This invention is directed to a method for decoding coded video data in which decoder performance is regulated based on perceptual masking. The semiconductor device incorporates a contact bridge between transistor contacts in close proximity. The method can include weighting different CI status values produced by different performance monitors for a single resource in a monitored computing system and displaying selected ones of the weighted different CI status values according to relevance determined by weight. The protrusion has tapered surfaces. The grill, when inserted selectively between the front and rear panels of the unit and placed horizontally across the interior of the main frame, allows different levels of cooking for all types of food. In another embodiment, a network interface device can receive a network access request from a client device to access a secure network utilizing extensible authentication protocol, and the request is communicated to an authentication service to authenticate a user of the client device based on user credentials.