On-demand multicast routing protocol with efficient route discovery

In this paper, we introduce an efficient route discovery mechanism to enhance the performance and multicast efficiency of On-Demand Multicast Routing Protocol (ODMRP). Our framework, called limited flooding ODMRP, improves multicasting mechanism by efficiently managing flooding mechanism based on delay characteristics of the contributing nodes. In our model, only the nodes that satisfy the delay requirements can flood the Join-Query messages. We model the contributing nodes as M/M/1 queuing systems. Our framework considers the significant parameters in delay analysis, including random packet arrival, service process, and random channel access in the relying nodes, and exhibits its best performance results under high traffic load. Simulation results reveal that limited flooding ODMRP drastically reduces the packet overhead under various simulation scenarios as compared to original ODMRP.     

A structural approach for modelling the hierarchical dynamic process of Web workload in a large-scale campus network

A new structural approach based on hidden Markov model is proposed to describe the hierarchical nature of dynamic process of Web workload. The proposed approach includes two latent Markov chains and one observable process. One of the latent Markov chains is called macro-state process which is used to describe the large-scale trends of Web workload. The remaining latent Markov chain is called sub-state process which is used to describe the small-scale fluctuations that are happening within the duration of a given macro-state. An efficient parameter re-estimation algorithm and a workload simulation algorithm are derived for the proposed discrete model. Experiments based on a real workload of a large-scale campus network are implemented to validate the proposed model.     

Towards a theoretical framework of strategic decision, supporting capability and information sharing under the context of Internet of Things

The effective strategy of Internet of Things (IoT) can help firms to grasp the emerging opportunities from the IoT and then improve their competitive advantage. In this article, based on organizational capability perspective, we provide a theoretical framework which classifies IoT strategies into four archetypes from two dimensions of managers’ strategic intent and industrial driving force, and propose that market-based exploratory capabilities play a more important role for firms adopting get-ahead strategy, and market-based exploitative capabilities play a more important role for firms adopting catch-up strategy in market. The technology-based exploratory capabilities play a more important role for firms adopting get-ahead strategy in technology, and technology-based exploitative capabilities play a more important role for firms adopting catch-up strategy in technology. Especially, external industry information sharing more efficiently contributes to the enhancement of both market-based and technology-based exploratory capabilities, and internal industry information sharing more efficiently contributes to the enhancement of both market-based and technology-based exploitative capabilities.     

Extension of the DEMATEL method in an uncertain linguistic environment

The decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL) method is a useful tool for analyzing correlations among factors using crisp values. However, the crisp values are inadequate to model real-life situations due to the fuzziness and uncertainty that are frequently involved in judgments of experts. The aim of this paper is to extend the DEMATEL method to an uncertain linguistic environment. In this paper, the correlation information among factors provided by experts is in the form of uncertain linguistic terms. A formula is first presented to transform correlation information from uncertain linguistic terms to trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. Then, we aggregate the transformed correlation information of each expert into group information using the operations of trapezoidal fuzzy numbers. The importance and classification of factors are determined via fuzzy matrix operations. Furthermore, a causal diagram is constructed to vividly show the different roles of factors. Finally, an example is used to illustrate the procedure of the proposed method.     

Learning-enhanced differential evolution for numerical optimization

Differential evolution (DE) is a simple and powerful population-based search algorithm, successfully used in various scientific and engineering fields. However, DE is not free from the problems of stagnation and premature convergence. Hence, designing more effective search strategies to enhance the performance of DE is one of the most salient and active topics. This paper proposes a new method, called learning-enhanced DE (LeDE) that promotes individuals to exchange information systematically. Distinct from the existing DE variants, LeDE adopts a novel learning strategy, namely clustering-based learning strategy (CLS). In CLS, there are two levels of learning strategies, intra-cluster learning strategy and inter-cluster learning strategy. They are adopted for exchanging information within the same cluster and between different clusters, respectively. Experimental studies over 23 benchmark functions show that LeDE significantly outperforms the conventional DE. Compared with other clustering-based DE algorithms, LeDE can obtain better solutions. In addition, LeDE is also shown to be significantly better than or at least comparable to several state-of-art DE variants as well as some other evolutionary algorithms.     

