Abstract: In order to achieve high availability and low storage costs in distributed storage systems, erasure code is widely used instead of replication. Compared to replication, erasure code can ...

Abstract: Recent advancements in DNA storage show that composite DNA letters can significantly enhance storage capacity. We model this process as a multinomial channel and propose an optimization ...

In streaming, the challenge is immediate: customers are watching TV right now, not planning to watch it tomorrow. When systems fail during prime time, there is no recovery window; viewers leave and ...