ICC 2006 ISTANBUL | CONFERENCE PROGRAM

11-15 June 2006, Istanbul, TURKEY

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

TECHNICAL SYMPOSIA

General Symposium

Co-chairs: Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo, Canada; Günter Schäfer, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
Vice chairs: Giovanni Pau, University of California Los Angeles, USA; Stefano Galli, Telcordia Technologies, USA
Sponsors: All Technical Committees

Session GS-01—Congestion and Packet Loss
Chair: Koduvayur Subbalakshmi, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exh. Center – Hall II

GS0101	A GA-based Fuzzy Rate Allocation Algorithm Pejman Goudarzi, Iran Telecom Research Center, Iran Reza Hassanzadeh, Iran Telecom Research Center, Iran
GS0102	Segment-Sending Schedule in Data-Driven Overlay Network Dan Li, Tsinghua University, China Yong Cui, Tsinghua University, China Ke Xu, Tsinghua University, China Jianping Wu, Tsinghua University, China
GS0103	SIRENS: An Explicit Notification Framework for Internet Congestion Control Kiyohide Nakauchi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan Katsushi Kobayashi, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan
GS0104	A Transport Protocol for Dedicated End-to-End Circuits A. P. Mudambi, University of Virginia, USA X. Zheng, University of Virginia, USA M. Veeraraghavan, University of Virginia, USA
GS0105	Modelling the Performance of TCP/ARQ over MIMO Rayleigh Fading Channels Alberto Lopez Toledo, Columbia University, USA Xiaodong Wang, Columbia University, USA Ben Lu, Silicon Laboratories Inc., USA

Session GS-02—Overlay and Peer-to-Peer Networking-I
Chair: Gary Chan, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exh. Center – Hall II

GS0201	A Distributed Hybrid Scheme for Unstructured Peer-to-Peer Networks Yong Tang, University of Florida, USA Zhan Zhang, University of Florida, USA Shigang Chen, University of Florida, USA Guangbin Fan, Intel China Research Center, Beijing, China
GS0202	Optimal Search Performance in Unstructured Peer-to-Peer Networks with Clustered Demands Saurabh Saurabh, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Leonard Kleinrock, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
GS0203	Supporting Multiple-Keyword Search in a Hybrid Structured Peer-to-Peer Network Xing Jin, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong W.-P. Ken Yiu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong S.-H. Gary Chan, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
GS0204	Structured Peer-to-Peer Control Plane Khashayar Khavari, University of Toronto, Canada Nadeem Abji, University of Toronto, Canada Ramy Farha, University of Toronto, Canada Chuen Liang, University of Toronto, Canada Ali Tizghadam, University of Toronto, Canada Farid Fadaie, University of Toronto, Canada Alberto Leon-Garcia, University of Toronto, Canada
GS0205	Distributed Storage to Support User Interactivity in Peer-to-Peer Video Streaming W.-P. Ken Yiu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Xing Jin, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong S.-H. Gary Chan, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

Session GS-03—Physical Layer Communications-I
Chair: Ranjan K. Mallik, Indian Institute of Technology,New Delhi, India
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exh. Center – Hall II

GS0301	Optimal Variable Length Markov Chain (VLMC) Modeling of Fading Channels Wuttipong Kumwilaisak, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thailand C.-C. Jay Kuo, University of Southern California, USA Dapeng Wu, University of Florida, USA
GS0302	Improved Algorithms for Single-Ended Loop Make-Up Identification Stefano Galli, Telcordia Technologies, USA Kenneth Kerpez, Telcordia Technologies, USA
GS0303	Spatial Multiplexing for Outdoor MIMO-OFDM Systems with Limited Feedback Costraint S. Savazzi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy M. Nicoli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy M. Sternad, Uppsala University, Sweden
GS0304	CRC-assisted Error Correction in a Convolutionally Coded System Renqiu Wang, University of Minnesota, USA Wanlun Zhao, Qualcomm Incorporated, USA Georgios B. Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA
GS0305	A Concave Minimization Approach to Dynamic Spectrum Management for Digital Subscriber Lines Yang Xu, McGill University, Canada Saswat Panigrahi, McGill University, Canada Tho Le-Ngoc, McGill University, Canada

Session GS-04—Switching and Routing-I
Chair: Kamil Sarac, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton Conv.& Exh. Center – Hall II

GS0401	IP Traffic Matrix Estimation Methods: Comparisons and Improvements M. Mostafizur Rahman, University of Manitoba, Canada Subrata Saha, University of Manitoba, Canada Usha Chengan, University of Manitoba, Canada Attahiru Sule Alfa, University of Manitoba, Canada
GS0402	Framed Round-Robin Arbitration with Explicit Feedback Control for Combined Input–Crosspoint Buffered Packet Switches Zhen Guo, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA Roberto Rojas-Cessa, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
GS0403	TCAM-based Forwarding Engine with Minimum Independent Prefix Set (MIPS) for Fast Updating Gesan Wang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA Nian-Feng Tzeng, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
GS0404	Fabric on a Chip: Towards Consolidating Packet Switching Functions on Silicon Brad Matthews, University of Tennessee, USA Itamar Elhanany, University of Tennessee, USA Vahid Tabatabaee, University of Maryland at College Park, USA
GS0405	HPPD: A Hop-count Probabilistic Packet Dropper Xiaobo Zhou, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA Dennis Ippoliti, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA Terrance Boult, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, USA

Session GS-05—Switching and Routing-II
Chair: Mustafa M. Matalgah, The University of Mississippi, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exh. Center – Hall II

GS0501	A Trace Driven Comparison of Latency Hiding Techniques for Network Processors Zhen Liu, Tsinghua University, China Hao Che, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Kai Zheng, Tsinghua University, China Shanzhen Chen, Tsinghua University, China Chengchen Hu, Tsinghua University, China Bin Liu, Tsinghua University, China
GS0502	OPT: Optimal Protocol Tree for Efficient Tag Identification in Dense RFID Systems Girish Khandelwal, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Aylin Yener, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Min Chen, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
GS0503	Optimal Routing in Dense Wireless Multihop Networks as a Geometrical Optics Solution to the Problem of Variations Roberto Catanuto, University of Catania, Italy Giacomo Morabito, University of Catania, Italy
GS0504	Flow Aware Differential Delay Routing for Next-Generation Ethernet over SONET/SDH Anurag Srivastava, Bell Laboratories–Lucent Technologies, USA Abhinav Srivastava, Indian Institute of Technology, India
GS0505	Router and Firewall Redundancy with OpenBSD and CARP Garhan Attebury, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA Byrav Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA

Session GS-06—TCP
Chair: Giovanni Pau, UCLA, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exh. Center – Hall II

GS0601	Adaptive GAIMD with Binary Decision: A Novel Congestion Control Approach for the Internet M. Borri, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy C. Finelli, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy M. Gerla, UCLA, USA M. L. Merani, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
GS0602	Receiver-Window Modified Random Early Detection (RED-RWM) Active Queue Management Scheme: Modeling and Analysis Visvasuresh Victor Govindaswamy, University of Texas at Arlington, USA Gergely Záruba, University of Texas at Arlington, USA G. Balasekaran, University of Pittsburgh, USA
GS0603	Mean Response Time Estimation for HTTP over SCTP in Wireless Environment Yong-Jin Lee, Korea National University of Education, Korea M. Atiquzzaman, University of Oklahoma, USA S. K. Sivagurunathan, University of Oklahoma, USA
GS0604	A Statistical Approach to IP-level Classification of Network Traffic Manuel Crotti, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy Francesco Gringoli, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy Paolo Pelosato, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy Luca Salgarelli, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Italy
GS0605	Control-Theoretic Design of RED AQM for Scalable TCP in High Speed Networks Harsha Sirisena, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Aun Haider, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Victor Sreeram, University of Western Australia, Australia

Session GS-07—Traffic Engineering
Chair: Ron Menendez, Telcordia, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exh. Center – Hall II

GS0701	Opportunistic p-Persistent CSMA in Wireless Networks Chan-Soo Hwang, Stanford University, USA Kibeom Seong, Stanford University, USA John M. Cioffi, Stanford University, USA
GS0702	Traffic Engineering in BFWA Mesh Networks at Millimeter Wave Band Junaid A. Khan, The University of British Columbia, Canada Hussein M. Alnuweiri, The University of British Columbia, Canada
GS0703	A Recursive Algorithm for Gamma Mixture Models J. Almhana, University of Moncton, Canada Z. Liu, University of Moncton, Canada V. Choulakian, University of Moncton, Canada R. McGorman, Lodex International Consulting, Canada
GS0704	Modeling and Analysis of Fair Rate Calculation in Resilient Packet Ring Conservative Mode Arash Shokrani, Carleton University, Canada Jérôme Talim, Carleton University, Canada Ioannis Lambadaris, Carleton University, Canada
GS0705	An Innovative Low-Cost Classification Scheme for Combined Multi-Gigabit IP and Ethernet Networks Ioannis Papaefstathiou, Foundation for Research & Technology, Greece Vassilis Papaefstathiou, Foundation for Research & Technology, Greece

Session GS-08—Sensor and Wireless Networks-I
Chair: Giovanni Pau, UCLA, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exh. Center – Hall II

