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- Alternative Meropolitan Power Strategy (Semester Unknown) IPRO 302: Alternative MetropolitanPowerStrategyIPRO302Poster1Sp10
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- Alsharief, Yagoob, Ballard, Ray, Crites, Sarah, Drecoll, Daniel, Klug, Allen, Goliya, Akshay, Frey, Brent, Marshall, Ray, Min, Hee-jong, Qiu, Li, Zajkowska, Urszula
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- 2010, 2010-05
- Description
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e federal government is considering mandating a 20% renewable portfolio standard (RPS). Currently, the City of Chicago uses less than 3% of...
Show moree federal government is considering mandating a 20% renewable portfolio standard (RPS). Currently, the City of Chicago uses less than 3% of electricity from renewable energy. Our goal is to produce a hypothetical design for renewable energy to account for 20% of the City of Chicago’s electricity needs
Sponsorship: Sargent and Lundy
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- Container Filling Machine
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- Bardy, Peter J., Siegelman, Abraham
- Date
- 1959-08-25
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Sponsorship: Armour Research Foundation of Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- Method and Appartus for Passive Mapping
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- Kazel, Sidney
- Date
- 2009-04-27, 1971-02-02
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Sponsorship: IIT Research Institute
United States Patent
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- Zero ComunIITy (Semester Unknown) IPRO 358: GreenLeafParkIPRO358ProjectPlanSp11
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- Weege, Alec, Scatchell, Anthony, Gut Ierrez, Antonio, Yanyshyn, Iryna, Allen, John, Hasbrouck, Joshua, Leach, Samantha, Czapla, Sarah, Lai, Se Yen, Lee, Sukmin, Xiao, Ying
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- 2011, 2011-05
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Our team desires to create a plan that enables living in a sustainable manner at an affordable price. To do that, we are using a site in...
Show moreOur team desires to create a plan that enables living in a sustainable manner at an affordable price. To do that, we are using a site in Evanston as the basis for a design that minimizes energy consumption while still being an attractive marketable solution to current home buyers within the city. Ideally we will design a model community which will challenge conventions within the fields of design, planning, engineering, and everyday living and also serve as an example to Chicago-area municipalities about the benefits of affordable sustainable planning and design.
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- Designing Affordable Energy, Water, And Shelter Solutions For The World's Poor (Semester Unknown) IPRO 325: DesigningAffordableWater,Energy,and ShelterSolutionsIPRO325BrochureSp09
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- Khalil, Shezami, Lee, Sang Hwa, Leposavic, Milos, Lee, Jeonghun
- Date
- 2009, 2009-05
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There are currently around 40 million people living in urban slums without adequate water and sanitation in India. In addition, there is no...
Show moreThere are currently around 40 million people living in urban slums without adequate water and sanitation in India. In addition, there is no sewage system in urban slums and water is not being recycled. In a particular slum in Mumbai that we are looking at, people need to walk to the foothill 2km away in order to get water. It takes a lot of time to carry su cient amount of water for a family for daily use. Water obtained in this way is primarily used for washing. Since there is no private place for people to wash, people often wash themselves on the street and the water is simply wasted. Our team attempted to address two main issues for this semester. Firstly, we tried to provide people with clean and private facility for washing while allowing the water to be recycled. Secondly, we tried to make transporting water easier and more e cient by developing a device that allows you to carry water on your back.
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- Project InfoMoto (Summer 2011) IPRO 308: Project InfoMoto IPRO308 Summer2011 Poster1
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- Hussain, Faraz, Sarsfield, Corey, Wang, Haochen, Perkis, Jeff, Charles, Joe, Siva, Arun
- Date
- 2011, 2011-07
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Currently, some motorcycles have the ability to collect information about the performance of the vehicle. However, this information may not be...
