Distributed Systems and Applications

T3C: A Temporally Correct Concurrency Control Algorithm for Distributed Databases (Abstract)

Azzedine Boukerche, University of North Texas

Terry W. Tuck, University of North Texas

pp. 155

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Analysis of Large-Scale Distributed Information Systems (Abstract)

Joseph L. Hellerstein, IBM-Thomas J. Watson Research Center

T.S. Jayram, IBM-Thomas J. Watson Research Center

Mark S. Squillante, IBM-Thomas J. Watson Research Center

pp. 164

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An Efficient Implementation of Interactive Video-on-Demand (Abstract)

Steven W. Carter, University of California at Santa Cruz

Darrell D.E. Long, University of California at Santa Cruz

Jehan-François Pâris, University of Houston

pp. 172

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A Scalable Distributed Multimedia File System Using Network Attached Autonomous Disks (Abstract)

Cuneyt Akinlar

Sarit Mukherjee

pp. 180

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Workload Analysis

Using Complete System Simulation for Temporal Debugging of General Purpose Operating Systems and Workload (Abstract)

Lars Albertsson, Swedish Institute of Computer Science

Peter S Magnusson, Swedish Institute of Computer Science

pp. 191

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A New Approach in the Modeling and Generation of Synthetic Disk Workload (Abstract)

María E. Gómez, Universidad Polit?cnica de Valencia

Vicente Santonja, Universidad Polit?cnica de Valencia

pp. 199

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Scowl: A Tool for Characterization of Parallel Workload and its Use on Splash-2 Application Suite (Abstract)

Darko Marinov, University of Belgrade

Davor Magdic, University of Belgrade

Aleksandar Melenkovic, University of Belgrade

Jelica Protic, University of Belgrade

Igor Tartalja, University of Belgrade

Veljko Milutinovic, University of Belgrade

pp. 207

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A Performance Comparison of Monofractal and Multifractal Traffic Streams (Abstract)

Ram Balakrishnan, University of Saskatchewan

Carey Williamson, University of Saskatchewan

pp. 214

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New Challenges in the Performance Evaluation of Communication Networks (Abstract)

Jean Walrand, University of California at Berkeley

pp. 227

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Modeling and Simulation Techniques 1

Simulation of Fluid Stochastic Petri Nets (Abstract)

Marco Gribaudo, Universit? di Torino

Matteo Sereno, Universit? di Torino

pp. 231

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A Performance Analysis Framework for a System Lifespan (Abstract)

David B. Pierce, Smiths Industries

Diane T. Rover, Michigan State University

pp. 240

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The Impact of National Level Indicators on PC Adoption (Abstract)

Kallol Bagchi, Louisiana Tech

Robert Cerveny, Florida Atlantic University

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A Performance Study of Dynamic Replication Techniques in Continuous Media Servers (Abstract)

Cheng-Fu Chou, University of Maryland at College Park

Leana Golubchik, University of Maryland at College Park

John C.S. Lui, Chinese University of Hong Kong

pp. 256

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Tools Session 1: Performance

NetLogger: A Toolkit for Distributed System Performance Analysis (Abstract)

Dan Gunter, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Brian Tierney, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Brian Crowley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Mason Holding, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Jason Lee, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

pp. 267

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simCore: An Event-Driven Simulation Framework for Performance Evaluation of Computer Systems (Abstract)

Yoochang Jung, University of Washington

Donglok Kim, University of Washington

Yongmin Kim, University of Washington

Yukio Chiba, Canon Inc.

pp. 274

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A Tool for Performance Measurement of NT Networks (Abstract)

Wen-Sheng Wang, San Francisco State University

Jozo J. Dujmovic, San Francisco State University

Walter Mathews, San Francisco State University

pp. 281

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Network Modeling and Simulation 1

Parallel Co-Simulation of Conventional and Active Networks (Abstract)

Dhananjai Madhava Rao, University of Cincinnati

Philip A. Wilsey, University of Cincinnati

pp. 291

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Modeling of Pipelined Circuit Switching in Multicomputer Networks (Abstract)

