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Control of C2 unit using arena modeling and simulation
Authors: Sudha Thavamani
Venue: Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation (2006)

This paper reports the results of a simulation study using Arena on a system resembling a part of the high level supporting structure of a Command and Control Center for military air operations. The system is modeled as a reconfigurable queuing network with servers that are subject to failures and with a human operator unit. The main interest is to understand and quantify the benefits of reconfiguration, and to recommend changes in structural parameters and policies for optimized network performance. An optimal control policy is applied to the main processing unit in C2. The investigation is based on a Markov decision problem with the C2 unit as a closed queuing network; where in the structure of optimal policy is accomplished by means of dynamic programming. The paper presents our modeling effort, and simulation results that compare the C2 system performance.
RaDiO edge: rate-distortion optimized proxy-driven streaming from the network edge
Authors: Jacob Chakareski, Philip A. Chou
Venue: IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (TON) (2006)

This paper addresses the problem of streaming packetized media over a lossy packet network through an intermediate proxy server to a client, in a rate-distortion optimized way. The proxy, located at the junction of the backbone network and the last hop to the client, coordinates the communication between the media server and the client using hybrid receiver/sender-driven streaming in a rate-distortion optimization framework. The framework enables the proxy to determine at every instant which packets, if any, it should either request from the media server or (re)transmit directly to the client, in order to meet constraints on the average transmission rates on the backbone and the last hop while minimizing the average end-to-end distortion. Performance gains are observed over rate-distortion optimized sender-driven systems for streaming packetized video content. The improvement in performance depends on the quality of the network path both in the backbone network and along the last hop.
Hardware platform design decisions in embedded systems: a systematic teaching approach
Authors: Falk Salewski, Stefan Kowalewski
Venue: ACM SIGBED Review (2007)

Designers of embedded systems can choose between a large variety of different hardware platforms. The question often arising is which hardware platform is suited best for a certain application. This decision is usually made by an expert in industry being familiar with a variety of hardware platforms. Therefore, it is of major interest how this expert knowledge and the skills necessary for such a selection process can be taught to students. In this paper a systematic hardware platform selection process based on hardware attributes is presented. Moreover, it is proposed how to integrate this approach in the embedded systems education.
Frequency and temperature dependent dielectric properties of Al/Si3N4/p-Si(100) MIS structure
Authors: M. M. Bülbül
Venue: Microelectronic Engineering (2007)

The dielectric properties of Al/Si"3N"4/p-Si(100) MIS structure were studied from the C-V and G-V measurements in the frequency range of 1kHz to 1MHz and temperature range of 80-300K. Experimental results shows that the @e' and @e'' are found to decrease with increasing frequency while the value of @e' and @e'' increase with increasing temperature, especially, above 160K. As typical values, the dielectric constant @e' and dielectric loss @e'' have the values of 7.49, 1.03 at 1kHz, and only 0.9, 0.02 at 1MHz, respectively. The ac electrical conductivity (@s"a"c) increases with both increasing frequency and temperature. The activation energy of 24meV was calculated from Arrhenius plot at 1MHz. The results indicate that the interfacial polarization can be more easily occurred at low frequencies and high temperatures.
There's always room at the top or how frames gave my life meaning
Authors: Warwick Yolks
Venue: Issue 53 (August 1975) (1975)

Two convergent strands in recent research have shown the undoubted importance for language understanding of some formal representation of our everyday knowledge of normal sequences of events: "frames" (Minsky 1974) and Charniak (1975) on the one hand, and "scripts" (Abelson 1973) and (Schank and Abelson 1975) on the other.
Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours (4th Edition) (Sams Teach Yourself)
Authors: Michael Moncur
Venue:  (2006)

JavaScript is one of the easiest, most straightforward ways to enhance a website with interactivity. Sams Teach Yourself JavaScript in 24 Hours, 4th Editionï¾ serves as an easy-to-understand tutorial on both scripting basics and JavaScript itself. The book is written in a clear and personable style with an extensive use of practical, complete examples.ï¾ It also includes material on the latest developments in JavaScript and web scripting. You will learn how to use JavaScript to enhance web pages with interactive forms, objects, and cookies, as well asï¾ how to use JavaScript to work with games, animation, and multimedia.
Computer Security Basics
Authors: Rick Lehtinen, Deborah Russell, G. T. Gangemi
Venue:  (2006)

