Switchover

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0108459780

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Digital switchover of television and radio in the United Kingdom by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Select Committee on Communications Pdf

The Committee warns of a major public reaction against radio digital switchover, scheduled for 2015, unless the Government make the case for switchover and keep the public informed about its impact. There is 'public confusion and industry uncertainty' over radio switchover and concern that due to the lack of public information people are still buying analogue radios which will be out of date in a few years time. Retailers gave evidence stating that they are not getting adequate information on switchover plans so are unable to offer consumers accurate guidance when making purchases. The report also points out that car manufacturers are still fitting analogue radios in new cars and digital radios will not be fitted as standard in all cars until 2013.The radio switchover is contrasted with the television switchover programme, finding that the benefits of TV switchover were well understood, in contrast surveys show that the public are generally happy with the present FM radio system and with the range of programmes that are provided.The Committee recommends urgent steps on a range of actions including: providing a detailed plan for universal digital radio coverage including how it is to be funded; developing a policy for the long term use of FM; devising a help scheme for radio switchover financed by general taxation rather than the BBC licence fee; ensuring new digital car radios are fitted with a multi-standard chip to enable their use overseas; encouraging radio manufacturers and retailers to devise a sensible scrappage scheme for redundant analogue radios. It is also noted that the BBC and Government disagree over whether the cost of universal digital coverage of their national stations can be met under the current licence fee. The report says that it is essential that a 'firm and unambiguous' plan for funding the completion of build-out of the digital radio service is put in place as soon as possible. The report concludes reversing current policy would be unproductive given the amount of investment in digital radio already and while the switchover in 2015 is ambitious a change of target date is not favoured at this stage.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215521277

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Preparations for Digital Switchover by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Committee of Public Accounts Pdf

The Department for Culture, Media & Sport and the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform are jointly responsible for digital switchover, the programme to convert over 1,100 tv transmitters to ditigal and switch off analogue signals by 2012. The Departments have passed to the BBC responsibility for funding the public information campaign and delivering the help scheme, and set aside £803 million of licence fee money to pay for these activities. The BBC is accountable to the BBC Trust for the value for money with which it uses the licence fee, not the Departments. Therefore the Departments have no means of holding the BBC to account for this use of licence fee money. To data, take-up of the help scheme has been significantly lower than the Departments expected. If help scheme take-up rates experienced in Copeland, the first area to switch, were replicated across the country, there would be a £250 million surplus in the licence fee settlement. The Departments have not decided how any surplus would be handled and it is felt generally that the Departments have not taken effective action to protection consumer interests.

Author : Council of Europe,European Audiovisual Observatory
Publisher : Iris Plus
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822038686911

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Digital Switchover by Council of Europe,European Audiovisual Observatory Pdf

Within the EU the introduction of digital television and its regulation is quite advanced. The big majority of EU member states has completed the digitisation process by the beginning of 2013. But how is the switchover to digital television progressing in other parts of Europe? This IRIS plus on the situation in Russia and the ten other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States as well as ten selected States of South-East Europe shows how painfully slow the journey from tried and trusted analogue TV to the pleasure of digital viewing can be.

Author : Luis Ribeiro e Sousa,Eurípedes Vargas Jr.,M.M. Fernandes,Roberto Azevedo
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-05-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780203829806

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Innovative Numerical Modelling in Geomechanics by Luis Ribeiro e Sousa,Eurípedes Vargas Jr.,M.M. Fernandes,Roberto Azevedo Pdf

Since the 1990s five books onApplications of Computational Mechanics in Geotechnical Engineering have been published. Innovative Numerical Modelling in Geomechanics is the 6th and final book in this series, and contains papers written by leading experts on computational mechanics. The book treats highly relevant topics in the field of geotechnic

Author : Nilesh Kakkad
Publisher : Fusion Technology & Designs LLC
Page : 848 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-03-15
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781734673432

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Mastering Oracle Database 19c Part 1: Infrastructure by Nilesh Kakkad Pdf

This Oracle Database 19c DBA Practical Handbook is just the first part of a series of books. Since the scope of Oracle’s providence is very extensive, there is a lot to go through and implore. A thorough study of this guide will help in pertinent use of Oracle products and a great on-the-job reference for Oracle Databases.

