Wireless communication-enabled Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control(CACC)is expected to improve the safety and traffic capacity of vehicle platoons.Existing CACC considers a conventional communication delay with fixed ...Wireless communication-enabled Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control(CACC)is expected to improve the safety and traffic capacity of vehicle platoons.Existing CACC considers a conventional communication delay with fixed Vehicular Communication Network(VCN)topologies.However,when the network is under attack,the communication delay may be much higher,and the stability of the system may not be guaranteed.This paper proposes a novel communication Delay Aware CACC with Dynamic Network Topologies(DADNT).The main idea is that for various communication delays,in order to maximize the traffic capacity while guaranteeing stability and minimizing the following error,the CACC should dynamically adjust the VCN network topology to achieve the minimum inter-vehicle spacing.To this end,a multi-objective optimization problem is formulated,and a 3-step Divide-And-Conquer sub-optimal solution(3DAC)is proposed.Simulation results show that with 3DAC,the proposed DADNT with CACC can reduce the inter-vehicle spacing by 5%,10%,and 14%,respectively,compared with the traditional CACC with fixed one-vehicle,two-vehicle,and three-vehicle look-ahead network topologies,thereby improving the traffic efficiency.展开更多
This study explores the core characteristics,dynamic progression of the depression-anxiety-stress network among Chinese higher vocational college freshmen and its association with life satisfaction,and identifies key ...This study explores the core characteristics,dynamic progression of the depression-anxiety-stress network among Chinese higher vocational college freshmen and its association with life satisfaction,and identifies key nodes and critical intervention points.Participants were 295 higher vocational college freshmen(male=137;M=18.52,SD=0.69)completing two follow-up surveys(5-month interval).Measures included depression-anxiety-stress symptoms and life satisfaction,analyzed via cross-sectional and binary cross-lagged panel network analysis.The results showed that“Easily agitated”was the central node(strength=1.519,EI=1.967);“Irritable”and“Mouth Dryness”were top predictors(Out-EI=1.101,1.100),with depressive symptoms as the convergence hub.“Easily agitated”had the strongest direct negative impact on life satisfaction(cross-cluster out-predictability=−0.653).This study elucidates depression-anxietystress network mechanisms in higher vocational freshmen,providing a theoretical framework and targeted intervention guidance(e.g.,focusing on somatic and emotional nodes).展开更多
In recent years,the rapid development of mega-constellations has significantly exacerbated the deterioration of the space debris environment,posing substantial and escalating threats to the safety of spacecraft.This s...In recent years,the rapid development of mega-constellations has significantly exacerbated the deterioration of the space debris environment,posing substantial and escalating threats to the safety of spacecraft.This study aims to explore the complex evolution of the space debris environment and assess the collision risks associated with spacecraft.First,a space debris environment topological network model is proposed,which incorporates interdisciplinary methods from topological networks,fluid mechanics,and spacecraft dynamics.This model enables a structured representation of the relationships among space objects and provides rapid predictions of the space debris environment.Then,a collision probability algorithm based on the topological network model is introduced.This algorithm inherits the efficiency advantages of the topological network model and has been validated for reliability through comparison with the classical ESA’s DRAMA software.Finally,based on the above models,the collision risks of constellation satellites in Low Earth Orbit(LEO)are analyzed,including both operational and deorbit processes.The study reveals that constellation satellites face a much higher risk of internal collisions with satellites from the same constellation during operations than that with other space objects.Additionally,during the satellite deorbit process,the collision risk peaks when satellites traverse the operational region of Starlink satellites.展开更多
The expectations for sensor networks are growing. The performance of wireless sensor networks （WSNs） is greatly influenced by their network topology. In this paper, we consider four patterned topologies that best su...The expectations for sensor networks are growing. The performance of wireless sensor networks （WSNs） is greatly influenced by their network topology. In this paper, we consider four patterned topologies that best support connectivity among these deployed sensor nodes in two-tiered WSNs. The theoretical and simulation results show that the triangle-based topology has smaller cell number, shorter maximum hop length, less total energy consumption, and better performance than other topologies. The analysis carried out in this paper could provide the guidelines for network deployment and protocol design in the future applications.展开更多
Software-defined networking(SDN)is widely used in multiple types of data center networks,and these distributed data center networks can be integrated into a multi-domain SDN by utilizing multiple controllers.However,t...Software-defined networking(SDN)is widely used in multiple types of data center networks,and these distributed data center networks can be integrated into a multi-domain SDN by utilizing multiple controllers.However,the network topology of each control domain of SDN will affect the performance of the multidomain network,so performance evaluation is required before the deployment of the multi-domain SDN.Besides,there is a high cost to build real multi-domain SDN networks with different topologies,so it is necessary to use simulation testing methods to evaluate the topological performance of the multi-domain SDN network.As there is a lack of existing methods to construct a multi-domain SDN simulation network for the tool to evaluate the topological performance automatically,this