Tabla de Contenidos: “…1.1 Semiconductors and Microprocessors1.2 Semiconductor Technology Projections; 1.3 Economic Aspects of Microprocessors; 1.4 Embedded Systems; 1.5 Memory Hierarchy; 1.6 The Problem of Memory Throughput; 1.7 Processor-Memory-I/O Interconnect; 1.8 Parallelism; 1.9 Binary Compatibility Constraints-Java and Architecture Retargeting; 1.10 Compilation and Interpretation; 1.11 Java; 1.12 Architecture Retargeting; 1.13 Microprocessor Evolution; 1.14 Economic Factors; 1.15 Formal Verification; 1.16 Memory; 1.17 Endnotes; Chapter 2. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.15 Cultural changes and the importance of change management as a key component of Lean manufacturing/ Lean enterprise initiatives2.16 Change management and culture transition; 2.17 Cycle time reduction; 2.18 Increasing throughput; 2.19 Process flow implementation and control of variability; 2.20 Control of downtime; 2.21 Pull system implementation; 2.22 Reduction of work in progress; 2.23 References; 3 Creation, execution and implementation of the Transition Plan; 3.1 Background; 3.2 The Analytics Phase; 3.3 Value stream mapping; 3.4 Important tools for implementation of a Transition Plan…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Progressive Elaboration -- Iteration and Release Planning -- Daily Planning -- Adaptive Planning and Organizational Culture -- Agile Contracting Methods -- Agile Project Tracking -- Agile Project Accounting Principles -- Chapter 6 Agile Metrics and Estimations -- Introduction -- Relative Sizing -- Story Points -- Wideband Delphi -- PROBE Technique -- Planning Poker -- Ideal Time -- Affinity Estimation -- Velocity/Throughput/Productivity -- Lead Time -- Cycle Time -- Key Points in Agile Estimation -- Agile Project Cost Management -- Project Cost Management -- Earned Value Management (EVM)…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Title -- Preface -- Organization -- Table of Contents -- Invited Paper -- Democratizing Transactional Programming -- A Brief History of Transaction -- The Inherent Appeal of Transactions -- Preserving Sequentiality -- Enabling Composition -- The Inherent Limitations of Transactions -- Lacking Expressiveness -- Impact on Concurrency -- Impact on Performance -- Democratizing Transactions: The Challenge -- Expressiveness and Simplicity -- Sequentiality and Composition -- Impact on Performance -- Mixing Several Semantics -- Combining Classic, Snapshot and Elastic Transactions -- Impact on Performance -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Social Networks -- Scaling Microblogging Services with Divergent Traffic Demands -- Introduction -- Background and Related Work -- Measuring Availability at High Load -- Design -- System Architecture -- Social Relations -- Unicast Delivery for the Social Network -- Gossip Dissemination for the Media Network -- Support for Client Heterogeneity -- Message Loss Detection and Security Issues -- Experimental Evaluation -- Experiment Settings -- Server Cloud Performance -- Cuckoo Peer Performance -- Conclusion -- References -- Contrail: Enabling Decentralized Social Networks on Smartphones -- Introduction -- Problem Statement -- Design of Contrail -- Sender-Side Filters -- Cloud Relays -- Reliability and Security in Contrail -- The Contrail System -- Contrail on the Phone -- Contrail in the Cloud -- Applications -- The Location Notification Application -- Potential Contrail Applications -- Evaluation -- End-to-End Latency -- Contrail Scalability -- Contrail Throughput -- Energy Consumption and Filtering -- Related Work -- Conclusion -- References -- Confidant: Protecting OSN Data without Locking It Up -- Introduction -- Overview -- Architecture -- Trust and Threat Model -- Design -- Cryptographic State…”

