Network Selection Based on Weight Estimation of QoS Parameters in Heterogeneous Wireless Multimedia Networks

Network selection in a heterogeneous wireless environment is a major challenge to ensue seamless mobility across different radio air interfaces. To provide the desired quality of service for a given application in a multimedia environment, different parameters, including delay, bandwidth, packet loss and cost per byte, play an important role in network selection. In this paper, we present a novel algorithm for optimal network selection. A heterogeneous environment consisting of four networks, UMTS, WLAN, GPRS and WiMAX has been considered. We propose a network selection algorithm in which weight estimation for the representative set of the network attributes is computed using entropy and technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution approach. The numerical results show that the proposed model can be effectively implemented to select the desired network in a heterogeneous environment employing triple-play services.     

Tissue-specific esterases in the Xiphophorine fish Platypoecilus maculatus, Xiphophorus helleri, and their hybrid

Tissue-specific esterases of the xiphophorine fishes Platypoecilus maculatus (platyfish), Xiphophorus helleri (swordtail), and their F1 hybrid have been analyzed using disc electrophoresis. Seven esterase zones (resolved into a maximum of nine bands) exist in these fishes, and these have been classified by employing specific inhibitors. Five of the seven zones, EST-1, EST-2, EST-5, EST-6, and EST-7, appeared to be carboxylesterases; while the two remaining zones, EST-3 and EST-4, were classified as cholinesterases. In the liver of the platfish, all seven esterase zones were detected, while the liver of the swordtail exhibited only five esterase zones. EST-1 and EST-3 were lacking in the liver tissue of the swordtail. All seven esterase loci were expressed in the liver tissue of the F1 hybrid. The reciprocal crosses gave the same results. In the fin, skin, skeletal muscle, and eye tissues from all three genotypes, three major esterase zones, EST-2, EST-5, and EST-7, were detected. In addition, EST-1 was frequently detected in all these tissues of the platfish and the F1, but was lacking in the swordtail. Serum from three genotypes showed one prominent esterase zone, EST-5; however, trace activity of EST-2 and EST-7 zones could also be detected. It seems that in all tissues of the F1 hybrid there is expression of all the esterase genes from the platfish. The results of the present study are discussed in the comparison to those from other studies on teleost esterases.     

Parallel distributed detection of feature trajectories in multiplediscontinuous motion image sequences

Concerns the 3D interpretation of image sequences showing multiple objects in motion. Each object exhibits smooth motion except at certain time instants when a motion discontinuity may occur. The objects are assumed to contain point features which are detected as the images are acquired. Estimating feature trajectories in the first two frames amounts to feature matching. As more images are acquired, existing trajectories are extended. Both initial detection and extension of trajectories are done by enforcing pertinent constraints from among the following: similarity of the image plane arrangement of neighboring features, smoothness of the 3D motion and smoothness of the image plane motion. The constraints are incorporated into energy functions which are minimized using 2D Hopfield networks. Wrong matches that result from convergence to local minima are eliminated using a 1D Hopfield-like network. Experimental results on several image sequences are shown.     

The critical stresses of brittle and ductile polymeric particles

This study was undertaken to examine deformation of single, homogeneous brittle and ductile spheres and relate these contact stresses with bulk stresses of the material.Both ductile (polycarbonate) and brittle (polystyrene) polymer particles were measured for critical forces using a Single-Particle Crush Apparatus. Considering the criterion of material fracture, Hertzian analysis was used to c⁼ ompute average critical stresses and critical strass distributions. the micron size particles were compression-molded into cylinders with a length-to-diameter ratio of two, and the critical stresses of the compressed cylinders were determined under plane compression using an Instron at 8 × 10^?3 sec^?1 sec^?1 - Single-particle critical stresses were compared with bulk critical stresses, their average values as well as their distributions.     

