Cloud clients (CCs) of current distributed cloud applications are still not assured of their service quality, in particular, in terms of the experienced latency. Unfortunately, this is mainly attributed to the unpredictability of the communication links among their hosting distributed data centers. To address this problem, this article introduces a novel virtual-network-as-a-service (VNaaS) model to […]
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Efficient Modeling and Demand Allocation for Differentiated Cloud Virtual-Network as-a Service Offerings
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The Application of SOM Network to Particle Tracking Velocimetry in a Wind-Blown Sand Flow
Wind-blown sand flow is the basic phenomena that have profound influences on the environment, and the experimental study on the velocity distribution of the sand particles is very important for the understanding of this phenomena. Among the various experimental techniques, particle tracking velocimetry (PTV for short) is one that attracts more and more attentions. In […]
Read moreThis paper addresses an important aspect of mobile core network virtualization: The combined optimization of the virtual mobile core network topology (graph) and its embedding onto a physical substrate network. Basically this comprises the placement of mobile core virtual network functions (VNFs) onto the nodes of the physical substrate network, the determination of the interconnections […]
Read moreThe present note investigates the stabilization, controllability and optimal control problem of Boolean networks with impulsive effects and state constraints. By using the semi-tensor product method, the algebraic form of the Boolean networks with impulsive effects and state constraints is derived. The stabilization and controllability issues of the systems are investigated and some necessary and […]
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Distribution Network Verification for Secure Restoration by Enumerating All Critical Failures
If several feeders are interrupted in a severe accident, distribution networks should be restored by reconfiguring switches automatically with smart grid technologies. Although there have been several restoration algorithms developed to find the new network configuration, they might fail to restore the whole network if the network were critically damaged. The network’s design has to […]
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Distributed Online Modified Greedy Algorithm for Networked Storage Operation Under Uncertainty
The integration of intermittent and stochastic renewable energy resources requires increased flexibility in the operation of the electric grid. Storage, broadly speaking, provides the flexibility of shifting energy over time; network, on the other hand, provides the flexibility of shifting energy over geographical locations. The optimal control of storage networks in stochastic environments is an […]
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An improved cluster head selection approach for energy efficiency in wireless sensor networks: A review
In this paper, we analyze various energy efficient routing protocols to improve the lifetime of wireless sensor networks. WSNs are composed of a large number of sensor nodes which have limited energy. Energy conservation is a very critical issue to design energy efficient routing techniques in wireless sensor networks. The paper reviews the traditional energy […]
Read moreThe impedance of an antenna changes heavily with changing EM environments, while RF power amplifiers (PAs) are optimized for driving a well-defined load impedance. As a solution, switchable matching networks are used in automatic antenna tuners to match the antenna impedance to (about) the desired PA load impedance. This paper presents a theoretical treaty of […]
Read moreHigh step-up voltage gain dc-dc converters are widely applied in fuel cell stacks, photovoltaic arrays, battery sources, and high intensity discharge lamps power systems. Active-network converters with coupled inductors (CL-ANC) are derived from switched inductor active-network converters (SL-ANC). The proposed converter contains two coupled inductors which can be integrated into one magnetic core and two […]
Read moreThe populations of industrialized countries will decline over the coming decades. To ensure that we have efficient access networks in the coming age of depopulation, it is important to consider the reorganization of central offices over time. The cost for operating and maintaining central offices can be reduced by efficiently closing central offices. However, dynamic […]
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