Fair Scheduling for Wireless Mesh Networks with Multiple Gateways - AINA’09 Submission
Introduction
After quite a bit of work on my M.Sc. degree I am beginning to get some initial results that I hope to use in my thesis. My work seems to be headed in the direction of fair scheduling and load balancing in Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN). For more information on why addressing these issues are important and a PowerPoint presentation see my previous post, “Fair Scheduling & Load Balancing in WMN“. Basically, the aim of my work right now is to try to find a fair scheduling such that throughput and fairness are balanced. See the Venn-Diagram I have created below for an idea of where existing solutions fit into this. My solution would ideally fall right in the intersection of the two circles.
Venn-Diagram of Fairness - Throughput Trade-off in WMN Scheduling
© Jason Ernst, University of Guelph
Tags: AINA 09, AINA 2009, Bradford, Computer Science, Conference, Fairness, Jason Ernst, Mieso Denko, Results, Simulation, Throughput, UK, Wireless Mesh Networks
Cluster Computer Case Suggestions?
So I’ve recently come across a bunch of free computers and I’ve decided to try to hook them together to form a beowulf style cluster for running some of my simulations on since I think I can modify the code to be parallel. I have tested all of the computers and have them spread across my basement floor however I seem to have a problem. I need a way to enclose them into some sort of case or storage area. I don’t want to use wood and have been exploring some kind of plexiglass or similar material without much luck. So far the best idea I’ve seen has been the “Microwulf“.
Tags: Beowulf, Cluster Computing, Computer Science, Distributed Computing, Distributed Simulation, DIY Case, Linux, Microwulf, Parallel, Parallel Computing
Computer Science, A Science? Still debated…
As an update to my previous post on this subject “Computer Science, A Science?” more debate has taken place on the CompSci.ca forums and blog as a result of a blog post by Tony entitled “The most important programming language”. Many good points were made, for instance: Tony suggested that many people become confused between computer programming and computer science which I agree with.
Tags: Computer Science, Debate, Programming, Tony Targonski, Zeroth
CRM-Fields Lecture at University of Toronto
About a week and a half ago I had the opportunity to attend a CRM-Fields Prize lecture by Allan Borodin at the University of Toronto. An audio recording of the lecture is available here:
http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/audio/07-08/crm-fields-pims/borodin/
Tags: Algorithms, Allan Borodin, Computer Science, CRM-Fields, Fair Scheduling, Fields Institute, Load Balancing, Scheduling, University of Toronto, Wireless Mesh Networks
Motivation, Passion and Research…
Today I came across a great article on passion in research on Paul Ward’s website at the University of Waterloo and it motivated me to write something short about it on this site since it seems to fit with what I’ve been spending my time on lately.
http://ccng.uwaterloo.ca/~pasward/Opinions/polanyi.shtml
Tags: Computer Science, Motivation, Passion, Paul Ward, Research, University of Waterloo
Ns-2.33 (and nam) on Ubuntu 8.04 (Hardy Heron)
