News Brief

Author

Paulson, L.D.

Volume

39

Issue

5

fYear

2006

fDate

5/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

20

Lastpage

22

Abstract

Scientists Develop New Digital-Content Protection TechnologyResearchers have developed a new digital-content protection technology that is designed to eliminate unauthorized usage, copying, and distribution of multimedia and text.US Tests Energy-Monitoring Grid ProgramA new US Department of Energy project will utilize computer technology to monitor participating consumers´ electricity consumption in real time to help decrease usage, particularly during periods of strain on power systems.Cognitive Radios Address Spectrum AllocationRather than operating in a preset frequency range, cognitive radios use software to dynamically detect and exploit unused or underused radio frequencies.

Keywords

Cognitive radios; Collusion attacks; Digital-content protection technology; Grid computing; Intelligent technologies; Security; Spectrum allocation; Computerized monitoring; Distributed computing; Energy consumption; Grid computing; Multimedia systems; Power system protection; Real time systems; Software testing; System testing; US Department of Energy; Cognitive radios; Collusion attacks; Digital-content protection technology; Grid computing; Intelligent technologies; Security; Spectrum allocation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9162

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MC.2006.174

Filename

1631934