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A Survey of MAC Protocols in Optical Networks
White Paper All-Optical networks, where the entire path between end nodes is optical, represent the third generation in the use of fiber in communication systems. This paper provides a comprehensive review of Medium Access Protocols (MAC) for optical networks. [18 Jul 2008]
Communication Performance Over a Gigabit Ethernet Network
White Paper Cluster computing imposes heavy demands on the communication network. Gigabit Ethernet technology can provide the required bandwidth to meet these demands. However, it has also shifted the communication bottleneck from network media to protocol... [18 Jul 2008]
Configuring the Polycom ViewStation for Use With Cisco Secure PIX Firewall
White Paper This paper guides through the configuration of a Cisco Secure PIX firewall in order to allow the use of a Polycom ViewStation video conferencing device. There are several different methods that can be used to accomplish the same level of... [31 May 2008]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
News And although the telco is dabbling with fibre - planning a rollout at a property development in Ebbsfleet, Kent - it is keen to get the most out of its existing, copper-based infrastructure - and not so keen to incur the hefty costs associated... [23 Jan 2008]
Modified Tahoe TCP for Wireless Networks Using OPNET Simulator
White Paper This paper describes a modification to the Transmission Control Protocol's (TCP) Tahoe flavour for use in Wireless networks. It shows that by slightly modifying the algorithm of the Tahoe TCP, it can be made to respond better to wireless links... [14 Jan 2008]
Young targeted by "Revitalise IT" scheme
News Enterprises and academic institutions currently participating in the Revitalise IT initiative include Accenture, Apple, the BBC, Cisco, John Lewis, LogicaCMG, Microsoft and Vodafone, and City University London, Oxford Brookes University... [19 Sep 2007]
Maximizing Lifetime of - Powerlimited Network With Active Minimum Spanning Tree Aggregation
White Paper Lately proposed "Harness" is a system level group communicationware that enables a large number of nodes to exchange programmable network information using various communication patterns. It offers both scalability and versatility in message... [01 Aug 2007]
Threat Modelling for ASP.NET: Designing Secure Applications
White Paper This paper has been worked out in collaboration with five University teams each of which is focussing on a different security problem area. This paper gives a security analysis of Microsoft's ASP.NET technology. [03 Jul 2007]
E-Business Oriented AJAX (EBOA): A Framework for Creating AJAX Based e-Business Web Applications With Ease
White Paper This paper sets out to explore the future of web application development, the increasing popularity and consequent use of a new technique in web development - AJAX. This paper describes how the project applies this technique in an e-Business context. [02 Jul 2007]
Google, Microsoft doomed to fail?
News The year-long study - carried out by Greg Hackett, Goodyear executive professor at the Kent State University business school - found that overall profits have declined by 40 per cent in those 44 years to an average profitability of just 4.3 per cent. [08 Jun 2007]
Blocking System Calls in KRoC/Linux
White Paper This paper describes an extension to Kent Retargetable occam Compiler (KRoC), which enables the execution of a blocking call, without blocking the occam-kernel. Blocking calls are implemented using Linux clones which communicate using shared memory... [18 Apr 2007]
Women honoured for IT achievement
News The other category winners were: Gillian Kent, MD at MSN UK (private sector); Annette Vernon, CIO, Department for Constitutional Affais (public sector); Vicky Reeves, MD at Chameleon Net (small business); and Sue McDougall, commercial and business... [28 Oct 2005]
The Effects of E-Government on Trust and Confidence in Government
White Paper Arguments that e-government may improve citizen trust in government have not been sufficiently tested. This paper surveys literature relevant to e-government and its effect on civic trust, and summarizes our previous research on citizen attitudes... [30 Aug 2005]
Linux-shy public sector gets open source test lab
News The NCC is part of the Open Source Academy consortium, which also includes Birmingham City Council, Bristol City Council, Cheshire County Council, Shepway District Council, Socitm and the University of Kent. [20 Jun 2005]
WiMax comes to Canterbury
News These trials with the University of Kent are focused on specific objectives. Baker wouldn't yet reveal the coverage and pricing of the commercial service due in June, but Telabria successfully tested equipment from Redline in the Swale area of Kent... [23 May 2005]
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