“…With it you can dramatically increase transactional throughput to handle thousands of transactions per second supporting millions of customers. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Transformations -- Parser -- Filter -- Enrichment -- Map transform -- Custom functions -- Windowed transformations -- Windowing -- Global Window -- Time Windows -- Sliding Time Windows -- Session Windows -- Window propagation -- State -- Accumulation -- Accumulation Mode -- State storage -- Watermarks -- Allowed lateness -- Triggering -- Merging of streams -- The windowing example -- Dedup -- Join -- State Management -- Summary -- Chapter 4: Scalability, Low Latency, and Performance -- Partitioning and how it works -- Elasticity -- Partitioning toolkit -- Configuring and triggering partitioning -- StreamCodec -- Unifier -- Custom dynamic partitioning -- Performance optimizations -- Affinity and anti-affinity -- Low-latency versus throughput -- Sample application for dynamic partitioning -- Performance - other aspects for custom operators -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Fault Tolerance and Reliability -- Distributed systems need to be resilient -- Fault-tolerance components and mechanism in Apex -- Checkpointing -- When to checkpoint -- How to checkpoint -- What to checkpoint -- Incremental state saving -- Incremental recovery -- Processing guarantees -- Example - exactly-once counting -- The exactly-once output to JDBC -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Example Project - Real-Time Aggregation and Visualization -- Streaming ETL and beyond -- The application pattern in a real-world use case -- Analyzing Twitter feed -- Top Hashtags -- TweetStats -- Running the application -- Configuring Twitter API access -- Enabling WebSocket output -- The Pub/Sub server -- Grafana visualization -- Installing Grafana -- Installing Grafana Simple JSON Datasource -- The Grafana Pub/Sub adapter server -- Setting up the dashboard -- Summary -- Chapter 7: Example Project - Real-Time Ride Service Data Processing -- The goal -- Datasource -- The pipeline…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…6.5 Operations ReviewsChapter 7 Metrics and Improvements; 7.1 Metrics in Kanban; 7.2 Cumulative Flow Diagram; 7.3 Measuring the Lead Time; 7.3.1 Throughput; 7.4 Rework and Blockers; 7.4.1 Blockers; 7.5 Improvements; 7.5.1 Theory of Constraints; 7.5.2 Reducing Waste; 7.5.3 Reducing Variability; Part 2 Change and Leadership; Chapter 8 Forces of Change; 8.1 Turbulent Times; 8.2 Turbulent Change; Chapter 9 Environments and Systems; 9.1 Organizations Close-up; 9.2 A Roadmap for Change; Chapter 10 Organizational and Personal Change; 10.1 The Iceberg of Change; 10.2 The Change Curve…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…DEDICATED DIGITAL PROCESSORS; Contents; Preface; 1 Digital Computer Basics; 1.1 Data Encoding; 1.1.1 Encoding Numbers; 1.1.2 Code Conversions and More Codes; 1.2 Algorithms and Algorithmic Notations; 1.2.1 Functional Composition and the Data Flow; 1.2.2 Composition by Cases and the Control Flow; 1.2.3 Alternative Algorithms; 1.3 Boolean Functions; 1.3.1 Sets of Elementary Boolean Operations; 1.3.2 Gate Complexity and Simplification of Boolean Algorithms; 1.3.3 Combined and Universal Functions; 1.4 Timing, Synchronization and Memory; 1.4.1 Processing Time and Throughput of Composite Circuits…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…7.6 References8 GenomicTools: an open source platform for developing high-throughput