Comparative study on economic contribution rate of education of China and foreign countries based on soft computing method

Economic contribution rate of education (ECRE) is the key factor of education economics. This article selected China, South Korea, United States and other countries for a total of 15 samples, and put the data of the same period under the framework of soft computing, to simulate the production chain of “education–potential human capital–actual human capital–economic growth”. The basic idea is: Firstly, 15 countries are softly categorized according to the level of science and technology (S&T) progress. Secondly, potential human capital and actual human capital establish the internal correlation (fuzzy mapping) in the same classification, and we conceptualize actual human capital as one production factor, joined with the other two production factors, fixed asset and land, to set up the fuzzy mapping to economic growth., and then calculate economic contribution rate of education of China and foreign by two fuzzy mapping of them. Thirdly, this paper analyzes the present state and differences in the development of education between China and foreign according to different ECRE, and offers proposals for promoting the education in China.     

An SVD-based image watermarking in wavelet domain using SVR and PSO

The paper presents a novel blind watermarking scheme for image copyright protection, which is developed in the discrete wavelet transform (DWT) and is based on the singular value decomposition (SVD) and the support vector regression (SVR). Its embedding algorithm hides a watermark bit in the low–low (LL) subband of a target non-overlap block of the host image by modifying a coefficient of U component on SVD version of the block. A blind watermark-extraction is designed using a trained SVR to estimate original coefficients. Subsequently, the watermark bit can be computed using the watermarked coefficient and its corresponding estimate coefficient. Additionally, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) is further utilized to optimize the proposed scheme. Experimental results show the proposed scheme possesses significant improvements in both transparency and robustness, and is superior to existing methods under consideration here.     

SVD域的图像高斯噪声强度估计

精确估计图像或视频中的噪声强度对于后续的信号处理是至关重要的先决条件。通过对含噪图像的奇异值特性的研究,提出一种精确的SVD域的图像噪声强度估计算法。该算法对噪声强度估计提出了创新的解决方法:1)利用奇异值的尾部数据进行噪声强度估计,这样达到尽可能地降低图像信息对噪声估计的干扰;2)对含噪图像加入已知强度的高斯白噪声,以计算噪声估计时需要设置的与图像内容相关的参数,因此该算法可以自适应图像的结构,能够广泛地适应各种类型的图片。实验结果表明SVD域噪声强度估计算法适用于各种图片类型,而且在极大的噪声强度范围内都能够稳定精确地估计噪声强度。     

分段线性动态矩匹配条带去除

由于探测器之间对接收的地物辐射信号的响应特征不同,导致遥感数据含有条带噪声,严重影响了图像质量及后续的定量计算。针对探测器响应函数在图像低值区及高值区呈非线性的特点,在着重分析矩匹配方法的基础上,提出分段线性动态矩匹配条带去除方法。方法设定阈值分割高中低值域统计区间,对探测器响应函数进行分段线性拟合,并对探测器每一分图像动态采用其领域内均值和标准差作为参考值进行条带纠正。应用TM数据第4波段及环境一号卫星高光谱数据进行去条带实验,并定性和定量地比较了该方法与动态矩匹配、傅里叶变换、自动均衡化曲线方法的去条带效果。结果表明该方法能够在保留图像基本信息的前提下,获得最佳的去条带效果,尤其能够提高非均匀地物分布区域内水体的条带去除效果。     

即时定向新闻采集技术研究

互联网的迅速发展带动了信息量的爆炸性增加。如何更快地采集所需信息一直是国内外研究和开发的热点。近年来,不断增长的对特定信息(例如特定领域的新闻)的需求要求有针对性地从指定的网站即时采集相关信息。这些新闻一般具有不可预见性、更新频率较快、时效性强等特点。这要求我们必须能针对这些特点实现即时定向的采集。本文提出了一种有效抓取网页并进行分析的方法,实践表明取得了满意的效果。