However, the integration of new services and application areas is as important as increasing rate and reducing latency.
The other view takes today's Internet as a given, and argues that future innovation will come in the form of new services and applications running on top of the Internet.
as well as the introduction of new services and applications.
This enormous traffic increase was generated by several causes: the introduction of new services and applications, the massive use of social networks, and the utilization of smart devices with mobile data connection, such as smartphones and phablets, among others.
In this regard, the concept of virtual sensor networking is an emerging approach that enables the decoupling of the physical sensor deployment from the applications running on top of it, allowing in this way the dynamic collaboration of a subset of sensor nodes and helping the proliferation of new services and applications beyond the scope of the original deployment.
They must be able to exercise control over all critical activities taking place on the platform, including the introduction of new services and applications and the modification of existing ones to maintain the platform's and deployed applications' stability and performance [16].
The research and education activities of the National Science Foundation promote the discovery, integration, dissemination, and application of new knowledge in service to society and prepare future generations of scientists, mathematicians, and engineers who will be necessary to ensure America's leadership in the global marketplace.
Nowadays, users increasingly need higher throughput for better use of applications and new services such as streaming videos, files transfer, and 3D gaming.
This special issue contains thirteen papers, some dealing with design aspects of NC and related concepts (e.g., fountain codes) and some showcasing the application of NC to new services and technologies, such as data multi-view streaming of video or underwater sensor networks.
The application of new technologies and improvements in service delivery according to quality standards, create additional demands on health staff.
