Computer networks are hard to manage. Given a set of highlevel requirements (e.g., reachability, security), operators have to manually figure out the individual configuration of potentially hundreds of devices running complex distributed protocols so that they, collectively, compute a compatible forwarding state. Not surprisingly, operators often make mistakes which lead to downtimes. To addres...

Distributed Generation, or DG, involves utilization of small generators that are distributed in a power network, to supply the electric power demands of utility customers. This paper presents the small signal analysis of droop based generation control schemes for parallel connected DG inverters comprising of active powerfrequency and reactive power-voltage controllers. Small-signal models are d...

syntax tree exposing the structure of file. This tree is then analyzed by algorithms implemented in Java to create and populate tables in its schema. Often, information in a table is assembled from information scattered in different parts of the file. The system is illustrated in the context of a configuration file containing the following commands in Cisco’s IOS configuration language:

Configuring a network is a tedious and error-prone task. In particular, configuring routing policies for a network is complex as it involves subtle dependencies in multiple routers across the network. Misconfigurations are common and certain misconfigurations can bring the Internet down. In 2005, a misconfigured router in AS 9121 blackholed traffic for tens of thousands of networks in the Inter...

a new retrofit targeting procedure, based on pinch technology has been developed. the new procedure considers existing structure of a given network and finds the most compatible configuration with the network. to achieve this aim, the procedure uses a linear programming technique that maximize the compatibility. good compatibility between old and new networks helps to make the best use of capit...

The research project entitled Design and Management of Global Supply Chains (GLOBOP) focuses on the specific model configuration stages with productive multi location and new productive implantations, which affect the design of productive and logistic systems, and the associated supplier network design. This research project aims to offer a methodological and technical solution for those compan...

The interest in Supply Chain (SC) decision-making problem is fast growing. There is an increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI)-based engineering and management technologies in supply chain problem solving. Furthermore, the trend is towards product data and knowledge globalisation in the SC network. The purpose of a SC is to transform incomplete information about the market and available ...

This paper presents a theoretical framework to investigate the relationships between the design of a supply network (SN) and inter-organizational information sharing (IIS). We distinguish between four different types of inter-organizational information sharing. These concepts are developed using a two-dimensional classification scheme consisting of varying levels of the volume of information sh...