Design and Analysis of a framework for Dynamic Selection of TCP Congestion Control Algorithms

Introduction of new, more advanced services to the networking paradigm has led to an increased heterogeneity of media types and network traffic. Although several transport protocols have been developed over the years to cater to the Quality-of-Service requirements of these network services, the dynamic nature of the network condition is a...

Vacation destination choice as a positional good: Are individuals’ preferences influenced by others?

Now, later, or both: A closed-form optimal decision for a risk-averse buyer

Motivated by the energy domain, we examine a risk-averse buyer that has to purchase a fixed quantity of a continuous good. The buyer has two opportunities to buy: now or later. The buyer can spread the quantity over the two timeslots in any way, as long as the total quantity remains the same. The current price is known, but the future price...