paper proposes an automated multi-domain SDN topology performance evaluation framework,which supports multiple types of SDN network topologies in cooperating to construct a multi-domain SDN network.The framework integrates existing single-domain SDN simulation tools with network performance testing tools to realize automated performance evaluation of multidomain SDN network topologies.We designed and implemented a Mininet-based simulation tool that can connect multiple controllers and run user-specified topologies in multiple SDN control domains to build and test multi-domain SDN networks faster.Then,we used the tool to perform performance tests on various data center network topologies in single-domain and multi-domain SDN simulation environments.Test results show that Space Shuffle has the most stable performance in a single-domain environment,and Fat-tree has the best performance in a multi-domain environment.Also,this tool has the characteristics of simplicity and stability,which can meet the needs of multi-domain SDN topology performance evaluation.展开更多
In this paper, the consensus problem for heterogeneous multi-agent systems composed of first-order and second-order agents is investigated with directed network topologies. Based on a system transformation method, thi...In this paper, the consensus problem for heterogeneous multi-agent systems composed of first-order and second-order agents is investigated with directed network topologies. Based on a system transformation method, this consensus problem is turned into a consensus problem for homogeneous multi-agent systems. With certain assumption on the control parameters, firstly, necessary and sufficient condition for consensus is proposed with fixed topology. Secondly, sufficient condition is proposed for heterogeneous multi-agent systems to achieve consensus with switching topologies. Finally, simulation examples are presented to verify the effectiveness of the theoretical results.展开更多
BACKGROUND Rumination is a critical psychological factor contributing to the relapse of major depressive episodes(MDEs)and a core residual symptom in remitted MDEs.Investigating its neural correlations is essential fo...BACKGROUND Rumination is a critical psychological factor contributing to the relapse of major depressive episodes(MDEs)and a core residual symptom in remitted MDEs.Investigating its neural correlations is essential for developing strategies to prevent MDE relapse.Despite its clinical importance,the brain network mechanisms underlying rumination in remitted MDE patients have yet to be fully elucidated.AIM To investigate the brain network mechanism underlying rumination in patients with remitted MDEs using functional magnetic resonance imaging(fMRI).METHODS We conducted an fMRI-based rumination-distraction task to induce rumination and distraction states in 51 patients with remitted MDEs.Functional connectivity(FC)was analyzed using the network-based statistic(NBS)approach,and eight topological metrics were calculated to compare the network topological properties between the two states.Correlation analyses were further performed to identify the relationships between individual rumination levels and the significantly altered brain network metrics.RESULTS The NBS analysis revealed that the altered FCs between the rumination and distraction states were located primarily in the frontoparietal,default mode,and cerebellar networks.No significant correlation was detected between these altered FCs and individual rumination levels.Among the eight topological metrics,the clustering coefficient,shortest path length,and local efficiency were significantly lower during rumination and positively correlated with individual rumination levels.In contrast,global efficiency was greater in the rumination state than in the distraction state and was negatively correlated with individual rumination levels.CONCLUSION Our work revealed the altered FC and topological properties during rumination in remitted MDE patients,offering valuable insights into the neural mechanisms of rumination from a brain network perspective.展开更多
Satellite mega-constellations(SMCs)encounter significant operational challenges due to various space environmental effects.While the mechanisms underlying some of these effects have been studied from a physical perspe...Satellite mega-constellations(SMCs)encounter significant operational challenges due to various space environmental effects.While the mechanisms underlying some of these effects have been studied from a physical perspective,their precise impact on the network performance of SMCs remains unclear.To elucidate this further,this study investigates the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of space environmental effects,such as solar radiation,ionizing radiation,and space debris,and the associated failure mechanisms in the nodes and links of SMCs.In addition,the impacts of solar radiation and single-event effects on performance of SMC system,particularly network throughput capacity,are examined.Results reveal that under the effect of the space environment,the throughput capacity degradation of SMC system varies with different parameters such as orbital altitude and inclination.Most importantly,the results bridge the gap between the physical phenomena of space environmental effects and network-level modeling.Finally,future research directions are prospected,regarding network topology control,constellation architecture,network routing techniques,and so on,to help mitigate network performance degradation due to space environmental effects.展开更多
