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We consider a hybrid delivery scheme for streaming content, combining cache-enabled Orthogonal Multipoint Multicast (OMPMC) and on-demand Single-Point Unicast (SPUC) transmissions for heterogeneous networks. The OMPMC service transmits…
We consider load balancing in a network of caching servers delivering contents to end users. Randomized load balancing via the so-called power of two choices is a well-known approach in parallel and distributed systems. In this framework,…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) demands large data flows within datacenters, heavily relying on multicasting data transfers. As AI models scale, the requirement for high-bandwidth and low-latency networking compounds. The common use of…
Dense femtocells and the integration of these femtocells with the macrocell are the ultimate goal of the femtocellular network deployment. Integrated macrocell/femtocell networks surely able to provide high data rate for the indoor users as…
Modern datacenter switches share packet buffers across ports to boost overall throughput and reduce packet loss. However, as buffer availability per-port-per-bandwidth unit continues to decrease, existing buffer-sharing strategies face…
This paper considers power networks governed by swing nonlinear dynamics and subject to disturbances. We develop a bilayered control strategy for a subset of buses that simultaneously guarantees transient frequency safety of each individual…
Emerging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) workloads present new challenges of managing the collective communication used in distributed training across hundreds or even thousands of GPUs. This paper presents STrack, a…
Phase-shifted carrier pulse-width modulation (PSC-PWM) is a widely adopted scheduling algorithm in cascaded bridge converters, modular multilevel converters, and reconfigurable batteries. However, non-uniformed pulse widths for the modules…
Traffic splitting is a required functionality in networks, for example for load balancing over multiple paths or among different servers. The capacities of the servers determine the partition by which traffic should be split. A recent…
A clustered base transceiver station (BTS) coordination strategy is proposed for a large cellular MIMO network, which includes full intra-cluster coordination to enhance the sum rate and limited inter-cluster coordination to reduce…
Smart grid is an energy network that integrates advanced power equipment, communication technology and control technology. It can transmit two-way power and data among all components of the grid at the same time. The existing smart grid…
This paper proposes a novel two-layer Volt/VAR control (VVC) framework to regulate the voltage profiles across an unbalanced active distribution system, which achieves both the efficient open-loop optimization and accurate closed-loop…
The main task in analyzing a switching network design (including circuit-, multirate-, and photonic-switching) is to determine the minimum number of some switching components so that the design is non-blocking in some sense (e.g., strict-…
Disaggregation and rack-scale systems have the potential of drastically decreasing TCO and increasing utilization of cloud datacenters, while maintaining performance. While the concept of organising resources in separate pools and…
We develop an integrated Multi-Port Concurrent Communication Divisible Load Theory (MPCC-DLT) framework for relay-centric distributed satellite systems (DSS), capturing concurrent data dissemination, parallel computation, and result return…
LoRa is a modulation technology for low power wide area networks (LPWAN) with enormous potential in 5G era. However, the performance of LoRa system deteriorates seriously in fading-channel environments. To tackle this problem, in this paper…
The 6TiSCH protocol stack plays a vital role in enabling reliable and energy-efficient communications for the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). However, it faces challenges, including prolonged network formation, inefficient parent…
This paper presents an empirical discussion on the design and implementation of a power-efficient Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol for in-body and on-body sensor networks. We analyze the performance of a beacon-enabled IEEE 802.15.4,…
LLM systems must make control decisions in addition to generating outputs: whether to answer, clarify, retrieve, call tools, repair, or escalate. In many current architectures, these decisions remain implicit within generation, entangling…
L7 load balancers are a fundamental building block in microservices as they enable fine-grained traffic distribution. Compared to monolithic applications, microservices demand higher performance and stricter isolation from load balancers.…