This is the must-have book for a must-know field. Today, general security knowledge is mandatory, and, if you who need to understand the fundamentals, Computer Security Basics 2nd Edition is the book to consult.The new edition builds on the well-established principles developed in the original edition and thoroughly updates that core knowledge. For anyone involved with computer security, including security administrators, system administrators, developers, and IT managers, Computer Security Basics 2nd Edition offers a clear overview of the security concepts you need to know, including access controls, malicious software, security policy, cryptography, biometrics, as well as government regulations and standards.This handbook describes complicated concepts such as trusted systems, encryption, and mandatory access control in simple terms. It tells you what you need to know to understand the basics of computer security, and it will help you persuade your employees to practice safe computing.Computer security conceptsSecurity breaches, such as viruses and other malicious programsAccess controlsSecurity policyWeb attacksCommunications and network securityEncryptionPhysical security and biometricsWireless network securityComputer security and requirements of the Orange BookOSI Model and TEMPEST Topics include:
Novell Cluster Services for Linux and NetWare (Novell Press)
Authors: Rob Bastiaansen, Sander van Vugt
Venue:  (2006)

Need to configure or manage Novell Cluster Services on NetWare, Linux or a mixed environment? Pick up a copy of the official reference guide, Novell Cluster Services for Linux and NetWare. This book blends in-depth information with practical, real world examples to cover cluster services configuration strategies, backup requirements, cluster services management, and upgrading tactics. You'll gain invaluable insight from authors Rob Bastiaansenï¾ and Sander van Vugt, two Novellï¾ Certified Instructors with day-to-day experience consulting on the topicsï¾ covered in this book. Masterï¾ intalling and managing Novell Cluster Servicesï¾ with the tutorial not available from anyone else, Novell Cluster Services for Linux and NetWare.
Use of simulation to determine resource requirements for end-stage renal failure
Authors: Ruth Davies
Venue: Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation (2006)

All Western countries are taking increasing numbers of patients onto their renal programs. Physicians now accept older and sicker patients than they would have done in the past. A discrete event simulation describes patient arrivals and the transfer between three modalities of treatment for different age and risk groups in order to project future demands for treatment. In the UK, at the national level the main uncertainty arises from the expected number of new patients, which is on an upward trajectory and has not yet reached the level of most other European countries or the USA. At a local level the uncertainties are much greater because of the inherent randomness in smaller populations. In these smaller populations, simpler modeling methods that only take account of new arrivals, transplant and death rates may be equally valuable, providing that the standard deviations of the estimates can be calculated.
CISSP Exam Cram 2
Authors: Michael Gregg
Venue:  (2005)

Learn what you need to know to master the CISSP security technology and the certification exam with the CISSP Exam Cram 2. A perfect compliment to larger study guides, the CISSP Exam Cram 2 is a great way to find out exactly what will be expected of you during the real exam. The book includes: Exam topic-focused chapters. Practice questions at the end of each chapter. Exam Alerts that highlight key terms and areas. Two full-length practice exams. An electronic test engine provided by MeasureUp on CD-ROM with additional practice exams. The "Cram Sheet" tearcard for last minute exam review. Prepare for the CISSP certification exam with the proven Exam Cram 2 learning tools provided in the CISSP Exam Cram 2.
On the effect of inexact size information in size based policies
Authors: Adam Wierman
Venue: ACM SIGMETRICS Performance Evaluation Review (2006)

Recently, there have been a number of scheduling success stories in computer applications. Across a wide array of applications, the simple heuristic of "prioritizing small jobs" has been used to reduce user response times with enormous success. For instance, variants of Shortest-Remaining-Processing-Time (SRPT) and Preemptive-Shortest-Job-First (PSJF) have been suggested for use in web servers [5, 12], wireless applications [6], and databases [8]. As a result of the attention given to size based policies by computer systems researchers, there has been a resurgence in analytical work studying these policies. However, the policies studied in theory, e.g. SRPT and PSJF, are idealized versions of the policies implemented by practitioners. In particular, the intricacies of computer systems force the use of complex hybrid policies in practice, though these more complex policies are still built around the heuristic of "prioritizing small jobs." Thus, there exists a gap between the results provided by theoretical research and the needs of practitioners. This gap results from three primary disconnects between the model studied in theory and the needs of system designers. First, in designing systems, the goal is not simply to provide small response times; other performance measures are also important. Thus, idealized policies such as SRPT and PSJF are often tweaked by practitioners to perform well on secondary performance measures (e.g. fairness and slowdown) [3, 11, 12]. Second, the overhead involved in distinguishing between an infinite number of different priority classes typically causes system designers to discretize policies such as SRPT and PSJF so that they use only a small number of priority classes (5-10) [5, 11]. Third, in many cases information about the service demands (sizes) of jobs is inexact. For instance, when serving static content, web servers have exact knowledge of the sizes of the files being served, but have inexact knowledge of network conditions. Thus, the web server only has an estimate of the true service demand [7, 12].
Linux Client Migration Cookbook, Version 2: A Practical Planning and Implementation Guide for Migrating to Desktop Linux
Venue:  (2006)

