It is clear that the networking technological elements such as network devices and applications could operate more efficiently if their characteristics are know and/or are made available to the concerned decision makers (Zabir, 2001).However, the measurement and evaluation of network performance has been a challenging issue because of the inherent uncertainty and the relevant influences of diff...

The move to Internet news publishing is the latest in a series of technological shifts which have required journalists not merely to adapt their daily practice but which have also – at least in the view of some – recast their role in society. For over a decade, proponents of the networked society as a new way of life have argued that responsibility for news selection and production will shift f...

Aerospace products are typically high-tech, high quality and low volume. They are produced by specialised geographically dispersed companies. The production is dominated by a large amount of engineering. In the engineering phase each company makes extensive use of real-time simulation for its own (sub) systems. At the same time the aerospace industry is becoming more competitive. This way of wo...

Pervasive computing environments aim at providing users with advanced services, dynamically composed our of networked services. In these open environments, availability of specific networked service instances cannot be guaranteed over time as users move and services leave and join the network accordingly. A major challenge in pervasive environments is thus to maintain services functionalities d...

Distributed estimation plays an essential role in many networked applications, such as communication, networked control, monitoring and surveillance. Motivated by this, the chapter provides an overview on some of the fundamental aspects of distributed estimation over networks. A phenomenon being observed by a number of sensors in networks having a star and a general topology are considered. Und...

Connecting a complex control system with various sensors, actuators, and controllers as a networked control system by a shared data network can effectively reduce complicated wiring connections. This system is also easy to install and maintain. The recent trend is to use networked control systems for time-sensitive applications, such as remote dc motor actuation control. The performance of a ne...

Functionality and performance of modern machines are directly affected by the implementation of real-time control systems. Especially in networked teleoperation applications, force feedback control and networked control are two of the most important factors, which determine the performance of the whole system. In force feedback control, generally it is necessary but difficult and expensive to a...

This thesis seeks to address the HCI (Human-Computer Interaction) research problem of how to establish the level of audio and video quality that end users require to successfully perform tasks via networked desktop videoconferencing. There are currently no established HCI methods of assessing the perceived quality of audio and video delivered in desktop videoconferencing. The transport of real-...