In third generation mobile networks, transmission rates can be assigned to both real time and non real time applications. We address in this paper the question of how to allocate transmission rates in a manner that is both optimal and fair. As optimality criterion we use the Pareto optimality notion, and as fairness criterion we use a general concept of which the max-min fairness (which is the ...

A closed-loop controlled wireless power transmission circuit block for implantable biomedical applications is described in this paper. The circuit consists of one front-end rectifier, power management sub-block including bandgap reference and low drop-out regulators (LDOs) as well as transmission power detection / feedback circuits. Simulation result shows that the front-end rectifier achieves ...

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We consider the transmission power control problem with SINR as objective function in the two scenarii: selfish and cooperative. We show that in the selfish (non-cooperative) scenario several Nash equilibria can arise. In particular, the game can take the form of the HawkDove game, where the users can choose either conciliation or conflict fighting for shared sub-carriers. We fully characterize...

Efficient control of power systems is becoming increasingly difficult as they gain in complexity and size. We propose an automatic control strategy that regulates the mechanical power output of the generators in a power grid based on information obtained via a communication infrastructure. An algorithm that optimizes steady-state stability of a power grid by iteratively adding communication lin...

In this paper, we describe a protocol that manages the transmission power of 802.11 devices to maximize the performance of nodes within an area with a dense concentration of 802.11 networks. We show that it is possible to calculate the ratio between the transmit power of different nodes that maximizes overall network capacity. We present a protocol that implements a distributed version of our t...

The opportunistic routing has advantages on improving the packet delivery ratio between source node and candidate set (PDRsc). However, considering the frequent topology variation in wireless sensor networks, how to improve and control the PDR has not been investigated in detail. Therefore, in this paper, we propose an efficient and reliable topology control based opportunistic routing algorith...