GS0801	Very Sharp Transitions in One-Dimensional Manets Guang Han, University of Maryland at College Park, USA Armand M. Makowski, University of Maryland at College Park, USA
GS0802	IEEE 802.11e Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) Throughput Analysis Haitao Wu, Microsoft Research Asia, China Xin Wang, Tsinghua University, China Qian Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Xuemin Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada
GS0803	Delay Analysis of DRP in MBOA UWB MAC Haitao Wu, Microsoft Research Asia, China Yuan Xia, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Qian Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
GS0804	Spatio-Temporal Characteristics of Point and Field Sources in Wireless Sensor Networks Mehmet C. Vuran, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Özgür B. Akan, Middle East Technical University, Turkey
GS0805	Tramcar: A Context-Aware, Cross-Layer Architecture for Next Generation Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Ahmed Hasswa, Queen’s University, Canada Nidal Nasser, University of Guelph, Canada Hossam Hassanein, Queen’s University, Canada

Session GS-09—Physical Layer Communications-II
Chair: Umberto Spagnolini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton - Neptune

GS0901	BER of a Bandlimited Single-Interferer Maximum-Likelihood BPSK Receiver with Carrier Phase Error Amir Masoud Rabiei, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
GS0902	Estimation and Compensation of Frequency Selective TX/RX IQ Imbalance in MIMO OFDM Systems Tim C. W. Schenk, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Peter F. M. Smulders, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Erik R. Fledderus, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
GS0903	Performance Degradation due to I/Q Imbalance in Multi-Carrier Direct Conversion Receivers: A Theoretical Analysis Marcus Windisch, Dresden University of Technology, Germany Gerhard Fettweis, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
GS0904	A Game Theoretical Approach of the Total Weighted Squared Correlation in S-CDMA Systems Paul Cotae, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA Matthew Aguire, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
GS0905	Joint Allocation of Subcarriers and Transmit Powers in a Multiuser OFDM Cellular Network Thaya Thanabalasingham, University of Melbourne, Australia Stephen V. Hanly, University of Melbourne, Australia Lachlan L. H. Andrew, California Institute of Technology, USA John Papandriopoulos, University of Melbourne, Australia

Session GS-10—Switching and Routing-III
Chair: Joel Rodrigues, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exh. Center – Hall II

GS1001	Fair Scheduling Scheme with Feedback in the Joint Allocation of Heterogeneous Resources Yu Hua, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
GS1002	An IPv6-based Identification Scheme Sivaram Cheekiralla, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Daniel W. Engels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
GS1003	Fair Integrated Scheduling of Unicast and Multicast Traffic in an Input-Queued Switch Enrico Schiattarella, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Cyriel Minkenberg, IBM Research, Switzerland
GS1004	A Load Balancing Scheme for Two-Stage Switches Maintaining Packet Sequence Hyoung-Il Lee, Korean Intellectual Property Office, Korea Bhum-Cheol Lee, ETRI, Korea Seung-Woo Seo, Seoul National University, Korea
GS1005	The CICQ Switch with Virtual Crosspoint Queues for Large RTT Kenji Yoshigoe, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA

Session GS-11—Overlay and Peer-to-Peer Networking-II
Chair: Günter Schäfer, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton - Neptune

GS1101	BCBS: An Efficient Load Balancing Strategy for Cooperative Overlay Live-Streaming Thorsten Strufe, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany Günter Schäfer, Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany Arthur Chang, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
GS1102	Scalable IP-VPN Flow Control Mechanism Supporting Arbitrary Fairness Criteria—Part 2: Simulation and Implementation Osamu Honda, Osaka University, Japan Hiroyuki Ohsaki, Osaka University, Japan Makoto Imase, Osaka University, Japan Junichi Murayama, NTT Corporation, Japan Kazuhiro Matsuda, NTT Corporation, Japan
GS1103	Multipoint Interactive Communication for Peer to Peer Environments Mehran Dowlatshahi, University of Wollongong, Australia Farzad Safaei, University of Wollongong, Australia
GS1104	TE-Friendly Content Delivery Request Routing in a CDN Muhammad Jaseemuddin, Ryerson University, Canada Arun Nanthakumaran, Ryerson University, Canada Alberto Leon-Garcia, University of Toronto, Canada
GS1105	The Case for Servers in a Peer-to-Peer World Shirshanka Das, University of California Los Angeles, USA Saurabh Tewari, University of California Los Angeles, USA Leonard Kleinrock, University of California Los Angeles, USA

Session GS-12—Sensor and Wireless Networks-II
Chair: Stefano Galli, Telcordia, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exh. Center – Hall II

GS1201	The Capacity of Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Using Statistical Techniques Roya Ebrahimrezagah, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran Abbas Mohammadi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
GS1202	Modeling Channel Conflict Probabilities between IEEE 802.15 based Wireless Personal Area Networks Ling-Jyh Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Tony Sun, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Mario Gerla, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
GS1203	Experimental Evaluation of Body Channel Response and Digital Modulation Schemes for Intra-Body Communications Jordi Agud Ruiz, Waseda University, Japan Shigeru Shimamoto, Waseda University, Japan
GS1204	PMC: An Energy Efficient Event Transport Service for Wireless Sensor Networks Xiuchao Wu, National University of Singapore, Singapore A. L. Ananda, National University of Singapore, Singapore Mun Choon Chan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
GS1205	Optimal Remote Homing for Providing Service Differentiation in Information-Aware Multi-Layered Wireless Sensor Networks Jianping Wang, Georgia Southern University, USA Vinod M. Vokkarane, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, USA

Session GS-13—Physical Layer Communications-III
Chair: Ranjan K. Mallik, Indian Institute of Technology,New Delhi, India
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton - Neptune

GS1301	Performance Analysis of OFDM Broadband Communications System over Low Voltage Powerline with Impulsive Noise P. Amirshahi, The Pennsylvania State University, USA S. M. Navidpour, The Pennsylvania State University, USA M. Kavehrad, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
GS1302	Wind Influence on Rate-Adaptive Transmission Techniques in Free Space Optical Communications A. Jurado Navas, University of Málaga, Spain A. García Zambrana, University of Málaga, Spain A. Puerta Notario, University of Málaga, Spain
GS1303	Baseband Transmission on Power Line Channels with LDPC Coset Codes Raju Hormis, Columbia University, USA Inaki Berenguer, University of Cambridge, UK Xiaodong Wang, Columbia University, USA
GS1304	Binary Sequences with Optimal Correlations Property and Large Linear Span Xiangyong Zeng, Hubei University, China Lei Hu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Qingchong Liu, Oakland University, USA Yuhong Zhu, Laudis Systems, USA
GS1305	Heuristic Tree Search for Detection and Decoding of Uncoded and Linear Block Coded Communication Systems Tao Cui, California Institute of Technology, USA Tracey Ho, California Institute of Technology, USA Chintha Tellambura, University of Alberta, Canada

Session GS-14—Sensor and Wireless Networks-III
Chair: Stefano Galli, Telcordia, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exh. Center – Hall II

GS1401	Asymptotical keep-best Cache Replacement Policy for Wireless Data Access Hui Chen, The University of Memphis, USA Yang Xiao, The University of Memphis, USA
GS1402	Delay and Throughput in Random Access Wireless Mesh Networks Nabhendra Bisnik, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Alhussein Abouzeid, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
GS1403	Cut-Load: Application-Unaware Content Partitioning for Web-based Information Access in Wireless Data Networks Tae-Young Chang, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Aravind Velayutham, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Raghupathy Sivakumar, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
GS1404	Mesh Backbone Topology Synthesis for Multi-Radio Interconnected Wireless LANs Huei-jiun Ju, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Izhak Rubin, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
GS1405	An Efficient Fully Ad Hoc Multi-Hop Broadcast Protocol for Inter-Vehicular Communication Systems Gökhan Korkmaz, The Ohio State University, USA Eylem Ekici, The Ohio State University, USA Füsun Özgüner, The Ohio State University, USA

Session GS-15(P)—General Topics-I
Chair: Umit Uyar, City University of New York, USA
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC Side Foyer, Ground Floor

GS1501	Nonlinear Resource Allocation in Restoration of Compromised Systems Qunwei Zheng, University of Alabama, USA Xiaoyan Hong, University of Alabama, USA Sibabrata Ray Google Inc., USA
GS1502	Data Caching under Number Constraint Himanshu Gupta, Stony Brook University, USA Bin Tang, Stony Brook University, USA
GS1503	Joint Power-Distortion Optimization on Devices with MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 Codec Wei Pu, University of Science and Technology of China, China Yan Lu, Microsoft Research Asia, China Feng Wu, Microsoft Research Asia, China
GS1504	Ayllu: A Cooperative Approach to Groupware Development Oskar Javier Cantor, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia Leonardo Enrique Mancilla, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia Enrique González, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
GS1505	An Application-Specific Protocol/Network for Massive Parallel Testing Mehrdad Nourani, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Sundharesan Vengatachalam, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
GS1506	Analytical IP Alias Resolution Mehmet H. Gunes, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Kamil Sarac, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
GS1507	A Probabilistic Network Calculus for Characterizing Long-run Network Behavior András Gulyás, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary József Bíró, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Zalán Heszberger, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
GS1508	A Widely-Applicable Channel Transition Scheme for Pyramid-Based Near-VoD Services Wei-De Chien, National Chip Implementation Center, NARL, Taiwan ROC Jia-Shung Wang, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan ROC

