Neste trabalho analisamos e propomos a utilização de TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) nativo canalizado/estruturado em redes PON (Passive Optical Network) com padrão GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network), com ênfase na estrutura de transmissão do legado das redes de telefonia. O objetivo principal é obter um aumento na eficiência de banda transmitida através da fragmentação de sinais E1 sem que seja necessário o uso de técnicas de emulação de circuito (que reduzem a eficiência de banda devido à adição de cabeçalhos). Inicialmente, é descrito o transporte TDM em redes GPON, como efetuado pelos equipamentos comerciais atuais através de duas técnicas: CES - Circuit Emulation Service e TDM nativo não estruturado. Em seguida, é introduzido o conceito de comutação digital visando sua aplicação no transporte TDM nativo estruturado em redes GPON. Nesta etapa, é proposta uma solução para este transporte, é descrito o protocolo utilizado bem como seu funcionamento. Por fim, como prova de conceito, é apresentada uma implementação em HDL (Hardware Description Language) para FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). / In this work we analyze and propose the use of native channeled /structured TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) in GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network), with emphasis on the structure for transmission of the telephone network legacy. The main target is to achieve an increase in transmitted bandwidth efficiency by fragmenting E1 signals, thus avoiding the use of circuit emulation techniques (which reduce the bandwidth efficiency due to overhead addition). Initially, it is described in TDM transport in GPON networks, as it is performed in present commercial equipment by two techniques: CES - Circuit Emulation Service and Native TDM - unstructured. Next, we introduce the concepts of digital switching aiming its application on the transport of native and structured TDM in GPON. At this stage, we propose a transport solution, describe its protocol and functionalities. Finally, for concept proof, we present an implementation in HDL (Hardware Description Language) meant to FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) application.

Neste trabalho analisamos e propomos a utilização de TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) nativo canalizado/estruturado em redes PON (Passive Optical Network) com padrão GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network), com ênfase na estrutura de transmissão do legado das redes de telefonia. O objetivo principal é obter um aumento na eficiência de banda transmitida através da fragmentação de sinais E1 sem que seja necessário o uso de técnicas de emulação de circuito (que reduzem a eficiência de banda devido à adição de cabeçalhos). Inicialmente, é descrito o transporte TDM em redes GPON, como efetuado pelos equipamentos comerciais atuais através de duas técnicas: CES - Circuit Emulation Service e TDM nativo não estruturado. Em seguida, é introduzido o conceito de comutação digital visando sua aplicação no transporte TDM nativo estruturado em redes GPON. Nesta etapa, é proposta uma solução para este transporte, é descrito o protocolo utilizado bem como seu funcionamento. Por fim, como prova de conceito, é apresentada uma implementação em HDL (Hardware Description Language) para FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). / In this work we analyze and propose the use of native channeled /structured TDM (Time Division Multiplexing) in GPON (Gigabit Passive Optical Network), with emphasis on the structure for transmission of the telephone network legacy. The main target is to achieve an increase in transmitted bandwidth efficiency by fragmenting E1 signals, thus avoiding the use of circuit emulation techniques (which reduce the bandwidth efficiency due to overhead addition). Initially, it is described in TDM transport in GPON networks, as it is performed in present commercial equipment by two techniques: CES - Circuit Emulation Service and Native TDM - unstructured. Next, we introduce the concepts of digital switching aiming its application on the transport of native and structured TDM in GPON. At this stage, we propose a transport solution, describe its protocol and functionalities. Finally, for concept proof, we present an implementation in HDL (Hardware Description Language) meant to FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) application.