analytics in genomics; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Data types; 8.3 Tools overview; 8.4 C++ API for developers; 8.5 Case study: a simple ChIP-seq pipeline; 8.6 Performance; 8.7 Conclusion; 8.8 Resources; 8.9 References; 9 Creating an in-house 'omics data portal using EBI Atlas software; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Leveraging 'omics data for drug discovery; 9.3 The EBI Atlas software; 9.4 Deploying Atlas in the enterprise; 9.5 Conclusion and learnings; 9.6 Acknowledgments; 9.7 References…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Introduction to Cisco Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) -- Understanding Application Performance Barriers -- Layer 4 Through Layer 7 -- Latency -- Bandwidth Inefficiencies -- Throughput Limitations -- Network Infrastructure -- Bandwidth Constraints -- Network Latency -- Loss and Congestion -- Introduction to Cisco WAAS -- WAN Optimization -- Data Redundancy Elimination -- Persistent LZ Compression -- Transport Flow Optimization -- Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Optimization -- Application Acceleration -- Object and Metadata Caching -- Prepositioning -- Read-Ahead -- Write-Behind -- Multiplexing -- Other Features -- Branch Virtualization -- The WAAS Effect -- Summary -- Chapter 2 Cisco WAAS Architecture, Hardware, and Sizing -- Cisco WAAS Product Architecture -- Disk Encryption -- Central Management Subsystem -- Interface Manager -- Monitoring Facilities and Alarms -- Network Interception and Bypass Manager -- Application Traffic Policy Engine -- Virtual Blades -- Hardware Family -- Router-Integrated Network Modules -- NME-WAE Model 302 -- NME-WAE Model 502 -- NME-WAE Model 522 -- Appliances -- WAVE Model 274 -- WAVE Model 474 -- WAE Model 512 -- WAVE Model 574 -- WAE Model 612 -- WAE Model 674 -- WAE Model 7341 -- WAE Model 7371 -- Licensing -- Performance and Scalability Metrics -- Device Memory -- Disk Capacity -- Number of Optimized TCP Connections -- WAN Bandwidth and LAN Throughput -- Number of Peers and Fan-Out -- Number of Devices Managed -- Replication Acceleration -- Virtual Blades -- Summary -- Chapter 3 Planning, Discovery, and Analysis -- Planning Overview -- Planning Overview Checklist -- Requirements Collection and Analysis -- Site Information -- Site Types -- User Population -- Physical Environment -- Site Information Checklist -- Network Infrastructure -- WAN Topology…”

“… Superconductors offer high throughput with low electric losses and have the potential to transform the electric power grid. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…A Multi-Get Interface -- The Vote Interface -- API Design Guidelines -- Models -- Rails -- Rails 2.3 Routes -- Rails 3 Routes -- The Rails Controller -- Sinatra -- Rack -- Conclusion -- 6 Connecting to Services -- Blocking I/O, Threading, and Parallelism -- Asynchronous I/O -- Multi-threading -- Typhoeus -- Making Single Requests -- Making Simultaneous Requests -- Multi-threaded Requests -- JRuby -- Logging for Performance -- Handling Error Conditions -- Testing and Mocking Service Calls -- Requests in Development Environments -- Conclusion -- 7 Developing Service Client Libraries -- Packaging -- Jeweler -- Building and Deploying a Library -- Parsing Logic -- The JSON Gem -- YAJL Ruby -- Wrapping Parsed Results -- ActiveModel -- Validations -- Serialization -- Connection and Request Logic -- Data Reads -- Data Writes -- Mocks, Stubs, and Tests -- Conclusion -- 8 Load Balancing and Caching -- Latency and Throughput -- Load Balancing -- Load Balancing Algorithms -- Implementing Load Balancing -- Caching with