Ip, Yin Ki. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 96-102). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgement --- p.iv / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- Background Study --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- DTN Reference Implementation Model --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2 --- DTN Applications --- p.9 / Chapter 2.3 --- Multiple-copy Routing Strategies --- p.11 / Chapter 2.4 --- Buffer Management Strategies --- p.12 / Chapter 2.5 --- Performance Modeling of Multiple-copy Routing --- p.14 / Chapter 2.6 --- Conclusion on Background Study --- p.18 / Chapter 3 --- DTN with Resource Constraints --- p.20 / Chapter 3.1 --- Introduction --- p.20 / Chapter 3.2 --- Related Work --- p.21 / Chapter 3.3 --- "System Model, Replication, Forwarding and Buffer Management Strategies" --- p.22 / Chapter 3.4 --- Performance Evaluation --- p.29 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- Analysis on single-message-delivery with unlimited network resource --- p.29 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Simulation study on multi-message-delivery with limited resource constraint --- p.34 / Chapter 3.5 --- Conclusion on DTN with Resource Constraints --- p.39 / Chapter 4 --- Multiple-copy Routing in DTN with Heteroge- neous Node Types --- p.41 / Chapter 4.1 --- Introduction --- p.41 / Chapter 4.2 --- Related Work --- p.44 / Chapter 4.3 --- System Model --- p.44 / Chapter 4.4 --- Performance Modeling --- p.46 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Continuous Time Markov Chain (CTMC) Model --- p.46 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Fluid Flow Approximation (FFA) --- p.53 / Chapter 4.5 --- Conclusion on DTN with Node Heterogeneity --- p.73 / Chapter 5 --- Conclusion and Future Work --- p.75 / Chapter A --- Random Direction Mobility Model --- p.78 / Chapter A.1 --- Mean Inter-encounter Interval --- p.79 / Chapter A.2 --- Inter-encounter Interval Distribution --- p.86 / Chapter A.3 --- Concluding Remarks --- p.88 / Chapter B --- Additional Results by Fluid Flow Approximation and Moment Closure Methods --- p.92 / Bibliography --- p.96

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Florida, 2000. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains v, 111 p.; also contains graphics. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-110).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Florida, 2001. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains xii, 122 p.; also contains graphics. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 114-121).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Florida, 2000. / Title from first page of PDF file. Document formatted into pages; contains v, 111 p.; also contains graphics. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-110).

Thesis (M.Sc.)--York University, 2000. Graduate Programme in Computer Science. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 132-139). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pMQ59175

The increasingly diverse nature of modern applications makes it critical for future systems to have dynamic resource scaling capabilities which enable them to adapt their resource usage to meet user requirements. Such mechanisms should be both fine-grained in nature for resource-efficient operation and also provide a high scaling range to support a variety of applications with diverse needs. To this end, heterogeneous platforms, consisting of components with varying characteristics, have been proposed to provide improved performance/efficiency than homogeneous configurations, by making it possible to execute applications on the most suitable component. However, introduction of such heterogeneous architectural components requires system software to embrace complexity associated with heterogeneity for managing them efficiently. Diversity across vendors and rapidly changing hardware make it difficult to incorporate heterogeneity-aware resource management mechanisms into mainstream systems, affecting the widespread adoption of these platforms. Addressing these issues, this dissertation presents novel abstractions and mechanisms for heterogeneous platforms which decouple heterogeneity from management operations by masking the differences due to heterogeneity from applications. By exporting a homogeneous interface over heterogeneous components, it proposes the scalable 'resource state' abstraction, allowing applications to express their resource requirements which then are dynamically and transparently mapped to heterogeneous resources underneath. The proposed approach is explored for both modern mobile devices where power is a key resource and for cloud computing environments where platform resource usage has monetary implications, resulting in HeteroMates and HeteroVisor solutions. In addition, it also highlights the need for hardware and system software to consider multiple resources together to obtain desirable gains from such scaling mechanisms. The solutions presented in this dissertation open ways for utilizing future heterogeneous platforms to provide on-demand performance, as well as resource-efficient operation, without disrupting the existing software stack.

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--Auburn University, 2006. / Abstract. Includes bibliographic references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Auburn University, 2008. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-29).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Canterbury, 2009. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-299). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of Computer Science, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 79-83).