Energy efficient protocol design is the aim of current researches in the area of sensor networks where limited power resources impose energy conservation considerations. In this paper we concern for Medium Access Control (MAC) protocols the recent technology that is used in the Wireless sensor...

The Internet's current numbering system is nearing exhaustion: Existing protocols allow only a finite set of computer numbers ("IP addresses"), and central authorities will soon deplete their supply. I evaluate a series of possible responses to this shortage: Sharing addresses impedes new...

This case study is part of an ongoing series developed in support of a larger text on interoperability by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser Interop: The Promise and Perils of Highly Interconnected Systems (Basic Books, forthcoming, June 2012). The book is an extension of their 2007 study and paper,...

The digital divide is defined as the inequality in access to information and communication technologies (ICT) between industrialized and developing countries, and between urban and rural populations. In contrast to the fact that the technological gap is narrowing in terms of access and training,...

Currently, most countries are looking to reduce their dependency on imported oil. The added advantage of reducing green house gas emissions and other pollutants has been strong reasons for the growing support for Electric Vehicles. As electric vehicles would be using the power grid to charge...

Smart meters, smart devices, and gateways allowing automated control of in-home devices are linchpins in an ambitious vision of creating a Smart Grid that will increase efficiency, improve grid resilience and reliability, and reduce peak demand. The collection, retention, and use of detailed...

Materielle und finanzielle Ressourcen bilden die grundlegenden Faktoren für den Geschäftserfolg einer Organisation. Seit einigen Jahren hat sich das Wissen eines Unternehmens als zusätzlicher, werttreibender Faktor herauskristallisiert. Das sich hieraus ergebende Forschungsfeld der...