• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.63-73
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• 2000

Due to the complexity of part flow and limited resources, FMS(Flexible Manufacturing System) develops blocking, starvation and deadlock problems, which reduce its performance. In order to minimize such problems buffers are imposed between workstations of the manufacturing lines. In this paper, we are concerned with finding the optimal buffer allocation with regard to maximizing system throughput in limited total buffer capacity situation of FMS. A dynamic programming algorithm to solve the buffer allocation problem is proposed. Computer simulation using Arena is experimented to show the validation of the proposed algorithm.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:시스템및이론
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.442-460
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• 2001

주문형 비디오 시스템에서 초기 대기시간과 메모리요구량의 최소화는 중요하다. 초기대기시간의 최소화는 빠른 응답시간의 서비스를 제공할 수 있게 하고 메모리 요구량의 최소화는 동일한 메로리량으로 더 많은 동시 사용자 용청을 서비스할수 있게 한다. 주문형 비디오 시스템에서는 사용자 요청에서 할달되는 버퍼 크기가 증가함에 따라 초기대기시간과 메모리 요구량이 증가하므로 사용자 요청에 할당되는 버퍼의 크키를 최소화해야한다. 그러나 기존의 정적 버퍼 할당 기법은 시스템이 완전 부하된 상태에 있다는 가정하에서 버퍼 크기를 결정하여 시스템이 불안정 부하인 경우에는 사용자 요청에서 필요 이상으로 큰 버퍼를 할당한다. 본 논문에서는 시스템의 완전 부하 상태 뿐만 아니라 불와전 부하 상태에서도 사용자 요청에게 최소 크기의 버퍼를 할당하는 동적 버퍼 할당 기법을 제안한다. 동적 버퍼 할당기법은 서비스 중인 사용자 요청 수와 이들 요청들을 서비스하는 동안에 도착하는 사용자 요청수에 기반하여 버퍼크기를 동적으로 결정한다. 또한 분석과 시뮬레이션을 통하여 동적 버퍼 할당 기법이 초기대기시간과 지원 가능한 동시 사용자 요청수에 있어서 정적 버퍼 할당 기법에 비해 크게 우수함을 보인다. 시뮬레이션 결과, 동적 버퍼 할당 기법이 정적 버퍼 할당 기법에 비해 평균 초기대기시간을 29%~65%줄이고, 다수의 디스크들로 구성된 시스템에서는 서비스한 평균 동시 사용자 요청수를 48%~67% 증가시킨것으로 나타났다. 이와같은 결과는 동적 버퍼 할당 기법이 주문형 비디오 시스템의성능과 용량을 크게 향상시킴을 보여주는것이다.

• 한국경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국경영과학회 2000년도 추계학술대회 및 정기총회
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• pp.71-74
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• 2000

Due to the complexity of parts flow and limited resources, FMS(Flexible Manufacturing System) develops blocking, starvation and deadlock problems, which reduce its performance. In order to minimize such problems buffers are imposed between workstations of the manufacturing lines. In this paper, we are concerned with finding the optimal buffer allocation with regard to maximizing system throughput in limited total buffer capacity situation of FMS. A grouping heuristic to solve the buffer allocation problem is proposed. Computer simulation using Arena will be experimented to show the validation of the proposed algotithm.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.65-75
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• 2001

This study presents a heuristic algorithm for buffer allocation in FMS(Flexible Manufacturing System). The buffers, which are finite resources in FMS, are responsible for improvement of an overall system utilization. But, until now, the study for buffer allocation in FMS are rarely conducted because of the complexity in FMS. Most studies for buffer allocation had been addressed to the simple production line system. The presented algorithm uses a simulation for the description of system complexity and uses a genetic algorithm for finding better buffer allocation. Lastly, we compare performance of the presented algorithm with that of a simple heuristic, and analyze the experiment results.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제12권8호
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• pp.3542-3566
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• 2018

In this paper, we investigate a buffer-aided wireless powered cooperative communication network (WPCCN), in which the source and relay harvest the energy from a dedicated power beacon via wireless energy transfer, then the source transmits the data to the destination through the relay. Both the source and relay are equipped with an energy buffer to store the harvested energy in the energy transfer stage. In addition, the relay is equipped with a data buffer and can temporarily store the received information. Considering the buffer-aided WPCCN, we propose two buffer-aided relaying protocols, which named as the buffer-aided harvest-then-transmit (HtT) protocol and the buffer-aided joint mode selection and power allocation (JMSPA) protocol, respectively. For the buffer-aided HtT protocol, the time-averaged achievable rate is obtained in closed form. For the buffer-aided JMSPA protocol, the optimal adaptive mode selection scheme and power allocation scheme, which jointly maximize the time-averaged throughput of system, are obtained by employing the Lyapunov optimization theory. Furthermore, we drive the theoretical bounds on the time-averaged achievable rate and time-averaged delay, then present the throughput-delay tradeoff achieved by the joint JMSPA protocol. Simulation results validate the throughput performance gain of the proposed buffer-aided relaying protocols and verify the theoretical analysis.

