Conditions for computer simulation of thought processes to become actual thought

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This paper is intended to break the current research impasse on issues of mechanized thought. It bypasses the intractable recursive question: Is the human brain powerful enough to understand its own working? focusing on a more tractable: Can we model, and maybe induce the process of thought? Given that this modeling effort is a particular thought process, this second question is also recursive in nature and more general: it permits us not to consider the limitations of our brains due to their biological implementation. In this article I model the concepts of complexity, error, surprise, intuition, thought and insight. I also analyze the concepts of consciousness and feelings. I describe the features any thinking system must have. It appears that humans might be able to create such systems in the future. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Artificial intelligence, Expert systems, Modeling, Data modeling software, Natural language processing, Scientific Research, Natural Language Interfaces, Theory, technical

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Simulation of flow control schemes - backpressure and window control

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Nodal buffers in a communication network are limited. The allocation of these buffers affects network performance characteristics such as delay, throughput and fairness. We study the performance characteristics of a flow control technique known as backpressure which is based on finite buffer allocation via simulation. Two other schemes, namely window flow control and combination of backpressure with window control are also investigated and compared under different traffic conditions. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effects of the schemes on fairness under different traffic load environments. It is found that the combination of backpressure with window control is the best strategy in that it provides a fair bandwidth allocation under heavy traffic load. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Communications, Technical, Networks, Communication, Simulation, Performance Measurement

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