Title :
Leveraged computing: a task distribution protocol
Author_Institution :
Information Resources, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA
Abstract :
A protocol for controlling a client-server interaction that can exploit underutilized local-area-network (LAN)-based computing resources is discussed. A queuing simulation is used to assess the impact of three sizes of task chunk and two variations of task mix within those chunks in two different LAN environments. The practicality of the protocol in an executive information system or decision support system (EIS/DSS) environment is verified using results of a prototype implementation
Keywords :
decision support systems; local area networks; protocols; LAN-based computing resources; client-server interaction; decision support system; executive information system; local-area-network; queuing simulation; task distribution protocol; Application software; Computer interfaces; Computer networks; Contracts; Decision support systems; Distributed computing; Local area networks; Microcomputers; Protocols; Workstations;
Conference_Titel :
Distributed Computing Systems, 1992., Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Yokohama
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2865-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICDCS.1992.234996
