Table 1 provides examples of firms in each tier of the network.
An umbrella coverage model can be envisioned where WiMax technology is used at the third tier of the network architecture to provide connectivity to a multitude of WiFi-based WMNs.
It is part of a vague second-tier of social networks that assemble under the MySpace/Facebook giants and includes Hi5 (which is fast becoming a first tier player), Bebo, Piczo, Orkut and Friendster.
What no one was doing, Workman realized, was producing a cheap, flexible and easy-to-maintain product that can handle the less essential tiers of data on any kind of network.
The system consists of three tiers: sensor network tier, mobile computing network tier, and remote monitoring network tier.
The proposed nano-abnormality detection scheme (NADS) comprises of a two-tier network of sensor nano-machines (SNMs) in the first tier and a data gathering node (DGN) at the sink.
Google could rebrand and supercharge the box with lots of cool new search features, interactivity, gaming, PVR functionality, a tier of Google-branded channels featuring popular YouTube content, plus add several tiers of channels from major studios, broadcast networks and cable networks.
Then came premium networks, and tiers of service, and pay-per-view, and internet access… and today, cable operators are selling everything from phone service to interactive gaming.
However he said the latest arrests "are a different level, it's really the top tier of this criminal network that have been arrested".
Not what's on it, per se, but what might be considered fair game for new revenue streams, which telecom companies are hoping to tap in exchange for a priority tier of high-speed network service.
The purpose of the problem under investigation is to propose a robust hierarchical game method with the targets of enhancing the robustness of two-tier network systems and maximizing the utilities of all users.