Urban rail transit is an efficient and environmentally friendly mode of transport,which is an important means of transportation for passengers.From a holistic point of view,this paper constructs an urban rail transit ...Urban rail transit is an efficient and environmentally friendly mode of transport,which is an important means of transportation for passengers.From a holistic point of view,this paper constructs an urban rail transit interchange topology(URTIT)network based on the interchange relationships among lines.We investigate a unique influence propagation mechanism to explore the impact of applying new technologies on the passenger travel behavior of urban rail transit.We analyze the influence from three aspects:the influence range,the influence propagation path,and the influence intensity.Based on the Dijkstra algorithm,the influence propagation paths are found according to the shortest transfer time.The improved path-based gravity model is applied to measure the influence intensity.The case study on urban rail transit in Beijing,China is carried out.The influence propagation mechanism of a single line in the Beijing URTIT network is analyzed,considering that Beijing Subway Line S1 is equipped with magnetic levitation technology.We not only quantify the impact of technologies on passenger travel behavior of urban rail transit,but also perform the sensitivity analysis.To avoid randomness,the influence propagation mechanisms of all lines are explored in this paper.The research results correspond to the situation in reality,which can provide certain references for urban rail transit operation and planning.展开更多
This paper investigates the distributed fault-tolerant containment control(FTCC)problem of nonlinear multi-agent systems(MASs)under a directed network topology.The proposed control framework which is independent on th...This paper investigates the distributed fault-tolerant containment control(FTCC)problem of nonlinear multi-agent systems(MASs)under a directed network topology.The proposed control framework which is independent on the global information about the communication topology consists of two layers.Different from most existing distributed fault-tolerant control(FTC)protocols where the fault in one agent may propagate over network,the developed control method can eliminate the phenomenon of fault propagation.Based on the hierarchical control strategy,the FTCC problem with a directed graph can be simplified to the distributed containment control of the upper layer and the fault-tolerant tracking control of the lower layer.Finally,simulation results are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control protocol.展开更多
In this paper, we study the containment control problem for nonlinear second-order systems with unknown parameters and multiple stationary/dynamic leaders. The topologies that characterize the interaction among the le...In this paper, we study the containment control problem for nonlinear second-order systems with unknown parameters and multiple stationary/dynamic leaders. The topologies that characterize the interaction among the leaders and the followers are directed graphs. Necessary and sufficient criteria which guarantee the control objectives are established for both stationary leaders(regulation case) and dynamic leaders(dynamic tracking case) based protocols. The final states of all the followers are exclusively determined by the initial values of the leaders and the topology structures. In the regulation case, all the followers converge into the convex hull spanned by the leaders,while in the dynamic tracking case, not only the positions of the followers converge into the convex hull but also the velocities of the followers converge into the velocity convex hull of the leaders.Finally, all the theoretical results are illustrated by numerical simulations.展开更多
An adaptive multi-QoS routing algorithm called AMQRA is proposed for dynamic topology networks, such as satellite networks and Ad-hoc networks. The AMQRA is a distributed and mobile-agents-based routing algorithm, whi...An adaptive multi-QoS routing algorithm called AMQRA is proposed for dynamic topology networks, such as satellite networks and Ad-hoc networks. The AMQRA is a distributed and mobile-agents-based routing algorithm, which combines ant quantity system （AQS） with ant colony optimization （ACO） that is used in AntNet routing algorithm. In dynamic topology networks, the AMQRA achieves timely optimization for concave metric QoS constraint and fast convergence. The proposed routing algorithm is simulated in Iridium satellite constellation on OPNET. The results show that AMQRA not only outperforms the AntNet in convergence rate in dynamic topology networks but also can optimize concave metric QoS constraint and reasonably allot bandwidth to the load to avoid networks congestion.展开更多
All dynamic complex networks have two important aspects, pattern dynamics and network topology. Discovering different types of pattern dynamics and exploring how these dynamics depend or/network topologies are tasks o...All dynamic complex networks have two important aspects, pattern dynamics and network topology. Discovering different types of pattern dynamics and exploring how these dynamics depend or/network topologies are tasks of both great theoretical importance and broad practical significance. In this paper we study the oscillatory behaviors of excitable complex networks （ECNs） and find some interesting dynamic behaviors of ECNs in oscillatory probability, the multiplicity of oscillatory attractors, period distribution, and different types of oscillatory patterns （e.g., periodic, quasiperiodic, and chaotic）. In these aspects, we further explore strikingly sharp differences among network dynamics induced by different topologies （random or scale-free topologies） and different interaction structures （symmetric or asymmetric couplings）. The mechanisms behind these differences are explained physically.展开更多
Bitcoin has made an increasing impact on the world's economy and financial order,which attracted extensive attention of researchers and regulators from all over the world.Most previous studies had focused more on ...Bitcoin has made an increasing impact on the world's economy and financial order,which attracted extensive attention of researchers and regulators from all over the world.Most previous studies had focused more on the transaction layer,but less on the network layer.In this paper,we developed BNS(Bitcoin Network Sniffer),which could find and connect nodes in the Bitcoin network,and made a measurement in detail.We collected nearly 4.1 million nodes in 1.5 hours and identified 9,515 reachable nodes.We counted the reachable nodes'properties such as:service type,port number,client version and geographic distribution.In addition,we analyzed the stability of the reachable nodes in depth and found nearly 60%kept stable during 15 days.Finally,we proposed a new approach to infer the Bitcoin network topology by analyzing the Neighbor Addresses of Adjacent Nodes and their timestamps,which had an accuracy over 80%.展开更多
