This paper describes Olive, the first distributed block storage system to provide consistent pointin-time branching. Point-in-time branching allows users to recursively and quickly snapshot or clone the storage state. It has a wide range of applications including testing new deployments or upgrades without disrupting a running system, quickly provisioning large homogeneous systems, and preservi...

abstract this paper presents a multiobjective power control algorithm that updates the transmitted power based on local information. the proposed algorithm is expanded by using multiobjective optimization schemes. the objectives to be optimized in this paper are determined so as to reduce the sinr fluctuations as well as maintaining the sinr to an acceptable level with minimizing an average tra...

Due to the advancements in many facets of computing technologies and the immediate and changing needs of computer users and applications, distributed computing systems have enjoyed considerable attention in the past few years. Many distributed le systems and storage allocation techniques that have been developed for eeective and reliable storage and retrieval of data have not fully exploited th...

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This paper introduces a mathematical formulation of energy storage systems into generation capacity expansion framework to evaluate the role in decarbonization distributed power systems. The modeling accounts for dynamic charging/discharging efficiencies and maximum cycling powers as well cycle calendar degradation Li-ion battery system. Results from small-scale system indicate that incorporati...