Pulse width modulation (PWM) rectifiers are extensively used in battery charger, regulated dc voltage source, UPS systems, ac line conditioner and motor drives. The conventional control schemes for these rectifiers require PLL, transformations, and input voltage sensing, which increase the cost and complexity of the controller. Simple control schemes based on resistance emulation control are developed in this thesis work for different PWM boost rectifiers. Modeling, analysis and design methods for these rectifier systems are presented. The effect of computational delay involved in digital implementation on the performance of the above rectifier systems is studied. A single-switch boost rectifier system is presented, which operates in DCM and in CCM for an output power less than and greater than 50% rated load, respectively, exploiting the best features of both the operating modes. A generalized feedforward control is presented to improve the dynamic response of output voltage of single-phase boost rectifiers against input voltage, load current and reference voltage disturbances. Feedforward control requires additional voltage and/or current measurements. A state observer is presented for estimating the inductor current of a buck rectifier, and two disturbance observers are presented to estimate the input voltage and the load current of a boost rectifier. These observers eliminate the need of additional sensors for implementing the feedforward control. The resistance emulation control is extended to four-wire PWM rectifier. Two control methods are presented. The first method makes the input currents of the rectifier proportional to their respective input voltages, while the second one balances its input currents even under unbalanced input voltage condition. A detailed analysis of line and neutral current distortions of four-wire converter is presented. A three-carrier based PWM scheme is presented, which significantly reduces the neutral current of the rectifier compared to conventional PWM scheme, when three single-phase inductors are used, and considerably reduces both line and neutral current distortions, when a three-limb inductor is used. A regenerative test setup containing two back-to-back connected three-phase PWM converters is presented for testing high-power converters in the active and reactive power circulation mode. The proposed scheme considerably reduces the cost of testing, and hence, the overall production cost of the converters compared to load-bank testing. A mathematical model is presented for the above system. A suitable control method is presented to control the two converters of the back-to-back system. A new PWM scheme is presented, which considerably reduces the requirement of the dc bus voltage of the back-to-back system compared to conventional PWM schemes. All theoretical predictions are experimentally validated. The experimental results are presented.

L'Internet du futur aura a transporter les donnees de nouvelles applications avec des garanties de qualite de service (QdS). De ce besoin resulte la necessite d'en re-concevoir l'architecture. Par ailleurs, la structure de l'Internet, compose de domaines independants vis a vis de la gestion de la QdS, pose le probleme de la continuite du service lors de la traversee de plusieurs domaines. Face a ces deux problematiques, la these soutenue est celle d'un systeme de communication offrant des garanties de QdS par flux applicatif dans un environnement Internet multi domaines. Son architecture integre un plan communication comportant plusieurs services/protocoles aux niveaux Transport et IP, et un plan signalisation assurant la gestion des ressources a la frontiere des domaines. Nos contributions sont les suivantes. Nous proposons un modele de caracterisation des services IP et Transport, etaye par : (1) des mesures realisees sur une plate forme nationale, (2) une etude en simulation (ns-2) et (3) des mesures realisees sur une plate-forme emulant (Dummynet) un Internet multi domaines. Nous etendons l'architecture de communication proposee dans des travaux anterieurs de facon a abstraire le niveau applicatif de la complexite du choix des services Transport et IP, et a optimiser l'utilisation des ressources du reseau. Nous specifions en UML et implementons en Java notre proposition d'architecture de signalisation permettant d'assurer la continuite du service offert aux applications sur tous les domaines traverses. Enfin, nous testons le systeme de communication avec deux types d'applications multimedias sur une plate-forme emulant le comportement de plusieurs domaines DiffServ.

