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Net Neutrality
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Chris Marsden maneuvers through the hype articulated by Netwrok Neutrality advocates and opponents. He offers a clear-headed analysis of the high stakes in this debate about the Internet's future, and fearlessly refutes the misinformation and misconceptions that about' Professor Rob Freiden, Penn State University Net Neutrality is a very heated and contested policy principle regarding access for content providers to the Internet end-user, and potential discrimination in that access where the end-user's ISP (or another ISP) blocks that access in part or whole. The suggestion has been that the problem can be resolved by either introducing greater competition, or closely policing conditions for vertically integrated service, such as VOIP. However, that is not the whole story, and ISPs as a whole have incentives to discriminate between content for matters such as network management of spam, to secure and maintain customer experience at current levels, and for economic benefit from new Quality of Service standards. This includes offering a ‘priority lane' on the network for premium content types such as video and voice service. The author considers market developments and policy responses in Europe and the United States, draws conclusions and proposes regulatory recommendations
ACUTA Journal of Telecommunications in Higher Education
In This Issue
To VolP or Not to VolP
Preparing Your Campus for a VolP Conversion
Strategic Planning in the College and University Ecosystem: The Common Denominators
Advertorial:
Going Wireless at Fiber Speeds
Open-Source VolP for Colleges and Universities
Institutional Excellence Award Honorable Mention The Naval Postgraduate School
Interview
President\u27s Message
From the Executive Director
Here\u27s My Advic
Net Neutrality
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. Chris Marsden maneuvers through the hype articulated by Netwrok Neutrality advocates and opponents. He offers a clear-headed analysis of the high stakes in this debate about the Internet's future, and fearlessly refutes the misinformation and misconceptions that about' Professor Rob Freiden, Penn State University Net Neutrality is a very heated and contested policy principle regarding access for content providers to the Internet end-user, and potential discrimination in that access where the end-user's ISP (or another ISP) blocks that access in part or whole. The suggestion has been that the problem can be resolved by either introducing greater competition, or closely policing conditions for vertically integrated service, such as VOIP. However, that is not the whole story, and ISPs as a whole have incentives to discriminate between content for matters such as network management of spam, to secure and maintain customer experience at current levels, and for economic benefit from new Quality of Service standards. This includes offering a ‘priority lane' on the network for premium content types such as video and voice service. The author considers market developments and policy responses in Europe and the United States, draws conclusions and proposes regulatory recommendations
TV White Spaces: A Pragmatic Approach
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Knowledge & innovation in Africa: scenarios for the future
This book is the product of three years of literature reviews, expert interviews and scenario-building exercises by the Open African Innovation Research and Training (Open A.I.R.) network, which has members in 14 African countries. The authors trace the contours of knowledge and innovation in Africa from the founding civilisations to today’s current realities, and then set out the drivers of change that can be expected to shape innovation systems on the continent between now and the year 2035. The volume then offers three plausible scenarios – elements of which are likely to emerge in various settings on the continent in the short- to medium-term. Each scenario raises different issues for control of, and access to, knowledge in Africa. The key insight for policymakers, business leaders, scholars and civil society is that the question is not whether intellectual property (IP) rights will be relevant in the future, but rather which rights will be most important in different scenarios
Hardware/Software interface for enhanced remote control of Android set-top-box
This dissertation describes the research and development of a communication system to
support remote control devices (RCD) for Android-based set-to-box (STB). The target
RCD is a low-complexity device using 3D motion tracking to provide new interactive
functionalities to di erent types of multimedia content and applications.
The system architecture comprises an RCD with Magnetic, Angular Rate, Gravity
(MARG) unit for 3D motion tracking, transmitting data to an Android STB. The communication
between the RCD and the STB was implemented using the Radio Frequency
for Consumer Electronics (RF4CE) protocol, which required the development of an external
module for the STB. An Application Programming Interface (API) was developed
to enable seamless computation of the remote control data and allowing six input pro-
les on the Android: Absolute air mouse, Relative air mouse, multitouch, accelerometer,
gyroscope and magnetometer. To allow the sensors from the MARG unit in the remote
control device to be natively recognized on the Android OS, an Android sensors library
was also developed, this reads the sensors data from the API. The demonstration of the
system functionalities was done through an Android application speci cally developed to
simulate and test a potential usage environment.
A study to nd out whether the most complex functions should run on the RCD or
on the Android STB was also carried out. The optimal solution still remains an open
issue since it depends on the speci c application and portability requirements taking into
account energy consumption. The analysis of energy consumption on the RCD shows that
transmitting the raw data from the sensors to be processed in the API, results in a lower
energy consumption, and consequently higher portability with good accuracy. Since the
STB has no limitations on energy consumption and superior computational power, the
API was designed to be able to perform all the processing of sensors data, thus allowing
the implementation of complex fusion algorithms with higher precision
QoS support in satellite and wireless networks : study under the network simulator (NS-2)
Aquest projecte es basa en l'estudi de l'oferiment de qualitat de servei en xarxes wireless i satel·litals. Per això l'estudi de les tècniques de cross-layer i del IEEE 802.11e ha sigut el punt clau per al desenvolupament teòric d'aquest estudi. Usant el simulador de xarxes network simulator, a la part de simulacions es plantegen tres situacions: l'estudi de la xarxa satel·lital, l'estudi del mètode d'accés HCCA i la interconnexió de la xarxa satel·lital amb la wireless. Encara que aquest últim punt, incomplet en aquest projecte, ha de ser la continuació per a futures investigacions.Este proyecto se basa en el estudio del ofrecimiento de calidad de servicio en redes wireless y satelitales. Por eso el estudio de las técnicas de cross-layer y del IEEE 802.11eha sido el punto clave para el desarrollo teórico de este estudio. Usando el simulador de redes network simulator, en la parte de simulaciones se plantean tres situaciones: el estudio de la red satelital, el estudio del método de acceso HCCA y la interconexión de la red satelital con la wireless. Aunque este último punto, incompleto en este proyecto, tiene que ser la continuación para futuras investigaciones.This project is based on the study of offering quality of service in satellite and wireless networks. For that reason the study of the techniques of cross-layer and the IEEE 802.11e has been the key point for the theoretical development of this study. Using the software network simulator, in the part of simulations three situations consider: the study of the satellite network, the study of the access method HCCA and the interconnection of the satellite network with the wireless. Although this last point, incomplete in this work, must be the continuation for future investigations
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