Development of Solutions for Combating Silent Failure in IP Networks by DOCOMO and Fujitsu
In an IP network silent failure occurs when a router fails and as a result of this data transmission is stopped all without the network administrator being notified. This phenomenon is due to the fact that routers are not capable of detecting their own internal failures. The current solution to overcome this issue is for network operators to install dedicated monitoring devices capable of detecting silent failures through continually transmitting test data throughout the entire network and analyzing the test result, a rather time consuming process indeed. Based on this need, DoCoMo and Fujitsu have jointly developed two new technologies capable of detecting and locating “silent failures” within IP networks with greater speed and accuracy than currently available methods. One of these newly developed technologies is responsible for analyzing not only the test transmitted data but also analyzing such information as loss rate and network delays which would results in faster detection of silent failure. It is also capable of detecting warning signs of silent failures that would possibly about to occur. Read more
Mobile operated Security Robot
The message is clear, watch out bad guys the robotic cops are coming soon to protect our good citizens. Well, it doesn’t seem like much of a cop right now but this is just a beginning in developing future robotic police task force. The T-34 security robot which was jointly developed by a Japanese robotic company by the name of Tmsuk Co. Ltd out of Kitakyushu Japan and Alacom a security firm. The T-34 is just a prototype equipped with camera, infrared presence sensor, LED light, a microphone and a speaker. Finally to protect you from the bad guys it features two net launchers developed by Nippon Koki. Read more
