Abstract: A post-filtering apparatus and method for speech enhancement in a modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) domain are disclosed. In the apparatus and method, previous and current MDCT coefficients are used for obtaining a speech spectrum coefficient similar to a real speech spectrum, and a convex function is used for transforming the speech spectrum coefficient and obtaining a post-filter coefficient so that difference can increase in the case where the speech spectrum coefficient is small but decrease in the case where the coefficient is large. Then, the post-filter coefficient is applied to the MDCT coefficient. With this configuration, both the current and previous MDCT values are used, so that it is possible to obtain a spectrum coefficient similar to the real speech spectrum and to obtain a more accurate filter coefficient. Further, the coefficient is adaptively transformed through the convex function, thereby enhancing speech quality.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for predicting video traffic are provided. The method includes extracting the statistical properties of previous Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)-4 video traffic and predicting the size of a subsequent frame based on the statistical properties of the previous MPEG-4 video traffic. Therefore, it is possible to address such problems associated with traffic bursts as transmission delays or low throughputs and thus to improve the performance of communication and network systems that transmit video traffic.

Abstract: Provided is a method for forming a customized-quality integrated transport network based on synch and asynch frames, and a transport network forming apparatus thereof. The method of the present invention includes: a) synchronizing a transmission bit rate in a network; b) when the transmission bit rate is synchronized in the network and a connection request is received, establishing a connection by determining a route and a start cycle time of the link based on a quality of the connection request and transporting it to nodes of the link; and c) transmitting data to be transported to a link of an adjacent node within the virtual cycle time when the data are synch frames; or when the data are asynch frames and the data are not transmitted within a virtual cycle time of a link to be switched, keeping the data waiting for a next cycle time.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling a T-communication convergence service in a wired-wireless convergence network, and more particularly, a method and apparatus for providing a function of controlling the T-communication convergence service, in which a communication service and a broadcasting service are converged, without depending on a wired or wireless terminal in a wired-wireless convergence network. According to the method, an IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) based call session control unit and a broadcasting control function are utilized to the utmost so that the T-communication convergence service is used regardless of types of networks and terminals that a user is connected to, and sessions related to performance of the T-communication convergence service and the states of the sessions can be controlled.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for controlling congestion of a node in an ad-hoc network comprising: classifying a channel state into a busy channel state and an idle channel state and then monitoring the channel state; performing contention for acquiring a channel with neighboring nodes when data to be transmitted is present during the monitoring of the channel state; calculating an available bandwidth on the basis of the channel state when wins the contention; and determining the amount of data to be transmitted on the basis of the available bandwidth. The nodes in the ah-hoc network monitor their own wireless channel state so as to obtain channel contention information, calculate an available bandwidth from the channel contention information, and control a transmission amount on the basis of the available bandwidth. Accordingly, the nodes can avoid excessive traffic which exceeds channel capacity.

Abstract: Provided are a main-memory resident object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) and a method of deleting a class instance using the ORDBMS. The method includes obtaining a mutual exclusive lock for a class to be deleted as per the query and a child class inheriting from the class when a query of deleting an instance is input from a database access application program, and deleting the instance from the class and at least one instance related to the instance from its child class using OID reference.

Abstract: Provided are a system and method for providing an electronic business card service using an open service interface.

Abstract: Provided are a main-memory resident object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) and a method of deleting a class instance using the ORDBMS. The method includes obtaining a mutual exclusive lock for a class to be deleted as per the query and a child class inheriting from the class when a query of deleting an instance is input from a database access application program, and deleting the instance from the class and at least one instance related to the instance from its child class using OID reference.