As a core part of the electronic warfare(EW) system,de-interleaving is used to separate interleaved radar signals. As interleaved radar pulses become more complex and denser, intelligent classification of radar signal...As a core part of the electronic warfare(EW) system,de-interleaving is used to separate interleaved radar signals. As interleaved radar pulses become more complex and denser, intelligent classification of radar signals has become very important. The self-organizing feature map(SOFM) is an excellent artificial neural network, which has huge advantages in intelligent classification of complex data. However, the de-interleaving process based on SOFM is faced with the problems that the initialization of the map size relies on prior information and the network topology cannot be adaptively adjusted. In this paper, an SOFM with self-adaptive network topology(SANT-SOFM) algorithm is proposed to solve the above problems. The SANT-SOFM algorithm first proposes an adaptive proliferation algorithm to adjust the map size, so that the initialization of the map size is no longer dependent on prior information but is gradually adjusted with the input data. Then,structural optimization algorithms are proposed to gradually optimize the topology of the SOFM network in the iterative process,constructing an optimal SANT. Finally, the optimized SOFM network is used for de-interleaving radar signals. Simulation results show that SANT-SOFM could get excellent performance in complex EW environments and the probability of getting the optimal map size is over 95% in the absence of priori information.展开更多
The conventional approach to investigating functional connectivity in the block-designed study usually concatenates task blocks or employs residuals of task activation.While providing many insights into brain function...The conventional approach to investigating functional connectivity in the block-designed study usually concatenates task blocks or employs residuals of task activation.While providing many insights into brain functions,the block design adds more manipulation in functional network analysis that may reduce the purity of the blood oxygenation level-dependent signal.Recent studies utilized one single long run for task trials of the same condition,the so-called continuous design,to investigate functional connectivity based on task functional magnetic resonance imaging.Continuous brain activities associated with the single-task condition can be directly utilized for task-related functional connectivity assessment,which has been examined for working memory,sensory,motor,and semantic task experiments in previous research.But it remains unclear how the block and continuous design influence the assessment of task-related functional connectivity networks.This study aimed to disentangle the separable effects of block/continuous design and working memory load on task-related functional connectivity networks,by using repeated-measures analysis of variance.Across 50 young healthy adults,behavioral results of accuracy and reaction time showed a significant main effect of design as well as interaction between design and load.Imaging results revealed that the cingulo-opercular,fronto-parietal,and default model networks were associated with not only task activation,but significant main effects of design and load as well as their interaction on intra-and inter-network functional connectivity and global network topology.Moreover,a significant behavior-brain association was identified for the continuous design.This work has extended the evidence that continuous design can be used to study task-related functional connectivity and subtle brain-behavioral relationships.展开更多
A photo-controlled approach is developed to regulate the interpenetrating polymer network(IPN)topology by varying the connecting structure between the first and second networks.The approach is based on multifunctional...A photo-controlled approach is developed to regulate the interpenetrating polymer network(IPN)topology by varying the connecting structure between the first and second networks.The approach is based on multifunctional inimer(Vinyl-o NB-Br)possessing three moieties,i.e.,an acrylate-based double bond for incorporation within a polymer network,a Br group for grafting polymerization to get connectIPN(c-IPN),and an o-nitrobenzyl spacer for photocleaving to convert the c-IPN to disconnected-IPN(d-IPN)with UV light irradiation.Such design allows for finely controlling the connection degree between two networks.A systematic study on the mechanical property of a series of samples with different connection degrees thus can be conducted.The results reveal that decreasing the connecting degree between two networks of IPN made a negligible contribution to materials'mechanical properties.展开更多
1 Introduction The history of data centers can be traced back to the 1960s. Early data centers were deployed on main- frames that were time-shared by users via remote terminals. The boom in data centers came duringthe...1 Introduction The history of data centers can be traced back to the 1960s. Early data centers were deployed on main- frames that were time-shared by users via remote terminals. The boom in data centers came duringthe internet era. Many companies started building large inter- net-connected facililies,展开更多
Arbitrary topological curve network has no restriction in topology structure,so it has more powerful representing ability in defining complex surfaces.A complex surface modeling system is presented based on arbitrary ...Arbitrary topological curve network has no restriction in topology structure,so it has more powerful representing ability in defining complex surfaces.A complex surface modeling system is presented based on arbitrary topological curve network and the improved combined subdivision method,its functions including creating and editing curve network,and generating and modifying curve network＇s interpolated surface.This modeling system can be used to the process of products＇concept design,and its applications is also significant to the development of subdivision method.展开更多