Show moreCurrently, some motorcycles have the ability to collect information about the performance of the vehicle. However, this information may not be easily accessible to the rider or mechanic of the bike and may also not be presented in an easily understood format. The equipment used to gather this data is generally not inexpensive as well. IPRO 308 intends to develop an affordable device called motoPro which firstly, will gather and record important information during a motorcycle trip and secondly, display that data in a user-friendly, understandable format. This data can be described as a rider profile. The rider profile will not only be useful for improving the safety and performance of the rider, but will also benefit the mechanic and also possibly the manufacturer of the motorcycle. Team motoPro completed initial technological and consumer research during this 2011 summer semester. The team investigated current technology to see what solutions it may provide, began obtaining some hardware components for prototype research and also began interviewing members of the motorcycle community in order to gain valuable insights to use for the device. Some members of the team also completed the Basic Riding Course offered through the Motorcycle Safety Foundation in order to become more familiar with riding a motorcycle. The project will continue into the 2011 fall semester and the team will continue consumer and technology research, create a compelling story with which to attract a sponsor and continue prototyping.
Sponsorship: IIT Inter Professional Collaboratory
Project Plan for IPRO 308: Project InfoMoto for the Summer 2011 semester
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- Development of a Real Time Information System (Semester Unknwon) IPRO 342: DevelopmentOfARealTimeInformationSystemIPRO342MidTermPresentationSu09
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- Davis, Derrick, Sarendran, Prashanthan, Kasa, Matt, Roraff, Jonathan, Sohal, Atinderpal, Mathes, Peter, Kai Tan, Jing, Cordell, Jackson
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- 2009, 2009-07
- Description
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Midwest Steel & Services, a growing company, needs assistance in expanding its business software and creating the means to provide a better...
Show moreMidwest Steel & Services, a growing company, needs assistance in expanding its business software and creating the means to provide a better real-time information system. Improved cost controls, purchasing capabilities and job tracking are among the specific issues the company faces. Accessing and sharing the information emanating from these activities will enable the company’s management practices to make better decisions and significantly contribute to business growth. The company's present software and internal processes are insufficient to meet their current and future business needs. The company has asked for the assistance of IPRO 342 to improve this issue. The IPRO team will review and evaluate the current situation and make necessary changes to enhance accuracy and productivity of the data management system. This assessment will come from both a system review as well as interviews of Midwest Steel staff. We will periodically travel to the company to gather information about them and present our findings.
Sponsorship: Midwest Steel & Services
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- Friendly Forces Finder (Semester Unknown) EnPRO 350: FriendlyForcesFinderEnPRO350ProjectPlanF10_redacted
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- Conover, Stephen, Braband, Jim, Clovsky, Aaron, Hoylman, Phillip, Hutchins, Sarah, Kawa, Konrad, Bohac, Adam, Roa, Carlos, Wendt, Kevin, Boschert, Drew, Tejada, Saek, Stogner, Jason
- Date
- 2010, 2010-12
- Description
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Develop a system that provides a hands-free, networked navigational aid with team tracking capabilities and to develop a market entrance...
Show moreDevelop a system that provides a hands-free, networked navigational aid with team tracking capabilities and to develop a market entrance strategy.
Sponsorship: 3F
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- New Product Evaluation and Improvement (Semester Unknown) IPRO 341: NewProductEvaluationandImprovementIPRO341FinalPresentationF09
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- Bart, Jeffrey, Cantonwine, Sara, Ende, Mark, Gowe, Arence, Hotz, Thomas, Khaliqdina, Shahmeer, Lee, Jae, Ostasz, Raluca, Park:, Hyejin, Pauley, Erica, Rahman, Raihan, Sarvana:, Saad
- Date
- 2009, 2009-12
- Description
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Our mission is to build a modern, functional, and longstanding toolbox with the cooperation of Versatility Tool Works that fits the needs of...
Show moreOur mission is to build a modern, functional, and longstanding toolbox with the cooperation of Versatility Tool Works that fits the needs of the employees at Amada. This will be done through progressive prototyping and testing that will lead to innovative designs. We will mind expenses to make critical selections that have the highest cost effectiveness. Additionally, we will exercise cooperation amongst the whole team by utilizing the assets each person brings.
