The document describes Smart-M3, an open source platform for building distributed applications using shared information. It discusses key concepts of Smart-M3 including lightweight implementation, accommodating existing systems, and emergent applications. The architecture uses Knowledge Processors that contribute and consume content according to ontologies, and Semantic Information Brokers that manage triples of information. The document provides examples of deploying Smart-M3 and its open source implementation components for Knowledge Processors and Semantic Information Brokers.
SOFIA - Smart M3 Information-Sharing Platform. NOKIASofia Eu
Smart-M3 is an information sharing platform that allows different devices and applications to interoperate by sharing information using agreed upon ontologies. It uses a semantic information broker and knowledge processors to govern and share triples of information according to relevant ontologies. The platform provides a smart space access protocol and ontology APIs to enable developers to easily contribute and access shared content semantically across communication methods, transports and programming languages.
Putting the publisher in the quarterback spotMediaPost
1. The document describes a publisher solutions company that helps publishers optimize visitor engagement, content delivery, and advertising revenue through four connected services: AudianceConnect, ContentConnect, YieldConnect, and DataConnect.
2. YieldConnect uses data passing and real-time bidding to optimize ad revenue by determining the winning bid based on factors like floor prices, previous user data, and minimizing burn risk to bidders.
3. DataConnect collects visitor data through the bidding process and across multiple visits, which is then used for audience targeting and attribution modeling by the publisher solutions company and advertisers.
Invited talk at Processing ROmanian in Multilingual, Interoperational and Scalable Environments (PROMISE 2010) on how to port the QALL-ME framework to a new language
The document discusses high dynamic range (HDR) video technology including:
- Different HDR formats such as SMPTE ST 2084 (PQ), ARIB STB-B67/ITU-R BT.2100 (HLG)
- Code value ranges for 10-bit and 12-bit RGB and color difference signals in narrow and full ranges
- Recommendations for using narrow versus full signal ranges for PQ and HLG
- Transcoding concepts when converting between PQ and HLG formats
- Considerations for including standard dynamic range (SDR) content in HDR programs
A Cartesian Robot for RFID Signal Distribution Model VerificationVladimir Kulyukin
In our previous research, we addressed the problem of automating the design of passive radio-frequency (PRF)
services. An optimal PRF surface is one that offers a maximum probability of localization at a minimum instrumentation
cost, i.e., a minimum number of surface-embedded passive RFID transponders. Our previous results were based on the
assumption that the signal distribution model of an individual RFID transponder can be approximated as a circle. The
problem of automated PRF surface design was then formulated as the problem of packing a surface with circles of a
given radius. However, in practice, this approach leads to some loss of optimality: some areas of the surface may not
be covered or too many transponders may be required. More exact methods are need for verifying and constructing signal
distribution models of surface-embedded RFID transponders that can be used by surface packing algorithms to optimize the
design. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a Cartesian robot for verifying and constructing signal
distribution models of surface-embedded RFID transponders. A model is characterized by four high-level parameters: an
RFID transponder, an RFID antenna, an RFID reader, and a surface type. The robot moves an RFID reader-antenna unit
over a PRF surface, e.g. a carpet, and systematically collects readings for various antenna positions over the surface. The
collected readings are subsequently processed to verify or construct signal distribution models. We describe experiments
with the robot to verify the localization probability of automatically designed PRF surfaces. We also present experiments
with the robot to verify and construct the signal distribution models of a specific RFID transponder.
Dr. Mohieddin Moradi provides an outline on high dynamic range (HDR) technology. The 3-page document covers various topics related to HDR including different HDR technologies, tone mapping, color representation, and HDR standards. It discusses concepts such as scene-referred vs display-referred conversions, and direct mapping vs tone mapping when converting between HDR and SDR formats. The document also examines potential side effects when mixing different conversion techniques in a production workflow.
This document outlines elements of high-quality image production, including spatial and temporal resolution, dynamic range, color gamut, bit depth, and coding. It discusses color gamut conversion, gamma correction, HDR and SDR mastering, tone mapping, and backwards compatibility. The document also covers HDR metadata standards and different distribution scenarios for HDR content.
HDR, wide color gamut, and higher frame rates are new technologies that can improve image quality for ultra high definition televisions. They provide benefits like more vivid colors, deeper blacks, better shadow detail, and a more immersive viewing experience. However, supporting these new features requires significantly more data bandwidth compared to legacy standards. Future video standards will need to efficiently support higher resolutions, wider color, high dynamic range, and high frame rates to deliver next-generation picture quality while still allowing content to be economically distributed.