This paper studies the passivity-based consensus analysis and synthesis problems for a class of stochastic multi-agent systems with switching topologies.Based on Lyapunov methods,stochastic theory,and graph theory,new...This paper studies the passivity-based consensus analysis and synthesis problems for a class of stochastic multi-agent systems with switching topologies.Based on Lyapunov methods,stochastic theory,and graph theory,new different storage Lyapunov functions are proposed to derive sufficient conditions on mean-square exponential consensus and stochastic passivity for multi-agent systems under two different switching cases,respectively.By designing passive time-varying consensus protocols,the solvability conditions for the passivity-based consensus protocol synthesis problem,i.e.,passification,are derived based on linearization techniques.Numerical simulations are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant U21A20449in part by Jiangsu Provincial Key Research and Development Program under Grant BE2021013-2。
文摘Wireless communication-enabled Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control(CACC)is expected to improve the safety and traffic capacity of vehicle platoons.Existing CACC considers a conventional communication delay with fixed Vehicular Communication Network(VCN)topologies.However,when the network is under attack,the communication delay may be much higher,and the stability of the system may not be guaranteed.This paper proposes a novel communication Delay Aware CACC with Dynamic Network Topologies(DADNT).The main idea is that for various communication delays,in order to maximize the traffic capacity while guaranteeing stability and minimizing the following error,the CACC should dynamically adjust the VCN network topology to achieve the minimum inter-vehicle spacing.To this end,a multi-objective optimization problem is formulated,and a 3-step Divide-And-Conquer sub-optimal solution(3DAC)is proposed.Simulation results show that with 3DAC,the proposed DADNT with CACC can reduce the inter-vehicle spacing by 5%,10%,and 14%,respectively,compared with the traditional CACC with fixed one-vehicle,two-vehicle,and three-vehicle look-ahead network topologies,thereby improving the traffic efficiency.
基金supported by the Anhui Philosophical and Social Science Fund for University Research:The Application of Painting Psychological Analysis in College Students’Mental Health Education Courses(Grant#:2023AH052874),which has provided essential financial support for data collection.
文摘This study explores the core characteristics,dynamic progression of the depression-anxiety-stress network among Chinese higher vocational college freshmen and its association with life satisfaction,and identifies key nodes and critical intervention points.Participants were 295 higher vocational college freshmen(male=137;M=18.52,SD=0.69)completing two follow-up surveys(5-month interval).Measures included depression-anxiety-stress symptoms and life satisfaction,analyzed via cross-sectional and binary cross-lagged panel network analysis.The results showed that“Easily agitated”was the central node(strength=1.519,EI=1.967);“Irritable”and“Mouth Dryness”were top predictors(Out-EI=1.101,1.100),with depressive symptoms as the convergence hub.“Easily agitated”had the strongest direct negative impact on life satisfaction(cross-cluster out-predictability=−0.653).This study elucidates depression-anxietystress network mechanisms in higher vocational freshmen,providing a theoretical framework and targeted intervention guidance(e.g.,focusing on somatic and emotional nodes).
基金supported by the National Level Project of China(No.KJSP2023020201)the Foundation of Science and Technology on Aerospace Flight Dynamics Laboratory of China(No.kjw6142210240202)+1 种基金the Beijing Institute of Technology Research Fund Program for Young Scholars of Chinathe Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities of China。
文摘In recent years,the rapid development of mega-constellations has significantly exacerbated the deterioration of the space debris environment,posing substantial and escalating threats to the safety of spacecraft.This study aims to explore the complex evolution of the space debris environment and assess the collision risks associated with spacecraft.First,a space debris environment topological network model is proposed,which incorporates interdisciplinary methods from topological networks,fluid mechanics,and spacecraft dynamics.This model enables a structured representation of the relationships among space objects and provides rapid predictions of the space debris environment.Then,a collision probability algorithm based on the topological network model is introduced.This algorithm inherits the efficiency advantages of the topological network model and has been validated for reliability through comparison with the classical ESA’s DRAMA software.Finally,based on the above models,the collision risks of constellation satellites in Low Earth Orbit(LEO)are analyzed,including both operational and deorbit processes.The study reveals that constellation satellites face a much higher risk of internal collisions with satellites from the same constellation during operations than that with other space objects.Additionally,during the satellite deorbit process,the collision risk peaks when satellites traverse the operational region of Starlink satellites.
基金supported by the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project (Grant Nos.S30108,08DZ2231100)the Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (Grant No.09YZ33)the Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Science and Technology (Grant No.08220510900)
文摘The expectations for sensor networks are growing. The performance of wireless sensor networks （WSNs） is greatly influenced by their network topology. In this paper, we consider four patterned topologies that best support connectivity among these deployed sensor nodes in two-tiered WSNs. The theoretical and simulation results show that the triangle-based topology has smaller cell number, shorter maximum hop length, less total energy consumption, and better performance than other topologies. The analysis carried out in this paper could provide the guidelines for network deployment and protocol design in the future applications.
