Usually the network-throughput maximization problem for constant-bit-rate (CBR) circuit-switched traffic is posed for a fixed offered load profile. Then choices of routes and of admission control policies are sought to achieve maximum throughput (usually under QoS constraints). However, similarly to the notion of channel “capacity,” it is also of interest to determine the “network capacity;” i....

Using high bandwidth network technologies in real-time applications, for example in automotive systems, is rapidly increasing. In this context, switched Ethernet-based protocols are becoming more popular due to their features such as providing a collision-free domain for transmission of messages. Moreover, switched Ethernet is a mature technology. Several protocols based on switched Ethernet ha...

Before getting into the design of snubbers it is important to understand the waveforms which occur naturally in power circuits. These provide both the motivation for using snubbers and the information needed for their design. There are many different types of circuits used in power converters, motor drives, lamp ballasts and other devices. Fortunately all of these different circuits have a comm...

The robust output regulation problem of switched linear multi-agent systems is studied in this paper. The dynamics of each agent are described by a switched linear system. According to the characteristics of agent network and switched systems, we put forward an agent-dependent average dwell time method. Owing to the limited information exchange between agents, distributed dynamic controllers ar...

Packet sniffing is a technique of monitoring network traffic. It is effective on both switched and nonswitched networks. This paper discusses several methods that result in packet sniffing on Layer 2 switched networks. Each of the sniffing methods will be explained in detail. The purpose of the paper is to show how sniffing can be accomplished on switched networks, and to understand how it can ...

This paper is a presentation of symbolic analysis of switched currents (SI) circuits by software for analysis of switched capacitors (SC) circuits – SCSYRUP. It is a special library of functions for MAPLE software which allows the symbolic analysis of switched circuits. An example of an SI circuit analysis by means of this library is presented in this paper.

| In this paper, we address the problem of network survivability by presenting a uniied approach where the wide-area circuit-switched teletraac network and the underlying transmission facility network are considered simultaneously. We assume the backbone circuit-switched teletraac network to be nonhierarchical with dynamic call routing capabilities. The transmission facility network is consider...

In this paper, the problems of control and stabilization of switched nonlinear cascade systems is investigated. The so called simultaneous domination limitation (SDL) is introduced in previous works to assure the existence of a common quadratic Lyapunov function (CQLF) for switched nonlinear cascade systems. According to this idea, if all subsystems of a switched system satisfy the SDL, a CQLF ...