Polarization mode dispersion (PMD) arises as a result of the birefringence in optical fibers, due to inherent asymmetries and deformities from external stresses. The spectral components of the input optical pulse propagate with different group velocities. Consequently, pulse duration increases leading to intersymbol interference between consequent symbols, leading to performance reduction of the coherent systems. In order to compensate for the PMD, we use adaptive linear PMD equalizers. Due to the dynamic and random nature of PMD, it is crucial for a system designer to efficiently simulate the PMD-induced outage probabilities of 10-5. Because of this stringent requirement, it is computationally costly to use the conventional Monte Carlo methods. To overcome this hurdle, Importance Sampling methods, such as the multicanonical Monte Carlo method have been applied in the past in order to efficiently reduce the simulation time required to estimate the statistics of these rare events. The multicanonical Monte Carlo method does not require any prior knowledge of which rare events contribute significantly to the PMD-induced outages. In essence, multicanonical Monte Carlo simulations adaptively bias the input random variables with a priori unknown weights. The PMD emulation model consists of a concatenation of birefringent sections, simulated based on MMC. The objective of this dissertation is to apply, for the first time, the multicanonical Monte Carlo method to accurately and efficiently evaluate the performance of adaptive, blind, feed-forward PMD equalizers employed in coherent polarization division multiplexed (PDM) quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK) systems in all order PMD emulation model. In the exclusive presence of PMD, we demonstrated that the half-symbol-period-spaced adaptive electronic equalizers, based on the constant modulus algorithm (CMA) equalizers perform slightly better than the decision directed least mean square (DD-LMS) counterparts at links with larger PMD values, whereas the opposite holds true for the low PMD regime. Due to their distinguishable performance in different regimes of the PMD, they provided an even better performance when running DD-LMS after a first round of CMA-based equalization than using either one of the equalization algorithms stand alone. Finally, the joint presence of PMD and intermediate frequency offset or PMD and random differential phase carrier shifts slightly worsened the performance of the coherent PDM QPSK systems, independently of the equalizer. Although these random differential carrier phase shifts are typically omitted in similar PMD studies in intensity modulated/direct detection (IM/DD) systems, they should be taken into account in due to the phase sensitivity of the PDM QPSK coherent systems. / Οι οπτικές ίνες παρουσιάζουν διπλοθλαστικότητα, η οποία οφείλεται σε κατασκευαστικές ατέλειες των οπτικών ινών και σε εξωτερικούς παράγοντες. Η διπλοθλαστικότητα προκαλεί διασπορά μεταξύ των φασματικών συνιστωσών ενός διαμορφωμένου οπτικού σήματος. Κάθε φασματική συνιστώσα, ανάλογα με την πόλωσή της στην είσοδο της οπτικής ίνας, υφίσταται διαφορετική αλλαγή φάσης κατά τη διέλευσή της μέσα από την οπτική ίνα. Το φαινόμενο αυτό ονομάζεται διασπορά τρόπων πόλωσης. Η διασπορά τρόπων πόλωσης στην οπτική ίνα προκαλεί παραμόρφωση του οπτικού σήματος κι αλληλοπαρεμβολή συμβόλων στον οπτικό δέκτη, με αποτέλεσμα τη μείωση της απόδοσης ενός σύμφωνου οπτικού τηλεπικοινωνιακού συστήματος. Για την αντιμετώπιση του φαινομένου, χρησιμοποιούνται οι προσαρμοστικοί γραμμικοί εξισωτές διασποράς τρόπων πόλωσης. Εξαιτίας της στατιστικής φύσης του φαινομένου, πιθανότητες διακοπής της λειτουργίας της τάξεως του 10-5 ενός σύμφωνου συστήματος, τετραδικής διαμόρφωσης φάσης με πολυπλεξία πόλωσης της τάξεως με εξισωτές διασποράς τρόπων πόλωσης, υπολογίστηκαν βάσει της πολυκανονικής Monte Carlo μεθόδου (MMC). Στην MMC μέθοδο. οι παράμετροι στην είσοδο του συστήματος κατευθύνονται, έτσι ώστε στην έξοδο, η (άγνωστη) συνάρτηση πυκνότητας πιθανότητας της παραμέτρου ελέγχου να υπολογίζεται με ακρίβεια ακόμα και στις ουρές της. Το πλεονέκτημα της ΜΜC, σε σχέση με τις μεθόδους δειγματοληψίας σημαντικότητας, είναι ότι δεν απαιτείται καμία γνώση για το ποιες περιοχές στην είσοδο πρέπει να δειγματοληφθούν, ώστε στην έξοδο να προκύψουν τα σπάνια εκείνα γεγονότα που μας ενδιαφέρουν. Με βάση την ΜΜC μέθοδο υλοποιήθηκε και το μοντέλο της ίνας, ως μια αλληλουχία διπλοθλαστικών πλακιδίων. Σκοπός της διδακτορικής διατριβής, είναι η αξιολόγηση της απόδοσης του ενός σύμφωνου