The goal of this IBM Redbook is to provide a technical planning reference for IT organizations large or small that are now considering a migration to Linux-based personal computers. For Linux, there is a tremendous amount of “how-to” information available online that addresses specific and very technical operating system configuration issues, platform-specific installation methods, user interface customizations, and so forth. This book includes some technical “how-to” as well, but the overall focus of the content in this book is to walk the reader through some of the important considerations and planning issues that you could encounter during a migration project. Within the context of a pre-existing Microsoft Windows-based environment, we attempt to present a more holistic, end-to-end view of the technical challenges and methods necessary to complete a successful migration to Linux-based clients. This second version of the Linux Client Migration Cookbook builds on the content strategy we started with in the first version. Although anyone interested in using Linux on the desktop could benefit from different portions of this book, our primary audience for this book is existing business IT environments that need to begin an evaluation of desktop Linux, or in a broader sense, any organization whose strategy is to move toward greater adoption of open source software and open standards. For this version, we have completed an end-to-end refresh and have added a significant amount of new content. Some key areas that we have focused on include the following: - Greater emphasis on illustrating the technical details of the Linux client operating system stack, and understanding how to best leverage those differences in a migration scenario from Microsoft Windows - The tremendous amount of flexibility that Linux gives you to design custom client operating system images - Deployment models: Understanding how Linux's flexibility allows for new, innovative, and cost-effective approaches to deploying and managing desktop operating systems - In larger IT environments, the importance of automating the capture and migration of user's client-side personalization data The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Express HD (Apple Pro Training)
Authors: Diana Weynand
Venue:  (2006)

The only Apple-authorized guide to Final Cut Express HD 3.5, this book delivers the techniques you need to make movie magic with DV or HDV footage. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in an aspect of video editing and finishing, with hands-on projects to complete as you go. All the files you need are on the included DVD-ROM. You'll learn how to make effective edits and adjust them precisely; create polished transitions and sophisticated composites; add audio tracks, titles, and speed and motion effects; then color-correct and finish your video for export to DVD or the Web. Whether you're a student, a devoted amateur who's serious about digital video, or a professional who needs a comprehensive editing program for your home computer, you'll find everything you need to learn Final Cut Express HD 3.5 within the pages of this book. DVD-ROM includes lesson and media files for over 20 hours of training.
I Married an eBay Maniac
Authors: Jayne Perry
Venue:  (2006)

Has your spouse been spending more and more time on the computer? Do they hide the screen when you walk in the room? Have new items been appearing in your house while your older possessions seem to disappear? Perhaps the explanation is in "it" - eBay mania!ï¾ I Married an eBay Maniac offers a glimpse into the world of eBay. Get up to speed on the basics of buying and selling on eBay, and find how to bring every family member to eBay so that you no longer have to eat dinner with your spouse clicking away on the keyboard. Turn their obsession into aï¾ family affair. This book describes how to play off one another's strengths and weaknesses, how to divide tasks to maximize efficiency, fun, and profits, and how to arrange a household to separate eBay from the non-eBay life. You'll be able toï¾ keep frustration levels down and income levels high1 With tips, tricks, and insight from an experienced eBayer, this book shows how much family fun and income can be had when the Maniac is no longer alone. The ACM Portal is published by the Association for Computing Machinery. Copyright © 2010 ACM, Inc. Terms of Usage Privacy Policy Code of Ethics Contact Us Useful downloads: Adobe Acrobat QuickTime Windows Media Player Real Player
Security Analysis of Authenticated Key Exchange Protocol Based on the q-th Root Problem*This work was supported by the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD) (KRF-2005-217-C00002).
Authors: Kyung-Ah Shim
Venue: IEICE Transactions on Fundamentals of Electronics, Communications and Computer Sciences (2007)

Johnston and Gemmell proposed an authenticated key exchange protocol based on the difficulty of the q-th root problem. They showed that it is provably secure against man-in-the-middle attacks. In this paper we show that the protocol is insecure against an unknown key-share attack and does not achieve forward secrecy.
Adobe After Effects 7.0 Studio Techniques
Authors: Mark Christiansen
Venue:  (2006)

