... of the Internet—average degree, creation of nodes and links, and death of nodes and links; (a): mn and medenotes the number of nodes and links added since November, 1997. In general, 1.36 links ... as the networks aregrowing, the diameter of the BA and GE models increases, while the diameterof the Internet decreases, indicating a growth mechanism that maximizesperformance (minimizing ... considerations inevitably arise in clustering clientsaround demanding services [16], strategically positioning “dig-ital fountains” [17], and mobile positioning [18] etc. ad in nitum. In QoS and anycast,...