SOFIA - Smart M3 Information-Sharing Platform. NOKIASofia Eu
Smart-M3 is an information sharing platform that allows different devices and applications to interoperate by sharing information using agreed upon ontologies. It uses a semantic information broker and knowledge processors to govern and share triples of information according to relevant ontologies. The platform provides a smart space access protocol and ontology APIs to enable developers to easily contribute and access shared content semantically across communication methods, transports and programming languages.
Putting the publisher in the quarterback spotMediaPost
1. The document describes a publisher solutions company that helps publishers optimize visitor engagement, content delivery, and advertising revenue through four connected services: AudianceConnect, ContentConnect, YieldConnect, and DataConnect.
2. YieldConnect uses data passing and real-time bidding to optimize ad revenue by determining the winning bid based on factors like floor prices, previous user data, and minimizing burn risk to bidders.
3. DataConnect collects visitor data through the bidding process and across multiple visits, which is then used for audience targeting and attribution modeling by the publisher solutions company and advertisers.
Invited talk at Processing ROmanian in Multilingual, Interoperational and Scalable Environments (PROMISE 2010) on how to port the QALL-ME framework to a new language
The document discusses high dynamic range (HDR) video technology including:
- Different HDR formats such as SMPTE ST 2084 (PQ), ARIB STB-B67/ITU-R BT.2100 (HLG)
- Code value ranges for 10-bit and 12-bit RGB and color difference signals in narrow and full ranges
- Recommendations for using narrow versus full signal ranges for PQ and HLG
- Transcoding concepts when converting between PQ and HLG formats
- Considerations for including standard dynamic range (SDR) content in HDR programs
A Cartesian Robot for RFID Signal Distribution Model VerificationVladimir Kulyukin
In our previous research, we addressed the problem of automating the design of passive radio-frequency (PRF)
services. An optimal PRF surface is one that offers a maximum probability of localization at a minimum instrumentation
cost, i.e., a minimum number of surface-embedded passive RFID transponders. Our previous results were based on the
assumption that the signal distribution model of an individual RFID transponder can be approximated as a circle. The
problem of automated PRF surface design was then formulated as the problem of packing a surface with circles of a
given radius. However, in practice, this approach leads to some loss of optimality: some areas of the surface may not
be covered or too many transponders may be required. More exact methods are need for verifying and constructing signal
distribution models of surface-embedded RFID transponders that can be used by surface packing algorithms to optimize the
design. In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a Cartesian robot for verifying and constructing signal
distribution models of surface-embedded RFID transponders. A model is characterized by four high-level parameters: an
RFID transponder, an RFID antenna, an RFID reader, and a surface type. The robot moves an RFID reader-antenna unit
over a PRF surface, e.g. a carpet, and systematically collects readings for various antenna positions over the surface. The
collected readings are subsequently processed to verify or construct signal distribution models. We describe experiments
with the robot to verify the localization probability of automatically designed PRF surfaces. We also present experiments
with the robot to verify and construct the signal distribution models of a specific RFID transponder.
Dr. Mohieddin Moradi provides an outline on high dynamic range (HDR) technology. The 3-page document covers various topics related to HDR including different HDR technologies, tone mapping, color representation, and HDR standards. It discusses concepts such as scene-referred vs display-referred conversions, and direct mapping vs tone mapping when converting between HDR and SDR formats. The document also examines potential side effects when mixing different conversion techniques in a production workflow.
This document outlines elements of high-quality image production, including spatial and temporal resolution, dynamic range, color gamut, bit depth, and coding. It discusses color gamut conversion, gamma correction, HDR and SDR mastering, tone mapping, and backwards compatibility. The document also covers HDR metadata standards and different distribution scenarios for HDR content.
HDR, wide color gamut, and higher frame rates are new technologies that can improve image quality for ultra high definition televisions. They provide benefits like more vivid colors, deeper blacks, better shadow detail, and a more immersive viewing experience. However, supporting these new features requires significantly more data bandwidth compared to legacy standards. Future video standards will need to efficiently support higher resolutions, wider color, high dynamic range, and high frame rates to deliver next-generation picture quality while still allowing content to be economically distributed.
This document discusses key elements that contribute to high quality image production, including spatial resolution, frame rate, dynamic range, color gamut, bit depth, and compression artifacts. It examines these elements in the context of 4K and 8K broadcast cameras and their advantages over HD. Factors like wider viewing angles, increased perceived motion, and benefits for nature documentaries are cited as motivations for 8K. Technical details covered include lens flange back distance, flare, shading, chromatic aberration, and testing procedures. Overall quality is represented as a function of these various image quality factors.
This document provides an overview of color spaces and high dynamic range (HDR) technologies. It begins with definitions of color gamut and chromaticity coordinates. It then discusses several key color spaces including Rec.709, Rec.2020, DCI-P3, ACES, and S-Gamut3. It also covers HDR formats like PQ, HLG, and log encoding. The document aims to explain the essential aspects of different color spaces and HDR technologies used for digital cinema and television production.