Communications QoS, Reliability and Performance Modeling Symposium

Co-chairs: Hiromi Ueda, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan; Nelson Fonseca, State University of Campinas, Brazil
Sponsors: Communications Quality and Reliability; Communications Systems Integration & Modeling; High-Speed Networking

Invited Talk: Next Generation Networks and QoS
Koichi Asatani, Kogakuin University, Japan
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 11:05
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce C

Session CQ-01—QoS Provisioning and Network Tomography
Chair: Toshinori Tsuboi, Tokyo University of Technlogy, Japan
Monday 12 June, 11:05 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce C

CQ0101	Joint Quantification of Resilience and Quality of Service János Tapolcai, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Piotr Chołda, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Tibor Cinkler, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary Krzysztof Wajda, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Andrzej Jajszczyk, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Dominique Verchere, Alcatel CIT, France
CQ0102	On the Performance of Round Trip Time Network Tomography Yolanda Tsang, Lemko Corp., Mehmet Yildiz, Cornell University, USA Paul Barford, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA Robert Nowak, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA
CQ0103	A Scalable Approach to Tomography-based Internet Measurement System Atsushi Tagami, KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc., Japan Teruyuki Hasegawa, KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc., Japan Shigehiro Ano, KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc., Japan Toru Hasegawa, KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc., Japan

Session CQ-02—Traffic Control for QoS Provisioning
Chair: Shigeo Shioda, Chiba University, Japan
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce C

CQ0201	Estimating Available Bandwidth Using Multiple Overloading Streams Minjian Zhang, Zhejiang University, China Chong Luo, Microsoft Research Asia, China Jiang Li, Microsoft Research Asia, China
CQ0202	Design of a Multi-Dimensional Packet Classifier for Network Processors Stefano Giordano, University of Pisa, Italy Gregorio Procissi, University of Pisa, Italy Federico Rossi, University of Pisa, Italy Fabio Vitucci, University of Pisa, Italy
CQ0203	Multifractal Traffic Modeling Using a Multiplicative Cascade with Generalized Multiplier Distributions Flávio Henrique Teles Vieira, State University of Campinas, Brazil Lee Luan Ling, State University of Campinas, Brazil
CQ0204	A Proposal of TCP Congestion Control Scheme Suited for Bandwidth Reservation Network Nobuyoshi Komuro, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan Kenta Osaki, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan Yukihiro Shinmura, Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd., Japan Hiromi Ueda, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan Toshinori Tsuboi, Tokyo University of Technology, Japan
CQ0205	Network Dimensioning Based on Percentage of Access Link Capacity Carrying Premium Traffic Vasilios A. Siris, University of Crete, Greece Georgios I. Fotiadis, University of Crete, Greece

Session CQ-03—Performance of 802.11 Networks
Chair: Michael Devetsikiotis, North Carolina State University, USA
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce C

CQ0301	Metamodeling of Wi-Fi Performances Jie Hui, North Carolina State University, USA Michael Devetsikiotis, North Carolina State University, USA
CQ0302	Analysis of Burst Transmission in IEEE 802.11e Wireless LANs Fei Peng, The University of British Columbia, Canada Hussein M. Alnuweiri, The University of British Columbia, Canada Victor C. M. Leung, The University of British Columbia, Canada
CQ0303	A Tuning Mechanism for 802.11e Access Parameters for Coping with Delay Asymmetry Juliana Freitag, State University of Campinas, Brazil Nelson L. S. da Fonseca, State University of Campinas, Brazil José Ferreira de Rezende, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
CQ0304	Analysis of the IEEE 802.11e EDCA under Statistical Traffic Juki Wirawan Tantra, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Chuan Heng Foh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Ilenia Tinnirello, Universitá di Palermo, Italy Giuseppe Bianchi, Universitá degli Studi di Roma, Italy
CQ0305	Analysis of the Total Delay of IEEE 802.11e EDCA and 802.11 DCF Paal E. Engelstad, UniK/Telenor R&D, Norway Olav N. Østerbø, Telenor R&D, Norway

Session CQ-04—Traffic Modeling-I
Chair: Stefano Giordano, University of Pisa, Italy
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce C

CQ0401	A Robustness Approach to Inter-Autonomous System Outbound Traffic Engineering Kin-Hon Ho, University of Surrey, UK Stylianos Georgoulas, University of Surrey, UK Mina Amin, University of Surrey, UK George Pavlou, University of Surrey, UK
CQ0402	Improved Estimation of the Hurst Parameter of Long-Range Dependent Traffic Using the Modified Hadamard Variance Stefano Bregni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Luca Jmoda, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
CQ0403	Gaussian Traffic Everywhere? Remco van de Meent, University of Twente, The Netherlands Michel Mandjes, CWI, The Netherlands Aiko Pras, University of Twente, The Netherlands
CQ0404	QoS Control to Handle Long-Duration Large Flows and Its Performance Evaluation Ryoichi Kawahara, NTT Corporation, Japan Tatsuya Mori, NTT Corporation, Japan Takeo Abe, NTT Corporation, Japan
CQ0405	Multi-Scale Queuing Analysis of Long-Range Dependent Traffic and Variable Service Rates Mohamed Ashour, McGill University, Canada Tho Le-Ngoc, McGill University, Canada

Session CQ-05—Traffic Modeling-II
Chair: Tutomu Murase, NEC, Japan
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce C

CQ0501	Slope Domain Modeling and Analysis of Data Communication Networks: A Network Calculus Complement Farshid Agharebparast, The University of British Columbia, Canada Victor C. M. Leung, The University of British Columbia, Canada
CQ0502	SVM-based Models for Predicting WLAN Traffic Huifang Feng, Tianjin University, China Yantai Shu, Tianjin University, China Shuyi Wang, Tianjin University, China Maode Ma, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
CQ0503	Quick Traffic Matrix Estimation Based on Link Count Covariances Ilmari Juva, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Sandrine Vaton, ENST Bretagne, France Jorma Virtamo, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
CQ0504	An Information Theoretic Approach for the Performance Modeling and Evaluation of Internet Traffic Charalabos Skianis, University of the Aegean, Greece; National Centre for Scientific Research ‘Demokritos’, Greece Lambros Sarakis, National Centre for Scientific Research ‘Demokritos’, Greece
CQ0505	A Concurrent Multipath TCP and Its Markov Model Dilip Sarkar, University of Miami, USA

Session CQ-06—Measurement
Chair: Changcheng Huang, Carleton University, Canada
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce C

CQ0601	Optimal Deployment of Distributed Passive Measurement Monitors Chengchen Hu, Tsinghua University, China Bin Liu, Tsinghua University, China Zhen Liu, Tsinghua University, China Shifang Gao, Tsinghua University, China Dapeng Wu, Tsinghua University, China
CQ0602	Measurement Techniques in On-Demand Overlays for Reliable Enterprise IP Telephony B. Karacali, Avaya Labs, USA M. Karol, Avaya Labs, USA P. Krishnan, Avaya Labs, USA K. Kumar, Network Appliance, Inc., USA J. Meloche, Avaya Labs, USA
CQ0603	Endpoint Cluster Identification for End-to-End Distance Estimation Matthias Scheidegger, University of Bern, Switzerland Torsten Braun, University of Bern, Switzerland Florian Baumgartner, University of Bern, Switzerland
CQ0604	A Scalable Probing-based Approach for Congestion Detection Using Message Passing Rajesh Narasimha, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Souvik Dihidar, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Chuanyi Ji, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Steven W. McLaughlin, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
CQ0605	Monitoring Wireless Networks: Performance Assessment of Sniffer Architectures Marc Portoles-Comeras, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain Manuel Requena-Esteso, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain Josep Mangues-Bafalluy, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain Marc Cardenete-Suriol, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain

Session CQ-07—MPLS and Routing
Chair: Tetsuya Yokotani, Mitsubishi Electric, Japan
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce C

CQ0701	VFMAs—Virtual-Flow Multipath Algorithms for MPLS Dario Pompili, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Caterina Scoglio, Kansas State University, USA Vehbi C. Gungor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
CQ0702	Local Detection and Recovery from Multi-Failure Patterns in MPLS-TE Networks Marco Tacca, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Kai Wu, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Andrea Fumagalli, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Jean-Philippe Vasseur, Cisco Systems, USA
CQ0703	A Dynamic Managed VPN Service: Architecture and Algorithms Ravi S. Ravindran, Carleton University, Canada Changcheng Huang, Carleton University, Canada K. Thulasiraman, University of Oklahoma, USA
CQ0704	Combined Preemption and Adaptation in Next Generation Multiservice Networks Steven Weber, Drexel University, USA Jaudelice C. de Oliveira, Drexel University, USA Sukrit Dasgupta, Drexel University, USA Bryan Willman, Drexel University, USA Zhen Zhao, Drexel University, USA
CQ0705	ROSE II for Updating Additive Link State Information Nirwan Ansari, NJIT, USA Gang Cheng, NJIT, USA Nan Wang, NJIT, USA

