Wireless video streaming with TCP and simultaneous MAC packet transmission (SMPT)

Video streaming is expected to account for a large portion of the traffic in future networks, including wireless networks. It is widely accepted that the user datagram protocol (UDP) is the preferred transport protocol for video streaming and that the transmission control protocol (TCP) is unsuitable for streaming. The widespread use of UDP, however, has a number of drawbacks, such as unfairness and possible congestion collapse, which are avoided by TCP. In this paper we investigate the use of TCP as the transport layer protocol for streaming video in a multi‐code CDMA cellular wireless system. Our approach is to stabilize the TCP throughput over the wireless links by employing a recently developed simultaneous MAC packet transmission (SMPT) approach at the link layer. We study the capacity, i.e. the number of customers per cell, and the quality of service for streaming video in the uplink direction. Our extensive simulations indicate that streaming over TCP in conjunction with SMPT gives good performance for video encoded in a closed loop, i.e. with rate control. We have also found that TCP is unsuitable (even in conjunction with SMPT) for streaming the more variable open‐loop encoded video. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Determining the Instantaneous Effective Energy of x-Ray Tube Bremsstrahlung

A method is described for determining the instantaneous effective energy of x-ray tube brehmsstrahlung by means of two semiconductor detectors employing epitaxial GaAs structures and a measurement circuit, which together determine the effective energy with an error of 5% in the range 20–80 keV in the presence of nonlinearity in the detector response.     

Fatigue crack growth in SiC particulates reinforced Al matrix graded composite

The SiC/Al graded composite was fabricated by powder metallurgy processing and its fatigue crack growth behavior was studied. The volume percentage of SiC particulates was distributed from 5 to 30% layer by layer on the cross section. Since the aluminium was dissolved together, there was no evident interface between the two layers with different volume fraction of SiC particulates. Fatigue crack growth was in direction of from 5 to 30% SiC layers under sinusoidal wave-form. The retardation of fatigue crack growth was found when crack propagated from low volume fraction of SiC to high volume fraction of SiC. The crack deflection and branching between two layers were observed, which decreased crack growth rates. In view of crack tip driving force, the plasticity mismatch between the layers shielded crack tip driving force, i.e. decreased the effective J-integral at the tip of the crack as the plastic zone of the crack tip spread from the weaker material into the stronger material.     

提高深井硬地层钻井速度技术难点及对策

乌龙1井地层为南方海相沉积,地层古老、岩石硬度大、研磨性强、可钻性差、地层倾角大(最大为80°)井斜难以控制、蹩跳钻严重,制约了该地区深井钻井速度。文章介绍了解决提高钻井速度这一瓶颈问题,从深井优快钻井及其配套技术、硬地层钻进的钻头优选、优化钻井参数、引用新技术、新工艺、新工具等方面进行了探索,钻井速度有了大幅度地提高,对类似井具有一定的借鉴作用。     

实时Motion JPEG2000视频编码系统设计

介绍了基于ADV202 JPEG2000编码芯片的Motion JPEG2000视频编码系统,该系统可实现SMPTE274M的实时编码,支持失真/无失真编码,与标准完全兼容.给出了系统硬件结构和软件流程设计,提出了一种利用帧间相关性减少编码计算量的码率控制方法.     

快速纳秒响应二代近贴聚焦像增强器的批量生产

叙述了二代近贴聚焦像增强器批量生产所用真空设备性能及特点，同时给出了管子工艺考核结果及管子纳秒时间响应特性。工艺考核结果表明，制管工艺可靠、性能稳定，管子批量生产合格率大于70％。     

电子产品研制阶段可靠性增长试验研究

结合工程实际经验,深入讨论了可靠性增长过程及实现途径,在保持试验条件和改进过程不变的条件下,实施了对具体型号电子产品的可靠性增长试验,达到了预期的可靠性增长目标,并且利用可靠性增长试验的数学模型(AMSAA模型)来评估产品的可靠性增长,对开展可靠性增长与可靠性增长试验工作具有重要的实际意义.     

PECVD法低温沉积多晶硅薄膜的研究

在玻璃衬底上采用常规的PKCVD法在低温(≤400℃)条件下制得大颗较(直径＞100nm)、择优取向(220)明显的多晶硅薄膜。选用的反应气体为SiF4和H2混合气体。加入少量的SiH4后，沉积速率提高了近10倍。分析认为，在低温时促使多晶硅结构形成的反应基元应是SiFmHn(m n≤3)，而不可能是SiHn(n≤3)基团。     

Optimization of Selective Epitaxial Growth of Silicon in LPCVD

Selective epitaxial growth (SEG) of silicon has attracted considerable attention for its good electrical properties and advantages in building microstructures in high‐density devices. However, SEG problems, such as an unclear process window, selectivity loss, and nonuniformity have often made application difficult. In our study, we derived processing diagrams for SEG from thermodynamics on gas‐phase reactions so that we could predict the SEG process zone for low pressure chemical vapor deposition. In addition, with the help of both the concept of the effective supersaturation ratio and three kinds of E‐beam patterns, we evaluated and controlled selectivity loss and nonuniformity in SEG, which is affected by the loading effect. To optimize the SEG process, we propose two practical methods: One deals with cleaning the wafer, and the other involves inserting dummy active patterns into the wide insulator to prevent the silicon from nucleating.