Distributed Cooperative Laboratories: Networking, Instrumentation, and Measurements

Chapter I. Technologies For Real-Time Interactive Multimedia Communications

1. Team Collaboration Mixing Immersive Video Conferencing With Shared Virtual 3D Objects
Ralf Tanger, Peter Kauff, Oliver Schreer, Dominique Pavy, Stephane Louis Dit Picard, Grégory Saugis

2. On The Stochastic Scalability Of Information Sharing Platforms
Phuoc Tran-Gia, Andreas Binzenhöfer

3. A Multimedia Adaptive-Quality Platform For Real-Time E-Learning Over IP
F. Licandro, D. Marchese, A. Lombardo, G. Morabito, C. Panarello, G. Schembra

4. Real-Time Applications In 803.11 WLAN Using Feedback-Based Bandwidth Allocation
A. Barbuzzi, G. Binetti, G. Boggia, P. Camarda, L. A. Grieco, S. Mascolo

5. Audio Rendering System For Multimedia Applications
Paola Pierleoni, Folco Fioretti, Giovanni Cancellieri, Tommaso Biase, Samuele Pasqualini, Fabrizio Nicolini

6. QoS Provisionig And Control In Real-Time Interactive Multimedia Communications Using Digital Watermarking
Francesco Benedetto, Gaetano Giunta, Alessandro Neri

Chapter II. Monitoring, Management and Configuration of Networks and Networking Devices

7. A Critical View Of The Sensitivity Of Transit ASs To Internal Failures
Steve Uhlig, Sébastien Tandel

8. The CoMo Project: Towards A Community-Oriented Measurement Infrastructure
Gianluca Iannaccone, Christophe Diot

9. TCP Anomalies: Identification And Analysis
Marco Mellia, Michela Meo, Luca Muscariello

10. A High Performance IP Traffic Generation Tool Based On The Intel IXP2400 Network Processor
Raffaele Bolla, Roberto Bruschi, Marco Canini, Matteo Repetto

11. IP Forwarding Performance Analysis In The Presence Of Control Plane Functionalities In A PC-Based Open Router
Raffaele Bolla, Roberto Bruschi

Chapter III. Data Acquisition And Aggregation In Sensor Networks

12. On Data Acquisition And Field Reconstruction In Wireless Sensor Networks
Carla-Fabiana Chiasserini, Alessandro Nordio, Emanuele Viterbo

13. Cost Efficient Localized Geographical Forwarding Strategies For Wireless Sensor Networks
Michele Rossi, Michele Zorzi

14. Semi-Probabilistic Routing For Highly Dynamic Networks
Paolo Costa, Gian Pietro Picco

15. S-WiNeTest: Remote Access To A Sensor Testbed
L. Galluccio, A. Leonardi, G. Morabito, A. Panto’, F. Scoto

16. Decentralized Detection In Sensor Networks With Noisy Communication Links
Gianluigi Ferrari, Roberto Pagliari

Chapter IV. GRID Structures For Distributed Cooperative Laboratories

17. Real Time Streaming Data Grid Applications
Geoffrey C. Fox, Mehmet S. Aktas, Galip Aydin, Hasan Bulut, Shrideep Pallickara, Marlon Pierce, Ahmet Sayar, Wenjun Wu, Gang Zhai

18. The GRIDCC Project
Francesco Lelli, Gaetano Maron

19. Collaborative Environments For The GRID: The GRIDCC Multipurpose Collaborative Environment
Fabio Asnicar, Luca Chittaro, Luca Marco, Laura Cano, Roberto Pugliese, Roberto Ranon, Augusto Senerchia

20. Design And Development Of A GNRB For The Coordinated Use Of Network Resources In A High Performance Grid Environment
Davide Adami, Nora Carlotti, Stefano Giordano, Matteo Repeti

21. A P2P Framework For Distributed And Cooperative Laboratories
Luca Caviglione, Luca Veltri

22. Exposing Measurement Instruments As Grid Services
A. Bagnasco, A. Poggi, G. Parodi, A. M. Scapolla

23. Distributed Information Retrieval In GRID Environment: A Formal Approach
Igor Bisio, Mario Marchese, Maurizio Mongelli, Annamaria Raviola

Chapter V. Architectures And Techniques For Tele-Measurements

24. Architectures For Remote Measurement
M. Bertocco

25. Traceability Assurance Of Tele-Measurements
Alessio Carullo, Simone Corbellini, Marco Parvis

26. Exploring The Capabilities Of Web-Based Measurement Systems For Distance Learning
D. Grimaldi, S. Rapuano, T. Laopoulos

27. A WEB-Based Architecture Enabling Cooperative Telemeasurements
Alberto Roversi, Andrea Conti, Davide Dardari, Oreste Andrisano

28. The MOME Workstation As A Platform For Automatic Analysis Of Measurement Data
Marek Dabrowski, Jaroslaw Sliwinski, Felix Strohmeier

29. LATERE: A Remote-Access Laboratory For Experiences On Management And Control Of Networking Devices
Renato Narcisi, Antonio Pantò, Giovanni Schembra, Sergio Armenia, Giuseppe Tropea

30. The LABNET-Server Software Architecture For Remote Management Of Distributed Laboratories: Current Status And Perspectives
Stefano Vignola, Sandro Zappatore

31. A New Perspective In Instrumentation Interfaces As Web Services
Alfonso Vollono, Andrea Zinicola

Chapter VI. Virtual Immersive Communications And Distance Learning

32. Architectures For Context Aware Services
Federico Morabito, Roberto Stomeo, Massimiliano Lunghi, Giovanni Cortese, Fabrizio Davide

33. The Teledoc2 Project: A Heterogeneous Infrastructure For International E-Learning
Gianluca Mazzini, Andrea Ravaioli, Cesare Fontana, Paolo Toppan, Luca Simone Ronga, Stefano Vignola, Oreste Andrisano

34. The Dynamic Construction Of Multi-User VRML 3D Environment For Immersive Learning On The Web
Paola Pierleoni, Tommaso Biase, Giovanni Cancellieri, Folco Fioretti, Samuele Pasqualini

35. NeBULa (Network-Based User-Location Sensing System): A Novel And Open Location Sensing Framework Operating On A WLAN Environment
G. Ferraiuolo, G. Massei, L. Paura, A. Scarpiello

36. The VIL (Virtual Immersive Learning) Test-Bed: An Innovative Approach To Distance Learning
G. Massei, A. Scarpiello, A. Vollono

Keywords: Engineering, Communications Engineering, Networks, Computer Communication Networks, Signal, Image and Speech Processing