Message from the Distinguished Chair, Program and General Chairs

Symposium Organization (PDF)

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Program Committee (PDF)

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Session 1: Keynote

Leveraging Grid Technology in Network-centric Environments (Abstract)

John Salasin, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

Assad Moini, Software Productivity Consortium

pp. 3

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Session 2: Web Caching and Switching

Optimal Content Placement for En-Route Web Caching (Abstract)

Anxiao (Andrew) Jiang, California Institute of Technology

Jehoshua Bruck, California Institute of Technology

pp. 9

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Transparent Distributed Redirection of HTTP Requests (Abstract)

Aline Baggio, Vrije Universiteit

Maarten van Steen, Vrije Universiteit

pp. 17

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Kernel-based Web switches providing content-aware routing (Abstract)

Mauro Andreolini, University of Roma Tor Vergata

Michele Colajanni, University of Modena

Marcello Nuccio, University of Modena

pp. 25

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Content Replication in Web++ (Abstract)

Mehmet Sayal, Hewlett-Packard Labs

Peter Scheuermann, Northwestern University

Radek Vingralek, Oracle Corp.

pp. 33

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Session 3: Web Caching and Switching

Distributed Cooperation Schemes for Document Lookup in Multiple Cache Servers (Abstract)

Riccardo Lancellotti, Universit? di Roma "Tor Vergata"

Bruno Ciciani, Universit? di Roma "La Sapienza"

Michele Colajanni, Universit? di Modena e Reggio Emilia

pp. 43

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SWIFT: Scheduling in Web Servers for Fast Response Time (Abstract)

Mayank Rawat, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago

Ajay Kshemkalyani, Univ. of Illinois at Chicago

pp. 51

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Web Proxy Cache Replacement: Do's, Don'ts, and Expectations (Abstract)

Peter Triantafillou, University of Patras, Greece

Ioannis Aekaterinidis, University of Patras, Greece

pp. 59

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A Genetic Algorithm for Multicast Mapping in Publish-Subscribe Systems (Abstract)

M?rio Guimar?es, Universidade de Lisboa

Lu? Rodrigues, Universidade de Lisboa

pp. 67

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Adaptive Resource Selection for Grid-Enabled Network Services (Abstract)

Byoung-Dai Lee, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Jon B. Weissman, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

pp. 75

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Session 4: Keynote

NSF Activities in Cyber Trust (PDF)

Carl E. Landwehr, Mitretek Systems

pp. 85

Session 5: Broadcasting and Multicasting

Scheduling Correlated Broadcast Data Considering Access Frequencies with Temporal Variations (Abstract)

Wataru Uchida, Osaka Univ.

Takahiro Hara, Osaka Univ.

Shojiro Nishio, Osaka Univ.

pp. 89

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Scalable Diverse Protected Multicast as a Programmable Service Leveraging IP-Multicast (Abstract)

Christian Bachmeir, Technische Universit?t M?nchen

Peter Tabery, Technische Universit?t M?nchen

pp. 97

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Split-Layer Video Multicast Protocol: A New Receiver-Based Rate-Adaptation Protocol (Abstract)

Simon C. Brennan, La Trobe University

Naveen K Chilamkurti, La Trobe University

Ben Soh, La Trobe University

pp. 105

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SOME-Bus-NOW: A Network of Workstations with Broadcast (Abstract)

Constantine Katsinis, Drexel University

Diana Hecht, Drexel University

pp. 113

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Session 6: Group Communications

A Scalable Protocol for Content-Based Routing in Overlay Networks (Abstract)

R. Chand, Institut EURECOM

P. A. Felber, Institut EURECOM

pp. 123

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Admission Control in Peer Groups (Abstract)

Yongdae Kim, Univ. of Minnessota

Daniele Mazzocchi, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella

Gene Tsudik, Univ. of California, Irvine

pp. 131

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Group Communication based on Standard Interfaces (Abstract)

Matthias Wiesmann, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL)

Xavier D?fago, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST); Japan Science and Technology Corporation

Andr? Schiper, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL)

pp. 140

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Trigger Grouping: A Scalable Approach to Large Scale Information Monitoring (Abstract)

Wei Tang, Georgia Inst. of Technology

Ling Liu, Georgia Inst. of Technology

Calton Pu, Georgia Inst. of Technology

pp. 148

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AdHocFS: Sharing Files in WLANs (Abstract)

Malika Boulkenafed, INRIA-Rocquencourt

Val?rie Issarny, INRIA-Rocquencourt

pp. 156

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Session 7: Keynote

Privacy Issues in an Insecure World (PDF)

W. Timothy Strayer, BBN Technologies

pp. 167

Session 8: Network Security

Source-End DDoS Defense (Abstract)

Jelena Mirkovic, University of California Los Angeles

Gregory Prier, University of California Los Angeles

Peter Reiher, University of California Los Angeles

pp. 171

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Adaptive Use of Network-Centric Mechanisms in Cyber-Defense (Abstract)

Michael Atighetchi, BBN Technologies LLC

Partha Pal, BBN Technologies LLC

Franklin Webber, BBN Technologies LLC

Christopher Jones, BBN Technologies LLC

pp. 179

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Session 9: Keynote

Building an Open Grid (Abstract)

Ian Foster, Argonne National Laboratory; University of Chicago

pp. 191

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Session 10: Dependable Network Computing

A Configurable Middleware Framework with Multiple Quality of Service Properties for Small Embedded Systems (Abstract)