This document summarizes a research paper on advanced speaker recognition using hidden Markov models. It begins with an abstract that outlines using discrete wavelet transforms to reduce noise in speech signals before extracting mel frequency cepstral coefficients features and applying vector quantization and hidden Markov models for recognition. The document then provides more detail on the speaker recognition system and methods used, including denoising with discrete wavelet transforms, feature extraction with MFCCs, vector quantization to normalize feature size, training hidden Markov models, and using the Viterbi algorithm during testing to determine the recognized speaker. The research achieved 98% recognition accuracy on a database of 50 speakers in a normal noise environment.
The document discusses the benefits of protocol aware automatic test equipment (ATE) compared to traditional ATE. Protocol aware ATE would allow testers to interact with devices under test using the same protocol level of abstraction as designers, making testing easier and reducing development cycles. It provides examples showing how protocol aware ATE could speed up silicon bring-up and debug by enabling direct register reads and writes using protocols instead of low-level vectors. This would help address issues of non-deterministic device behavior from processes like cycle slipping.
Green Telecom & IT Workshop: Wireline access india_vetterBellLabs
1) The document discusses research directions for improving energy efficiency in wireline access networks by 10-100x over the next decade.
2) Key approaches proposed include fast sleep modes for ONUs, bit-interleaved PON, virtual home gateways, low power optics and electronics, and transparent customer premises equipment.
3) Goals are to reduce power consumption per subscriber through more efficient protocols, hardware designs, and shifting intelligence from customer premises to the network.
The document describes Naumen Inventory, a telecommunications asset management system. It manages inventories of products, services, resources, and networks. The system provides a centralized catalog and allows for automated provisioning workflows. It is based on TM Forum standards and helps telecom companies improve operations and customer service management.
The document discusses high dynamic range (HDR) imaging technologies including:
- Standards for HDR encoding like SMPTE ST 2084 (PQ) and ARIB/ITU-R BT.2100 (HLG)
- Opto-electronic transfer functions (OETFs) and electro-optical transfer functions (EOTFs) used in HDR systems
- The human visual system's sensitivity to luminance levels and how this relates to quantization in HDR images
LTE uses symmetric key cryptography with algorithms like AES and Snow 3G for encryption and integrity protection. During attachment, the UE and MME perform mutual authentication using the AKA protocol and derive session keys from which encryption and integrity keys are obtained for NAS and AS security. The UE and eNB then negotiate the specific algorithms to use for ciphering and integrity protection of signaling and user data.
The Maspro DT330 is a satellite and terrestrial tuner for Japan's ISDB digital TV services. It has a sensitive tuner and supports HDTV. Setup is easy, only requiring connection to an antenna. It automatically finds and organizes channels. However, usability could be improved as it does not support an internet connection or HD program guide. While a low-cost option, it has some annoyances like defaulting audio settings when turned off.
FR1.L09 - PREDICTIVE QUANTIZATION OF DECHIRPED SPOTLIGHT-MODE SAR RAW DATA IN...grssieee
This document presents methods for predictive quantization of dechirped spotlight-mode synthetic aperture radar (SAR) raw data in the transform domain. It discusses previous work on SAR data compression, analyzes the characteristics of spotlight SAR data in the inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT) domain, and proposes three predictive encoding schemes - transform domain block predictive quantization (TD-BPQ), transform domain block predictive vector quantization (TD-BPVQ), and predictive trellis coded quantization (TD-PTCQ) - to take advantage of correlations in the transformed data. Numerical results on an example dataset show SNR improvements of up to 6 dB compared to baseline block adaptive quantization.
HP Labs roles include:
1. Participating in HP strategy creation
2. Delivering breakthrough technologies that enable HP to win in selected strategies
3. Creating opportunities beyond HP's current strategies
4. Investing in fundamental science and technology areas of interest to HP
This document provides information on the DRD 700 Quad Multistream Processor, including its features and technical specifications. The DRD 700 can receive up to 4 independent MPEG-2/MPEG-4 HD/SD input signals via DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/C, or DVB-T/T2 front-ends. It has the ability to demultiplex and output these signals via its 4x2 ASI outputs or up to 4 MPTS/60 SPTS streams over IP. Additional features include multi-stream demultiplexing, multi-service decryption via 4 CAM slots, and filtering and multiplexing of transport streams.
