Network Infrastructures
Network Infrastructures

Author: Rolf Kunneke

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-12-09

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1108961886

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Infrastructures are complex networks dominated by tight interdependencies between technologies and institutions. These networks supply services crucial to modern societies, services that can be provided only if several critical functions are fulfilled. This book proposes a theoretical framework with a set of concepts to analyse rigorously how these critical functions require coordination within the technological dimension as well as within the institutional dimension. It also shows how fundamental the alignment between these two dimensions is. It argues that this alignment operates along different layers characterized successively by the structure, governance and transactions that connect technologies and institutions. These issues of coordination and alignment, at the core of the book, are substantiated through in-depth case studies of networks from the energy, water and wastewater, and transportation sectors.

Network Infrastructures
Network Infrastructures

Author: Rolf Kunneke

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2021-12-09

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 1108832695

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This book explores the interdependencies between technologies and institutions in network infrastructures.

Working Around Disruptions of Network Infrastructures
Working Around Disruptions of Network Infrastructures

Author: Amro Al-Akkad

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-02-22

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 3658126167

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As in disasters the availability of information and communication technology services can be severely disrupted, the author explores challenges and opportunities to work around such disruptions. He therefore empirically analyzes how people in disasters use remnants of technology to still communicate their needs. Based on this, he suggests quality attributes whose implementation can support the resilience in technology. To exemplify this he develops iteratively two mobile ad-hoc systems and explores their feasibility and implications for emergency response under close-to-real conditions. Compared to the state of the art both systems are independent from preexisting network infrastructure and run on off-the-shelf smartphones.

Intelligent Infrastructures
Intelligent Infrastructures

Author: Rudy R. Negenborn

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-11-28

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 9048135982

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Society heavily depends on infrastructure systems, such as road-traffic networks, water networks, electricity networks, etc. Infrastructure systems are hereby considered to be large-scale, networked systems, that almost everybody uses on a daily basis, and that are so vital that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the defense or economic security and functioning of society. The operation and control of existing infrastructures such as road-traffic networks, water networks, electricity networks, etc. are failing: too often we are confronted with capacity problems, unsafety, unreliability and inefficiency. This book concentrates on a wide range of problems concerning the way infrastructures are functioning today and discuss novel advanced, intelligent, methods and tools for the operation and control of existing and future infrastructures.

Testbeds and Research Infrastructures, Development of Networks and Communities
Testbeds and Research Infrastructures, Development of Networks and Communities

Author: Thomas Magedanz

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2010-12-02

Total Pages: 763

ISBN-13: 3642178510

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 6th International ICST Conference, TridentCom 2010, held in Berlin, Germany, in May 2010. Out of more than 100 submitted contributions the Program Committee finally selected 15 full papers, 26 practices papers, and 22 posters. They focus on topics as Internet testbeds, future Internet research, wireless sensors, media and mobility, and monitoring in large scale testbeds.

Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communications
Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communications

Author: Honghao Gao

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-03-04

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 3030432157

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This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 14th EAI International Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communications, TridentCom 2019, held in December 2019 in Changsha, China. The 10 full papers were selected from 62 submissions and are grouped into three sessions: AI and Internet Computing; QoS, Reliability, Modeling and Testing; and Wireless, Networking and Multimedia Application.

Communication Infrastructures for Cloud Computing
Communication Infrastructures for Cloud Computing

Author: Mouftah, Hussein T.

Publisher: IGI Global

Published: 2013-09-30

Total Pages: 583

ISBN-13: 1466645237

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Cloud computing has provided multiple advantages as well as challenges to software and infrastructure services. In order to be fully beneficial, these challenges facing cloud specific communication protocols must be addressed. Communication Infrastructures for Cloud Computing presents the issues and research directions for a broad range of cloud computing aspects of software, computing, and storage systems. This book will highlight a broad range of topics in communication infrastructures for cloud computing that will benefit researchers, academics, and practitioners in the active fields of engineering, computer science, and software.

Designing a Network Infrastructure to Support a Research and Educational Network Using GTUC and University of Ghana
Designing a Network Infrastructure to Support a Research and Educational Network Using GTUC and University of Ghana

Author: Kingsley Awuku

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2012-02

Total Pages: 89

ISBN-13: 3656125031

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Master's Thesis from the year 2011 in the subject Computer Science - Commercial Information Technology, Aalborg University (Aalborg University), course: Network Technologies, language: English, abstract: This project is aimed at designing an appropriate network infrastructure in Ghana to support research and educational network using Ghana Telecom University College (GTUC) and University of Ghana (UG). An overview of what RENs are generally about and a study of existing RENs in developed countries where considered to gain insight into REN infrastructure, their organizations and operations. Further technologies employed in RENs were also looked at with emphasis on technologies employed in the Core and Access Networks of REN. Technologies such SONET/SDH, MPLS, ATM and it application were also delved into in this project. Intended users and stakeholders where identified and their requirements analyzed to determine the best technology needed to support their needs of an appropriate REN. Finally the design of an appropriate and scalable for GTUC and UG is proposed in this report with careful consideration of the cost model, ownership options and organizational structure appropriate for the development of a sustainable REN in Ghana

Future Access Enablers for Ubiquitous and Intelligent Infrastructures
Future Access Enablers for Ubiquitous and Intelligent Infrastructures

Author: Dragan Perakovic

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-06-19

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 3030784592

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This book constitutes the refereed post-conference proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Future Access Enablers for Ubiquitous and Intelligent Infrastructures, FABULOUS 2021, held in May 2021. Due to COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held virtually. This year’s conference topic covers security of innovative services and infrastructure in traffic, transport and logistic ecosystems. The 30 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions. The papers are organized in thematic sessions on: Internet of things and smart city; smart environment applications; information and communications technology; smart health applications; sustainable communications and computing infrastructures.