Phil Henshaw wrote:
> I'm trying to compare the use central managed
> solutions and user negotiated solutions in this fairly simple problem to
> develop a way of discussing the more complicated situations where efficient
> and fair central resource management is not possible. For lots of things
>
I might as well throw this example into the fray, which may cover a few of
your bases, Phil, though I'll happily stand corrected if they are not on
target.
The only complex system I can claim any sort of
slightly-more-than-superficial understanding is that of bicycle pelotons.
As I've mentione
Marcus,
I guess I'm not being clear. I'm trying to compare the use central managed
solutions and user negotiated solutions in this fairly simple problem to
develop a way of discussing the more complicated situations where efficient
and fair central resource management is not possible. For lots o
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Phil Henshaw wrote:
> The network manager might be really 'out to lunch' some times though, and
> the users needed to share the resource without that global view and central
> control. What could they accomplish just between themselves, is the
> question.
That's a reasonable question to think abo
Marcus,
I think the boundary conditions of the problem include both the variable of
system design and control, and that of the independent behaviors of the
users. The question is what each of those contributes. With computer
networks you can't do without both, of course, but you can consider what
