{"title":"Choke-based switching algorithm in stochastic P2P networks to reduce file download duration","authors":"Michael R. Lehrfeld, G. Simco","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2010.5453904","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2010.5453904","url":null,"abstract":"Content Delivery Networks download performance is dependent on byte-based or time-based switching algorithms. To overcome an extended relationship with a poor performing server, a client based choking algorithm was developed that enables clients to preemptively depart poor performing servers to decrease download duration. The choking algorithm employees a client based choke threshold that enables individual clients to determine when a server's performance degrades to an unacceptable level. Two separate experiments were run through a peer-to-peer simulator: single-client and multi-client scenarios. Temporal fluctuations were incorporated as well as a stochastic AR-1 random process to closely mimic expected server loads. In both instances, the choking algorithm reduces download duration.","PeriodicalId":286940,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon)","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115272037","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"mRx: Negotiating collaborative decisions","authors":"Margarida Karahalios Washburn, Bruce Cutter","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2010.5453914","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2010.5453914","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, we present the architecture for a working prototype of a decision tool, the mRx. The goal of this prototype was to develop a simple, yet valid, tool to help members of the forestry community to collaboratively negotiate decisions for prescribed burns. The architecture of the mRx has been designed by mapping key learning strategies to pedagogical models. Technological affordances are then leveraged to support these strategies and models.","PeriodicalId":286940,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon)","volume":"50 4","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120909277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigation and design modification of delay-insensitive asynchronous circuits for minimum supply voltage operation","authors":"D. Coleman, J. Di","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2010.5453926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2010.5453926","url":null,"abstract":"Since the introduction of energy harvesting and battery powered low- to mid-speed electronic circuits, supply voltages have been pushed to the physical limits of semiconductor devices for energy minimization and battery lifetime. Using the IBM 8RF-LM 0.13μm process and a modified library, an asynchronous ALU has shown to be capable of operating at 0.1V. This paper presents the minimum energy analysis of a delay-insensitive asynchronous ALU, its modified version for minimum supply voltage operation, and the simulation results.","PeriodicalId":286940,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon)","volume":"32 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124889567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On Built-In Self-Test for multipliers","authors":"Mary D. Pulukuri, George J. Starr, C. Stroud","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2010.5453929","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2010.5453929","url":null,"abstract":"We evaluate some of the previously proposed test algorithms and approaches for various types of multipliers. We present methods to effectively test multipliers independent of their architecture and to achieve greater than 99% single stuck-at gate-level fault coverage with a simple 8-bit or 9-bit binary up-counter and some multiplexers. Finally, we discuss testing the multipliers present in most current Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FGPAs).1","PeriodicalId":286940,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128854506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An improvement on the modified gradient method for face localization","authors":"Taolun Chai, Yang Zhang, C. Hung","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2010.5453900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2010.5453900","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we improve the modified gradient method for face localization. In the modified gradient method (MGM) an approach similar to Roberts operator was used for detecting edges in face images. The Sobel edge detector is proposed for detecting edges of a face and generating the gradients for the face detection. Preliminary experimental results show that our proposed method can detect the face more accurately than that of the modified gradient method.","PeriodicalId":286940,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon)","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114768860","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An evaluation of Protocol Buffer","authors":"Gurpreet Kaur, M. M. Fuad","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2010.5453828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2010.5453828","url":null,"abstract":"World is shrinking each day through the use of Internet and people are communicating better than before in this widely distributed network. There is a great need to manage this communication over various networks supporting different specifications. One of the widely used techniques for this type of data management is XML data interchange format. Google developers recently introduced Protocol Buffer as an alternative to XML claiming that it overcomes the shortcomings suffered by XML. This paper compares XML and Protocol Buffer data formats by extensive analysis of the two. The paper evaluates the claims made by Google by developing an algorithm to map an existing XML to Protocol Buffer format and drawing any conclusion on the efficiency and effectiveness of this format as compared to XML. It can be hoped that this work will