Optimal scheduling and fair servicepolicy for STDMA in underwater networks with acoustic communications

In this work, a multi-hop string network with a single sink node is analyzed. A periodic optimal scheduling for TDMA operation that considers the characteristic long propagation delay of the underwater acoustic channel is presented. This planning of transmissions is obtained with the help of a new geometrical method based on a 2D lattice in the space-time domain. In order to evaluate the performance of this optimal scheduling, two service policies have been compared: FIFO and Round-Robin. Simulation results, including achievable throughput, packet delay, and queue length, are shown. The network fairness has also been quantified with the Gini index

Journal of Telecommunications and Information Technology, 2004, nr 2

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Work Sharing: Issues, Policy Options and Prospects

A broad overview of the work sharing concept, including 17 work sharing policy options and their policy potential for combating joblessness.https://research.upjohn.org/up_press/1152/thumbnail.jp