Session CQ-08—Bandwidth Management
Chair: Naoki Wakamiya, Osaka University, Japan
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce C

CQ0801	CQ0801 Bandwidth Allocation in Self-Sizing Networks under Uncertain Constraints André C. Drummond, State University of Campinas, Brazil Nelson L. S. da Fonseca, State University of Campinas, Brazil Michael Devetsikiotis, North Carolina State University, USA Akebo Yamakami, State University of Campinas, Brazil
CQ0802	CQ0802 Bandwidth Management for Mixed Unicast and Multicast Multimedia Flows with Perception based QoS Differentiation Guowang Miao, Tsinghua University, China Zhisheng Niu, Tsinghua University, China
CQ0803	CQ0803 A Bandwidth-Sharing Reservation Scheme to Support QoS for Network Mobility Jui-Tang Wang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Yuan-Ying Hsu, Telcordia Applied Research Center, Taiwan Chien-Chao Tseng, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
CQ0804	CQ0804 Bandwidth Optimization Algorithm Based on Bandwidth Ratio Adjustment in Generalized Processor Sharing Servers Wonyoung Parka, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Ju Yong Lee, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Dan Keun Sung, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
CQ0805	CQ0805 Difficulties in Estimating Available Bandwidth Hui Zhou, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Yongji Wang Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Xiuli Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Xiaoyong Huai, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Session CQ-09—TCP
Chair: Tatsuya Yamazaki, NICT, Japan
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce C

CQ0901	TCP Westwood+ Enhancement in High-Speed Long-Distance Networks Dzmitry Kliazovich, University of Trento, Italy Fabrizio Granelli, University of Trento, Italy Daniele Miorandi, CREATE-NET, Italy
CQ0902	TCP NewReno: Slow-but-Steady or Impatient? Nadim Parvez, University of Calgary, Canada Anirban Mahanti, University of Calgary, Canada Carey Williamson, University of Calgary, Canada
CQ0903	Passive Identification and Analysis of TCP Anomalies Marco Mellia, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Michela Meo, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Luca Muscariello, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Dario Rossi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
CQ0904	Real-Time TCP/IP Analysis with Common Hardware Dario Rossi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Marco Mellia, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
CQ0905	Performance of Wireless Profiled TCP in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Humphrey Rutagemwa, University of Waterloo, Canada Minghui Shi, University of Waterloo, Canada Xuemin Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada Jon W. Mark, University of Waterloo, Canada

Session CQ-10—Admission Control
Chair: Emilio Leonardi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce C

CQ1001	A Decision Theoretic Approach to Measurement-based Admission Control Jungwon Ko, Southern Methodist University, USA Thomas M. Chen, Southern Methodist University, USA
CQ1002	Statistical Connection Admission Control Framework Based on Achievable Capacity Estimation Huiling Zhu, University of Hong Kong, China Victor O. K. Li, University of Hong Kong, China Zhengxin Ma, Tsinghua University, China Miao Zhao, Stony Brook University, USA
CQ1003	Performance Evaluation of Potential and Management based Network Admission Control Methods Dietmar Toelle, Fraunhofer Institute for Communication Systems ESK, Germany Rudi Knorr, Fraunhofer Institute for Communication Systems ESK, Germany
CQ1004	Admission Control for TCP Flows Using Packet Classes and Edge-to-Edge Measurements of Aggregates Lluís Fàbrega, University of Girona, Spain Teodor Jové, University of Girona, Spain Pere Vilà, University of Girona, Spain José Marzo, University of Girona, Spain Liliana Carrillo, University of Girona, Spain
CQ1005	A Delay-based Analytical Provisioning Model for an QoS-Enabled Service Christos Bouras, University of Patras, Greece Afrodite Sevasti, GRNET, Greece

Session CQ-11—Scheduling
Chair: Fabrizio Granelli, Univeristy of Trento, Italy
Wednesday 14 June, 15:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce C

CQ1101	Novel Scheduling Algorithms for Multimedia Service in OFDM Broadband Wireless Systems Haiying Julie Zhu, Carleton University, Canada Roshdy H. M. Hafez, Carleton University, Canada
CQ1102	Design and Implementation of Hybrid Packet Scheduling Schemes with Network Processors Douglas Comer, Purdue University, USA Maxim Martynov, Purdue University, USA
CQ1103	Spectral Efficiency and Fairness for Opportunistic Round Robin Scheduling Vegard Hassel, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Marius Røed Hanssen, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Geir E. Øien, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
CQ1104	Scheduler Design for Multiple Traffic Classes in OFDMA Networks Won-Hyoung Park, Seoul National University, Korea; Samsung Electronics, Korea Sunghyun Cho, Samsung Electronics, Korea Saewoong Bahk, Seoul National University, Korea
CQ1105	Huffman Fair Queueing: A Scheduling Algorithm Providing Smooth Output Traffic Man-Ting Choy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Tony T. Lee, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Session CQ-12—Multicast
Chair: Harry Skianis, National Center for Scientific Research `Demokritos´, Greece
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce B

CQ1201	Constructing Delay-Bounded Multicast Tree with Optimal Delay Variation Hui Cheng, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Xingwei Wang, Northeastern University, China
CQ1202	Performance Modelling of the Multicast Balanced Gamma Switch Cheng Li, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada R. Venkatesan, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada H. M. Heys, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
CQ1203	Delivering Reliable Real-Time Multicast Services over Virtual Private LAN Service Shivanagouda Biradar, University of Ottawa, Canada Basel Alawieh, University of Ottawa, Canada Hussein Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Canada
CQ1204	Extending Multicast Communications by Hybrid Overlay Network Han Gao, University of Chicago, USA Michael E. Papka, University of Chicago, USA; Argonne National Laboratory Rick L. Stevens, University of Chicago, USA; Argonne National Laboratory
CQ1205	Reordering of Packets Due to Multipath Forwarding—An Analysis Nischal M. Piratla, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, Germany Anura P. Jayasumana, Colorado State University, USA

Session CQ-13—Reliability
Chair: Hajime Nakamura, KDDI R&D Laboratories, Japan
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce B

CQ1301	On Protecting Dynamic Multicast Sessions in Survivable Mesh WDM Networks Hongbin Luo, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Hongfang Yu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Lemin Li, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Sheng Wang, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
CQ1302	Fast Failure Handling in Ethernet Networks János Farkas, Ericsson Research, Sweden Csaba Antal, Ericsson Research, Sweden Lars Westberg, Ericsson Research, Sweden Alberto Paradisi, CPqD Telecom & IT Solutions, Brazil Tania Regina Tronco, CPqD Telecom & IT Solutions, Brazil Vinicius Garcia de Oliveira, CPqD Telecom & IT Solutions, Brazil
CQ1303	Network Dimensioning for the Self-Protecting Multipath: A Performance Study Michael Menth, University of Würzburg, Germany Ruediger Martin, University of Würzburg, Germany Ulrich Spoerlein, University of Würzburg, Germany
CQ1304	Fault Management for Internet Services: Modeling and Algorithms Xiaohui Huang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Shihong Zou, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Wendong Wang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Shiduan Cheng, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
CQ1305	Flow Allocation with Path Protection in Next Generation Internet Networks Samer Lahoud, GET/ENST Bretagne, France Géraldine Texier, GET/ENST Bretagne, France Laurent Toutain, GET/ENST Bretagne, France

Session CQ-14—IP Telephony and Video
Chair: Harry Skianis, National Center for Scientific Research `Demokritos´, Greece
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce B

CQ1401	Improving R-Score of VoIP Streams over WiMax Shamik Sengupta, University of Central Florida, USA Mainak Chatterjee, University of Central Florida, USA Samrat Ganguly, NEC Laboratories America, USA Rauf Izmailov, NEC Laboratories America, USA
CQ1402	An Opportunistic Scheduling Algorithm for MPEG Video Over Shared Wireless Downlink Junhua Tang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Liren Zhang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Chee-Kheong Siew, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
CQ1403	Proxy Selection for Interactive Video Ali C. Begen, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Mehmet A. Begen, The University of British Columbia, Canada Yucel Altunbasak, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA M. Reha Civanlar, Koç University, Turkey
CQ1404	Real–Time Estimation of User-Level QoS of Audio–Video Transmission over IP Networks Shuji Tasaka, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan Yoshihiro Ito, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
CQ1405	Evaluation of Transport Services for VoIP Panagiotis Papadimitriou, Demokritos University, Greece Vassilis Tsaoussidis, Demokritos University, Greece

Session CQ-15—Peer-to-Peer and Web
Chair: Augusto Casaca, INESC, Portugal
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce B