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- SIMULATING THE HESTON MODEL VIA THE QE METHOD WITH A SPECIFIED ERROR TOLERANCE
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- Zhao, Xiaoyang
- Date
- 2017, 2017-05
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The Quadratic Exponential (QE) model is a market standard simulation method for the Heston stochastic volatility model. We identify certain...
Show moreThe Quadratic Exponential (QE) model is a market standard simulation method for the Heston stochastic volatility model. We identify certain numerical problems with the standard discretization and modify the original method to correct these problems. We implement our modified QE scheme for the Heston model in the Guaranteed Automatic Integration Library (GAIL)|a suite of algorithms that includes Monte Carlo and quasi-Monte Carlo methods for multidimensional integration and computation of means. GAIL computes answers to satisfy user-defined error tolerances. We also implement variance reduction techniques for our modified QE scheme in GAIL. The numerical results show that our modified scheme is fast and accurate, and satisfies the user-defined error tolerances.
M.S. in Applied Mathematics, May 2017
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- Sustainability Planning of IIT Buildings (semester?), IPRO 320: Sustainability Planning of IIT Buildings IPRO 320 Project Plan F06
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- Kahr, Erica, Dannhausen, Anna, Atterberry, Chrissy, Bilitz, Elizabeth, Friel, Melissa, Gargas, Eugene, Gomez, Guillermo, Lanum, Craig, Ruiz, Joanna, Thompson, Sean, Zouridis, Despina
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- 2006-12, 2006-12
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The objective of IPRO 320, Sustainability Planning of IIT Buildings, is to contribute to the problem solving necessary to implement energy...
Show moreThe objective of IPRO 320, Sustainability Planning of IIT Buildings, is to contribute to the problem solving necessary to implement energy efficiency improvements in existing buildings and to the central steam and electric systems. Alternate possibilities for energy use in context with their building type and surroundings will be discovered through research of other university buildings at the University of Chicago, Loyola University, and IIT. This research will then be used in finding alternate forms of energy generation to secure the sustainability of the IIT campus.
Deliverables for IPRO 320: Sustainability Planning of IIT Buildings for the Fall 2006 semester
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- Monitoring Safety of Railway Tank Cars (Fall 1999) IPRO 013
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- Gupta, Kapil, Zukauskas, Elena, Patel, Jayesh, Lin, Shan
- Date
- 1999, 1999-12
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Railroad tank cars are efficient vehicles for the transport of large quantities of liquid commodities in North America. These commodities...
Show moreRailroad tank cars are efficient vehicles for the transport of large quantities of liquid commodities in North America. These commodities include foodstuffs as well as a wide range of chemicals use in the process industries. Transport Canada and the U.S. Department of Transportation collaborate in the formulation of rules and regulations for the transportation of hazardous commodities. While the incidence of non-accident release (NARs) is very small there is nevertheless a further collaborative effort by shippers and car owners alike to reduce the incidence of NARs to zero. One approach in reducing NARs is to develop a means to identify small leaks immediately, while the vehicle is in transit. The IPRO team will identify and evaluate methods for detecting small leaks using car mounted sensors and alerting the shipper of the leak automatically form remote locations. This includes consideration of how to mount sensors and telemetry devices, log data, predict unacceptable trends and incidents, and report them in a timely, reliable and cost-effective fashion. The technologies involved in the development of such a system would include characterization of target chemicals, sensors and date transmission, mounting to the tank car, evaluation of the econ0omic viability of the concepts, and identification of potential legal implications.
Sponsorship: Union Tank Car Company
Project Plan for IPRO 013: Monitoring Safety of Railway Tank Cars for the Fall 1999 semester
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- Kids Invest Website (Spring 2002) IPRO 359: Kids_Invest_Website IPRO359 Spring2002 Final Presentation
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- Bhatia, Juhi, Chang, Jennifer, Fong, Eric, Martinez, Samaria, Pifko, Nathan, Valkovich, Ksenia
- Date
- 2002, 2002-05
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This IPRO will provide you with two experiences: Continue the business plan and marketing strategy for the IIT UTEC Design (IIT Usability...