συστήματος με χρήση των εξισωτών, συναρτήσει της πιθανότητας διακοπής της λειτουργίας του συστήματος. Για την περίπτωση της αποκλειστικής παρουσίας της διασποράς τρόπων πόλωσης, ο εξισωτής ελαχίστου μέσου τετραγώνου (DD-LMS) έχει αποδοτικότερη λειτουργία, σε σχέση με τον εξισωτή σταθερής περιβάλλουσας (CMA), για χαμηλές τιμές της διασποράς τρόπων πόλωσης, ενώ ο εξισωτής CMA κυριαρχεί στις περιοχές με μεγαλύτερες τιμές της διασποράς τρόπων πόλωσης. Η βέλτιστη λειτουργία του σύμφωνου συστήματος σε μια ευρύτερη περιοχή τιμών της διασποράς τρόπων πόλωσης, επιτυγχάνεται με την χρήση ενός συνδυασμού των δύο εξισωτών CMA και LMS. Η αλληλεπίδραση της διασποράς τρόπων πόλωσης και της ενδιάμεσης συχνότητας επηρεάζει την απόδοση του σύμφωνου συστήματος, όπου ο εξισωτής CMA λειτουργεί αποδοτικότερα σε σχέση με τον εξισωτή DD-LMS, τόσο στις περιοχές χαμηλής όσο και υψηλής τιμής της διασποράς τρόπων πόλωσης. Επίσης, αν στο μοντέλο της ίνας, προσομοιώσουμε και τις τυχαίες διαφορικές ολισθήσεις της φέρουσας συχνότητας μεταξύ των πλακιδίων, λόγω της διπλοθλαστικότητας, τότε η επίδοση των εξισωτών ελαττώνεται. Επομένως, θα πρέπει να λαμβάνονται υπόψιν για την ορθότερη αξιολόγηση της απόδοσης του σύμφωνου συστήματος.

Submitted by Johnny Rodrigues (johnnyrodrigues@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-08-06T19:17:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 HERON ARAGÃO MONTEIRO - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGCC 2012..pdf: 15948168 bytes, checksum: e445512265f530700a45c3924f68aa02 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-06T19:17:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 HERON ARAGÃO MONTEIRO - DISSERTAÇÃO PPGCC 2012..pdf: 15948168 bytes, checksum: e445512265f530700a45c3924f68aa02 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-31 / Com o avanço da nanotecnologia, a computação quântica tem recebido grande destaque no meio científico. Utilizando os fundamentos da mecânica quântica, têm sido propostos diversos algoritmos quânticos. E, até então, os mesmos têm apresentado ganhos significativos com relação às suas versões clássicas. Na intenção de poder ser verificada a eficiência dos algoritmos quânticos, diversos simuladores vêm sendo desenvolvidos, visto que a confecção de um computador quântico ainda não foi possível. Há duas grandes vertentes de simuladores: os simuladores por software e os simuladores por hardware, chamados de emuladores. Na primeira classe se encontram os programas desenvolvidos em um computador clássico, procurando implementar os fundamentos da mecânica quântica, fazendo uso das linguagens de programação clássicas. Na segunda, são utilizados recursos que não estejam vinculados à plataforma do computador clássico. Dentre os emuladores, particularmente, estudos têm sido realizados fazendo uso de hardware dedicado (mais especificamente, FPGAV). O presente trabalho propõem a verificação da real utilidade da plataforma FPGA, com a intenção de se desenvolver um emulador universal, que permita a emulação de qualquer classe de circuitos, e que os mesmos possam ser implementados com um maior número de q-bits em relação aos circuitos tratados nos trabalhos anteriores. / With the progress of nanotechnology, quantum computing has received great emphasis in scientific circles. Using the basis of quantum mechanics, different quantum algorithms have been proposed. And so far, they have presented significant gains with respect to its classic versions. In order to verify the efficiency of quantum algorithms, several simulators have been developed, since the construction of a quantum computer is not yet possible. There are two major classes of simulators, simulators via software and via hardware. The latter being also called emulators. In the first class, programs are developed in a classical computer, attempting to implement the fundamentais of quantum mechanics, making use of classic programming languages. In the second, resources are used that are not related to the classic computer platform. Among the emulators, in particular, studies have been made using dedicated hardware (more specifically, FPGA's2). The present work proposes the use of the FPGA boards in emulation of quantum circuits aiming a gain scale in relation to the alternatives presented so far. The present work proposes checking the usefulness of the FPGA with the intention of developing an universal emulator that is able to emulate any type of circuit, and that they can be implemented with a larger number of q-bit in respect to the circuits treated in the previous works.

