Dynamic File Assignment in a Computer Network Part II: Random Rates of Demand,

Abstract

The problem of dynamic file allocation in a computer network is treated in the case when the time-pattern of the file demand rates is not perfectly known in advance to the designer. Instead, only a prior distribution and a statistical behavior are assumed, and the rates have to be estimated on-line from the incoming requests. It is shown that these estimates are sufficient statistics for the optimal control. The equations giving the control laws as a function of the current estimates and the present location of the file are obtained.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA008645

Entities

People

  • Adrian Segall

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Networks
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Data Science
  • Equations
  • Information Science
  • Networks
  • Statistics

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Statistical inference.