Ready to learn the visual effects techniques used at such leading-edge studios as Industrial Light + Magic and The Orphanage? Adobe After Effects 7.0 Studio Techniques inspires you to take your work to the next level with real-world examples and insider techniques. With this under-the-hood, in-depth guide to Adobe's updated motion graphics and effects powerhouse, you'll get complete coverage of all the big features in After Effects 7.0: High dynamic range (HDR) 32 bit per channel color compositing, cinema preview and color management, a redesigned user interface, a new Graph Editor to animate using explicit translation curves, retiming effects using Timewarp, and dozens of other enhancements. Get blockbuster results without the big budget as you delve deep into the essence of visual effects. This book goes beyond conventional step-by-step instruction, teaching you bread-and-butter effects that you can adapt and combine for countless projects. ï¾ ï¾ Real solutions from real professionals: learn the techniques and approach used to create shots for big-budget special effects films. Compositing essentials: No matter how sophisticated the effect, they all begin with the same building blocks. Find out what you've been missing about color and light matching, keying, motion tracking, rotoscoping, working with film, and more. ï¾ Advanced techniques: Your goal should be effects so good that no one notices them. From sky replacement to explosions, from smoke to fire, learn to bring your shots to life and enhance scenes without anyone ever knowing what they're seeing isn't 100% real. Companion CD-ROM: Professional tools produce professional results. The book's companion disc includes plenty of sample projects including HD footage from Pixel Corps and the Artbeats Digital Film Library, as well as more than a dozen plug-ins and programs that you can use to build up and customize your own effects.
Markovian analysis of a discrete material manufacturing system with merge operations, operation-dependent and idleness failures
Authors: A. C. Diamantidis, C. T. Papadopoulos
Venue: Computers and Industrial Engineering (2006)

This paper examines a discrete material manufacturing system consisting of three machines that are subject to breakdown and one buffer of finite capacity. It is assumed that the buffer has two immediate preceding machines performing the same operations and one immediate succeeding machine receiving material from the buffer. When the buffer reaches its own capacity, one of the two preceding machines has priority over the other to dispose its processed part into the buffer.It is also assumed that there is a new way of the machines reaching failure, by allowing the machines to fail not only when they are operational but also when are either blocked or starved. The latter gives rise to the possibility of modeling the production of more than one part types. The model is solved analytically by developing a recursive algorithm that generates the transition matrix for any value C of the intermediate buffer capacity. Then various performance measures of the system (e.g., throughput) can be easily evaluated. Numerical results for the throughput are also given and these are compared against simulation. The proposed model may be used as a decomposition block to solve large flow lines with merge/ split operations (for example, flow lines with quality inspections and rework loops) and multiple part types.
Cisco Network Design Solutions for Small-Medium Businesses (Networking Technology)
Authors: Peter Rybaczyk
Venue:  (2004)

Maximize the potential of your small-medium business network with effective design solutions that cover network security, IP telephony, unified communications, wireless networks, and CRM. Design and implement effective network solutions by mastering the design process that is used by successful networking professionals Understand the diversity of solutions for the SMB environment, avoiding the pitfalls of the one-size-fits-all approach Create effective and customizable security solutions across the spectrum of SMB types and sizes Exploit the trend of universal communications convergence by expanding into the VoIP market with the Cisco IP Telephony and unified communication solutions Break into the fast-growing CRM marketplace with the Cisco CRM integration solutions Implement wireless LAN solutions that facilitate productivity and workforce optimizationIn today's business world, investing in technology solutions that improve productivity and save money is critical, but the road to a modern, technology-driven business is full of pitfalls. Cisco Network Design Solutions for Small-Medium Businesses zeros in on critical solutions for networking professionals who are deploying computer networks within a small-medium business (SMB). You'll learn about core networking issues and associated solutions, including security, IP telephony, unified communications, customer relations management (CRM), wireless LANs, and more within this complete design guide.Cisco Network Design Solutions for Small-Medium Businesses is separated into two parts. Part I helps you explore the network design process, survey the SMB landscape, and identify your network requirements from the edge to the core for an effective solution implementation. Part II delves into security, CRM, IP telephony, unified messaging, IP/TV, and wireless LAN solutions, which can save businesses critical time and money.For networking professionals, Cisco Network Design Solutions for Small-Medium Businesses is a one-stop reference and design guide for the effective implementation of SMB networking solutions that enhance the bottom-line.This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Pressï¾¿ which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers.
Parametric yield in FPGAs due to within-die delay variations: a quantitative analysis
Authors: Pete Sedcole, Peter Y. K. Cheung
Venue: Proceedings of the 2007 ACM/SIGDA 15th international symposium on Field programmable gate arrays (2007)

Variations in the semiconductor fabrication process results in variability in parameters between transistors on the same die, a problem exacerbated by lithographic scaling. The re-configurability of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays presents the opportunity to compensate for within-die delay variability. This paper presents three reconfiguration-based strategies for compensating within-die stochastic delay variability in FPGAs: reconfiguring the entire FPGA, relocating subcircuits within an FPGA, and reconfiguring signal paths within a design. The yield of each strategy is analysed and compared with worst-case design and statistical static timing analysis (SSTA). It is demonstrated that significant im-provements in circuit yield and timing are possible using SSTA alone, and these improvements can be enhanced by employing reconfiguration-based techniques.