CQ1501	Time Driven Priority Router Implementation and First Experiments Mario Baldi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Guido Marchetto, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Fulvio Risso, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Giulio Galante, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Italy Riccardo Scopigno, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Italy Federico Stirano, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Italy
CQ1502	Lottery-based Pricing Scheme for Peer to Peer Networks Manaf Zghaibeh, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA Fotios C. Harmantzis, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
CQ1503	A Chain-Binomial Model for Pull- and Push-based Information Diffusion Mine Çağlar, Koç University, Turkey Öznur Özkasap, Koç University, Turkey
CQ1504	Stochastic Differential Equation Approach to Model Bit Torrent-like P2P System Bin Fan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Dah-Ming Chiu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong John C. S. Lui, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
CQ1505	CQ1505 An Architecture to Provide QoS in Web Services Rafael Krüger Tavares, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil Carlos Becker Westphall, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Session CQ-16—Routing
Chair: Changcheng Huang, Carleton University, Canada
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce B

CQ1601	Routing and Uplink–Downlink Scheduling in Ad Hoc CDMA Networks A. Neishaboori, The Pennsylvania State University, USA G. Kesidis, The Pennsylvania State University, USA
CQ1602	Simulated Annealing based Bandwidth Reservation for QoS Routing Baohua Zhang, Carleton University, Canada Changcheng Huang, Carleton University, Canada Michael Devetsikiotis, North Carolina State University, USA
CQ1603	A Novel Load Sensitive QoS Routing Algorithm for Streaming Applications B. Peng, University of Leeds, UK A. H. Kemp, University of Leeds, UK S. Boussakta, University of Leeds, UK
CQ1604	Network-Wide Load Balancing Routing with Performance Guarantees Kartik Gopalan, Florida State University, USA Tzi-cker Chiueh, Stony Brook University, USA Yow-Jian Lin, Telcordia Research, USA
CQ1605	Characterization of BGP Recovery Time under Large-Scale Failures Amit Sahoo, University of Califonia at Davis, USA Krishna Kant, Intel Corporation, USA Prasant Mohapatra, University of Califonia at Davis, USA

Session CQ-17—Performance of Wireless Networks
Chair: Iakovos Venieris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce B

CQ1701	Periodic Location Area Update Schemes for UMTS 3G Mobile Networks: Optimality and Comparison Yang Xiao, The University of Memphis, USA Hui Chen, The University of Memphis, USA
CQ1702	Flow Level Performance Analysis of Wireless Data Networks: A Case Study Juha Leino, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Aleksi Penttinen, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Jorma Virtamo, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
CQ1703	Modeling and Analysis of Frame Aggregation in Unsaturated WLANs with Finite Buffer Stations Srikant Kuppa, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA G. R. Dattatreya, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
CQ1704	Interaction of RSVP and Mobile IPv6 Protocols: An Evaluation of Performance on Wireless Networks Ahmad Belhoul, Monash University, Australia Y. Ahmet Şekercioğlu, Monash University, Australia Nallasamy Mani, Monash University, Australia
CQ1705	A Markovian Waypoint Mobility Model with Application to Hotspot Modeling Esa Hyytiä, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Pasi Lassila, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Jorma Virtamo, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland

Session CQ-18(P)—Topics in Communications QoS, Reliability & Performance Modeling-I
Chair: Barcin Kozbe, Ericsson, USA
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer 1st Flr

CQ1801	A Feedback Control Model for Multiple-Link Adaptive Bandwidth Provisioning Systems Hao Wang, Carleton University, Canada Changcheng Huang, Carleton University, Canada James Yan, Carleton University, Canada
CQ1802	Equal Opportunity Fairness in Resilient Packet Rings Siavash Khorsandi, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran Arash Shokrani, Carleton University, Canada Ioannis Lambadaris, Carleton University, Canada
CQ1803	A Rate-Distortion based Comparison of Media-Dependent FEC and MDC for Real-Time Audio György Dán, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Viktória Fodor, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Gunnar Karlsson, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
CQ1804	Analyzing and Optimizing Adaptive Modulation-Coding Jointly with ARQ for QoS-Guaranteed Traffic Xin Wang, University of Minnesota, USA Qingwen Liu, University of Minnesota, USA Georgios B. Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA
CQ1805	Availability Guaranteed Service Provisioning in Hose Model VPNs with Multi-Path Routing Haibo Wang, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Gee-Swee Poo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
CQ1806	The Prediction Approach in QoS Routing Eva Marín-Tordera, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain Xavier Masip-Bruin, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain Sergio Sánchez-López, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain Jordi Domingo-Pascual, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain Ariel Orda, Technion I.I.T., Israel
CQ1807	An Upper Bound on the State Requirements of Link-Fault Tolerant Multi-Topology Routing Tarik Čičić, Simula Research Laboratory, Norway
CQ1808	TCP/IP Interaction Based on Congestion Price Stability and OptimalityOptimality Jiayue He, Princeton University, USA Mung Chiang, Princeton University, USA Jennifer Rexford, Princeton University, USA

Session CQ-19(P)—Topics in Communications QoS, Reliability & Performance Modeling-II
Chair: Barcin Kozbe, Ericsson, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer 1st Flr

CQ1901	On the Transformation of Multifractal Traffic at Ingress Optical Burst Switches Gustavo B. Figueiredo, State University of Campinas, Brazil Nelson L. S. da Fonseca, State University of Campinas, Brazil Cesar A. V. Melo, State University of Campinas, Brazil Marcos R. Salvador, CPqD Telecom & IT Solutions, Brazil
CQ1902	Variable Rate Caching for Video Delivery in Heterogeneous Environment Xu Du, Huazhong Univerisity of Science and Technology, China Tai Wang, Huazhong Univerisity of Science and Technology, China Zongkai Yang, Huazhong Univerisity of Science and Technology, China Jiang Yu, Huazhong Univerisity of Science and Technology, China Wei Liu, Huazhong Univerisity of Science and Technology, China
CQ1903	A Multiple-Forwarder based File Distribution Schemes Using Join Time Interval over a Tree-based Overlay Multicast Soojeon Lee, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea Kyungran Kang, Ajou University, Korea Dongman Lee, Information and Communications University, Korea Jaehoon Kim, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea
CQ1904	Auction-based Congestion Pricing for Wireless Data Services Saravut Yaipairoj, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA Fotios C. Harmantzis, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
CQ1905	Stochastic Relay Routing in Peer-to-Peer Networks Xiaojun Hei, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Haiqing Song, Sun Yat-sen University, China
CQ1906	Investigation of Geographic Routing Metric in Sensor Networks Zafar Q. Taha, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA Xian Liu, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA
CQ1907	Statistical Delay Budget Partitioning Algorithm Najah Abu Ali, Queen’s University, Canada Saeed Gazor, Queen’s University, Canada Hussein Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Canada
CQ1908	Performance Analysis of Single- and Multi-Channel Contention Resolution Algorithm for the DOCSIS MAC Protocol Seung-Eun Hong, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea Oh-Hyeong Kwon, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea Sung-Kyung Kim, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea

Communication Theory Symposium

Co-chairs: Sergio Benedetto, Politecnico di Torino, Italy; Ender Ayanoglu, University of Califonia, Irvine, USA; Sedat Oelcer, IBM, Zurich, Switzerland; Bane Vasic, University of Arizona, Tuscon, USA
Sponsors: Communications Theory

Session CT-01—LDPC Code Analysis
Chair: Bane Vasic, University of Arizona, USA
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exh. Center - Hall I

CT0101	Error Floors of LDPC Codes on the Binary Symmetric Channel Shashi Kiran Chilappagari, University of Arizona, USA Sundararajan Sankaranarayanan, University of Arizona, USA Bane Vasić, University of Arizona, USA
CT0102	An IS Simulation Technique for Very Low BER Performance Evaluation of LDPC Codes Enver Cavus, UCLA, USA Charles L. Haymes, IBM T.J Watson Research Center, USA Babak Daneshrad, UCLA, USA
CT0103	Trapping Sets in Irregular LDPC Code Ensembles Olgica Milenkovic, University of Colorado, USA Emina Soljanin, Bell Laboratories–Lucent Technologies, USA Philip Whiting, Bell Laboratories–Lucent Technologies, USA
CT0104	On Gaussian Approximation for Density Evolution of Low-Density Parity-Check Codes Minyue Fu, University of Newcastle, Australia
CT0105	The Minimal Product Parity Check Matrix and Its Application Morteza Esmaeili, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran

Session CT-02—LDPC Code Design
Chair: Richard Wesel, University of California, USA
Monday 12 June, 14:00 –15:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exh. Center - Hall I

CT0201	On a Construction Method of Irregular LDPC Codes without Small Stopping Sets G. Richter, University of Ulm, Germany A. Hof, University of Ulm, Germany
CT0202	eIRA Codes for Coded Modulation Systems Giuseppe Durisi, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland Libero Dinoi, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Italy Sergio Benedetto, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
CT0203	CT0203 Design of Efficiently-Encodable Rate-Compatible Irregular LDPC Codes Jaehong Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Aditya Ramamoorthy, Marvell Semiconductor Inc., USA Steven W. McLaughlin, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
CT0204	On Raptor Codes Hossein Pishro-Nik, University of Massachusetts, USA Faramarz Fekri, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
CT0205	A Linear-Programming Approach to the Design of LDPC Codes for Non-Uniform Channels Masoud Ardakani, University of Alberta, Canada

Session CT-03—LDPC and Convolutional Codes
Chair: Philippa Martin, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall I