基金This work was supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(2021RC239)the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China(2021 M690338)+3 种基金the Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(620RC562,2019RC096,620RC560)the Scientific Research Setup Fund of Hainan University(KYQD(ZR)1877)the Program of Hainan Association for Science and Technology Plans to Youth R&D Innovation(QCXM201910)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61802092,62162021).
文摘Software-defined networking(SDN)is widely used in multiple types of data center networks,and these distributed data center networks can be integrated into a multi-domain SDN by utilizing multiple controllers.However,the network topology of each control domain of SDN will affect the performance of the multidomain network,so performance evaluation is required before the deployment of the multi-domain SDN.Besides,there is a high cost to build real multi-domain SDN networks with different topologies,so it is necessary to use simulation testing methods to evaluate the topological performance of the multi-domain SDN network.As there is a lack of existing methods to construct a multi-domain SDN simulation network for the tool to evaluate the topological performance automatically,this paper proposes an automated multi-domain SDN topology performance evaluation framework,which supports multiple types of SDN network topologies in cooperating to construct a multi-domain SDN network.The framework integrates existing single-domain SDN simulation tools with network performance testing tools to realize automated performance evaluation of multidomain SDN network topologies.We designed and implemented a Mininet-based simulation tool that can connect multiple controllers and run user-specified topologies in multiple SDN control domains to build and test multi-domain SDN networks faster.Then,we used the tool to perform performance tests on various data center network topologies in single-domain and multi-domain SDN simulation environments.Test results show that Space Shuffle has the most stable performance in a single-domain environment,and Fat-tree has the best performance in a multi-domain environment.Also,this tool has the characteristics of simplicity and stability,which can meet the needs of multi-domain SDN topology performance evaluation.
基金Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province(A2013202198)
文摘In this paper, the consensus problem for heterogeneous multi-agent systems composed of first-order and second-order agents is investigated with directed network topologies. Based on a system transformation method, this consensus problem is turned into a consensus problem for homogeneous multi-agent systems. With certain assumption on the control parameters, firstly, necessary and sufficient condition for consensus is proposed with fixed topology. Secondly, sufficient condition is proposed for heterogeneous multi-agent systems to achieve consensus with switching topologies. Finally, simulation examples are presented to verify the effectiveness of the theoretical results.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China,No.2021ZD0202000the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.82101612 and No.82471570+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China,No.2022JJ40692the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province,No.2021RC2040 and No.2024RC3056.
文摘BACKGROUND Rumination is a critical psychological factor contributing to the relapse of major depressive episodes(MDEs)and a core residual symptom in remitted MDEs.Investigating its neural correlations is essential for developing strategies to prevent MDE relapse.Despite its clinical importance,the brain network mechanisms underlying rumination in remitted MDE patients have yet to be fully elucidated.AIM To investigate the brain network mechanism underlying rumination in patients with remitted MDEs using functional magnetic resonance imaging(fMRI).METHODS We conducted an fMRI-based rumination-distraction task to induce rumination and distraction states in 51 patients with remitted MDEs.Functional connectivity(FC)was analyzed using the network-based statistic(NBS)approach,and eight topological metrics were calculated to compare the network topological properties between the two states.Correlation analyses were further performed to identify the relationships between individual rumination levels and the significantly altered brain network metrics.RESULTS The NBS analysis revealed that the altered FCs between the rumination and distraction states were located primarily in the frontoparietal,default mode,and cerebellar networks.No significant correlation was detected between these altered FCs and individual rumination levels.Among the eight topological metrics,the clustering coefficient,shortest path length,and local efficiency were significantly lower during rumination and positively correlated with individual rumination levels.In contrast,global efficiency was greater in the rumination state than in the distraction state and was negatively correlated with individual rumination levels.CONCLUSION Our work revealed the altered FC and topological properties during rumination in remitted MDE patients,offering valuable insights into the neural mechanisms of rumination from a brain network perspective.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62495022,62495020,62422114,62461160329,62121001,and 62371360)the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by China Association for Science and Technology(CAST2022QNRC001).
文摘Satellite mega-constellations(SMCs)encounter significant operational challenges due to various space environmental effects.While the mechanisms underlying some of these effects have been studied from a physical perspective,their precise impact on the network performance of SMCs remains unclear.To elucidate this further,this study investigates the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of space environmental effects,such as solar radiation,ionizing radiation,and space debris,and the associated failure mechanisms in the nodes and links of SMCs.In addition,the impacts of solar radiation and single-event effects on performance of SMC system,particularly network throughput capacity,are examined.Results reveal that under the effect of the space environment,the throughput capacity degradation of SMC system varies with different parameters such as orbital altitude and inclination.Most importantly,the results bridge the gap between the physical phenomena of space environmental effects and network-level modeling.Finally,future research directions are prospected,regarding network topology control,constellation architecture,network routing techniques,and so on,to help mitigate network performance degradation due to space environmental effects.
