New results about the list access problem

We consider the list access problem and show that two unrealistic assumptions in the original cost model presented in and subsequent literature allow for several competitiveness resulst of the move-to-front heuristic (MTF). We present an off-line algorithm for the list access problem and prove that,...

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Autores: Roura Ferret, Salvador|||0000-0003-4394-5939, Martínez Parra, Conrado|||0000-0003-1302-9067
Tipo de recurso: informe técnico
Fecha de publicación:1996
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/370906
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/370906
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Algorithms
Algorismes
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Sumario:We consider the list access problem and show that two unrealistic assumptions in the original cost model presented in and subsequent literature allow for several competitiveness resulst of the move-to-front heuristic (MTF). We present an off-line algorithm for the list access problem and prove that, under a more realistic cost model, no on-line algorithm can be k-competitive for any constant k, MTF included.