AN EFFICIENT MATHEMATICAL MODELING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN OF AON INCLUDING WAVELENGTH ASSIGNMENT SCHEME

This paper recommends a systematic wavelength assignment scheme which deliberately enhance the quality of service by minimizing the average dispersion in optical network. In this approach assignment of the wavelength recommended that allocates the wavelength as per mathematical model based on the path length request. Results validate that path length-based scheme improves the system performance in comparison with the commonly used existing assignment technique which works on the principle of first fit wavelength assignment(FFWA) and former assignment methodology should be ideal choice when the number of connection requests extremely high

AN EFFICIENT MATHEMATICAL MODELING FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE DESIGN OF AON INCLUDING WAVELENGTH ASSIGNMENT SCHEME

<p>This paper recommends a systematic wavelength assignment scheme which deliberately enhance the quality of service by minimizing the average dispersion in optical network. In this approach assignment of the wavelength recommended that allocates the wavelength as per mathematical model based on the path length request. Results validate that path length-based scheme improves the system performance in comparison with the commonly used existing assignment technique which works on the principle of first fit wavelength assignment(FFWA) and former assignment methodology should be ideal choice when the number of connection requests extremely high.</p

Risk assessment of submicron PM-bound hexavalent chromium during wintertime

<p>This study reports health risk assessment of PM₁-bound carcinogenic hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] from central part of Indo-Gangetic plain (IGP) (PM₁: particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter ≤1µm). Cr(VI) concentration has been estimated utilizing spectrophotometer with a modified novel method. Average ratio of Cr(VI)/Cr_T was 0.39 ± 0.07 (Cr_T: Total chromium) in the central IGP (Kanpur). Our study reports that mass fraction of Cr(VI) averaging at 0.39 is ∼3 times higher than that assumed conventionally [Cr(VI)/Cr_T: 1/7]. Cancer risk assessment has been performed by assessing excess cancer risk (ECR) for the Cr(VI). ECR determined due to Cr(VI) was 57 and 14.3 (in one million) for adults and children, respectively. Our study suggests that risk due to Cr(VI) reported in previous studies were being underestimated by a factor of three. The Cr(VI)/Cr_T average ratio of 0.39 determined in this study was utilized to calculate risk assessment due to Cr(VI) from other locations in the IGP. Owing to large population of India (∼125 million), the cancer risk due to Cr(VI) inhalation itself would become very significant. Thus, future research should focus on metal speciation of PM-bound samples from different locations to better constraint the toxicological risk assessment on a regional-to-global scale.</p