Inscribed Matter Communication: Part I

Part I: Matter

In these two chapters I sketch the basic principles of a dialectical materialist understanding of nature, and consider its implications for some of the key issues in the philosophy of sci-target of chapter 2 is reductionism, and the main target of chapter 3 is empiricism.

Universal Communication - Part I: Modulo Additive Channels

Which communication rates can be attained over a channel whose output is an unknown (possibly stochastic) function of the input that may vary arbitrarily in time with no a-priori model? Following the spirit of the finite-state compressibility of a sequence defined by Lempel and Ziv, a “capacity” is defined for such a channel as the highest rate achievable by a designer knowing the particular re...

Part I Communication: from sociality to society

Integrated Communication and Control Systems: Part I—Analysis

Computer networking is a reliable and efficient means for communications between disparate and distributed components in complex dynamical processes like advanced aircraft, spacecraft, and autonomous manufacturing plants. The role of Integrated Communication and Control Systems (ICCS) is to coordinate and perform interrelated functions, ranging from real-time multi-loop control to information d...

Indoor Optical Wireless Communication Systems – Part I: Review

The emergence of portable computing devices such as laptops, palmtops and personal digital assistants (PDAs) has fuelled the demand for mobile connectivity and hence, led to the development of wireless local area networks (LANs). Wireless LANs offer users increased mobility and flexibility compared with traditional wired networks, and may be classified as either infrastructure wireless or ad ho...