On the Performance Analysis of Multi-antenna Relaying System over Rayleigh Fa...IDES Editor
In this work, the end-to-end performance of an
amplify-and-forward multi-antenna infrastructure-based relay
(fixed relay) system over flat Rayleigh fading channel is
investigated. New closed form expressions for the statistics of
the received signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) are presented and
applied for studying the outage probability and the average
bit error rate of the digital receivers. The results reveal that
the system performance improves significantly (roughly 3 dB)
for M=2 over that for M=1 in both low and high signal-tonoise
ratio. However, little additional performance
improvement can be achieved for M>2 relative to M=2 at high
SNR.
IJERA (International journal of Engineering Research and Applications) is International online, ... peer reviewed journal. For more detail or submit your article, please visit www.ijera.com
The document evaluates the Jiuzhou DVE-4Q 4-Channel MPEG-2 Encoder. It found the encoder to be a simple and flexible device that can create high quality transport streams for digital TV headends, particularly local cable or terrestrial networks supporting both PAL and NTSC standards. On testing, the encoder performed flawlessly, generating transport streams with very good quality video and audio across various resolutions and bitrates as per the user settings. The encoder is well suited for its intended use in small to medium sized networks.
DIANA: Scenarios for QoS based integration of IP and ATMJohn Loughney
This document discusses several approaches for integrating IP and ATM networks to provide quality of service (QoS). It summarizes the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), Scalable Reservation Protocol (SRP), and Simple Integrated Media Access (SIMA) approaches. It also outlines initial experiments on the DIANA platform to evaluate these approaches over ATM networks, including RSVP over ATM signaling, SRP control behavior, and the impact of dynamic SIMA marking. The conclusion is that RSVP over ATM peering has issues while SRP over ATM and SIMA/DiffServ seem more promising for further testing on DIANA in year 2 of the project.
This document discusses the increasing complexity of digital television transmission technology and how it will require more precise equipment for reception. It introduces signal analyzer manufacturers Horizon and SPAUN, which see increasing demand for their products as the DVB-S2 standard expands. DVB-S2 can transmit more channels than DVB-S and providers are adopting it to reduce costs, though it requires more accurate antenna alignment than older standards. As digitalization progresses, the ability to use a signal analyzer will become essential for technicians.
The document discusses strategies for media companies to distribute content directly to users. It proposes a three-arm model with vertical integration of content, e-commerce, and control of network access points. The first arm utilizes an owned cable network upgraded to digital cable. The second arm establishes a content distribution platform within another carrier's network. The third arm focuses on commoditizing network infrastructure and establishing strict SLAs and co-location agreements.
The document discusses virtual reality and real-time simulation capabilities at the National Institute for Aviation Research. It describes the facility's visualization room and notable equipment, including large field-of-view head-mounted displays, PC clusters, and software like CATIA and Virtools. The approach uses CATIA for modeling, materials, and ergonomic analysis. Virtools enables behavioral simulations. OPTIS SPEOS is used for visual ergonomics and illumination analysis. Real-time simulations examine interior layouts, materials, and human factors analysis.
This document discusses several smart-M3 demos including:
1) A personalized gaming experience demo using a game ("SuperTux") across multiple devices where mood and biometric data customized the experience.
2) A smart home sensor network demo using off-the-shelf hardware.
3) A patient monitoring demo with diverse hardware from the University of Bologna.
4) A smart room demo from SPIIRAS to demonstrate a monitor-like construct.
It also provides a refresher on smart space applications and how they can emerge from agents interacting over available information through various networks and devices in a space. Ontologies allow different knowledge providers to interoperate without requiring standardization of specific use cases.
SOFIA - Opening Embedded Information for Smart Applications. VTT/ESI/NOKIASofia Eu
The document describes the SOFIA project which aims to create smart environments by making information from physical devices available to smart services. The key element discussed is the Smart-M3 platform, which allows cross-domain information exchange between embedded systems using a common ontology and format. Smart-M3 defines semantic information brokers that store and share information, and knowledge processors that access and process this information to enable new smart applications.
This document discusses key elements that contribute to high quality image production, including spatial resolution, frame rate, dynamic range, color gamut, bit depth, and compression artifacts. It examines these elements in the context of 4K and 8K broadcast cameras and their advantages over HD. Factors like wider viewing angles, increased perceived motion, and benefits for nature documentaries are cited as motivations for 8K. Technical details covered include lens flange back distance, flare, shading, chromatic aberration, and testing procedures. Overall quality is represented as a function of these various image quality factors.
This document provides an overview of color spaces and high dynamic range (HDR) technologies. It begins with definitions of color gamut and chromaticity coordinates. It then discusses several key color spaces including Rec.709, Rec.2020, DCI-P3, ACES, and S-Gamut3. It also covers HDR formats like PQ, HLG, and log encoding. The document aims to explain the essential aspects of different color spaces and HDR technologies used for digital cinema and television production.
