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- Routing Protocols in Ad Hoc Networks
- TCP/IP routing is the standard for static wired networks, but TCP/IP cannot quickly ad adjusts to change in network topology that at can occur in wireless ad hoc networks. A wireless ad hoc network's topology is dynamic because hosts eventually lose power, hosts' transmission on range may vary over time,...
- Tags: Advertisement, Network, Routing Protocol, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Tcp/Ip, Networking
- White papers 2007-08-22
- Enhancing TCP Performance for Dedicated Clusters and Grids
- TCP congestion control methods seriously and unnecessarily harm performance of network transmissions when used in dedicated clusters and grids. This paper presents a simple method in which congestion control can be disabled under appropriate circumstances while still addressing fairness issues and avoiding congestion collapse. The paper discusses a Linux-based implementation...
- Tags: Congestion, TCP, Grid, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Tcp/Ip, Linux, Networking, Operating Systems, Software
- White papers 2007-02-05
- Using Steady-State TCP Behavior for Proactive Queue Management
- This paper describes and evaluates the use of steady-state TCP behavior knowledge for Proactive Queue Management PQM. It shows how routers can use flow parameters and the knowledge of TCP end-host behavior to intelligently mark packets to prevent queue build-up, and thus prevent congestion from ever occurring, while at the...
- Tags: Congestion, TCP, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Tcp/Ip, Networking, Routers & Switches
- White papers 2007-01-01
- An 'underground' radio to save lives
- The Duluth News Tribune wrote last week about a communication device which could be a lifesaver for miners. This invention is the brainchild of David Reagor, a physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory LANL. His prototype radio works at depths of 500 feet and is based on very low frequency...
- Tags: radio, David Reagor, Underground Radio
- Blog posts 2006-05-06
- Sun Software Products Help Los Alamos National Laboratory Link to the Internet
- Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico played a key role in the Human Genome Program HGP. Database administrator for the Center for Human Genome Studies, Los Alamos has relied on Sun technology for it's main computing power for over a decade. The main file server and Sybase...
- Tags: Internet, Software Product, Sun Microsystems Inc., Los Alamos National Laboratory, Sun Solaris, File Servers, Workstations, Storage, UNIX, Databases, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Data Management
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory MySQL Scales With 7 Terrabytes of Data
- Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of 28 Department of Energy DOE laboratories across the country, and is the largest institution and largest employer in Northern New Mexico. Los Alamos needed a system that would enable scientists and researchers to search for articles and authors more efficiently, without having to...
- Tags: MySQL, High-performance, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Databases, Open Source, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
- Case studies
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- 2011, A News Odyssey: Digg-ing Meets Up With Digging
- The crossover is close. The Internet is poised to overtake the newspaper industry in total size as an advertising medium. And the question is whether it can also overtake it as a news medium. Says here, the year will be 2011. That is...
- Tags: Revenue, Advertisement, Internet Advertising, News, Governor, Internet, Operational Accounting, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Demo Facebook app creates DoS botnet
- Do you know what that innocent-looking Facebook app is really doing? Researchers at the Institute of Computer Science ICS have created a proof-of-concept Facebook application capable of covertly herding users of the popular social network into a powerful -- and malicious -- botnet. The...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Facebook, Application, Network, DOS, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- My Awesome IT Job: Senior IT Manager, Cisco
- Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...
- Tags: Information Technology, Cisco Systems Inc., Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Google's incomplete EULA climbdown
- While the world and his dog seem satisfied with the way Google's lawyers hastily red-lined the hated Clause 11.1 of the Chrome EULA, others may not be so pleased. This from the Spanish version: 11. Su licencia del Contenido 11.1 Conservará los derechos de...
- Tags: Google Inc., EULA, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Something in the air: Several random wind energy updates
- It's been so still here in northern New Jersey for the past week that I can't imagine using the technology that I'm going to mention in this post. And yet the wind has been known to bend the trees in my yard, like kelp responding to a tidal surge. So,...
- Tags: Alternative Energy, mW, Wind Energy, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Hybrids v. Pickensplan? You do the pickin'
- Hybrids v. Pickensplan? You do the pickin'How about a plug in hybrid that uses CNG and electric?How about a plug in hybrid that uses CNG and electric instead of gasoline/electric? The other thing to consider is that trucks, construction equipment, and farm equipment could be converted to CNG....
- Tags: CNG, car
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Slash to album poster: 'Rot in jail'
- You might question why illegally posting an unreleased album on your website should put you in federal penitentiary for three years, but Guns 'n' Roses guitarist Slash doesn't. "I hope he rots in jail," said Slash, the former Guns N' Roses...
- Tags: Resource, Attorney, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Looking deeper into Comcast's new cap
- Looking deeper into Comcast's new capWhat's behind the Comcast cap?Well, I say we should strike "Comcast" and substitute "Cable" in its place!What I dislike the most about politically correct constructs is the milky-toast tone typically used. Cable Internet IS DEAD! The dinky little coax does well delivering low grade T.V.,...
- Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, cable, Comcast Corp., satellite, bandwidth, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Is there still an opportunity for TiVo?
- Is there still an opportunity for TiVo?TiVo & DirecTVTiVo are not competing with DirecTV by selling their own boxes since the TiVo HD box does not work with satellite, only cable. By partnering with DirecTV they would then have the cable market AND the satellite market available to them....
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, DVR, TiVo Inc., DirecTV
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- A virus in our genes, think about that....
- A virus in our genes, think about that....Not bad...You were doing good until about halfway through the post, when you might as well have pulled out your Barack Hussein Obama flag and waved it from the rooftops.Your gallop off into politics ruined what would otherwise have been a good read.RE:...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Obama, gene, virus, Creationists, Natural Selection, Sarah Palin
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- A virus in our genes, think about that....
- Really fascinating news: Virus is passed from parent to child in the DNA. Researchers found that roseola, an infection that everyone apparently gets but only 20 percent of children develop the characteristic rash that gives it its name, is actually in our DNA. It co-evolved into us, which raises some...
- Tags: DNA, Chromosome, Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- iPhone's remote deletions may help crooks cover tracks
- Certain features of increasingly widespread enterprise smartphones may aid criminals in hiding incriminating evidence, says the UK's Serious Fraud Office. Criminals can remotely destroy incriminating evidence by exploiting security features on the Apple iPhone, a leading digital-forensics expert has warned. The head of the UK's Serious...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Team, Mobile, Unit, Encryption, Keith Foggon, PC Architecture, Team Management, Smart Phones, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Nick Heath silicon.com, fraud, iPhone, security, Apple
- News items 2008-09-03
- Code is law
- Code is lawCopyrighted state codes?Any chance you could provide a list of states that do that? This is definitely something voters should know.RE: Code is lawReceived this from Carl and I tried to edit the post to get it right:***Usually, the states don't claim copyright but the people who...
- Tags: Government, State Laws
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Code is law
- Carl Malamud has posted a whole bunch of state codes on PublicResource.org. Need the Alaska Fire Code? The Denver Mechanical Code? How about the Michigan Plumbing Code? If we are so interested in open source computer code, what about open source law? Public...
- Tags: Code, Standards, Carl Malamud, Quality, Open Source, Business Operations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
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