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We propose a new architecture for on-chip routing of optical packets. The proposed infrastructure, referred to as CONoC, facilitates the development of an all-optical on-chip network and alleviates the role of electrical NoCs. As the first step for designing an all-optical NoC, CONoC resolves packet congestions optically and does not use electrical methods. Utilizing wavelength routing method, wavelength division multiplexing, and path reconfiguration capability in CONoC leads to a contention-free architecture. This architectural advantage along with simple and small photonic router architecture results in simple electrical transactions, reduced setup latency, and high transmission capacity.... 

In a deregulated environment of power distribution industry, a comprehensive economic evaluation for the implementation of distribution automation (DA) systems is inevitable. Using the presented methodology in this paper and system dynamics approach, it is efficiently possible to deal with variation of the economic parameters such as the interest rate, inflation rate, energy supply cost, load growth, etc. In this paper, economic short-run and long-run impacts of DA systems are evaluated from utility point of view. Also economic benefits from customers' point of view are analyzed. A practical pricing strategy for maximizing the utility profit is suggested depending on the underlying market...