Storage infrastructures form the backbone of data centers, as they hold the data owned by enterprises, government institutions, or private individuals. Various types of data centers exist to serve the purposes of different application areas, such as cloud storage, (industrial) internet of things or business models (such as software as a service or streaming portals), … Continue reading
One of the main challenges in dense 5G xHaul radio access networks (RANs) is the provisioning of low-cost connectivity between a large number of antennas, located at remote sites, and a central site (hub) in which baseband processing functions are performed. The wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) is the principal transport network technology enabling the reduction … Continue reading
How can two mistrustful parties fairly toss a coin? As it turns out, this problem of weak coin flipping (WCF) is a fundamental cryptographic primitive, where quantum WCF can achieve theoretically perfect information security over modern communication networks. In a recent paper, researchers from Sorbonne Université, the University of Vienna, California Institute of Technology and … Continue reading
TS Series tables from Herzan provide industry-leading, active vibration isolation performance (sub 1 Hz). This helps users achieve more from their research by removing disruptive vibration noise from their measurements. The TS Series is also designed to prioritize the user experience by providing automatic leveling, LCD display, and more. Therefore these tables are the perfect … Continue reading
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR or S/N) is a measure used in many disciplines, but is most common in analyzing electrical signals. SNR is the ratio of the power of a signal (desired input) to the power of the background noise (undesired input). Typically, the signal power “is what it is” (that is, it can’t be controlled … Continue reading