In cloud computing, how to use limited hardware resources to meet the increasing demands has become a major issue. KSM (Kernel Same-page Merging) is a content-based page sharing mechanism used in Linux that merges equal memory pages, thereby …
Internet services are traditionally priced at flat rates; however, many Internet service providers (ISPs) have recently shifted toward two-part tariffs where a data cap is imposed to restrain data demand from heavy users. Although the two-part tariff …