CT0301	A Permutation Decomposition based Algorithm for the Design of Prunable Interleavers for Parallel Turbo Decoder Architectures Libero Dinoi, Istituto Superiore “Mario Boella”, Italy Alberto Tarable, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Sergio Benedetto, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
CT0302	Robust, Efficient and Balanced (REB) Rate-Compatible Puncturing Schemes for Hybrid ARQ Algorithms Using Turbo Codes Fulvio Babich, University of Trieste, Italy Francesca Vatta, University of Trieste, Italy
CT0303	Construction of Irregular LDPC Convolutional Codes with Fast Encoding Ali Emre Pusane, University of Notre Dame, USA Kamil Sh. Zigangirov, University of Notre Dame, USA Daniel J. Costello Jr., University of Notre Dame, USA
CT0304	A Novel Technique to Evaluate the Transfer Function of Punctured Turbo Codes Ioannis Chatzigeorgiou, University of Cambridge, UK Miguel R. D. Rodrigues, University of Cambridge, UK Ian J. Wassell, University of Cambridge, UK Rolando Carrasco, University of Newcastle, UK
CT0305	Procedures for Efficient Iterative Decoding of Orthogonal Convolutional Codes Yu-Cheng He, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada David Haccoun, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada Christian Cardinal, École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada

Session CT-04—Error Control Coding
Chair: Oyvind Ytrehus, University of Bergen, Norway
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall I

CT0401	A New Family of Codes with High Iterative Decoding Performances Iryna Andriyanova, France Télécom, France Jean-Pierre Tillich, INRIA, France Jean-Claude Carlach, France Télécom, France
CT0402	Improved Low-Density Parity-Check Codes for Burst Erasure Channels Enrico Paolini, University of Bologna, Italy Marco Chiani, University of Bologna, Italy
CT0403	Low Rate Concatenated Zigzag-Hadamard Codes Guosen Yue, NEC Laboratory America, Inc., USA W. K. Leung, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Li Ping, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Xiaodong Wang, Columbia University, USA
CT0404	Performance of Concatenated Code with LDPC Code and RSC Code Satoshi Gounai, Tokyo University of Science, Japan Tomoaki Ohtsuki, Keio University, Japan Toshinobu Kaneko, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
CT0405	Maximum Likelihood Decoding of Codes on the Z-Channel Ángela Barbero, UVA, Spain Pål Ellingsen, UIB, Norway Susanna Spinsante, UNIVPM, Italy Øyvind Ytrehus, UIB, Norway

Session CT-05—Detection and Coded Modulation
Chair: Inkyu Lee, Korea University, Korea
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall I

CT0501	The Method of Theoretic Estimation of BER of ML Receiver for Binary Coded Systems with Square QAM Alexey B. Natalin, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Russia Alexander B. Sergienko, St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University, Russia
CT0502	Shaped-Offset QPSK with Multiple-Bit Differential Detection Erik Perrins, University of Kansas, USA Robert Schober, The University of British Columbia, Canada Michael Rice, Brigham Young University, USA Marvin Simon California Institute of Technology, USA
CT0503	New Tight Upper-Bounds on the Error Probability of Multilevel Coded Modulation Schemes Julien Pons, Conexant Systems Inc., USA; Universit de Cergy-Pontoise, France Laurent Pierrugues, Conexant Systems Inc., USA; Universit de Cergy-Pontoise, France Patrick Duvaut, Conexant Systems Inc., USA Arnaud Santraine, Conexant Systems Inc., USA; Universit de Cergy-Pontoise, France
CT0504	Multilevel Coding for Spectrally Efficient Noncoherent Optical Transmission Ivan B. Djordjevic, University of Arizona, USA Bane Vasic, University of Arizona, USA
CT0505	Further Results on Noncoherent Block-Coded MPSK Ruey-Yi Wei, National Central University, Taiwan Yen-Ming Chen, National Central University, Taiwan Chia-Chan Kuo, National Central University, Taiwan

Session CT-06—Coding and Detection for ISI Channels
Chair: Sedat Oelcer, IBM Zurich Research Center, Switzerland
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall I

CT0601	Reduced-Complexity BCJR Algorithm for Turbo Equalization Dario Fertonani, Università di Parma, Italy Alan Barbieri, Università di Parma, Italy Giulio Colavolpe, Università di Parma, Italy
CT0602	Construction of Codewords and Pulse Shapes to Meet Spectral Requirements I. J. Fair, University of Alberta, Canada
CT0603	Post-ECC Modeling of Magnetic Recording Channels Using Hidden Markov Models Shayan G. Srinivasa, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Patrick Lee, Western Digital, USA Steven W. McLaughlin, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
CT0604	Soft-Output Decoding in Multiple-Head MTR Encoded Magnetic Recording Systems Nikola Đurić, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro Miroslav Despotović, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro
CT0605	The Depth-First Algorithm for Designing 2-D Single-State Block Codes Ismail Demirkan, University of California, San Diego, USA Jack K. Wolf, University of California, San Diego, USA

Session CT-07—Space-Time Codes
Chair: Ayman Naguib, Qualcomm, Inc., USA
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall I

CT0701	Precoding for Distributed Space-Time Codes in Cooperative Diversity-based Downlink Hilde Skjevling, University of Oslo, Norway David Gesbert, Eurécom Institute, France Are Hjørungnes, University of Oslo, Norway
CT0702	Improved Differential Unitary Space-Time Signal Design for Two to Six Transmit Antennas D. B. Smith, National ICT Australia, Australia
CT0703	On Space-Time Trellis Codes Achieving Optimal Diversity Multiplexing Tradeoff Rahul Vaze, Beceem Communications Pvt. Ltd., India B. Sundar Rajan, Indian Institute of Science, India
CT0704	A Tight Upper Bound on the PEP of a Space-Time Coded System Ranjan K. Mallik, Indian Institute of Technology, India Q. T. Zhang, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
CT0705	Performance Analysis of Bit-Interleaved Space-Time (BI-ST) Coded Systems over Wireless Channels Salam A. Zummo, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia Ping-Cheng Yeh, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Wayne E. Stark, University of Michigan, USA

Session CT-08—MIMO Systems Design
Chair: Stefan Kaiser, DoCoMo Euro-Labs, Germany
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall I

CT0801	Optimum Linear Transmitter Design for MIMO Systems with Two QPSK Data Streams Miquel Payaró, CTTC, Spain Antonio Pascual-Iserte, CTTC, Spain; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Spain Miguel Ángel Lagunas, CTTC, Spain
CT0802	List Sequential MIMO Detection: Noise Bias Term and Partial Path Augmentation Steffen Bittner, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Ernesto Zimmermann, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Wolfgang Rave, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Gerhard Fettweis, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
CT0803	Novel Transmit Beamforming Schemes for Time-Varying Fading Channels Li Liu, University of California, Irvine, USA Hamid Jafarkhani, University of California, Irvine, USA
CT0804	Adaptive Modulation for MIMO Beamforming under Average BER Constraints and Imperfect CSI José F. Paris, University of Málaga, Spain Andrea J. Goldsmith, Stanford University, USA
CT0805	Adaptive Modulation for MIMO Multiplexing under Average BER Constraints and Imperfect CSI José F. Paris, University of Málaga, Spain Andrea J. Goldsmith, Stanford University, USA

Session CT-09—MIMO Systems Analysis
Chair: Robert Heath, University of Texas, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall I

CT0901	Capacity and SER Analysis of MIMO Beamforming with MRC Matthew R. McKay, University of Sydney, Australia Iain B. Collings, CSIRO, Australia Peter J. Smith, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
CT0902	Directional Random Scattering MIMO Channels: Entropy Analysis and Capacity Optimization Parastoo Sadeghi, The Australian National University, Australia Thushara D. Abhayapala, The Australian National University, Australia Rodney A. Kennedy, The Australian National University, Australia
CT0903	On the Capacity of Cellular Networks with MIMO Links Muhammad Naeem Bacha, University of Melbourne, Australia Jamie S. Evans, University of Melbourne, Australia Stephen V. Hanly, University of Melbourne, Australia
CT0904	CT0904 Performance of MIMO MRC Systems with Co-Channel Interference Juan M. Romero-Jerez, University of Malaga, Spain Juan P. Peña-Martín, University of Malaga, Spain Gabriel Aguilera, University of Malaga, Spain Andrea J. Goldsmith, Stanford University, USA
CT0905	Performance Analysis of Alamouti 2IMO Diversity System in Time-Varying Rayleigh Fading Channels Ping-Hung Chiang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Hsueh-Jyh Li, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Ding-Bing Lin, National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan Gordon Stüber, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Session CT-10—MIMO System Optimization and Analysis
Chair: Helmut Boelcskei, ETH, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall I

CT1001	Power and Signature Optimization for Forward Link CDMA with Multiple Antennas Hao Bi, Motorola Inc., USA Michael L. Honig, Northwestern University, USA
CT1002	Partial Power Control for Slowly Fading MIMO Channels Thanh Tùng Kim, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Mikael Skoglund, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
CT1003	On the Diversity-Multiplexing Tradeoff for Ordered SIC Receivers over MIMO Channels Hongyuan Zhang, North Carolina State University, USA Huaiyu Dai, North Carolina State University, USA Brian L. Hughes, North Carolina State University, USA
CT1004	A Throughput-based Adaptive MIMO-BICM Approach for Spatially-Correlated Channels Matthew R. McKay, University of Sydney, Australia; CSIRO, Australia Iain B. Collings, CSIRO, Australia Antonio Forenza, Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., USA Robert W. Heath Jr., The University of Texas at Austin, USA
CT1005	An Analysis of Low Complexity Algorithms for MIMO Antenna Selection Peter J. Smith, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Tim W. King, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Lee M. Garth, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Mischa Dohler, France Télécom, France