A. David McKinnon, Washington State University

Kevin E. Dorow, Washington State University

Tarana R. Damania, Washington State University

Olav Haugan, Washington State University

Wesley E. Lawrence, Washington State University

David E. Bakken, Washington State University

John C. Shovic, Washington State University

pp. 197

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Performance Study of Reliable Server Pooling (Abstract)

M. ?mit Uyar, The City College of the CUNY

Jianliang Zheng, The City College of the CUNY

Mariusz A. Fecko, Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

Sunil Samtani, Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

pp. 205

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Session 11: Keynote

The Quest for the Perfect Server for Network Computing Applications (PDF)

Pankaj Mehra, HP

pp. 215

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High Speed System Area Networks (InfiniBand). Challenges and solutions (PDF)

pp. 219

Section 12: Practical Experiences

Fault-oriented Software Robustness Assessment for Multicast Protocols (Abstract)

Shu Xiao, ARF, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Sheng Li, ARF, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Xiangrong Wang, ARF, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Lijun Deng, ARF, Cisco Systems, Inc.

pp. 223

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Organizing a Distributed Application in a Mobile Ad Hoc Network (Abstract)

Cristian Tuduce, ETH Z?

Thomas Gross, ETH Z?

pp. 231

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Session 13: Keynote

On Scalable Information Retrieval Systems (Abstract)

Ophir Frieder, Illinois Institute of Technology

David Grossman, Illinois Institute of Technology

Abdur Chowdhury, America Online

pp. 241

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Section 14: Experimental Papers

Theoretical Maximum Throughput of IEEE 802.11 and its Applications (Abstract)

Jangeun Jun, North Carolina State University

Pushkin Peddabachagari, North Carolina State University

Mihail Sichitiu, North Carolina State University

pp. 249

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Network Assisted IP Mobility Support in Wireless LANs (Abstract)

Wei Wu, The University of Texas at Arlington

Nilanjan Banerjee, The University of Texas at Arlington

Kalyan Basu, The University of Texas at Arlington

Sajal K. Das, The University of Texas at Arlington

pp. 257

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G-REMiT: An Algorithm for Building Energy Efficient Multicast Trees in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks (Abstract)

Bin Wang, Arizona State University

Sandeep K. S. Gupta, Arizona State University

pp. 265

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Session 15: Keynote

Policy Based Architecture for the UMTS Multimedia Domain (Abstract)

Wolfgang B?, Siemens AG

Peter Braun, Siemens AG

pp. 275

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Session 16: Performance Modeling and QoS in Computer Networks

A Truthful Mechanism for Fair Load Balancing in Distributed Systems (Abstract)

Daniel Grosu, University of Texas at San Antonio

Anthony T. Chronopoulos, University of Texas at San Antonio

pp. 289

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A Study of Providing Statistical QoS in a Differentiated Sevices Network (Abstract)

Shengquan Wang, Texas A&M University

Dong Xuan, Ohio-state University

Riccardo Bettati, Texas A&M University

Wei Zhao, Texas A&M University

pp. 297

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Performance Analysis of an Application-level Cooperative Control Protocol (Abstract)

Giancarlo Fortino, DEIS - University of Calabria

Carlo Mastroianni, ICAR - Italian National Research Council

Wilma Russo, DEIS - University of Calabria

pp. 305

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Section 17: Optical Switching Networks

LSOM: A Link State Protocol Over Mac Addresses for Metropolitan Backbones Using Optical Ethernet Switches (Abstract)

R. Garc?, Technical University of Valencia, Spain

J. Duato, Technical University of Valencia, Spain

F. Silla, Technical University of Valencia, Spain

pp. 315

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Blocking Probability in WDM Multicast Switching Networks with Limited Wavelength Conversion (Abstract)

Xiangdong Qin, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Yuanyuan Yang, State University of New York at Stony Brook

pp. 322

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Session 18: Dependable Multicomputer Systems

A Limited-Global Information Model for Dynamic Fault-Tolerant Routing in Cube-Based Multicomputers (Abstract)

Zhen Jiang, West Chester University

Jie Wu, Florida Atlantic University

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Fault Tolerant Memory Design for HW/SW Co-Reliability in Massively Parallel Computing Systems (Abstract)

M. Choi, University of Missouri-Rolla

N.-J. Park, Oklahoma State University

K.M. George, Oklahoma State University

B. Jin, Oklahoma State University

N. Park, Oklahoma State University

Y.B. Kim, Northeastern University

F. Lombardi, Northeastern University

pp. 341

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Session 19: Performance Modeling/Analysis and QoS in Computer Networks

An Extensible RTCP Control Framework for Large Multimedia Distributions (Abstract)

Julian Chesterfield, University of Cambridge

Eve M. Schooler, AT&T Labs-Research

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Analysis of Active Queue Management (Abstract)

Jae Chung, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Mark Claypool, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

pp. 359

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A Performance Model and Analysis of Heterogeneous Traffic with Heavy Tails (Abstract)

Imad Antonios, University of Connecticut

Lester Lipsky, University of Connecticut

pp. 367

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The Implication of Short-Range Dependency on Delay Variation Measurement (Abstract)

Qiong Li, Philips Research USA

David L. Mills, University of Delaware

pp. 374

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Performance analysis for a DiffServ-enabled network: The case of Relative Service (Abstract)

Christos Bouras, Research Academic Computer Technology Institute-RACTI; University of Patras

Afrodite Sevasti, Research Academic Computer Technology Institute-RACTI; University of Patras

pp. 381

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Reducing the Reservation Establisment Time in IP Tunnels by Using Staged Refresh Timers (Abstract)

Paulo Cesar S. Vidal, Instituto Militar de Engenharia

Otto Carlos M. B. Duarte, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

pp. 389

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Author's Index (PDF)

pp. 397