In this paper, a new control scheme of an active boost rectifier has been presented. Proposed power control method uses a discretetime model of the converter to predict future behaviour for all possible voltage vectors. The most effective vector is chosen for next sampling period by minimizing a cost function. Presented Predictive Direct Power Control (P-DPC) scheme has been compared with class...

Networks of workstations are becoming a popular platform for parallel computing. Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network connections can improve the communication characteristics of these parallel clusters. This paper introduces a new class of topologies for constructing multicomputers called Small ATM Switch based Interconnection Networks (SASIN). The Round Table Network (one kind of SASIN) i...

From a carrier perspective, the possibility of turning a permanent connection (PC) into a soft permanent connection (SPC) and vice versa, without actually affecting data plane traffic being carried over it, is a valuable option. In other terms, such operation can be seen as a way of transferring the ownership and control of an existing and in-use data plane connection between the management pla...

Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract This RFC describes IBM's support of Data Link Switching over TCP/IP. The RFC is being distributed to members of the Internet community in order to solicit their reactions to the proposals contained in it. While the issues discu...

The Path Computation Element (PCE) provides functions of path computation in support of traffic engineering (TE) in Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) and Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) networks. When a Path Computation Client (PCC) requests a PCE for a route, it may be useful for the PCC to specify, as constraints to the path computation, abstract nodes, resources, and Shared Risk Link Groups (SR...

Results Among 130 pts included in the study, 119 (91%) could be evaluated. BL characteristics: median age 44, female 24%, current smokers 53%. Previous AIDS 29%, CD4 count 502/mm. Time on ARV therapy 42 months. Previous therapy: efavirenz 38%, 3 NRTI 12%, PI 50%. Accompanying nucleosides were tenofovir/emtricitabine in 69%, and abacavir/lamivudine in 31%. Table 1 shows the 24-week results of li...

Although a multitude of routing protocols exist for wireless sensor networks developed for various application domains, secure sensor network routing protocols do not exhibit such variety. In addition, those few sensor network routing protocols that were developed with security in mind still lack a formal proof of their security properties. In order to remedy this situation, in this paper, we p...

We propose an algorithm for simultaneously estimating state transitions among neural states, the number of neural states, and nonstationary firing rates using a switching state space model (SSSM). This algorithm enables us to detect state transitions on the basis of not only the discontinuous changes of mean firing rates but also discontinuous changes in temporal profiles of firing rates, e.g.,...

Data center interconnectivity is particularly very important and essential for emerging applications such as cloud computing and financial trading. Current data center architectures are built using Ethernet switches or IP routers both with significant cost and performance deficiencies. We propose for the first time, extending MPLS-TP into the data-center. To this end, a new look-up protocol for...

Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) is hardwarebased parallel lookup tables with bit-level masking capability. They are attractive for applications such as packet forwarding and classification in network routers. TCAMS are gaining importance in high-speed intensive applications. However, the high cost and power consumption are limiting their popularity and versatility. This paper presents...