Ramp meterA ramp meter, ramp signal, or metering light is a device, usually a basic traffic light or a two-section signal light (red and green only, no yellow) together with a signal controller, that regulates the flow of traffic entering freeways according to current traffic conditions. Ramp meters are used at freeway on-ramps to manage the rate of automobiles entering the freeway. Ramp metering systems have proved to be successful in decreasing traffic congestion and improving driver safety.
Perceptual control theoryPerceptual control theory (PCT) is a model of behavior based on the properties of negative feedback control loops. A control loop maintains a sensed variable at or near a reference value by means of the effects of its outputs upon that variable, as mediated by physical properties of the environment. In engineering control theory, reference values are set by a user outside the system. An example is a thermostat. In a living organism, reference values for controlled perceptual variables are endogenously maintained.
Gestion de la capacitéLa gestion de la capacité est un enjeu majeur des directions informatiques qui ont mis en place une gestion des services. L'objectif de la gestion de la capacité est de garantir que l'infrastructure informatique est fournie au bon moment, au bon prix et en quantité adéquate pour que la qualité de service réponde aux besoins métiers. Dans un cadre ITIL, la gestion de la capacité se décline en trois sous-processus : Gestion de la capacité des ressources (RCM) ; Gestion de la capacité des services (SCM) ; Gestion de la capacité business (BCM).
FCAPSFCAPS is the ISO Telecommunications Management Network model and framework for network management. FCAPS is an acronym for fault, configuration, accounting, performance, security, the management categories into which the ISO model defines network management tasks. In non-billing organizations accounting is sometimes replaced with administration. The ISO, under the direction of the OSI group, has created a network management model as the primary means for understanding the major functions of network management systems.