Geyong Min, University of Strathclyde

Mohamed Ould-Khaoua, University of Strathclyde

Hamid Sarbazi-Azad, University of Glasgow

pp. 299

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Modeling and Simulation of Storage Area Networks (Abstract)

Xavier Molero, Universitat Polit?cnica de Val?ncia

Federico Silla, Universitat Polit?cnica de Val?ncia

Vicente Santonja, Universitat Polit?cnica de Val?ncia

José Duato, Universitat Polit?cnica de Val?ncia

pp. 307

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A Parallel Discrete Event IP Network Emulator (Abstract)

Russell Bradford, University of Bath

Rob Simmonds, University of Calgary

Brian Unger, University of Calgary

pp. 315

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Tools Session 2: Traffic

The Active Traffic Control Mechanism for Layered Multimedia Multicast in Active Network (Abstract)

Saehoon Kang, University Taejon

Hee Yong Youn, University Taejon

Younghee Lee, University Taejon

Dongman Lee, University Taejon

Myoungchul Kim, University Taejon

pp. 325

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The synTraff Suite of Traffic Modeling Toolkits (Abstract)

Ram Balakrishnan, University of Saskatchewan

Carey Williamson, University of Saskatchewan

pp. 333

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The Queuing Network Analysis Tool (QNAT) (Abstract)

Hema Tahilramani Kaur, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

D. Manjunath, Indian Institute of Technology

Sanjay K. Bose, Indian Institute of Technology

pp. 341

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Parallel and Distributed Simulation Techniques

An Efficient Method for Improving Large Optimistic PDES (Abstract)

Remo Suppi, University Autonoma of Barcelona

Fernando Cores, University Autonoma of Barcelona

Emilio Luque, University Autonoma of Barcelona

pp. 351

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Comparison of Message Aggregation Strategies for Parallel Simulations on a High Performance Cluster (Abstract)

C.D. Pham, Universit? Lyon 1

pp. 358

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Probabilistic Checkpointing in Time Warp Parallel Simulation (Abstract)

Seng Chuan Tay, National University of Singapore

Yong Meng Teo, National University of Singapore

pp. 366

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An Agent-Based DDM Filtering Mechanism (Abstract)

Gary Tan, National University of Singapore

Liang Xu, National University of Singapore

Farshad Moradi, National University of Singapore

Yusong Zhang, National University of Singapore

pp. 374

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Tools Session 3: Simulation and Analysis

Intelligent Online BGP-4 Analyzer (Abstract)

Yixin Zhao, Tsinghua University

Jianping Wu, Tsinghua University

Bin Yu, Tsinghua University

pp. 385

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Thomas Bräunl, University of Western Australia

pp. 392

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Fault Tolerance Protocols for Parallel Programs Based on Tasks Replication (Abstract)

Jose Aguilar, Universidad de los Andes

Marisela Hernández, Universit? de Versailles

pp. 397

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Thin, High Performance Computing over the Internet (Abstract)

Terry Keeley, Sun Microsystems

pp. 407

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Network Modeling and Simulation 2

BLLB: A Novel Traffic Policing Mechanism for ATM Networks (Abstract)

Muhammed Salamah, Eastern Mediterranean University

Hashem Lababidi, Eastern Mediterranean University

pp. 411

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Performance Analysis of an N(N ATM Switch with Markov Modulated Poisson Process under Back-Pressure Mechanism (Abstract)

Mohamed Escheikh, University of Tunis

Ammar Bouallégue, University of Tunis

Kamel Barkaoui, C.N.A.M. Lab

pp. 416

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The Design of ATM Virtual Path Connection Networks with Service Separation (Abstract)

Å. Arvidsson, Ericsson Utvecklings AB

J. de Kock, University of Stellenbosch

A. Krzesinski, University of Stellenbosch

P. Taylor, University of Adelaide

pp. 424

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Modeling and Analysis of UMTS Hierarchical Networks (Abstract)