This document summarizes a research paper on advanced speaker recognition using hidden Markov models. It begins with an abstract that outlines using discrete wavelet transforms to reduce noise in speech signals before extracting mel frequency cepstral coefficients features and applying vector quantization and hidden Markov models for recognition. The document then provides more detail on the speaker recognition system and methods used, including denoising with discrete wavelet transforms, feature extraction with MFCCs, vector quantization to normalize feature size, training hidden Markov models, and using the Viterbi algorithm during testing to determine the recognized speaker. The research achieved 98% recognition accuracy on a database of 50 speakers in a normal noise environment.
The document discusses the benefits of protocol aware automatic test equipment (ATE) compared to traditional ATE. Protocol aware ATE would allow testers to interact with devices under test using the same protocol level of abstraction as designers, making testing easier and reducing development cycles. It provides examples showing how protocol aware ATE could speed up silicon bring-up and debug by enabling direct register reads and writes using protocols instead of low-level vectors. This would help address issues of non-deterministic device behavior from processes like cycle slipping.
Green Telecom & IT Workshop: Wireline access india_vetterBellLabs
1) The document discusses research directions for improving energy efficiency in wireline access networks by 10-100x over the next decade.
2) Key approaches proposed include fast sleep modes for ONUs, bit-interleaved PON, virtual home gateways, low power optics and electronics, and transparent customer premises equipment.
3) Goals are to reduce power consumption per subscriber through more efficient protocols, hardware designs, and shifting intelligence from customer premises to the network.
The document describes Naumen Inventory, a telecommunications asset management system. It manages inventories of products, services, resources, and networks. The system provides a centralized catalog and allows for automated provisioning workflows. It is based on TM Forum standards and helps telecom companies improve operations and customer service management.
The document discusses high dynamic range (HDR) imaging technologies including:
- Standards for HDR encoding like SMPTE ST 2084 (PQ) and ARIB/ITU-R BT.2100 (HLG)
- Opto-electronic transfer functions (OETFs) and electro-optical transfer functions (EOTFs) used in HDR systems
- The human visual system's sensitivity to luminance levels and how this relates to quantization in HDR images
LTE uses symmetric key cryptography with algorithms like AES and Snow 3G for encryption and integrity protection. During attachment, the UE and MME perform mutual authentication using the AKA protocol and derive session keys from which encryption and integrity keys are obtained for NAS and AS security. The UE and eNB then negotiate the specific algorithms to use for ciphering and integrity protection of signaling and user data.
The Maspro DT330 is a satellite and terrestrial tuner for Japan's ISDB digital TV services. It has a sensitive tuner and supports HDTV. Setup is easy, only requiring connection to an antenna. It automatically finds and organizes channels. However, usability could be improved as it does not support an internet connection or HD program guide. While a low-cost option, it has some annoyances like defaulting audio settings when turned off.
FR1.L09 - PREDICTIVE QUANTIZATION OF DECHIRPED SPOTLIGHT-MODE SAR RAW DATA IN...grssieee
This document presents methods for predictive quantization of dechirped spotlight-mode synthetic aperture radar (SAR) raw data in the transform domain. It discusses previous work on SAR data compression, analyzes the characteristics of spotlight SAR data in the inverse discrete Fourier transform (IDFT) domain, and proposes three predictive encoding schemes - transform domain block predictive quantization (TD-BPQ), transform domain block predictive vector quantization (TD-BPVQ), and predictive trellis coded quantization (TD-PTCQ) - to take advantage of correlations in the transformed data. Numerical results on an example dataset show SNR improvements of up to 6 dB compared to baseline block adaptive quantization.
HP Labs roles include:
1. Participating in HP strategy creation
2. Delivering breakthrough technologies that enable HP to win in selected strategies
3. Creating opportunities beyond HP's current strategies
4. Investing in fundamental science and technology areas of interest to HP
This document provides information on the DRD 700 Quad Multistream Processor, including its features and technical specifications. The DRD 700 can receive up to 4 independent MPEG-2/MPEG-4 HD/SD input signals via DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/C, or DVB-T/T2 front-ends. It has the ability to demultiplex and output these signals via its 4x2 ASI outputs or up to 4 MPTS/60 SPTS streams over IP. Additional features include multi-stream demultiplexing, multi-service decryption via 4 CAM slots, and filtering and multiplexing of transport streams.
On the Performance Analysis of Multi-antenna Relaying System over Rayleigh Fa...IDES Editor
In this work, the end-to-end performance of an
amplify-and-forward multi-antenna infrastructure-based relay
(fixed relay) system over flat Rayleigh fading channel is
investigated. New closed form expressions for the statistics of
the received signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) are presented and
applied for studying the outage probability and the average
bit error rate of the digital receivers. The results reveal that
the system performance improves significantly (roughly 3 dB)
for M=2 over that for M=1 in both low and high signal-tonoise
ratio. However, little additional performance
improvement can be achieved for M>2 relative to M=2 at high
SNR.
