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Due to process variations at the very low technology nodes, the manufactured chips are grouped into different speed bins. Currently, various types of maximum operation frequency (Fmax) tests are performed for efficient speed binning by applying complex functional or structural test patterns, which incurs high test cost. In this paper, a novel on-chip Binning Sensor is proposed which can monitor the...
We propose an on-chip bias temperature instabilities (BTI) monitor by using standard cell based unbalanced ring-oscillator (RO). The monitor consists of NAND and NOR with extremely large difference in drive strength, which enables 4.2x sensitivity to BTI compared with normal INV based RO. This originates not only from accentuation of the degraded stage with small drive strength by the dominant delay...
In this work we report experimental tests on the performance of FTTX accesses using the mPlane measurement plane, including lab and field environments and above all we point out the role of such measurement plane in Software Defined Network architectures. For such an aim we show an experimental procedure based on a central unit (orchestrator) that automatically manages GbE links in a regional network...
In the context of the Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP), we develop in this paper a resource allocation strategy for deploying Virtualized Network Functions (VNFs) on distributed data centers. For this purpose, we rely on a three-level data center hierarchy exploiting co-location facilities available within Main and Core Central Offices. We precisely propose an active VNFs' placement strategy,...
A clinical decision support system and its components may malfunction due to different reasons. The objective of this work is to develop computational methods that can help us to monitor the system and assure its proper operation by promptly detecting and analyzing changes in its behavior. We develop a new change-point detection method using the Multi-Process Dynamic Linear Model. The experiments...
This paper shows new insights on the stochastic nature of aging-related timing impact in digital circuits. Varying critical paths through aging trigger the need for aging compensation control loop based on an unsupervised machine learning algorithm. Adaptive Resonance Theory (ART) algorithm is favored for its ability to handle the stability-plasticity dilemma.
Aiming at meeting the application requirements of low time delay and packet lose rate of wireless HD video PAN, an Video Point Coordination Function (VPCF) mechanism for MAC layer scheduling based on IEEE 802.11 PCF is proposed in this paper. TSP service periods are allocated to video station, which has burst video frames to transfer, and the number of needed CBAP (Slot Period Transmission), is evaluated...
The evaluation of network system effectiveness is the key method to judge whether the system network architecture is stable and effective. This paper adopts the entropy method and the experience of decision makers to establish the evaluation system of the network efficiency of the intelligent distribution network monitoring service system, basing on the evaluation index of network effectiveness obtained...
In this paper, we investigate the quality of information (QoI) maximization problem by jointly optimizing the sampling rate, packet-dropped rate, and transmit power in wireless sensor networks (WSNs). We consider a complicated but practical scenario, where various tasks with heterogeneous traffic are supported by one WSN simultaneously. Accordingly, the QoI maximization problem is formulated as a...
With the requirement of real-time and reliability on monitoring power transmission lines, this paper proposes a cooperative communication protocol with network coding in long-chain wireless sensor networks (WSN). The protocol makes full use of channel broadcast characteristics and cooperative communication. It applies the classical butterfly structure of network coding among the successive three hops...
An imitating model for monitoring the work of a workshop that executes several technological processes was developed. Model was developed with usage of probability theory methods, mathematical statistics, and the theory of random processes. The model visualizes a certain set of states of the executed operations belonging to the technological process and allows user to track the percentage of failure...
Wearable devices, such as wristbands, smart-watches, eyewear, and wearable bio-monitors have become the focus of much attention in past year. One in ten U.S. consumers over the age of 18 now owns a modern activity tracker. These ubiquitous devices are a natural platform for formation of ad hoc networks. With almost 40% of users are above the age of 45, these older adopters are focused on improving...
In this paper we develop a non-intrusive model-based catalyst monitoring algorithm that operates by determining the magnitude of the catalyst's frequency-domain transfer function in a specific range of frequencies corresponding to a small-amplitude square-wave input command. This method requires the calibration of two parameters within a simple catalyst model consisting of a system gain, a time delay,...
In this paper, we consider sensor spoofing attacks such as the replay attack. We define three types of the repeated replay attack as the open-loop repeated replay attack using stored data, the bias injection-type repeated replay attack, and the closed-loop repeated reply attack. Using the adaptive cruise controller model, we show the LQI controller stabilizes the system in the face of the bias injection-type...
Accidents and other emergencies are the direct cause of the impact on Urban Rail Transit operational safety and reliability. The Operation Control Center (OCC) is the first-line command organization for the operation and management of urban rail transit. How to deal with the characteristics of unexpected events in urban rail transit quickly and accurately according to the emergency plan prepared in...
Internet-of-things (IoT) paradigm exploits the Distributed Measurement System (DMS) to execute measurements. Each node of the DMS has computational and communicative capabilities, and can be equipped by sensors and measurement instruments. Therefore, it can be assumed as Smart Object (SO). The availability of mobile SO (MSO) (cars, smartphones, drones) is taken into consideration in the research to...
In MapReduce, the parallel processing performance is often limited by only a few compute nodes that delay to complete given tasks. Although various techniques have been invented to handle such stragglers, these techniques mostly impose a burden on master node to monitor the progress of all the compute nodes, resulting in a new bottleneck as the number of compute nodes increases. As an alternative...
In this paper, we describe a 920 MHz band long range wireless SAW passive tag system (WSPTS) for vibration monitoring, which achieves more than 15 m reading distance. For the purpose of structural health monitoring (SHM) of aging infrastructures (e.g. bridge, building, and so forth), passive wireless sensor systems are an attractive option because they are operated battery-less and almost maintenance...
It is known that the Sense of Agency is related to time lag between sensory feedbacks including vision and their causal movements. Most of previous studies about the Sense of Agency evaluated effects of time lag to the Sense of Agency on a single movement like pushing a button. The effects of the lagged visual feedback to the Sense of Agency on a continuous movement, however, were still unclear. The...
According to Forbes collected data, the public cloud services market will rise in 2016 and is expected to grow to $105 billions and, in fact, Virtual Machines (VMs) are one of the most popular tools for building “Cloud” services. But in service delivery such composition of multiple components greatly complicate analysis of product quality, especially if it is about Voice over IP (VoIP) set of services,...
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