Wallach, Dan S.2009-06-042009-06-042002Dotsenko, Yuri. "Extensible adaptation via constraint solving." (2002) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17503">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17503</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/17503This work presents the design, implementation, and evaluation of a simple programming language for expressing scheduling policies for transmission of multiple objects across a shared network connection. A key design component of the language is the ability to express constraints among the objects to be transmitted. Policies can: make ordering constraints, such as "all text objects are transmitted before any image objects"; express rules on the relative bandwidth allocations across objects of different types; reserve a certain amount of bandwidth or restrict transmission of a subset of objects. Because it is possible to express contradictory constraints, the system finds suitable approximate solutions when no precise solution is available.50 p.application/pdfengCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.Computer scienceThesisTHESIS COMP.SCI. 2002 DOTSENKO