基金supported by the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.L231009)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.72288101)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.2022JBZY017)。
文摘Urban rail transit is an efficient and environmentally friendly mode of transport,which is an important means of transportation for passengers.From a holistic point of view,this paper constructs an urban rail transit interchange topology(URTIT)network based on the interchange relationships among lines.We investigate a unique influence propagation mechanism to explore the impact of applying new technologies on the passenger travel behavior of urban rail transit.We analyze the influence from three aspects:the influence range,the influence propagation path,and the influence intensity.Based on the Dijkstra algorithm,the influence propagation paths are found according to the shortest transfer time.The improved path-based gravity model is applied to measure the influence intensity.The case study on urban rail transit in Beijing,China is carried out.The influence propagation mechanism of a single line in the Beijing URTIT network is analyzed,considering that Beijing Subway Line S1 is equipped with magnetic levitation technology.We not only quantify the impact of technologies on passenger travel behavior of urban rail transit,but also perform the sensitivity analysis.To avoid randomness,the influence propagation mechanisms of all lines are explored in this paper.The research results correspond to the situation in reality,which can provide certain references for urban rail transit operation and planning.
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61873056,61621004,61420106016)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities in China(N2004001,N2004002,N182608004)the Research Fund of State Key Laboratory of Synthetical Automation for Process Industries in China(2013ZCX01)。
文摘This paper investigates the distributed fault-tolerant containment control(FTCC)problem of nonlinear multi-agent systems(MASs)under a directed network topology.The proposed control framework which is independent on the global information about the communication topology consists of two layers.Different from most existing distributed fault-tolerant control(FTC)protocols where the fault in one agent may propagate over network,the developed control method can eliminate the phenomenon of fault propagation.Based on the hierarchical control strategy,the FTCC problem with a directed graph can be simplified to the distributed containment control of the upper layer and the fault-tolerant tracking control of the lower layer.Finally,simulation results are given to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control protocol.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61203354)
文摘In this paper, we study the containment control problem for nonlinear second-order systems with unknown parameters and multiple stationary/dynamic leaders. The topologies that characterize the interaction among the leaders and the followers are directed graphs. Necessary and sufficient criteria which guarantee the control objectives are established for both stationary leaders(regulation case) and dynamic leaders(dynamic tracking case) based protocols. The final states of all the followers are exclusively determined by the initial values of the leaders and the topology structures. In the regulation case, all the followers converge into the convex hull spanned by the leaders,while in the dynamic tracking case, not only the positions of the followers converge into the convex hull but also the velocities of the followers converge into the velocity convex hull of the leaders.Finally, all the theoretical results are illustrated by numerical simulations.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (60532030)
文摘An adaptive multi-QoS routing algorithm called AMQRA is proposed for dynamic topology networks, such as satellite networks and Ad-hoc networks. The AMQRA is a distributed and mobile-agents-based routing algorithm, which combines ant quantity system （AQS） with ant colony optimization （ACO） that is used in AntNet routing algorithm. In dynamic topology networks, the AMQRA achieves timely optimization for concave metric QoS constraint and fast convergence. The proposed routing algorithm is simulated in Iridium satellite constellation on OPNET. The results show that AMQRA not only outperforms the AntNet in convergence rate in dynamic topology networks but also can optimize concave metric QoS constraint and reasonably allot bandwidth to the load to avoid networks congestion.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11174034,11135001,11205041,and 11305112)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(Grant No.BK20130282)
文摘All dynamic complex networks have two important aspects, pattern dynamics and network topology. Discovering different types of pattern dynamics and exploring how these dynamics depend or/network topologies are tasks of both great theoretical importance and broad practical significance. In this paper we study the oscillatory behaviors of excitable complex networks （ECNs） and find some interesting dynamic behaviors of ECNs in oscillatory probability, the multiplicity of oscillatory attractors, period distribution, and different types of oscillatory patterns （e.g., periodic, quasiperiodic, and chaotic）. In these aspects, we further explore strikingly sharp differences among network dynamics induced by different topologies （random or scale-free topologies） and different interaction structures （symmetric or asymmetric couplings）. The mechanisms behind these differences are explained physically.