Memcached -- The Memcached Client and ActiveRecord -- Time-Based Expiration -- Manual Expiration -- Generational Cache Keys -- HTTP Caching -- Expiration-Based Caching -- Validation-Based Caching -- Implementing HTTP Caching -- Conclusion -- 9 Parsing XML for Legacy Services -- XML -- REXML -- Nokogiri -- SOAP -- Exploring Web Services with a WSDL File -- Making Requests -- Conclusion -- 10 Security -- Authentication -- HTTP Authentication -- Signing Requests -- SSL for Authentication -- Authentication for Rails Applications -- Authorization -- Firewalls -- An RBAC Authorization Service -- Encryption -- SSL for Encryption -- Public/Private Key Pairs for Encryption -- Conclusion -- 11 Messaging -- What Is Messaging? …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…12.1 Introduction 195 -- 12.2 Key Performance Indicators 196 -- 12.3 Physical Layer Optimization 197 -- 12.4 Call Setup 200 -- 12.4.1 Random Access Setup 202 -- 12.4.2 RRC Connection Setup 208 -- 12.4.3 E-RAB Setup 215 -- 12.5 E-RAB Drop 218 -- 12.5.1 Handover Performance 218 -- 12.5.2 UE-Triggered RRC Connection Re-establishments 222 -- 12.5.3 eNodeB-triggered RRC Connection Re-establishments 226 -- 12.6 Handover and Mobility Optimization 228 -- 12.7 Throughput Optimization 232 -- 12.7.1 MIMO Multi-stream Usage Optimization 234 -- 12.8 High-Speed Train Optimization 243 -- 12.9 Network Density Benchmarking 246 -- 12.10 Summary 247 -- References 248 -- 13 Capacity Optimization 249 /Jussi Reunanen, Riku Luostari and Harri Holma -- 13.1 Introduction 249 -- 13.2 Traffic Profiles in Mass Events 251 -- 13.3 Uplink Interference Management 255 -- 13.3.1 PUSCH 257 -- 13.3.2 PUCCH 265 -- 13.3.3 RACH and RRC Setup Success Rate 265 -- 13.3.4 Centralized RAN 269 -- 13.4 Downlink Interference Management 270 -- 13.4.1 PDSCH 271 -- 13.4.2 Physical Downlink Control Channel 276 -- 13.5 Signalling Load and Number of Connected Users Dimensioning 279 -- 13.5.1 Signalling Load 280 -- 13.5.2 RRC-Connected Users 280 -- 13.6 Load Balancing 284 -- 13.7 Capacity Bottleneck Analysis 286 -- 13.8 Summary 291 -- References 292 -- 14 VoLTE Optimization 293 /Riku Luostari, Jari Salo, Jussi Reunanen and Harri Holma -- 14.1 Introduction 293 -- 14.2 Voice Options for LTE Smartphones 293 -- 14.3 Circuit Switched Fallback 294 -- 14.3.1 Basic Concepts 294 -- 14.3.2 CSFB Call Setup Time, Transition to Target RAT 296 -- 14.3.3 CSFB Call Setup Success Rate 302 -- 14.3.4 Return to LTE after CSFB Call 302 -- 14.4 Voice over LTE 307 -- 14.4.1 Setup Success Rate and Drop Rate 307 -- 14.4.2 TTI Bundling and RLC Segmentation 310 -- 14.4.3 Semi-persistent Scheduling 312 -- 14.4.4 Packet Bundling 314 -- 14.4.5 Re-establishment with Radio Preparations 315 -- 14.4.6 Voice Quality on VoLTE 315 -- 14.5 Single Radio Voice Call Continuity 322.…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…2.3.3 Trade-off: Queueing versus Dropping Spikes; 2.3.4 Predicting Throughput Requirements; 2.3.5 Design Trade-offs; 2.4 The Evolution of AER Links; 2.4.1 Single Sender, Single Receiver; 2.4.2 Multiple Senders, Multiple Receivers; 2.4.3 Parallel Signal Protocol; 2.4.4 Word-Serial Addressing; 2.4.5 Serial Differential Signaling; 2.5 Discussion; References; 3 Silicon Retinas; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Biological Retinas; 3.3 Silicon Retinas with Serial Analog Output; 3.4 Asynchronous Event-Based Pixel Output Versus Synchronous Frames; 3.5 AER Retinas…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…1.7.1 SH-X4 Core Specifications1.7.2 Efficient ISA Extension; 1.7.3 Address Space Extension; 1.7.4 Data Transfer Unit; 1.7.5 RP-X Prototype Chip; References; 2: Special-Purpose Hardware for Computational Biology; 2.1 Molecular Dynamics Simulations on Graphics Processing Units; 2.1.1 Molecular Mechanics Force Fields; 2.1.2 Graphics Processing Units for MD Simulations; 2.2 Special-Purpose Hardware and Network Topologies for MD Simulations; 2.2.1 High-Throughput Interaction Subsystem; 2.2.2 Hardware Description of the Flexible Subsystem; 2.2.3 Performance and Conclusions…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…; 1-5 HOW CAN I INTEGRATE THE BUDGET INTO THE CORPORATE CONTROL SYSTEM?; 1-6 HOW DO THROUGHPUT CONCEPTS IMPACT THE BUDGET?; Chapter 2: Capital Budgeting Decisions; 2-1 HOW DOES A CONSTRAINED RESOURCE IMPACT CAPITAL BUDGETING DECISIONS?…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…1.19 State of the Ionosphere1.20 Fading; 1.21 Ionospheric Disturbances; 1.22 Very Low Frequency Propagation; 1.23 VHF and Above; 1.24 Greater Distances; 1.25 Troposcatter; 1.26 Sporadic E; 1.27 Meteor Scatter; 1.28 Frequencies above 3 GHz; Chapter 2: RF Front-End Design; 2.1 Higher Levels of Integration; 2.2 Basic Receiver Architectures; 2.3 ADC'S Effect on Front-end Design; 2.4 Software Defined Radios; 2.5 Case Study-Modern Communication Receiver; Chapter 3: Radio Transmission Fundamentals for WLANs; 3.1 Defining Transmission Capacity and Throughput; 3.2 Bandwidth, Radios, and Shannon's Law…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Case study: Scaling, throughput, advertising systems -- Summary -- Chapter 8. …”

“…A ""how to"" of bacterial population genetics, which covers an extremely large range of organisms Expanding area of science due to high-throughput genome sequencing of bacterial pathogens Covers both fundamental approaches to analyzing…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Location, Location, Location -- Filtering the Streams -- Accessing the Power of the Internet of Things -- Chapter 6: Architecture for the Frontier -- A Necessary Alternative to IP -- A Big Problem, and Getting Bigger -- An Alternative Inspired by Nature -- A Protocol Based on Category Classifications -- Skeletal Architecture of Chirp Packets -- Individual Information within Chirp Signatures -- "Light" Error Detection and Security -- Generic Chirp Handling -- Incognito Chirp Transport -- Transmission Agility Information within the Chirp -- Extensible, Nonunique, Pattern-driven -- Category Byte Size -- Marker Pattern Templates -- Finer Control via Agents -- Scheduling the Bus -- Routing on Category Classifications -- Managing the Load -- Propagator Node Networks and Operation -- A Tree Grows in the IoT -- Choosing Parents Wisely -- Scanning and Switching -- Specialized and Basic Routing -- Housekeeping Frames for Network Intelligence -- Latency and Throughput Tradeoffs -- Routing Table Updates -- The Power of Local Agents and Integrator Functions -- Task Scheduling within the Internet of Things -- Higher-level Interchange -- Managing Multiple Isochronous Relationships -- An Organic Solution for the IoT -- Chapter 7: Examples and Applications -- Controlling the Cacophony -- Intelligence Near the Edge -- Incorporating Legacy Devices -- Staying in the Loop(s) -- Okay on their Own -- All the World Is a Subscription -- Exploring Affinities -- Social Machines -- Agriculture -- Home Health Care -- Safe and Efficient Process Control -- Better Perimeter Security and Surveillance -- Faster Factory Floors -- True Home Automation -- Wholesale and Retail: Beyond RFID -- A Broader "Net" in Natural Sciences -- Living Applications -- Chapter 8: Pathways to the Internet of Things -- Data Drives a Change -- Classification is the Challenge, Chirp is the Answer…”