Computer Networks, Architecture and Applications: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

1 Mobile computing: a research perspective.- 2 A study of bandwidth allocation strategies for interactive image applications.- 3 Stability and optimality of continuous time M-ary rate control mechanisms.- 4 Mean end-to-end packet delays in hybrid integrated services networks.- 5 A modified distributed queueing access protocol for dual unidirectional bus networks.- 6 Implementation of an IEEE 802.6 compliant card for the ISA bus.- 7 Vartalaap: a network based multimedia presentation system.- 8 Communication channels for data multicasting in multi-service networks.- 9 Single and multiple frame video traffic prediction using neural network models.- 10 Protocol test sequence generation using MUIOS based on TSP problem.- 11 Protocol conformance testing — a survey.- 12 EC: a language for distributed computing.- 13 A DSM-based portable distributed programming testbed.- 14 X.500 performance with large databases and OSInet.- 15 A queueing network model of distributed shared memory.- 16 Analysis of buffer management policies in layered software.- 17 On the performance of the unslotted CDMA-ALOHA access protocol for finite number of users, with and without code sharing.- 18 Implementation and performance enhancement of a PC based LAN/WAN router with a differential QoS feature.- 19 Analysis of performance and fault tolerance of database management schemes for PCS.- 20 A new approach for network topology optimization.- Index of contributors.- Keyword index.