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Improving the Database Logging Performance of the Snort Network Intrusion Detection Sensor

whitepaper Publicly available Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) such as Snort and Bro as well as a large number of commercial systems complement other security mechanisms by passively monitoring a network link for possible intrusions and other...

Tags: network security

[22 May 2008]

Wireless Sensor Network Solutions for Data Center Applications

whitepaper Monitoring the environment conditions in a computer room or data center is critical to ensuring uptime and system reliability. Many of the adverse environmental conditions that can cause equipment to fail remain invisible to the data center staff...

Tags: high availability

[14 May 2008]

Adaptive Correctness Monitoring for Wireless Sensor Networks Using Hierarchical Distributed Run-Time Invariant Checking

whitepaper This paper presents a hierarchical approach for detecting faults in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) after they have been deployed. It presents a framework, Hierarchical SEnsor Network Debugging (H- SEND), for lightweight checking of invariants.

Tags: monitoring systems

[11 Apr 2008]

AMPTRAC Connectivity Management System

whitepaper In basic terms, the system monitors the patch cord connection between two patch panels or between a patch panel and network switch for each cable drop in the network by real-time monitoring of the continuity of the ninth conductor pin to the...

Tags: cable, intelligent, patch, structured

[10 Apr 2008]

Complex Event Processing With DB2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows and Coral8: High-Speed XML Event Processing Requires a "Pure" Approach

whitepaper CEP engines are being used to drive a new breed of applications, such as low-latency financial market data analysis for algorithmic trading and trade compliance monitoring, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and sensor network analysis for...

Tags: xml

[09 Apr 2008]

Monitoring Volcanic Eruptions With a Wireless Sensor Network

whitepaper This paper describes the experiences using a wireless sensor network to monitor volcanic eruptions with low-frequency acoustic sensors. The paper developed a wireless sensor array and deployed it in July 2004 at Volcan Tungurahua, an active volcano...

Tags: monitoring systems

[04 Mar 2008]

The Design of HLS Voltage Network Monitoring System Based on AD7756

whitepaper Each site module includes 2 ADCs, a voltage reference, a temperature sensor and a relative DSP. By using this IC, the paper designed a voltage network monitoring system for HLS. The features of a voltage/energy measuring IC AD7756 are introduced in...

Tags: monitoring systems

[04 Mar 2008]

MOTE-VIEW: A Sensor Network Monitoring and Management Tool

whitepaper This paper presents a scalable software framework for managing, monitoring, and visualizing sensor network deployments called MOTE-VIEW. Then it addresses these issues by outlining a monitoring tool architecture using an extensible set of user...

Tags: monitoring systems

[03 Mar 2008]

NanoMon: A Flexible Sensor Network Monitoring Software

whitepaper This paper presents a sensor network monitoring software, named NanoMon, which has a highly flexible architecture and is able to support various user requirements arising in their individual wireless sensor network applications in an adaptive...

Tags: monitoring systems

[03 Mar 2008]

Poster Abstract: Wireless Sensor Network-Based Tunnel Monitoring

whitepaper This paper describes the development and deployment of a Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) to monitor a train tunnel during adjacent construction activity. A real-time monitoring system, comprising of 18 sensing units and a base-station, was installed...

Tags: monitoring systems

[03 Mar 2008]

Scalable Coordination Techniques for Distributed Network Monitoring

whitepaper The paper argues that nodes in such a monitoring infrastructure, whether across the wide-area Inter-net, or across a sensor network, should coordinate effort to minimize resource consumption. Emerging network monitoring infrastructures capture...

Tags: monitoring systems

[03 Mar 2008]

Construction of Flexible Sensing Node Network for Monitoring Landslide Disaster

whitepaper Monitoring landslide disaster, sensor should transmit measuring data to host system urgently at the same time with the disaster. In some cases, the sensor disappears easily by the disaster. Additionally, it is necessary to observe broadly by...

Tags: disaster recovery

[03 Mar 2008]

Monitoring Network Aware Sensors Using BACnet

whitepaper The paper demonstrates how to use the Building Automation and Control network protocol (BACnet) to monitor network aware end-devices and set alarms on their sensor values. This paper proposes a protocol and software to use within a slow control...

Tags: monitoring systems

[03 Mar 2008]

Structural Monitoring Using Wireless Sensors and Controller Area Network

whitepaper The contributions include: implementation of the PIC18f4680 platform in TinyOS, creating a message protocol over CAN, and developing a sensor board. This paper investigates implementation and design issues for a heterogeneous network for structural...

Tags: monitoring systems

[08 Jan 2008]

A Reactive Soil Moisture Sensor Network: Design and Field Evaluation

whitepaper Wireless sensor network technology has the potential to reveal fine-grained, dynamic changes in monitored variables of an outdoor landscape. This paper describes the design and implementation of a reactive, event driven network for environmental...

Tags: monitoring systems

[08 Jan 2008]

The Design and Implementation of an IP-Based Sensor Network for Intrusion Monitoring

whitepaper This paper presents an experimental deployment of an IP-based wireless sensor network that is intended to operate as an intrusion monitoring system. This network is the first actual deployment of a fully IP-based wireless sensor network with small...

Tags: monitoring systems

[26 Dec 2007]

Energy-Efficient TCP Operation in Wireless Sensor Networks

whitepaper Many applications of wireless sensor networks require connectivity to external networks to let monitoring and controlling entities communicate with the sensors. By using the TCP/IP protocols inside the sensor network, external connectivity can be...

Tags: monitoring systems

[26 Dec 2007]

Towards TCP/IP for Wireless Sensor Networks

whitepaper Many wireless sensor network applications cannot be performed in isolation; the sensor network must somehow be connected to monitoring and controlling entities. Wireless sensor networks are composed of large numbers - up to thousands - of tiny...

Tags: monitoring systems

[26 Dec 2007]

Connecting Wireless Sensornets With TCP/IP Networks

whitepaper Wireless sensor networks are based on the collaborative efforts of many small wireless sensor nodes, which collectively are able to form networks through which sensor information can be gathered. This paper discusses three different ways to connect...

Tags: tcp - ip

[26 Dec 2007]

Optimization Issues and Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks With Mobile Sink

whitepaper Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) are a new kind of ad-hoc wireless network that will probably bring new progress on the paradigm of pervasive computing. Many applications have already been envisioned for WSNs, such as: support for traffic...

Tags: monitoring systems, traffic, wireless network, monitoring

[07 Sep 2007]

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