IJERA (International journal of Engineering Research and Applications) is International online, ... peer reviewed journal. For more detail or submit your article, please visit www.ijera.com
The document evaluates the Jiuzhou DVE-4Q 4-Channel MPEG-2 Encoder. It found the encoder to be a simple and flexible device that can create high quality transport streams for digital TV headends, particularly local cable or terrestrial networks supporting both PAL and NTSC standards. On testing, the encoder performed flawlessly, generating transport streams with very good quality video and audio across various resolutions and bitrates as per the user settings. The encoder is well suited for its intended use in small to medium sized networks.
DIANA: Scenarios for QoS based integration of IP and ATMJohn Loughney
This document discusses several approaches for integrating IP and ATM networks to provide quality of service (QoS). It summarizes the Resource Reservation Protocol (RSVP), Scalable Reservation Protocol (SRP), and Simple Integrated Media Access (SIMA) approaches. It also outlines initial experiments on the DIANA platform to evaluate these approaches over ATM networks, including RSVP over ATM signaling, SRP control behavior, and the impact of dynamic SIMA marking. The conclusion is that RSVP over ATM peering has issues while SRP over ATM and SIMA/DiffServ seem more promising for further testing on DIANA in year 2 of the project.
This document discusses the increasing complexity of digital television transmission technology and how it will require more precise equipment for reception. It introduces signal analyzer manufacturers Horizon and SPAUN, which see increasing demand for their products as the DVB-S2 standard expands. DVB-S2 can transmit more channels than DVB-S and providers are adopting it to reduce costs, though it requires more accurate antenna alignment than older standards. As digitalization progresses, the ability to use a signal analyzer will become essential for technicians.
The document discusses strategies for media companies to distribute content directly to users. It proposes a three-arm model with vertical integration of content, e-commerce, and control of network access points. The first arm utilizes an owned cable network upgraded to digital cable. The second arm establishes a content distribution platform within another carrier's network. The third arm focuses on commoditizing network infrastructure and establishing strict SLAs and co-location agreements.
The document discusses virtual reality and real-time simulation capabilities at the National Institute for Aviation Research. It describes the facility's visualization room and notable equipment, including large field-of-view head-mounted displays, PC clusters, and software like CATIA and Virtools. The approach uses CATIA for modeling, materials, and ergonomic analysis. Virtools enables behavioral simulations. OPTIS SPEOS is used for visual ergonomics and illumination analysis. Real-time simulations examine interior layouts, materials, and human factors analysis.
This document discusses several smart-M3 demos including:
1) A personalized gaming experience demo using a game ("SuperTux") across multiple devices where mood and biometric data customized the experience.
2) A smart home sensor network demo using off-the-shelf hardware.
3) A patient monitoring demo with diverse hardware from the University of Bologna.
4) A smart room demo from SPIIRAS to demonstrate a monitor-like construct.
It also provides a refresher on smart space applications and how they can emerge from agents interacting over available information through various networks and devices in a space. Ontologies allow different knowledge providers to interoperate without requiring standardization of specific use cases.
SOFIA - Opening Embedded Information for Smart Applications. VTT/ESI/NOKIASofia Eu
The document describes the SOFIA project which aims to create smart environments by making information from physical devices available to smart services. The key element discussed is the Smart-M3 platform, which allows cross-domain information exchange between embedded systems using a common ontology and format. Smart-M3 defines semantic information brokers that store and share information, and knowledge processors that access and process this information to enable new smart applications.
The document discusses the evolution of networks towards Next Generation Networks (NGNs) and describes some of the key components of NGN architectures including IP services, control plane architectures, VoIP, mobility support, QoS, IPv6 migration, and potential local and core network topologies. Reference network architectures are presented for traditional IP networks and the introduction of NGN services in circuit-switched and packet-switched domains.
Semantic Reasoning in Context-Aware Assistive Environments to Support Ageing ...IPALab
Robust solutions for ambient assisted living are numerous, yet predominantly specific in their scope of usability. In this paper, we de- scribe the potential contribution of semantic web technologies to building more versatile solutions — a step towards adaptable context-aware en- gines and simplified deployments. Our conception and deployment work in hindsight, we highlight some implementation challenges and require- ments for semantic web tools that would help to ease the development of context-aware services and thus generalize real-life deployment of se- mantically driven assistive technologies. We also compare available tools with regard to these requirements and validate our choices by providing some results from a real-life deployment.