Session CT-11—Fading Channel Analysis
Chair: Chintha Tellambura, University of Alberta, Canada
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall I

CT1101	Bounds on the Capacity of Slow Frequency Selective Fading Channels Itsik Bergel, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Sergio Benedetto, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
CT1102	Achievable Rates of Asymmetrical Multiple Access in Block-Fading Channels Thomas Deckert, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany Gerhard Fettweis, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
CT1103	rror Exponents and Cutoff Rate for Noncoherent Rician Fading Channels Mustafa Cenk Gursoy, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA
CT1104	Multipath Rayleigh Fading Channels in the Low SNR Regime Lei Zhou, Tsinghua University, China Shidong Zhou, Tsinghua University, China Yan Yao, Tsinghua University, China
CT1105	A Method for Precise Bit-Error Probability Calculation of Asynchronous Multicode DS-CDMA Systems in Rayleigh Fading Seung Joon Lee, Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada

Session CT-12—Fading Channels
Chair: Luc Vandendorpe, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall III

CT1201	Approaching Capacity on Noncoherent Block Fading Channels with Successive Decoding Teng Li, University of Notre Dame, USA Xiaowei Jin, University of Notre Dame, USA Oliver M. Collins, University of Notre Dame, USA Thomas E. Fuja, University of Notre Dame, USA
CT1202	Identifiability of Training based CFO Estimation over Frequency Selective Channels Feifei Gao, National University of Singapore, Singapore A. Nallanathan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
CT1203	Generalized Quadratic Receivers for Orthogonal and Nonorthogonal Unitary Space-Time Constellations over Rayleigh Fading Channels Rong Li, National University of Singapore, Singapore Pooi Yuen Kam, National University of Singapore, Singapore
CT1204	Design of Adaptive Systems for the Fading Channel Adopting Efficient Coded Modulations Fulvio Babich, Università di Trieste, Italy
CT1205	CT1205 Multiple-Symbol Differential Detection for Single-Antenna and Multiple-Antenna Systems over Ricean-Fading Channels Tao Cui, California Institute of Technology, USA Chintha Tellambura, University of Alberta, Canada

Session CT-13—Diversity Techniques
Chair: Witold Krzymien, University of Alberta, Canada
Monday 12 June, 14:00 –15:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall III

CT1301	The Impact of Delay on the Diversity, Multiplexing, and ARQ Tradeoff Tim Holliday, Princeton University, USA Andrea Goldsmith, Stanford University, USA H. Vincent Poor, Princeton University, USA
CT1302	Performance of Selection Diversity MFSK in the Presence of Estimation Errors Yunfei Chen, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
CT1303	Asymptotic Error Rate Analysis for Dual-Branch Diversity Combining on Correlated Rician Channels Zheng Du, University of Alberta, Canada Julian Cheng, Lakehead University, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
CT1304	Asymptotic Analysis on Spatial Diversity versus Multiuser Diversity in Wireless Networks Quan Zhou, NC State University, USA Huaiyu Dai, NC State University, USA
CT1305	Multi-QAM Modulation: A Low-Complexity Full-Rate Diversity Scheme Alireza Seyedi, Philips Research North America, USA

Session CT-14—CUWB Communication
Chair: Giuseppe Durisi, ETH, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall III

CT1401	A Method for Spectrum Shaping and NBI Suppression in UWB Communications Yue Wang, University of Victoria, Canada Xiaodai Dong, University of Victoria, Canada Ivan J. Fair, University of Alberta, Canada
CT1402	Equalization for 4BOK DS-UWB Systems Ambuj Parihar, The University of British Columbia, Canada Lutz Lampe, The University of British Columbia, Canada Robert Schober, The University of British Columbia, Canada Cyril Leung, The University of British Columbia, Canada
CT1403	A Subspace based Approach to Pulse Design with Application to UWB Communications S. Chandan, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India P. Sandeep, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India A. K. Chaturvedi, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
CT1404	Error Analysis of DS-BPSK UWB Multiple-Access Systems in Dense Multipath Channels Haiyang Ding, Beijing University of Technology, China Yanhua Zhang, Beijing University of Technology, China Xuemei Wu, Beijing University of Technology, China
CT1405	Code Hopping—Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum to Compensate for Intersymbol Interference in an Ultra-Wideband System Sung Han Chung, Queen’s University, Canada Peter J. McLane, Queen’s University, Canada

Session CT-15—Detection with State Information
Chair: Sundar Rajan, Indian Institute of Science, India
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall III

CT1501	Efficient Generation of Interleavers for IDMA Ioachim Pupeza, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany Aleksandar Kavčić, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Li Ping, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
CT1502	Maximum Likelihood Sequence Detection of a Bit-stuffed Data Source Tim Meehan, Naval Postgraduate School, USA James Hicks, The Aerospace Corp., USA Frank Kragh, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
CT1503	On Channel Sensitivity to Partially Known Two-Sided State Information Abdellatif Zaidi, CNRS/Supélec-LSS, France Pierre Duhamel, CNRS/Supélec-LSS, France
CT1504	Throughput Analysis of Cellular Downlink with Different Types of Channel State Information Eduard A. Jorswieck, Heinrich-Hertz-Institute, Germany Holger Boche, Heinrich-Hertz-Institute, Germany
CT1505	Transmit Antenna Selection for Space-Time Block Coded Systems with Channel Estimation Cheng Shan, National University of Singapore, Singapore Pooi Yuen Kam, National University of Singapore, Singapore A. Nallanathan, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Session CT-16—Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
Chair: Erik Perrins, University of Kansas, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall III

CT1601	Low-Complexity Cooperative Coding for Sensor Networks Using Rateless and LDGM Codes Andrew W. Eckford, University of Toronto, Canada Josephine P. K. Chu, University of Toronto, Canada Raviraj S. Adve, University of Toronto, Canada
CT1602	Optimal Distortion-Power Tradeoffs in Sensor Networks: Gauss-Markov Random Processes Nan Liu, University of Maryland, College Park, USA Sennur Ulukus, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
CT1603	Estimation Diversity with Multiple Heterogeneous Sensors Shuguang Cui, University of Arizona, USA Jinjun Xiao, University of Minnesota, USA Andrea J. Goldsmith, Stanford University, USA Zhi-Quan Luo, University of Minnesota, USA H. Vincent Poor, Princeton University, USA
CT1604	Snapshot Capacity of Multi Hop Ad Hoc Networks Pouriya Sadeghi, Concordia University, Canada M. Reza Soleymani, Concordia University, Canada
CT1605	CT1605 Power Allocation and Hybrid Relaying Strategies for F/TDMA Ad Hoc Networks Semih Serbetli, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Aylin Yener, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Session CT-17—Relay Channels and Networks
Chair: Mike Honig, Northwestern University, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall III

CT1701	Iterative Network and Channel Decoding for the Two-Way Relay Channel Christoph Hausl, Munich University of Technology, Germany Joachim Hagenauer, Munich University of Technology, Germany
CT1702	Bilayer LDPC Codes for the Relay Channel Peyman Razaghi, University of Toronto, Canada Wei Yu, University of Toronto, Canada
CT1703	On the Capacity of Memoryless Relay Networks Krishna Srikanth Gomadam, University of California, Irvine, USA Syed Ali Jafar, University of California, Irvine, USA
CT1704	Performance Bounds for Turbo Coded Half Duplex Relay Systems Subhadeep Roy, Arizona State University, USA Tolga M. Duman, Arizona State University, USA
CT1705	A Distributed Relay-Assignment Algorithm for Cooperative Communications in Wireless Networks Ahmed K. Sadek, University of Maryland, College Park, USA Zhu Han, University of Maryland, College Park, USA K. J. Ray Liu, University of Maryland, College Park, USA

Session CT-18—Information Theory and Joint Source-Channel Coding
Chair: Costas Georghiades Texas A&M University, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton Conv. & Exhibition Center - Hall III

CT1801	Taylor Series Expansions for the Entropy Rate of Hidden Markov Processes Or Zuk, Weizmann Inst. of Science, Israel Eytan Domany, Weizmann Inst. of Science, Israel Ido Kanter, Bar-Ilan University, Israel Michael Aizenman, Princeton University, USA
CT1802	Approximating the Sum of Correlated Lognormal or Lognormal-Rice Random Variables Neelesh B. Mehta, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, USA Andreas F. Molisch, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, USA Jingxian Wu, Sonoma State University, USA Jin Zhang, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, USA
CT1803	On Antiuniform and Partially Antiuniform Sources Morteza Esmaeili, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran Ali Kakhbod, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran
CT1804	Optimum Bit-by-Bit Power Allocation for Minimum Distortion Transmission Arzu Karaer, Texas A&M University, USA Costas N. Georghiades, Texas A&M University, USA
CT1805	A Simple Rate-1/2 Co-Decoding Scheme for Writing on Dirty Paper Matteo Mazzotti, University of Bologna, Italy Marco Chiani, University of Bologna, Italy