Franck Quessette, Versailles University

Alexis Troubnikoff, Versailles University

Fabrice Valois, Paris XI University

pp. 432

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QoS Modeling and Simulation

An Integrative Scheme of Differentiated Services: Modeling and Performance Analysis (Abstract)

Chuang Lin, Tsinghua University

Lijie Sheng, Tsinghua University

Jianping Wu, Tsinghua University

Mingwei Xu, Tsinghua University

pp. 441

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On a Novel Framework for Optimizing QoS of Long Range Dependence Traffic in ATM (Abstract)

Anurag Bhargava, Cisco Systems Inc.

Dharma P. Agrawal, University of Cincinnati

pp. 449

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Network Path Pricing: A QoS-Based Model (Abstract)

Robert Simon, George Mason University

Woan Sun Chang, George Mason University

Boris Jukic, George Mason University

pp. 457

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Statistical Traffic Modeling for Network Intrusion Detection (Abstract)

João B.D. Cabrera, Scientific Systems Company

B. Ravichandran, Scientific Systems Company

Raman K. Mehra, Scientific Systems Company

pp. 466

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Performance Evaluation of WWW 2

An Optimal Distributed Call Admission Control for Adaptive Multimedia in Wireless/Mobile Networks (Abstract)

Yang Xiao, Wright State University

C. L. Philip Chen, Wright State University

Yan Wang, Wright State University

pp. 477

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Stochastic Simulations of Rejected World Wide Web Pages (Abstract)

George Meghabghab, Valdosta State University

pp. 483

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Optimizing a 'Content-Aware' Load Balancing Strategy for Shared Web Hosting Service (Abstract)

Ludmila Cherkasova, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

Shankar R. Ponnekanti, Stanford University

pp. 492

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Predictive Admission Control Strategy for Overloaded Commercial Web Server (Abstract)

Ludmila Cherkasova, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

Peter Phaal, InMon Corp.

pp. 500

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Scaling for E-Business (Abstract)

Daniel A. Menascé, George Mason University

pp. 511

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Communication Systems 2

A Comparison of Three Protocols for Entry Consistency Maintenance Based on MVA Algorithm (Abstract)

Jelica Protic, University of Belgrade

Veljko Milutinovic, University of Belgrade

pp. 517

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Stateless Routing in Network Simulations (Abstract)

George F. Riley, Georgia Institute of Technology

Mostafa H. Ammar, Georgia Institute of Technology

Richard Fujimoto, Georgia Institute of Technology

pp. 524

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A Cost-Effective Load Balanced Adaptive Routing Scheme for Mesh-Connected Networks (Abstract)

Xicheng Liu, University of Cambridge

Sijing Zhang, University of Cambridge

Timothy J. Li, Motorola Electronics Co., Ltd.

pp. 532

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Cache Resident Data Locality Analysis (Abstract)

Q.G. Samdani, Intel Corporation

M.A. Thornton, Mississippi State University

pp. 539

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Modeling and Simulation Techniques 2

An Approach to On-line Predictive Detection (Abstract)

Fan Zhang, Columbia University

Joseph L. Hellerstein, IBM TJ Watson Research

pp. 549

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Improving Small Job Response Time for Opportunistic Scheduling (Abstract)

Gaurav D. Ghare, University of Denver

Scott T. Leutenegger, University of Denver

pp. 557

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Performance Evaluation of Java RMI: A Distributed Object Architecture for Internet Based Applications (Abstract)

Sanjay P. Ahuja, University of North Florida

Renato Quintao, University of North Florida

pp. 565

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Modeling and Evaluation of Redesigning Methodologies for Distributed Workflows (Abstract)

Vijayalakshmi Atluri, Rutgers University

Ravi Mukkamala, Old Dominion University

pp. 248

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Optimization of E-Service Solutions with the Systems of Servers Library (Abstract)

Vadim Kotov, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

Holger Trinks, Hewlett-Packard Laboratories

pp. 575

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Author Index (PDF)

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