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Nonlinear Neural Nets Smooth Wi-Fi Packets
mindless4210 writes "Smart Packets, Inc has developed the Smart WiFi Algorithm, a packet sizing technology which can predict the near future of network conditions based on the recent past. The development was originally started to enable smooth real-time data delivery for applications such as streaming video, but when tested on 802.11b networks it was shown to increase data throughput by 100%. The technology can be applied at the application level, the operating system level, or at the firmware level."
Is anyone else slightly alarmed by this news? "Neural-net" technology that shows some degree of intelligence (if you consider making fuzzy predictions intelligence). I think that checks or governing circuits should be put in place for this kind of technology so that it doesn't get out of hand by, oh I don't know, burning out transmitter circuits or something. Remember the documentary "The Terminator"? Yeah. I do. I don't want something like that to happen.
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Gee, let's see how many buzzwords we can cram into a technology:
.NET, Java 2 USS Enterprise Edition, and GNU/Emacs - soon to include POP, IMAP, P2P and B2B functionality for enhanced productivity.
"Introducing iFluff/XP: An XML-based Object-oriented neural networking system that will synergize the modular components of your SO/HO WAN protocols, while minimizing TCO and giving five 9's reliability by branch-predicting streaming traffic through your SAN, NAS, or ASS.
iFluff/XP allows you to commoditize and monetize the super-size networkcide as rogue packets from black hats and white hats and clue bats compete for cyber-mindshare of your Red Hat hosts.
Secure your Homeland LAN and manage your digital rights with dignitude and affordability with the help of iFluff/XP's bytecode-based embedded operating system protocols interfacing through broadband Wi-Fi connectivity and virtual presense frameworks.
A user-friendly GUI is provided through an XSLT module interfacing to leading industry applications such as Mozilla,
When you're thinking of buzzword-compliiant, ISO9001 conformant, remotely-managed turnkey security solutions, remember iFluff.... TO THE XXXTREME!"
Oh god, my brain hurts now.
Saying "Non-linear neural network" is like saying "Non-purple hamster". I mean, how often do you see a linear NN? Like, never.