contribute to the upcoming research in this field as people are looking for more robust data interchange format for the future of the Internet.","PeriodicalId":286940,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130207543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Snapshot capture from live high definition video stream for transmission over low-bandwidth data link","authors":"Lloyd B. Mize, R. Klenke, J. M. McCollum","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2010.5453857","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2010.5453857","url":null,"abstract":"This paper will describe a method for providing a useful intelligence down a low-bandwidth output stream from a high-bandwidth input stream. Many intelligence systems take advantage of streaming video and utilize high-bandwidth data links to supply information. The issue is that high-bandwidth systems typically require larger equipment, better line-of-sight, and more complex gear to keep a reliable link. The intended platform for the system described in this paper is an unmanned aerial vehicle, so the limitations of high-bandwidth equipment become more significant in a tactical scenario. By providing snapshots from the high-definition (HD) video stream, the system is able to send data to users that may not have the capability, due to a myriad of reasons, to acquire a full HD video stream. The system was developed using a Gumstix Verdex 600Mhz computer and the frame acquisition algorithm is written in C. Testing was done using HD video files streamed by VideoLan Client (VLC). The system is capable of outputting JPEG images at a maximum interval of 30 seconds. The capture system provides a method of reaching out to more users and providing functional data.","PeriodicalId":286940,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon)","volume":"116 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130405628","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ground fault protection for DC bus using controlled power sequencing","authors":"P. Cairoli, I. Kondratiev, R. Dougal","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2010.5453880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2010.5453880","url":null,"abstract":"We present a new approach to protect a multi-branch medium-voltage DC bus from ground faults. Behavior analysis of a DC distribution scheme shows that it is possible to quickly de-energize the DC bus by controlling the main converter, open a contactor to remove the faulted line, then re-energize the system. This strategy reduces the out-of-service time and avoids the use of mechanical circuit breakers and their arc-eliminating equipments. The fast response time allows unfaulted loads to ride through the process with minimal local energy storage. Our research shows that it is possible to de-energize, reconfigure, and re-energize a typical industrial DC bus 10–20 times faster than methods traditionally applied in AC circuits, and that only 470 µFarad of bus capacitance is needed for unfaulted circuits to ride-through the process uninterrupted.","PeriodicalId":286940,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon)","volume":"25 25","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131805191","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Using aspects for testing nonfunctional requirements in object-oriented systems","authors":"S. Farhat, G. Simco, F. Mitropoulos","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2010.5453852","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2010.5453852","url":null,"abstract":"Software testing is one of the most time consuming activities in the software development cycle. Current research suggests that aspect-oriented programming (AOP) can enhance testing and has the potential to be more effective than macros or test interfaces. There are two major weaknesses when using aspects which are the inability of aspect code to be woven at all execution points and the lack of direct support for interweaving aspects with other aspects. In this paper we address the two major weaknesses and provide a means to overcome them. In addition, current research has focused only on using aspects to test functional requirements (FRs) and paid little attention to nonfunctional requirements (NFRs). In this paper we perform a feasibility study of using aspects to test NFRs which is based on two categorizations of NFRs. The first categorization splits NFRs into four types namely functionally restrictive, additive restrictive, policy restrictive, and architecturally restrictive and the second categorization splits the NFRs into two types: operational and nonoperational. These categorizations would serve as an initial point for developing frameworks or methodologies for testing NFRs with aspects.","PeriodicalId":286940,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon)","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114279048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measurement of grain and seed microwave permittivity for moisture and density determination","authors":"S. Nelson, S. Trabelsi","doi":"10.1109/SECON.2010.5453809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/SECON.2010.5453809","url":null,"abstract":"The importance of moisture measurement in grain and seed is discussed, and a brief history of the development of moisture sensing instruments, based on sensing of dielectric properties of these materials, is presented. Data are presented graphically on the permittivities or dielectric properties of wheat, showing their variation with frequency and moisture content, and references are cited for further information. More recent developments on microwave measurements for moisture content and bulk density sensing are briefly described, and numerous studies are cited providing sources of information on these promising techniques.","PeriodicalId":286940,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the IEEE SoutheastCon 2010 (SoutheastCon)","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115416635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}