基金supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No.2020YFB1006105)
文摘Bitcoin has made an increasing impact on the world's economy and financial order,which attracted extensive attention of researchers and regulators from all over the world.Most previous studies had focused more on the transaction layer,but less on the network layer.In this paper,we developed BNS(Bitcoin Network Sniffer),which could find and connect nodes in the Bitcoin network,and made a measurement in detail.We collected nearly 4.1 million nodes in 1.5 hours and identified 9,515 reachable nodes.We counted the reachable nodes'properties such as:service type,port number,client version and geographic distribution.In addition,we analyzed the stability of the reachable nodes in depth and found nearly 60%kept stable during 15 days.Finally,we proposed a new approach to infer the Bitcoin network topology by analyzing the Neighbor Addresses of Adjacent Nodes and their timestamps,which had an accuracy over 80%.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(61571043)the 111 Project of China(B14010)。
文摘As a core part of the electronic warfare(EW) system,de-interleaving is used to separate interleaved radar signals. As interleaved radar pulses become more complex and denser, intelligent classification of radar signals has become very important. The self-organizing feature map(SOFM) is an excellent artificial neural network, which has huge advantages in intelligent classification of complex data. However, the de-interleaving process based on SOFM is faced with the problems that the initialization of the map size relies on prior information and the network topology cannot be adaptively adjusted. In this paper, an SOFM with self-adaptive network topology(SANT-SOFM) algorithm is proposed to solve the above problems. The SANT-SOFM algorithm first proposes an adaptive proliferation algorithm to adjust the map size, so that the initialization of the map size is no longer dependent on prior information but is gradually adjusted with the input data. Then,structural optimization algorithms are proposed to gradually optimize the topology of the SOFM network in the iterative process,constructing an optimal SANT. Finally, the optimized SOFM network is used for de-interleaving radar signals. Simulation results show that SANT-SOFM could get excellent performance in complex EW environments and the probability of getting the optimal map size is over 95% in the absence of priori information.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62071109 and 61871420)the Provincial Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan(2022NSFSC0504).
文摘The conventional approach to investigating functional connectivity in the block-designed study usually concatenates task blocks or employs residuals of task activation.While providing many insights into brain functions,the block design adds more manipulation in functional network analysis that may reduce the purity of the blood oxygenation level-dependent signal.Recent studies utilized one single long run for task trials of the same condition,the so-called continuous design,to investigate functional connectivity based on task functional magnetic resonance imaging.Continuous brain activities associated with the single-task condition can be directly utilized for task-related functional connectivity assessment,which has been examined for working memory,sensory,motor,and semantic task experiments in previous research.But it remains unclear how the block and continuous design influence the assessment of task-related functional connectivity networks.This study aimed to disentangle the separable effects of block/continuous design and working memory load on task-related functional connectivity networks,by using repeated-measures analysis of variance.Across 50 young healthy adults,behavioral results of accuracy and reaction time showed a significant main effect of design as well as interaction between design and load.Imaging results revealed that the cingulo-opercular,fronto-parietal,and default model networks were associated with not only task activation,but significant main effects of design and load as well as their interaction on intra-and inter-network functional connectivity and global network topology.Moreover,a significant behavior-brain association was identified for the continuous design.This work has extended the evidence that continuous design can be used to study task-related functional connectivity and subtle brain-behavioral relationships.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51973023)Sichuan Science and Technology Program(No.2021JDRC0014)the Colleges and Universities Twenty Foundational Projects of Jinan City(No.2021GXRC068)。
文摘A photo-controlled approach is developed to regulate the interpenetrating polymer network(IPN)topology by varying the connecting structure between the first and second networks.The approach is based on multifunctional inimer(Vinyl-o NB-Br)possessing three moieties,i.e.,an acrylate-based double bond for incorporation within a polymer network,a Br group for grafting polymerization to get connectIPN(c-IPN),and an o-nitrobenzyl spacer for photocleaving to convert the c-IPN to disconnected-IPN(d-IPN)with UV light irradiation.Such design allows for finely controlling the connection degree between two networks.A systematic study on the mechanical property of a series of samples with different connection degrees thus can be conducted.The results reveal that decreasing the connecting degree between two networks of IPN made a negligible contribution to materials'mechanical properties.
基金supported by the ZTE-BJTU Collaborative Research Program under Grant No. K11L00190the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No. K12JB00060
文摘1 Introduction The history of data centers can be traced back to the 1960s. Early data centers were deployed on main- frames that were time-shared by users via remote terminals. The boom in data centers came duringthe internet era. Many companies started building large inter- net-connected facililies,
基金Project supported by the Fundamental Research Foundations for the Central Universities (Grant No.2009B30514)
文摘Arbitrary topological curve network has no restriction in topology structure,so it has more powerful representing ability in defining complex surfaces.A complex surface modeling system is presented based on arbitrary topological curve network and the improved combined subdivision method,its functions including creating and editing curve network,and generating and modifying curve network＇s interpolated surface.This modeling system can be used to the process of products＇concept design,and its applications is also significant to the development of subdivision method.
基金supported by Singapore MOE AcRF Tier 1 Grant RG60/12(2012-T1-001-158)
文摘This paper studies the passivity-based consensus analysis and synthesis problems for a class of stochastic multi-agent systems with switching topologies.Based on Lyapunov methods,stochastic theory,and graph theory,new different storage Lyapunov functions are proposed to derive sufficient conditions on mean-square exponential consensus and stochastic passivity for multi-agent systems under two different switching cases,respectively.By designing passive time-varying consensus protocols,the solvability conditions for the passivity-based consensus protocol synthesis problem,i.e.,passification,are derived based on linearization techniques.Numerical simulations are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed methods.