Coordination and control of multimedia conferencing

It is shown that multimedia, multipoint conferencing systems create important requirements for the networks they use to transmit information among conference participants. These requirements, which stem from the need for conferencing systems to emulate the richness of control present in face-to-face conversations, may extend from the user interface to the control and coordination of communication networks. The user interface of a conferencing system should present users with the means to control the conduct of meetings, as well as the exchange and presentation of multimedia information. The virtual meeting room metaphor of Rapport, which provides the foundation for this system's user interface, is described. The creation and communication of multimedia information, conferencing over multiple and integrated networks, and requirements for multiport communications are discussed     

Some new results in porous silicon

Efforts have been made to see the effect of some standard microelectronic processing steps on porous silicon. Our diffusion experiments for making p-n junctions confirm that this material can withstand high temperatures of the order of 800°C to 1000°C. A new technique for photolithography has been suggested to obtain porous silicon in selected areas. Etch stop method to control the thickness of the porous layer and an organic protective layer for porous silicon have also been suggested. Models proposed by other workers to explain luminescence in porous silicon are not sufficient to explain many experimental observations. A hybrid model is suggested.     

NETRA: a hierarchical and partitionable architecture for computervision systems

Computer vision is regarded as one of the most complex and computationally intensive problems. In general, a Computer Vision System (CVS) attempts to relate scene(s) in terms of model(s). A typical CVS employs algorithms from a very broad spectrum such as numerical, image processing, graph algorithms, symbolic processing, and artificial intelligence. The authors present a multiprocessor architecture, called “NETRA,” for computer vision systems. NETRA is a highly flexible architecture. The topology of NETRA is recursively defined, and hence, is easily scalable from small to large systems. It is a hierarchical architecture with a tree-type control hierarchy. Its leaf nodes consists of a cluster of processors connected with a programmable crossbar with selective broadcast capability to provide the desired flexibility. The processors in clusters can operate in SIMD-, MIMD- or Systolic-like modes. Other features of the architecture include integration of limited data-driven computation within a primarily control flow mechanism, block-level control and data flow, decentralization of memory management functions, and hierarchical load balancing and scheduling capabilities. The paper also presents a qualitative evaluation and preliminary performance results of a cluster of NETRA     

Asim: a performance model framework

The longevity and usefulness of a microprocessor performance model has historically depended on the model writer's skills and discipline. However, at Compaq the models became extremely complex and unmanageable because designers lacked a structured way to develop them. To cope with these complexities, Compaq researchers began developing Asim in late 1998 to allow model writers to faithfully represent the detailed timing of complex modern machines and effectively manage the large software projects needed to model such machines. Asim addresses these needs by providing a modular and reusable framework for creating many models. The framework's modularity helps break down the performance-modeling problem into individual pieces that can be modeled separately, while its reusability allows using a software component repeatedly in different contexts     

Multiprocessor pyramid architectures for bottom-up image analysis

This paper describes three hierarchical organizations of small processors for bottom-up image analysis:pyramids, interleaved pyramids, and pyramid trees. Progressively lower levels in the hierarchies process image windows of decreasing size. Bottom-up analysis is made feasible by transmitting up the levels quadrant borders and border-related information that captures quadrant interaction of interest for a given computation. The operation of the pyramid is illustrated by examples of standard algorithms for interior-based computations (e.g., area) and border-based computations of local properties (e.g., perimeter). A connected component counting algorithm is outlined that illustrates the role of border-related information in representing quadrant interaction. Interleaved pyramids are obtained by sharing processors among several pyramids. They increase processor utilization and throughput rate at the cost of increased hardware. Trees of shallow interleaved pyramids, calld pyramid trees, are introduced to reduce the hardware requirements of large interleaved pyramids at the expense of increased processing time, without sacrificing processor utilization. The three organizations are compared with respect to several performance measures.     

Prediction of the mortality rate and framework for remote monitoring of pregnant women based on IoT

Multimedia Tools and Applications - To save the risk during the pregnancies in remote areas (where women cannot approach the doctors in the urban areas for proper check-ups), the authors have...