n recent years, the Internet of Things (IoT) has been gathering pace andunleashing a very disruptive potential. According to Gartner, nearly fivebillion “things” were connected in 2015 and the number will reach 50 billionby 2020. However, the IoT does not only have a disruptive power but it isalso one of the main drivers and enablers for the Digitising European Industry…
Radio spectrum is a natural but limited resource that enables wireless communi-cations. The access to the radio spectrum is under the regulation of governmentagencies, such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the UnitedStates (US), the Office of Communications (Ofcom) in the United Kingdom (UK),and the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) in Singapore. Conventionally, theregulator…
WANs usually cover a geographical area of tens to thousands of kilometers,and are able to connect multiple cities or countries, or span several continents andmeanwhile provide long-distance communication, thus forming an internationalremote network. For example, an enterprise has two LANs in Beijing andShanghai, and when these two LANs are connected, a WAN is created. Gener-ally, WAN requires t…
he rapid evolution of architecture, communication services, and technologies has stimulated due to the demand for new applications, research innovations, and other foremost possibilities for enhancements at various levels (Rappaport et al. 2014). These changes are driving a fundamental shift in the process of designing and delivering infrastructure and…
Acoustic noise problems become more and more evident as increased numbers of large industrial equipment such as engines, blowers, fans, transformers, and compressors are in use. Acoustic noise need not be limited to air; underwater or hydroacoustic noise is a problem in certain marine settings and could also arise in laboratory instruments and ultrasonic medical scanning applications.
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