Author : Christos G. Cassandras,John Lygeros
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781420008548

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Stochastic Hybrid Systems by Christos G. Cassandras,John Lygeros Pdf

Because they incorporate both time- and event-driven dynamics, stochastic hybrid systems (SHS) have become ubiquitous in a variety of fields, from mathematical finance to biological processes to communication networks to engineering. Comprehensively integrating numerous cutting-edge studies, Stochastic Hybrid Systems presents a captivating treatment of some of the most ambitious types of dynamic systems. Cohesively edited by leading experts in the field, the book introduces the theoretical basics, computational methods, and applications of SHS. It first discusses the underlying principles behind SHS and the main design limitations of SHS. Building on these fundamentals, the authoritative contributors present methods for computer calculations that apply SHS analysis and synthesis techniques in practice. The book concludes with examples of systems encountered in a wide range of application areas, including molecular biology, communication networks, and air traffic management. It also explains how to resolve practical problems associated with these systems. Stochastic Hybrid Systems achieves an ideal balance between a theoretical treatment of SHS and practical considerations. The book skillfully explores the interaction of physical processes with computerized equipment in an uncertain environment, enabling a better understanding of sophisticated as well as everyday devices and processes.

Author : Dimitrios Tsamis
Publisher : Stanford University
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:qk824tg8810

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Quality-of-service Aware Resource Control in Networked Computing Systems by Dimitrios Tsamis Pdf

The emerging trends in computing have increasingly had a network-centric focus. Networked services offered through cloud computing paradigms have replaced applications that would traditionally run on local machines. In addition, the growing usage of applications such as social networking and platforms such as smartphones has resulted in greater need for ubiquitous network access. The consequent heightened demand for networked computing warrants efficient utilization of the limited network resources and more intelligent resource control algorithms, with a focus on providing an enhanced user experience. This thesis examines quality-of-service aware resource control for both wireless and wired networks. The first part of the thesis focuses on smartphones, which have become the de-facto mobile computing platform. A smartphone typically has access to multiple types of wireless networks, such as cellular networks and WiFi. Moreover, the functionality of smartphones can be expanded by installing applications. These two core characteristics of smartphones also reveal their most significant limitations: lower available bandwidth and limited computing power. Both of these limitations are addressed in this thesis. Available bandwidth on wireless networks fluctuates over time and is also shared among all users connecting to the same base station. In this work we present a dynamic bandwidth prediction model that makes short term predictions on the evolution of bandwidth. The model is dynamic and adjusts to the latest measurements provided by Zeus, a bandwidth measurement tool we designed and implemented on Nokia phones. The bandwidth predictions of our model are utilized in a novel rate control scheme, which we demonstrate to offer better performance than existing schemes. We next investigate the computing limitations of smartphones. A novel framework is considered, where computational tasks may be transferred to a central server and the results are fetched back at a later time. The central server has ample computing resources compared to the smartphones and the computing speedup outweighs the communication delays. The goal is to minimize the latency experienced by computational tasks, while judiciously utilizing the scarce memory resources available at the smartphone. Given the fluctuating nature of wireless bandwidth, there is a tradeoff between limited connectivity and congestion at the mobile. The second part of this thesis investigates resource control issues in wireline computing and more specifically in packet switches. Packet switches are essential parts of the Internet backbone and are also present in every data center. Modern data centers are severely constrained by their power consumption and power saving schemes would enable their further expansion. We propose novel power-aware scheduling algorithms for switches that offer significant power savings while sacrificing minimal performance. Finally, we examine a novel, scalable two-stage ingress memory switch architecture and we add backlog awareness to the scheduling algorithm to improve performance and fairness as perceived by the user.

Author : Tariq Farooq,Charles Kim,Nitin Vengurlekar,Sridhar Avantsa,Guy Harrison,Syed Jaffar Hussain
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
Page : 1165 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780133780987

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Oracle Exadata Expert's Handbook by Tariq Farooq,Charles Kim,Nitin Vengurlekar,Sridhar Avantsa,Guy Harrison,Syed Jaffar Hussain Pdf