Openflow Stanford University - Ericsson CollaborationEricsson Labs
1. Stanford University and Ericsson are collaborating on OpenFlow and SDN research to improve network performance and enable new applications.
2. Their work includes evaluating SDN architecture designs, improving network resiliency and reducing latency between controllers and switches.
3. Inline service chaining allows dynamic ordering of network services for subscribers based on policies, with different service paths for different traffic types.
Market Research Report : Cloud Computing Market in India 2010Netscribes, Inc.
For the complete report, get in touch with us at : info@netscribes.com
The Cloud Computing Market which includes software-as-a-service (SaaS), platform-as-a-service (PaaS) and infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) is estimated at INR 25.6 bn in 2010. Increasing IT spending among corporate coupled with growing small and medium enterprises will drive the cloud computing market in India.
The report begins with an introduction of cloud computing market indicating evolution, structure and different types of deployment of cloud computing. It further elaborates on the cloud computing market in India providing an overview, market size, growth and different types of cloud computing. It also explains the types of cloud computing namely SaaS, PaaS and IaaS with information regarding its providers.
An analysis of drivers explain factors contributing to the growth of cloud computing market including increasing IT spending, large number of micro, small and medium enterprises, government involvement in cloud computing, broadband penetration, eliminating technology obsolesces risk and large pool of talent for cloud. The key challenges identified include security issues and various transactional and service level issues.
It further discusses the industries which are either using or are planning to use cloud computing services in the future. This section provides an outlook and the benefit for specific industries using cloud computing. The industries under consideration include pharmaceutical, financial institution, education, media & entertainment, retail and automobile.
Competition section provides brief profiles of major domestic and foreign players in the market. The section contains a snapshot of their corporation, financial performance and business highlights, providing an insight into the existing competitive scenario.
This document discusses integrating operational technology (OT) systems with information technology (IT) systems. It presents messaging patterns for high-performance data exchange between OT and IT. These include publish-subscribe, request-reply, and guaranteed delivery patterns. It also discusses integration patterns like message translation, content filtering, splitting/aggregating, and choreography mediated by an integration bus. The bus supports various protocols and provides adaptation, transformation, and governance capabilities to connect heterogeneous systems in a system-of-systems. A July 2012 release of the integration platform will provide these communication and integration capabilities.
SMARCOS/SOFIA/CHIRON Poster ARTEMIS & ITEA2 Co-Summit 2011Smarcos Eu
This document discusses three projects - SOFIA, SMARCOS, and CHIRON - that aim to drive innovation in smart spaces through interoperability. The SOFIA project provides principles, platforms, and design kits to enable cross-domain application interoperability. The SMARCOS project applies SOFIA's technology for attentive personal systems and complex systems control. The CHIRON project uses a middleware from SOFIA to support healthcare with an integrated framework for person-centric health management over the full care cycle.
SOFIA/SMARCOS/CHIRON Poster ARTEMIS & ITEA2 Co-Summit 2011Sofia Eu
This document discusses three projects - SOFIA, SMARCOS, and CHIRON - that aim to drive innovation in smart spaces through interoperability. The SOFIA project provides principles, platforms, and design kits to enable cross-domain application interoperability. The SMARCOS project applies SOFIA's technology for attentive personal systems and complex systems control. The CHIRON project uses a middleware from SOFIA to support healthcare through a person-centric, integrated framework for health management over the full care cycle.
02 Cloud computing business in telecom(new)Moja Rijeka
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This document provides an overview of cloud computing. It discusses how cloud computing takes place over the Internet and involves integrated hardware, software, and network infrastructure accessed as a service. Cloud platforms hide complexity and provide simple interfaces. Services are available on-demand from anywhere and scale up or down as needed. Customers pay for what they use. The document outlines the advantages of cloud computing like ubiquity, commodification, and a utility model. It describes common cloud characteristics like massive scale, virtualization, and service orientation. Finally, it provides examples of products and services that can be hosted in the cloud.
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The document describes a set of pilots called the SOFIA pilots that integrate and demonstrate project results across four countries in Europe: Spain, Finland, Italy, and the Netherlands. These pilots showcase SOFIA solutions for smart environment applications and services in the contexts of smart cities, smart indoor spaces, and personal spaces. A total of seven large-scale pilots took place at various locations within the four countries between August and October 2011.
SOFIA es una arquitectura middleware que permite la interoperabilidad entre dispositivos independientemente de su plataforma a través de una ontología que modela el dominio de forma independiente del lenguaje. La arquitectura SOFIA consta de aplicaciones conocidas como KPs que se comunican con un SIB (Semantic Information Broker) que actúa como base de datos semántica compartida mediante mensajes XML estandarizados.