De la Deffence, et illustration de la langue françoyse (1549) au tombeau de Ronsard réuni par Binet (1586), la sociabilité littéraire mise en scène dans quelque trois cents recueils d’environ soixante-dix poètes est envisagée comme le support de constructions identitaires à la fois collectives et individuelles. En effet, le foisonnement des pièces de contact valorise l’émulation lettrée et donne de la visibilité à l’émergence d’un « champ poétique » où le positionnement de chacun est fait, tout à la fois, d’identification à des groupes et de différenciation pour défendre un style singulier. L’identité valorisée collectivement est celle de « Poète ». Dans un élan commun et à la suite de Marot, il s’agit de donner tout son prestige à ce « mestier » – dont la visibilité est favorisée par la publication imprimée – ainsi que de convaincre les grands de son utilité politique. L’étiquette fédératrice se subdivise en identités collectives aux contours plus restreints, par exemple autour d’un genre pratiqué (les « Amours »), autour d’une langue (« poëtes françoys »), ou encore autour d’une implantation géographique (les poètes du Clain, les poètes gascons, etc.). Ce morcellement s’accompagne de tentatives de classements de valeur. Cela provoque des mouvements d’humeur (des poètes de province contre le milieu parisien naissant, par exemple), voire des conflits (poètes nouveaux contre poètes vieux, poètes chrétiens contre poètes païens, etc.), ainsi qu’une démultiplication des figures de chefs de file. Dans le même temps, chaque auteur essaie de faire valoir sa singularité, notamment en développant l’ethos du poète solitaire ou du poète mélancolique, et s’attache à ouvrir des voies nouvelles, dans un mouvement collectif de valorisation de l’originalité. Entrent ainsi en tension la structure pyramidale hiérarchique et l’affirmation d’un droit à la différence qui rend inclassable. / From the Deffence, et illustration de la langue françoyse (1549) to Ronsard's tomb texts collected by Binet in 1586, the literary sociability depicted in some three hundred volumes of poetry gathering together about seventy poets is regarded as the mean to construct identities both collective and individual. Indeed the flurry of common topics is at the origin of a literary emulation and makes the emergence of a "poetic field" noticeable; so the position of each poet is both defined with an identification to groups or with a differentiation to defend their proper styles.Being "a poet" is the identity collectively valued. Altogether on Marot's tracks, the point is to make this "craft" prestigious - printed publication makes it visible - and to convince the greats of its political importance. The unifying label is subdivided in collective identities with restricted outlines like a popular topic (the "Amours"), a language ("poëtes françoys") or eventually a location (the poets from the river Clain, the Gascon poets, etc). Therefore this fragmentation leads to an attempt of classification of value. This is at the origin of disagreements (some provincial poets against the emerging Parisian milieu for instance), even conflicts (modern poets against old poets, Christian poets versus pagan poets, etc), as well as an increase of leading figures. Meanwhile each author attempts to defend their own singularities, notably by working on the ethos of the solitary poet or of the melancholic poet and endeavours to open new poetic paths, within a collective movement defending originality. Hence the tension opposing the hierarchical organisation and the assertion of the right to be different and thus unique.