The Practical, Authoritative, 360-Degree Technical Guide to Oracle Exadata: From Setup to Administration, Optimization, Tuning, and Troubleshooting The blazingly fast Oracle Exadata Database Machine is being embraced by thousands of large-scale users worldwide: by governments, the military, enterprise organizations, cloud service providers, and anyone who needs extreme performance. Now, Oracle Exadata Expert’s Handbook provides authoritative guidance to running Oracle Exadata with maximum reliability, effectiveness, performance, and efficiency. Six renowned Oracle technology experts have brought together core technical information, experience, best practices, and insider tips in a concise reference. Covering both 11g and 12c versions of Oracle Exadata software, they deliver hands-on coverage of best practices, setup, migration, monitoring, administration, performance tuning, and troubleshooting. Whether you’re an Oracle Exadata DBA, DMA, architect, or manager, you need these insights. Get a 360-degree overview of the Oracle Exadata Database Machine Efficiently deploy RAC within the Oracle Exadata ecosystem Fully leverage Storage Cell’s extraordinary performance, via Offloading, Smart Scans, and Hybrid Columnar Compression Manage Exadata with OEM 12c: perform setup, configuration, asset/target discovery, and day-to-day administration Tune Oracle Exadata for even better performance Perform Exadata Backup/Recovery/DR with RMAN and Data Guard Migrate to Oracle Exadata from other platforms Use Oracle Exadata with the ZFS Storage Appliance Consolidate within the Exadata Database Cloud

Author : Kevin Kline,Brand Hunt,Daniel Kline
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 714 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781449378936

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SQL in a Nutshell by Kevin Kline,Brand Hunt,Daniel Kline Pdf

SQL in a Nutshell applies the eminently useful "Nutshell" format to Structured Query Language (SQL), the elegant--but complex--descriptive language that is used to create and manipulate large stores of data. For SQL programmers, analysts, and database administrators, the new second edition of SQL in a Nutshell is the essential date language reference for the world's top SQL database products. SQL in a Nutshell is a lean, focused, and thoroughly comprehensive reference for those who live in a deadline-driven world.This invaluable desktop quick reference drills down and documents every SQL command and how to use it in both commercial (Oracle, DB2, and Microsoft SQL Server) and open source implementations (PostgreSQL, and MySQL). It describes every command and reference and includes the command syntax (by vendor, if the syntax differs across implementations), a clear description, and practical examples that illustrate important concepts and uses. And it also explains how the leading commercial and open sources database product implement SQL. This wealth of information is packed into a succinct, comprehensive, and extraordinarily easy-to-use format that covers the SQL syntax of no less than 4 different databases.When you need fast, accurate, detailed, and up-to-date SQL information, SQL in a Nutshell, Second Edition will be the quick reference you'll reach for every time. SQL in a Nutshell is small enough to keep by your keyboard, and concise (as well as clearly organized) enough that you can look up the syntax you need quickly without having to wade through a lot of useless fluff. You won't want to work on a project involving SQL without it.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428900882

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Guide to industrial assessments for pollution prevention and energy efficiency by Anonim Pdf

Author : Society of Plastics Engineers. Technical Conference
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 914 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Plastics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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ANTEC 2001 by Society of Plastics Engineers. Technical Conference Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1242 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electric apparatus and appliances
ISBN : CORNELL:31924056491909

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NEC Research & Development by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Patent and Trademark Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1382 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Patents
ISBN : PSU:000066182665

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Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office by United States. Patent and Trademark Office Pdf

Author : Robert G Picard,Steven S Wildman
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857938893

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Handbook on the Economics of the Media by Robert G Picard,Steven S Wildman Pdf

Media industries and services present a complex set of challenges to economic analysis: challenges made more difficult by the technological changes that have been transforming the media sector. Research on the economics of media has made major advances

Author : Catherine Cavanaugh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351478267

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The North Korean Economy by Catherine Cavanaugh Pdf

Viewed from afar, North Korea may appear bizarre, or positively irrational. But as Nicholas Eberstadt demonstrates in this meticulously researched volume, there is a grim coherence to North Korea's political economy, and a ruthless logic undergirding it--one that unreservedly subordinates economic welfare to augmentation of political power. Thus, paradoxically, even as official policies and practices consign the DPRK economy to a perilous realm between crisis and catastrophe, the country's leadership maintains unchallenged domestic control and has actually managed to increase its international influence.Through painstaking collection of hard-to-uncover data and careful analysis, Eberstadt provides a quantitative tableau of North Korea's terrible failure in its economic race against South Korea; its stubborn adherence to policies all but guaranteed to stifle growth and undermine economic performance; and the longstanding official effort to ignore, or mitigate, pressures for economic reform.Eberstadt is skeptical of optimistic accounts from South Korea and elsewhere suggesting that the North Korean leadership is interested in resolving the current nuclear impasse, and getting on with the business of reform and development. So long as Pyongyang's rulers entertain the ambition of reunifying the Korean peninsula on its own terms, Eberstadt argues, economic reforms worthy of the name will be subversive of state authority--and vigilantly resisted by Pyongyang's rulers. This authoritative volume has received widespread attention from Asian specialists, well as those concerned with nuclear proliferation and world peace, and international relations professionals in general.