The document describes the Virtual Wall, a SOFIA-based implementation that demonstrates smart information services within smart environments. The Virtual Wall allows for visualization, generation, and publication of virtual notes and ads. It also enables easy integration with real-time information from wireless sensor networks. Benefits include a more dynamic space for managing entities and users, as well as free access to real-time information on users' devices. The Virtual Wall can be applied across industries like transportation, public administration, health and more.
The document discusses semantic technology, which connects the physical world to the information world by embedding meaning and data into physical objects and spaces. This allows devices to recognize objects and access associated information. The SOFIA project is developing a platform using these techniques to provide intelligent, customized services across various application areas like smart cities, buildings, and personal devices. Examples of applications mentioned include virtual tours of buildings, intelligent lighting that adjusts based on user preferences, and mobile guides for restaurants and real estate.
Cross-project collaboration leaflet: SOFIA/SMARCOS/CHIRONSofia Eu
This document outlines several European Union projects focused on developing smart space middleware to enable interoperability across domains: SOFIA, SMARCOS, CHIRON, and ARTEMIS INNOVATION GROUND. The projects involve over 50 partners from 10 countries working towards a shared vision of smart spaces through open source middleware platforms.
The document describes a set of pilots called the SOFIA pilots that integrate and demonstrate project results across four countries in Europe: Spain, Finland, Italy, and the Netherlands. These pilots showcase SOFIA solutions for smart environment applications and services in the contexts of smart cities, smart indoor spaces, and personal spaces. A total of seven large-scale pilots took place at various locations within the four countries between August and October 2011.
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The document describes the Virtual Wall, a SOFIA-based implementation that demonstrates smart information services within smart environments. The Virtual Wall allows for visualization, generation, and publication of virtual notes and ads. It also enables easy integration with real-time information from wireless sensor networks. Benefits include a more dynamic space for managing entities and users, as well as free access to real-time information on users' devices. The Virtual Wall can be applied across industries like transportation, healthcare, and more.
SOFIA PILOTS POSTER 8th European ITS Congress, Lyon - France Sofia Eu
The SOFIA R&D project is partially funded by the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking and national funding agencies in Finland, Spain, the Netherlands, and Italy to develop smart objects for intelligent applications. The project website provides information about the SOFIA project and community at http://www.sofia-project.eu/ and http://www.sofia-community.org/. Copyright of the project information is held by SOFIA 2009.
SOFIA PILOTS BROCHURE 8th European ITS Congress, Lyon - France Sofia Eu
The SOFIA pilots showcase SOFIA technologies across four European locations, demonstrating smart environment applications and services in contexts like smart cities, indoor spaces, and personal spaces. A set of seven large-scale pilots will exhibit SOFIA's benefits in 2011, including seamless media consumption across devices, smart maintenance that alerts workers to issues even when mobile. Technologies featured include semantic brokers, ontologies and reasoning, with benefits for industries like automotive, construction, and telecommunications.
SOFIA - Interactive Quality Visualization (IQVis)- VTTSofia Eu
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SOFIA Poster - ARTEMIS & ITEA co-Summit 2010Sofia Eu
This document provides an overview of the SOFIA project, which aims to create an open innovation platform that allows independent development of applications using ubiquitous data from the physical world. The project will define common solutions to share and access local data, enabling new digital applications and cross-domain services. Key technical innovations include the open innovation platform providing interoperability between devices, interaction models for smart spaces and users, and methods for deploying smart environments and developing applications and services based on smart environments.
SOFIA aims to create an open innovation platform that allows independent development of applications using ubiquitous data from the physical world. The project will test this platform in three contexts - personal spaces, smart indoor spaces, and smart cities - to enable data sharing and access across domains. This will foster innovation through new applications and services that extend existing systems' functionality using common, interoperable solutions. The project involves partners from several European countries and has a total investment of 36.5 million Euros over three years.
SOFIA - M3 Smart Space Infrastructure. VTT/NOKIASofia Eu
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The document summarizes the SOFIA project, which aims to create smart environments through interoperable platforms and devices. It discusses key concepts like personal spaces that allow users to access services across changing environments. It also outlines scenarios and use cases being demonstrated, like media following users and smart navigation. The document summarizes the project structure, outcomes relating to interaction paradigms and common interoperability solutions, and dissemination activities of the consortium.
SOFIA - A Smart Space Application to Dynamically Relate Medical and Environme...Sofia Eu
This document describes a smart space application that dynamically relates medical and environmental information. The application collects data from physiological sensors on users and environmental sensors in rooms. It calculates a discomfort index based on temperature and humidity readings. An ontology represents the data domains and relationships. Knowledge processors insert, query, and analyze the shared information according to the ontology. The application aims to provide a more complete picture of users' health parameters and surrounding conditions to benefit doctors and other stakeholders.