bi = supply/demand corresponding to a node in Vn C M = cost of an egalitarian peer-to-peer solution M CLB = optimal value of objective function of the optimization problem cij = cost of an edge in Gn cij = cost of an edge in G‘ c i; j; k = cost of a triplet i; j; k representing an egalitarian peer-to-peer maneuver d = distance between two triplets tp and tq E‘ = set of edges in G‘ Ef = set of e...

In this paper, we propose a fuzzy bandwidth allocation controller (FBAC) to support two types of services: (i) restricted time-bounded service (RTBS), such as voice and video services, (ii) loose time-bounded service (LTBS), such as data service in wireless networks. Base on the FBAC, five different request assignment strategies are introduced. Simulation results demonstrate that the fuzzy cont...

Web-based Doodle polls, where respondents indicate their availability for a collection of times provided by the poll initiator, are an increasingly common way of selecting a time for an event or meeting. Yet group dynamics can markedly influence an individual’s response, and thus the overall solution quality. Via theoretical worst-case analysis, we analyze certain common behaviors of Doodle pol...

The experimental study of a gold slot waveguide cavity is presented. The resonance of this cavity working in the telecom wavelength range is highly dependent on the refractive index of the medium located in or around the slots array, because of the high confinement of the electromagnetic field in the structure. We will demonstrate the application of this structure to local refractive index sens...

A new kind of critical applications, using Mobile Ad hoc networks, has appeared. These applications such as vehicular or robotic ones are called Hard Real Time Applications. Their major requirement is to respect the real time constraints especially the deadlines on the treatment and the communication delay. However, providing real-time communication, with predictable delay, is a challenge becau...

This paper provides comprehensive coding and outer bound for the half-duplex multiple access channel with generalized feedback (MAC-GF). Two users communicate with one destination over a discrete memoryless channel using time division. Each transmission block is divided into 3 time slots with variable durations: the destination is always in receive mode, while each user alternatively transmits ...

A time-deterministic inter-module communication architecture for embedded computer systems is presented. The architecture is general in the sense that a bit-parallel word of any size is transferred from/to the processing unit via the communication unit on/from the shared medium. To get a time-deterministic communication the communication is executed cyclically and the resources (time slots and ...

Throughout much of its existence, Nevada’s gambling industry has been dominated by table games. Historically, slot machines were of secondary importance because they did not generate much revenue and were costly to maintain and operate. Starting in the late 1970s, a series of technological milestones improved the form and function of slot machines, and fueled replacement cycles on casino floors...

The random access channels and traffic channels are utilized, respectively, for call establishment and information transmission in the uplink direction (from mobile to base station) of the Global System for Mobile communications (GSM) networks. A call is either rejected or blocked depending on its inability to succeed either in the random access channels or in the traffic channels. The optimum ...