Show moreThis IPRO will provide you with two experiences: Continue the business plan and marketing strategy for the IIT UTEC Design (IIT Usability Testing and Evaluation Center) and user test KidsInvest website for the Illinois Sectetary Of State Securities Department. You will use the business plan from the previous IPRO to market the UTEC as a business venture. You will learn how to market a business, design a website, and user test websites and other products
Sponsorship: Illinois Secretary of State, in conjunction with the Ed Kaplan Entrepreneurial Studies Program
Project Plan for IPRO 359: Kids Invest Website for the Spring 2002 semester
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- Heat Driven Refrigeration Systen (semester 1 of Unknown), IPRO 302: Heat Driven Refrigeration System IPRO 302 Final Report Sp04
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- Arkwright, Anthony, Brandt, John, Callow, Alexander, Holmes, Wendell, Kim, Keon, Martis, Isaac
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- 2004-10, 2004-05
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Conventional refrigeration uses a great deal of electricity, a resource scare in developing areas, and as a consequence it is not viable....
Show moreConventional refrigeration uses a great deal of electricity, a resource scare in developing areas, and as a consequence it is not viable. However if a system that is inexpensive, reliable under local conditions, and operates with only minimal electric power from a solar cell or battery can be introduced it would be a tremendous asset. Faced with such a requirements this project addresses these issues in order to find a solution that is economically and socially feasible.
Sponsorship: The American Society of Heatting, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE); The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)
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- PHOTONASTIC Innovative Facade Technology: L.ROMERO_FINAL_BOARD-2
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- Romero, Loretta
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- 2012-04-24, 2012-05
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PHOTONASTIC is a concept addressing the invention, design, production and potential implementation of a building integrated system. The system...
Show morePHOTONASTIC is a concept addressing the invention, design, production and potential implementation of a building integrated system. The system attempts to address the relationship between energy conservation and architectural facade innovation. The skin affects both the appearance and performance in such a way that these features promote new design concepts and stimulate technical developments for the architecture of the future.
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- THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN WORK-FAMILY CONFLICT, SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PERFORMANCE AMONG HEALTHCARE MANAGERS
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- Hunt, Mary K.
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- 2011-05-16, 2011-05
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As high performers are of great value in all organizations, understanding factors influencing their ability to maintain strong performance can...
Show moreAs high performers are of great value in all organizations, understanding factors influencing their ability to maintain strong performance can have useful implications for leaders. This study examines the relationship between employees’ performance, their stressors and coping approaches as defined by work-family conflict and perception and enactment of social support. Three hundred and twelve managers in a healthcare organization were categorized based on their performance in the year prior to the study. Results showed that high performers had higher satisfaction and use of supervisor support than moderate performers. The more satisfied managers were with support from their supervisor, coworkers, and friends, the less they reported work-family conflict. Satisfaction and use of support from friends influenced both work-to-family and family-to- work conflict.
M.S. in Psychology, May 2011
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- SEISMIC STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS USING INTERVAL GROUND MOTION
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- Venezia, Adam
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- 2011-12-05, 2011-12
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Seismic analysis is a crucial procedure for the design of a structure subjected to ground motion. In conventional seismic analysis procedures,...
Show moreSeismic analysis is a crucial procedure for the design of a structure subjected to ground motion. In conventional seismic analysis procedures, a structure is subjected to a limited number of earthquake excitations. Moreover, these procedures do not consider the presence of variations and uncertainties in those excitations. Interval analysis is one method capable of accounting for both of these limitations. In this work, a new method for seismic structural analysis, with interval uncertainty in the response spectrum, is developed, which is capable of obtaining the bounds of the dynamic response of a structure. This method is hereinafter referred to as Interval Ground Motion Analysis (IGMA). In this method, first, various response spectra are combined as an interval function, referred to as an interval response spectrum. Then, the response spectrum analysis is performed using the developed interval response spectrum, and the bounds of the dynamic response of the structure are obtained. It is shown that obtaining these bounds is computationally feasible and does not require iterative procedures such as Monte Carlo simulation. Numerical example problems, which illustrate the developed algorithm, are presented, along with a comparison of solutions obtained by another solution method.
