DiffServ is the basis of contemporary QoS-enabled networks. Setting up DiffServ QoS requires extensive engineering effort in dimensioning and provisioning, especially for adjacent networks under different administrati...
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(纸本)0780395654
DiffServ is the basis of contemporary QoS-enabled networks. Setting up DiffServ QoS requires extensive engineering effort in dimensioning and provisioning, especially for adjacent networks under different administrations linked in a "federated" hierarchy. In this paper we present a case study for QoS techniques employed in the GRNET MAN networks of Athens and Crete. After introducing the supported QoS mechanisms and service types, we discuss our dimensioning methodology and present two algorithms for worst-case dimensioning. We explain the provisioning mechanisms of GRNET and we present in brief our new automated provisioning ANS tool. Finally, we deal with the extension of our mechanisms and tools in hierarchically federated networks and give some future directions of our work.
This work is in the area of parallel discrete event simulation. We consider a conservatively synchronized parallel simulation where submodels consist of multiple entities, each with some amount of lookahead. We explor...
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(纸本)9077381228
This work is in the area of parallel discrete event simulation. We consider a conservatively synchronized parallel simulation where submodels consist of multiple entities, each with some amount of lookahead. We explore the issue of improving the lookahead of a submodel by combining the lookahead abilities of individual entities. We review the concepts and conditions for cumulative lookahead. We provide an experimental evaluation of the effect of cumulative lookahead on simulation performance.
Based on our experience in designing, building and maintaining an information system for supporting a large scale electronic lottery, we present in this paper a unified approach to the design and implementation of ele...
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We present a new methodology for generating and adapting octree meshes for terascale applications. Our approach combines existing methods, such as parallel octree decomposition and space-filling curves, with a set of ...
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High bit rate wireless cellular service using CDMA 1X-EVDO is now popular in Korea, particularly in urban areas, since it was launched commercially in 2002. This cellular service allows the real-time transmission of p...
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A novel technique for reducing the test sequences of reseeding-based schemes is presented in this paper. The proposed technique is generic and can be applied to test set embedding or mixed-mode schemes based on variou...
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A novel technique for reducing the test sequences of reseeding-based schemes is presented in this paper. The proposed technique is generic and can be applied to test set embedding or mixed-mode schemes based on various TPG. The imposed hardware overhead is very small since it is confined to just one extra bit per seed plus one very small counter in the scheme's control logic, while the test-sequence-length reductions achieved are up to 44.71%. Along with the test-sequence-reduction technique, an efficient seed-selection algorithm for the test-per-clock, LFSR-based, test set embedding case is presented. The proposed algorithm targets the minimization of the selected seed volumes and, combined with the test-sequence-reduction technique, delivers results with fewer seeds and much smaller test sequences than the already proposed approaches.
An increasing number of ultrasound diagnostic systems employ harmonic imaging, and center frequencies as high as 15 MHz are now commonly used in clinical practice. However, currently available hydrophone probes are no...
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(纸本)9781622763399
An increasing number of ultrasound diagnostic systems employ harmonic imaging, and center frequencies as high as 15 MHz are now commonly used in clinical practice. However, currently available hydrophone probes are not fully adequate to characterize the acoustic output of such nonlinear systems. This paper reviews the current status of piezoelectric polymer hydrophone probes and discusses their limitations in ultrasound field measurements (such as limited knowledge of the frequency responses beyond 20 MHz and physical dimensions leading to spatial averaging error). Against this background, a down-tapered fiber optic probe is presented as an alternative tool for probing ultrasound fields with ample bandwidth and without finite aperture effects. The results of the preliminary experiments indicate that once fully developed, the optic probe with a tip diameter of about 7 micrometers will provide a desirable and adequate device for ultrasound field measurements up to 100 MHz. The fiber optic probe could also meet the challenges posed by high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and other therapeutic applications.
The influence of dimension parameters on the performance of Body-surface Laplacian electrodes is studied in this paper. Some rules about the parameter optimization design are presented. The investigation suggests that...
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The cosmic ray anisotropy, calculated in terms of the harmonic analysis of the EAS arrival local sidereal times(LSTs) observed by Large Area Air Shower (LAAS) group, is presented. The amplitude and phase of the first ...
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The cosmic ray anisotropy, calculated in terms of the harmonic analysis of the EAS arrival local sidereal times(LSTs) observed by Large Area Air Shower (LAAS) group, is presented. The amplitude and phase of the first harmonic obtained are 0.23 ± 0.04 % and 0.4 ± 0.7 hr LST in the energy region from 5× 1013 to 1015 eV respectively. The results have also been compared with the model calculation on the basis of the diffusive propagation model of relativistic charged particles. The rigidity dependence of anisotropy amplitudes (δ ∼ R°) is evaluated as α =0.339 ± 0.014.
There is a growing interest in the use of ontologies for multi-agent system app- cations. On the one hand, the agent paradigm is successfully employed in those applications where autonomous, loosely-coupled, heterogen...
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(数字)9783764373610
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(纸本)9783764372378
There is a growing interest in the use of ontologies for multi-agent system app- cations. On the one hand, the agent paradigm is successfully employed in those applications where autonomous, loosely-coupled, heterogeneous, and distributed systems need to interoperate in order to achieve a common goal. On the other hand, ontologies have established themselves as a powerful tool to enable kno- edge sharing, and a growing number of applications have bene?ted from the use of ontologies as a means to achieve semantic interoperability among heterogeneous, distributed systems. In principle ontologies and agents are a match made in heaven, that has failed to happen. What makes a simple piece of software an agent is its ability to communicate in a ”social” environment, to make autonomous decisions, and to be proactive on behalf of its user. Communication ultimately depends on und- standing the goals, preferences, and constraints posed by the user. Autonomy is theabilitytoperformataskwithlittleornouserintervention,whileproactiveness involves acting autonomously with no need for user prompting. Communication, but also autonomy and proactiveness, depend on knowledge. The ability to c- municate depends on understanding the syntax (terms and structure) and the semantics of a language. Ontologies provide the terms used to describe a domain and the semantics associated with them. In addition, ontologies are often comp- mented by some logical rules that constrain the meaning assigned to the terms. These constraints are represented by inference rules that can be used by agents to perform the reasoning on which autonomy and proactiveness are based.
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