Java 1.5 will include a type system (called JSR-14) that supports parametric polymorphism, or generic classes. This will bring many benefits to Java programmers, not least because current Java practise makes heavy use of logically-generic classes, including container classes. Translation…

Authentication techniques for a large-scale network are essential for the booming applications of e-commerce and e-business. In this thesis, authentication techniques for a larger-scale network are discussed. In-deep discussions on the independent path technique are presented. An authentication protocol based…

In the context of an object-oriented programming language such as Java, the ubiquitous use of instance fields and the presence of pointers (references to objects) make it difficult to understand a program's memory usage. Understanding memory usage is a key…

by Robert Honway Lee., Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2002., Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-82)., This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives…

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El desarrollo de Sistemas Multi-agente es un problema complejo, su resolución generalmente involucra el análisis de problemas típicos de sistemas distribuidos, con entidades (agentes) que negocian, tienen la capacidad de aprendizaje, etc. Las soluciones existentes van desde desarrollos de cero…

A central issue in agricultural taxation and pricing policy analysis is the
degree to which the rural labor market can be characterized by a
competitive supply and demand framework, and if so, what is the magnitude
of the elasticity of…

Currently, the telecommunications management systems are powerful, however, maintain centralized and proprietary platforms, limiting this way, the growth of these telecommunications networks. This factor generates the need for scalable and open systems, stimulating the sectors of the telecommunications area to…

Mobile agents are often described as a promising technology moving towards the vision of a widely distributed scalable electronic market. The deployment of electronic services, especially in the area of electronic commerce, raises essential questions closely related to security issues.…

Virtual method calls are a fundamental feature offered by Java, an object-oriented programming language. However, they are also a source of degradation of performance at run time and imprecision in interprocedural analyses. There are several well known, inexpensive analyses that…