• 대한전자공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전자공학회 2002년도 하계종합학술대회 논문집(2)
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• pp.109-112
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• 2002

This paper presents relationship between the dynamic behavior of an asynchronous linear pipeline (ALP) and the performance of the ALP as buffers are allocated. Then the relationship is used in order to characterize a local optimum situation on the buffer design space of the ALP. Using the characterization we propose an efficient algorithm optimizing buffer allocation on an ALP in order to achieve its average case performance. Without the loss of optimality, our algorithm works in linear time complexity so it achieves fast buffer-configuration optimization. This paper makes two contributions. First, it describes relationship between the performance characteristics of an ALP and a local optimum on the buffer design space of the ALP. Second, it devises a buffer allocation algorithm finding an optimum solution in linear time complexity.

• 한국경영과학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.117-129
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• 2006

In this paper, we consider broadband satellite networks using MF-TDMA (Multi-Frequency Time Division Multiple Access) scheme. We analyze the number of expected lost packets in each terminal, and mathematically formulate optimal buffer and timeslot allocation model to minimize the weighted sum of the numbers of expected lost packets. We also suggest optimal buffer and timeslot allocation scheme based on Lagrangean relaxation technique to solve the proposed model in a fast time. Extensive experiments show that the proposed scheme provides encouraging results.

• 정보처리학회논문지B
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• 제17B권6호
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• pp.413-420
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• 2010

분산 모바일 멀티미디어 시스템에서 클라이언트의 재생 버퍼 수준에 기반하여 통신망 대역폭을 동적으로 할당하는 기법이 본 논문에서 제시된다. 이 기법에서 비디오 요청을 서비스하기 위해 할당된 대역폭의 양은 요구한 클라이언트의 버퍼 수준에 따라 결정된다. 즉 클라이언트의 버퍼 수준이 일시적으로 낮아지거나 높아지면 재생 상황을 개선하기 위한 목적으로 더 많은 대역폭 또는 더 적은 대역폭이 할당되는 것이다. 또한 재생 버퍼 수준 기반 대역폭 할당 기법을 사용함으로써 클라이언트들에게 공평한 서비스가 제공될 수 있다. 고품질의 비디오 재생을 지원하기 위해서 비디오 프레임들은 반드시 재생 시간 전까지 클라이언트에 전송되어야 한다. 이 대역폭 할당 기법의 주목적은 전송이 중단되는 프레임의 수를 최소화하여 비디오 재생 성능과 서비스 품질을 향상시키며 동시에 진행되는 모든 비디오 요청 작업을 공평하게 서비스하는 것이다. 제시된 기법의 성능은 시뮬레이션을 통하여 다른 정적 대역폭 할당 기법과 비교 분석되었으며 프레임의 전송중단율은 버퍼수준에 따라 약 4%에서 9% 정도 감소된 것으로 나타났다.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.1579-1602
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• 2020

In the design of production system, buffer capacity allocation is a major step. Through polymorphism analysis of production capacity and production capability, this paper investigates a buffer allocation optimization problem aiming at the multi-stage production line including unreliable machines, which is concerned with maximizing the system theoretical production rate and minimizing the system state entropy for a certain amount of buffers simultaneously. Stochastic process analysis is employed to establish Markov models for repairable modular machines. Considering the complex structure, an improved vector UGF (Universal Generating Function) technique and composition operators are introduced to construct the system model. Then the measures to assess the system's multi-state reliability and structural complexity are given. Based on system theoretical production rate and system state entropy, mathematical model for buffer capacity optimization is built and optimized by a specific genetic algorithm. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by an application of an engine head production line.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국시뮬레이션학회 2001년도 The Seoul International Simulation Conference
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• pp.263-268
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• 2001

In this paper, we present a new heuristic algorithm fur buffer allocation in FMS (Flexible Manufacturing System). It is conducted by using a genetic algorithm and simulation. First, we model the system by using a simulation software, \"Arena\". Then, we apply a genetic algorithm to achieve an optimal solution. VBA blocks, which are kinds of add-in functions in Arena, are used to connect Arena with the genetic algorithm. The system being modeled has seven workstations, one loading/unloading station, and three AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicle). Also it contains three products, which each have their own machining order and processing times. We experimented with two kinds of buffer allocation problems with a proposed heuristic algorithm, and we will suggest a simple heuristic approach based on processing times and workloads to validate our proposed algorithm. The first experiment is to find a buffer profile to achieve the maximum throughput using a finite number of buffers. The second experiment is to find the minimum number of buffers to achieve the desired throughput. End of this paper, we compare the result of a proposed algorithm with the result of a simple buffer allocation heuristic based on processing times and workloads. We show that the proposed algorithm increase the throughput by 7.2%.t by 7.2%.