This research examines if an indistinguishable, or equal, frequency response of a software plug-in that is emulating an analog equalizer can be reconstructed using a more standard digital equalizer  such as one incorporated with a digital audio workstation (DAW). It is narrowed down to solely involve high frequency bands by analyzing the emulating plug-ins hi-shelving filters. A two-comparison forced choice ABX-test was conducted to verify the hypotheses and the results show that the difference between the original and the reconstructed hi-shelving filter was inaudible to the listening test participants. Further research and application for these findings is discussed

Concerns about climate change brought about by the increasing usage of fossil fuels has made it imperative to develop sustainable energy usage based on renewable sources. Micro-hydel plants are an important source of renewable energy that can be exploited to supply requirements of local loads in remote locations while operating as an isolated source, or the larger network when operating in grid connected mode. The focus of this research is to develop an alternative topology to the one currently in use in micro-hydel power plants. While existing plants are based on a ballast-controlled, fixed-speed, operator-supervised model, the proposed work introduces a ballast-free, variable-speed generator capable of unsupervised operation. Conventional micro-hydel generators use o-the-shelf machines with the purported aim of reducing costs. They run at a fixed speed, maintaining constant electrical load by switch-ing a plant-situated ballast load to compensate for consumer load changes. Although the intention is to have a simplified control scheme and reduced costs, the conventional plants end up being expensive since the balance-of-system costs are increased. The plant re-quires supervision by a trained operator and frequent maintenance, failing which the reliability suers. The cost and maintenance reduction possible is analysed by comparing the proposed topology with a typical well designed conventional micro-hydel plant. The proposed topology takes the characteristics of the turbine into account, and by running at variable speed, ensures that only as much power is generated as required by the consumer load. This eliminates the ballast load and associated problems present in conventional plants. The generator can be connected to the grid, if present, enabling the available power to be fully utilized. The behavior of a hydraulic turbine operating at a fixed head and discharge rate with no flow control is analyzed. Based on the turbine characteristics, a generator topology is developed, which operates in a speed range dictated by the characteristics of the turbine. Continual supervision is unnecessary since the operation of the generator is within safe limits at all times. A simple emulator that can mimic the steady state and dynamic behaviour of the turbine is developed to test the proposed generator. The two-machine wound rotor generator proposed has an auxiliary exciter similar to a conventional brushless alternator with the additional provision for bidirectional power transfer. The shaft mounted rotor side electronics facilitate brushless operation, and to-gether with the stator side controllers form an embedded system that does away with having to tune the plant in-situ. The control scheme is evaluated for expected perfor-mance in dierent operating modes. The thesis also discusses an optimization of the synchronous speed of the generator with respect to the turbine characteristics. This minimizes the bidirectional slip power transfer requirements of the rotor side converters and leads to the lowest rating for the auxiliary machine. The proposed generator can then operate like a conventional synchronous gen-erator in the grid connected mode with a simplified control scheme.

Quality of Service is major factor for a successful business in modern and future network services. A minimum level of services is assured indulging quality of Experience for modern real time communication introducing user satisfaction with perceived service quality. Traffic engineering can be applied to provide better services to maintain or enhance user satisfaction through reactive and preventive traffic control mechanisms. Preventive traffic control can be more effective to manage the network resources through admission control, scheduling, policing and traffic shaping mechanisms maintaining a minimum level before it get worse and affect user perception. Accuracy, dynamicity, uniformity and reproducibility are objectives of vast research in network traffic. Real time tests, simulation and network emulation are applied to test uniformity, accuracy, reproducibility and dynamicity. Network Emulation is performed over experimental network to test real time application, protocol and traffic parameters. DummyNet is a network emulator and traffic shaper which allows nondeterministic placement of packet losses, delays and bandwidth changes. KauNet shaper is a network emulator which creates traffic patterns and applies these patterns for exact deterministic placement of bit-errors, packet losses, delay changes and bandwidth changes. An evaluation of KauNet with different patterns for packet losses, delay changes and bandwidth changes on emulated environment is part of this work. The main motivation for this work is to check the possibility to delay and drop the packets of a transfer/session in the same way as it has happened before (during the observation period). This goal is achieved to some extent using KauNet but some issues with pattern repetitions are still needed to be solved to get better results. The idea of history and trace-based traffic shaping using KauNet is given to make this possibility a reality.