An advanced technology called network coding is hidden away in the labs at some vendors as they figure out what to do with it. But Microsoft already has a working network coding prototype. Its ...

The integration of network coding in optical networks heralds a transformative approach to managing the burgeoning demands of data traffic and the associated operational challenges. By incorporating ...

Network coding is one of those technologies I keep thinking could really take off. For the uninitiated, network coding enables routers not to just hand off packets but to mathematically combine them ...

A new systematic review has revealed serious shortcomings in the evaluation of cyclone risk in Australia and worldwide. The research, which analyzed 94 studies on cyclone risk, warns that existing ...

A method of transmitting messages in an ad hoc network that allows for the recovery of lost data. Messages are broken up into chunks and coded with information about the other chunks. In the event one ...

The history of modern communications systems has been marked by flashes of startling insight. Claude E. Shannon, mathematician and engineer, launched one such revolution almost 60 years ago by laying ...