On teletraffic applications to OBS

We provide teletraffic models for loss probability evaluation of optical burst switching (OBS). We show that the popular Engset formula is not exact for OBS modeling and demonstrate that in certain cases it is not appropriate. A new exact model is provided. The various models are compared using numerical results for various OBS alternatives with and without burst segmentation.     

A 90-nm logic technology featuring strained-silicon

A leading-edge 90-nm technology with 1.2-nm physical gate oxide, 45-nm gate length, strained silicon, NiSi, seven layers of Cu interconnects, and low-/spl kappa/ CDO for high-performance dense logic is presented. Strained silicon is used to increase saturated n-type and p-type metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) drive currents by 10% and 25%, respectively. Using selective epitaxial Si/sub 1-x/Ge/sub x/ in the source and drain regions, longitudinal uniaxial compressive stress is introduced into the p-type MOSEFT to increase hole mobility by >50%. A tensile silicon nitride-capping layer is used to introduce tensile strain into the n-type MOSFET and enhance electron mobility by 20%. Unlike all past strained-Si work, the hole mobility enhancement in this paper is present at large vertical electric fields in nanoscale transistors making this strain technique useful for advanced logic technologies. Furthermore, using piezoresistance coefficients it is shown that significantly less strain (/spl sim/5 /spl times/) is needed for a given PMOS mobility enhancement when applied via longitudinal uniaxial compression versus in-plane biaxial tension using the conventional Si/sub 1-x/Ge/sub x/ substrate approach.     

Service level negotiation andcops-sls protocol

The Internet is a set of interconnected domains in which different QoS technologies can be deployed. The dynamic provision of end-to-end QoS over heterogeneousip networks assumes the negotiation of mutually acceptablesla. This paper presents the concept of intra-, inter- and multiple-domain service level negotiation using thecops-sls protocol. The negotiation process gives different parties in the negotiation the ability to agree upon the service level that a data stream can obtain, along with the permissible pricing of the service.     

Efficient miniature fiber-optic tunable filter based on intracoreBragg grating and electrically resistive coating

An electrically tunable reflection filter based on a platinum-coated single-mode optical fiber that contains an intracore Bragg grating has been demonstrated. The device shows a dc tuning range of 2.15 nm with a corresponding electrical power of 0.54 W. Wavelength modulation (WM) has been observed at frequencies lower than 100 Hz. The wavelength shift depends linearly on the electrical input power. A maximum efficiency of 4.1 nm/W is obtained for dc tuning     

Adaptive wavelet packet based image coding with optimalentropy-constrained lattice vector quantizer (ECLVQ)

In this work, wavelet basis and source coding are jointly optimized, while specifying the source coding strategy as entropy-constrained lattice vector quantizer (ECLVQ). The presented approach differs from previous works in which the choice of wavelet basis is quasioptimal, but the quantizer set is optimally chosen     

Adaptive space-time reduced-length MMSE receiver for interferencesuppression in DS/CDMA

The authors present an adaptive space-time reduced-length minimum mean-squared error (MMSE) receiver to suppress co-channel interference in the near-far environment for an asynchronous direct-sequence code-division multiple-access (DS/CDMA) system. Simulation results show that better bit-error rate and faster and more stable convergence are achieved over the existing full- and reduced-length MMSE receivers     

Effect of natural aging on microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded 7050-T7451 joints

The microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir welded 2.5 mm 7050-77451 aluminum alloy natural aging 72 h and 17 520 h were investigated,respectively.The uniaxial tensile test showed that yield strength,tensile strength and elongation of the joints 17 520 h natural aging were about 20%,12%and 24%higher than those joints natural aging72 h.Hardness profile of natural aging 17 520 h joint witnessed significant enhancement in nugget zone,compared with 72 h natural aging.Differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM) test revealed that more Guinier-Preston zone,η' and η phase emerged in nugget zone as natural aging duration increased,high density of dislocation located within grain boundary in nugget zone of joints natural aging 72 h.It is concluded that natural aging was feasible to enhance strength and plasticity of FSW joints simultaneously.     

Stability analysis of thermo-bioconvection in suspensions of gravitactic microorganisms in a fluid layer

In this paper, we investigate the effect of heating or cooling from below on the stability of a suspension of motile gravitactic microorganisms in a shallow fluid layer. The linear perturbation theory is used to obtain the stability diagram and the critical conditions for the onset of convection. It is found that the thermo-effects may either stabilize or destabilize the suspension, and decrease or increase the wavelength of the bioconvective pattern.     

考虑初始站址的多阶段变电站规划方法*

针对变电站规划结果对初始站址依赖度高的问题,提出了一种考虑初始站址的多阶段变电站规划方法。第一阶段,对传统渔夫捕鱼算法进行改进以提高搜索能力,并用于寻找优良初始站址集。然后提出一种基于变电站负荷总量的加权距离法,以选择出优良的初始站址方案。第二阶段,根据各负荷区域负荷密度对加权Voronoi图的权值进行动态改进,避免负荷分布不均对规划区域产生不良影响,并基于局部寻优结果对规划区域进行全局寻优求解。最后通过算例的计算结果,证明了算法的实用性。