M.S. in Civil Engineering, December 2011
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- Automatic Insulin Pumps Using Recursive Multivariable Models and Adaptive Control Algorithms
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- Cinar, Ali, Oruklu, Meriyan
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- 2014-04-09, 2014-04-08
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A method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a...
Show moreA method and device for monitoring or treating patient glucose levels. The device includes a glucose sensor for measuring a glucose level of a patient, a physiological status monitoring system for measuring at least one physical or metabolic variable of the patient, and an automatic controller in communication with the glucose sensor and the physiological status monitoring system. The controller includes a prediction module for automatically predicting a future glucose level using data measured by the glucose sensor and the physiological sensor.
Sponsorship: Illinois Institute of Technology
United States Patent
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- A Business Plan for the Production of Crumb Rubber by Solid State Shear Extrusion (Spring 2003) EnPRO 351: A Business Plan for the Production of Crumb Rubber by Solid State Shear Extrusion EnPRO351 Spring2003 Final Presentation
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- Phillips, Shannon, Omarov, Aidar, Mroszczak, Michael, Krzyzanowski, Pete, Cerney, Matt, Brock, Ginny, Shahidi, Nima
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- 2003, 2003-05
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Hamid Arastoopour in Chemical Engineering has developed and patented technology for processing scrap rubber from tires in an extruder. This...
Show moreHamid Arastoopour in Chemical Engineering has developed and patented technology for processing scrap rubber from tires in an extruder. This technology breaks the chemical bonds that result in the rubber being vulcanized. This allows the rubber to be reformed into new shapes and re-vulcanized resulting a true recycling of the material into new rubber parts. Most other rubber recycling technology only grinds up the rubber. These technologies allow the rubber to be used as a filler but does not allow true recycling of the rubber. There is a tremendous supply of used tires are a significant environmental problem as well as waste of a potential resource. This technology could provide the means to effectively use this waste. This EnPRO will look at the issues and opportunities associated with commercializing this exciting technology. This will include an assessment of additional technology development that is needed, an analysis of the cost of implementing this technology, sources of scrap rubber, as well as the market for the recycled rubber. It will also look at possible ways to fund the development. The EnPRO will be supported by a business representative in addition to technical faculty.
Sponsorship: IIT Collaboratory for Interprofessional Studies under the Auspices of the Ed Kaplan Entrepreneurial Program
Project Plan for EnPRO 351: A Business Plan for the Production of Crumb Rubber by Solid State Shear Extrusion for the Spring 2003 semester
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- CONGESTION CONTROL AND PACKET REORDERING FOR MULTIPATH TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL
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- Ghose, Nirnimesh
- Date
- 2012-04-20, 2012-05
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Modern devices are equipped with multiple network interfaces. Traditionally, only one of these is in use at any given time. However,...
Show moreModern devices are equipped with multiple network interfaces. Traditionally, only one of these is in use at any given time. However, simultaneous use of these mul- tiple interfaces will lead to better user experience. Support for this multi-interface scenario has led to the development of Multipath Transmission Control Protocol or MPTCP. MPTCP, as proposed by the IETF working group mptcp, allows a single data stream to be split across multiple paths. This has obvious benefits for reliability, and it can also lead to more efficient use of network resources. But a major problem in MPTCP is the congestion control and the eventual packet reordering at the desti- nation. Various techniques for congestion control for MPTCP have been given, but the packet reordering at the destination is not considered. Efficient packet reordering schemes can drastically improve the throughput for the MPTCP protocol. Therefore, in this work various available packet reordering techniques available for single path TCP are tested in the multipath situation. These algorithms are Duplicate Selective Acknowledgement (DSACK), Eifel and Forward Retransmission Timeout (F RTO). Various network topologies are simulated in a network simulator ns-3 and measure- ments are taken for various path characteristics to see which algorithm works best for the multipath scenario.
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, May 2012
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