Session CT-19(P)—Network Issues and Capacity-Achieving Schemes
Chair: Umit Uyar, City University of New York, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer, Ground Floor

CT1901	Multi-Relay Regeneration for Long Haul Communications Eado Meron, Tel Aviv University, Israel Meir Feder, Tel Aviv University, Israel
CT1902	Multi-Collaboration Domain Multicast P2P Delivery Architecture for VoD System X. Y. Yang, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain P. Hernández, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain L. Souza, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain A. Ripoll, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain R. Suppi, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain E. Luque, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain F. Cores, Universitat de Lleida, Spain
CT1903	Distributed Base Station Processing in the Uplink of Cellular Networks Emre Aktas, Hacettepe University, Turkey Jamie Evans, University of Melbourne, Australia Stephen Hanly, University of Melbourne, Australia
CT1904	Queue Proportional Scheduling in Gaussian Broadcast Channels Kibeom Seong, Stanford University, USA Ravi Narasimhan, University of California, Santa Cruz, USA John M. Cioffi, Stanford University, USA
CT1905	Prefix-Randomized Query-Tree Protocol for RFID Systems Kong Wa Chiang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Cunqing Hua, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Tak-Shing Peter Yum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
CT1906	Cooperative Sensing among Cognitive Radios Shridhar Mubaraq Mishra, University of California, Berkeley, USA Anant Sahai, University of California, Berkeley, USA Robert W. Brodersen, University of California, Berkeley, USA
CT1907	A Near-Capacity Linear Precoder for the MIMO Broadcast Channel Filippo Filippo, Philips Research Laboratories, USA
CT1908	Capacity Region of Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Using Opportunistic Collaborative Communications O. Simeone, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; NJIT, USA U. Spagnolini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
CT1909	Achievable Rates of Pulse-Position Modulated Impulse Radio with Transmitted Reference Xiliang Luo, University of Minnesota, USA Georgios B. Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA
CT1910	A Structured LDPC Code Construction for Efficient Encoder Design Jean-Baptiste Doré, France Telecom, France Marie-Hélène Hamon, France Telecom, France Pierre Pénard, France Telecom, France

Session CT-20(P)—Topics in Communication Theory
Chair: Umit Uyar, City University of New York, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer, Ground Floor

CT2001	A Novel Soft-Output Layered Orthogonal Lattice Detector for Multiple Antenna Communications Massimiliano Siti, STMicroelectronics, USA Michael P. Fitz, University of California Los Angeles, USA
CT2002	Turbo Space-Time Chip Equalization and Channel Estimation for Overloaded MIMO HSDPA Raphaël Visoz, France Telecom, France Antoine O. Berthet, SUPELEC, France Nicolas Gresset, France Telecom, France
CT2003	A Novel Quantification of 3D Directional Spread from Small-Scale Fading Analysis Arindam Pal, University of Bristol, UK Mark Beach, University of Bristol, UK Andy Nix, University of Bristol, UK
CT2004	Time-Reversal Space-Time Equalization for Amplify-and-Forward Relaying Hakam Mheidat, University of Waterloo, Canada Murat Uysal, University of Waterloo, Canada
CT2005	Performance of BICM-ID with Signal Space Diversity Nghi H. Tran, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Ha H. Nguyen, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Tho Le-Ngoc, McGill University, Canada
CT2006	Superposition Coding with Peak-Power Limitation Jun Tong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Li Ping, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Xiao Ma, Sun Yat-sen University, China
CT2007	Maximum Likelihood Sequence Estimation in the Presence of Timing Misalignment and Polarization Mode Dispersion in Optically Amplified Return-to-Zero Systems Jian Zhao, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Lian-Kuan Chen, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chun-Kit Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Next-Generation Mobile Networks Symposium

Co-chairs: Abbas Jamalipour University of Sydney, Australia; Heinrich Stüttgen NEC Europe Ltd, Germany; Pascal Lorenz University of Haute Alsace, France
Sponsors: Communications Switching and Routing; Satellite & Space Communications; Communications Software; Personal Communications

Session NG-01—Protocols and Architectures
Chair: Vincent Wong, University of British Columbia, Canada
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton - Mercury

NG0101	Pipeline Probability Paging for Wireless Systems Yang Xiao, The University of Memphis, USA Hui Chen, The University of Memphis, USA Mohsen Guizani, Western Michigan University, USA
NG0102	Power Efficient Opportunistic p-Persistent CSMA for Wireless Networks Chan-Soo Hwang, Stanford University, USA Kibeom Seong, Stanford University, USA John M. Cioffi, Stanford University, USA
NG0103	Power-Efficient Interface Selection Scheme Using Paging of WWAN for WLAN in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks SuKyoung Lee, Yonsei University, Korea Nada Golmie, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
NG0104	SCIM (Service Capability Interaction Manager) Implementation Issues in IMS Service Architecture Anahita Gouya, Institut National des telecommunications, France Noël Crespi, Institut National des telecommunications, France Emmanuel Bertin, France Telecom, France
NG0105	Agent-based Adaptive Management of Non-Homogeneous Connectivity Resources Flavio Esposito, Universitá di Firenze, Italy Francesco Chiti, Universitá di Firenze, Italy Romano Fantacci, Universitá di Firenze, Italy Simo Hosio, University of Oulu, Finland Junzhao Sun, University of Oulu, Finland

Session NG-02—Transmission Techniques in NGN
Chair: Vojislav Misic, University of Manitoba, Canada
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Mercury

NG0201	On the Capacity of OFDMA 802.16 Systems S-E. Elayoubi, France Telecom, France B. Fourestié, France Telecom, France X. Auffret, France Telecom, France
NG0202	Performance of Turbo-coded OFCDM Systems with Soft MCI Cancellation Yiqing Zhou, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Jiangzhou Wang, University of Kent, UK
NG0203	On Transmit-Diversity based Multicast in Mobile Wireless Networks Qinghe Du, Texas A&M University, USA Xi Zhang, Texas A&M University, USA Xuemin Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada
NG0204	Interference Aware Medium Access in Cellular OFDMA/TDD Network H. Haas, International University Bremen, Germany V. D. Nguyen, International University Bremen, Germany P. Omiyi, International University Bremen, Germany N. Nedev, International University Bremen, Germany G. Auer, DoCoMo Euro-Labs, Germany
NG0205	Flexible Design of Frequency Reuse Factor in OFDMA Cellular Networks Young-June Choi, Seoul National University, Korea Cheol Seung Kim, Seoul National University, Korea Saewoong Bahk, Seoul National University, Korea

Session NG-03—Advanced Technologies and Applications
Chair: Fabrizio Granelli, University of Trento, Italy
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Mercury

NG0301	Quality of Service Management in IEEE 802.16 Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks Daniele Tarchi, University of Florence, Italy Romano Fantacci, University of Florence, Italy Marco Bardazzi, University of Florence, Italy
NG0302	Language Technology for Internet-Telephony Service Creation Laurent Burgy, INRIA, France Charles Consel, INRIA, France Fabien Latry, INRIA, France Julia Lawall, University of Copenhagen, Denmark Nicolas Palix, INRIA, France Laurent Réveillère, INRIA, France
NG0303	Broadcast Scheduling for Large Contents Distribution with Guaranteed Response Time Noriaki Kamiyama, NTT Service Integration Laboratories, Japan
NG0304	Cross-Layer Design of Optimal Contention Period for IEEE 802.16 BWA Systems Juanjuan Yan, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Geng-Sheng Kuo, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
NG0305	P-SIGMA: Paging in End-to-End Mobility Management Abu S. Reaz, University of Oklahoma, USA Mohammed Atiquzzaman, University of Oklahoma, USA

Session NG-04—Beyond 3G Systems
Chair: Mario Marchese, University of Genoa, Italy
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton - Mercury

NG0401	Modeling and Performance Analysis of Beyond 3G Integrated Wireless Networks Ahmed H. Zahran, University of Toronto, Canada Ben Liang, University of Toronto, Canada Aladdin Saleh, Bell Canada, Canada
NG0402	RSS: The Reconfiguration Support Subsystem for Next-Generation Mobile Networks Zachos Boufidis, University of Athens, Greece Nancy Alonistioti, University of Athens, Greece Lazaros Merakos, University of Athens, Greece
NG0403	Utility-based Intelligent Network Selection in Beyond 3G Systems Olga Ormond, University College Dublin, Ireland John Murphy, University College Dublin, Ireland Gabriel-Miro Muntean, Dublin City University, Ireland
NG0404	Fast and Scalable Access to Advance Resource Reservation Data in Future Cellular Networks Aixin Sun, University of New South Wales, Australia Mahbub Hassan, University of New South Wales, Australia Mohammed Baseem Hassan, University of New South Wales, Australia Peter Pham, University of New South Wales, Australia Boualem Benatallah, University of New South Wales, Australia
NG0405	A Mobility Tracking Model and Handoff Performance Analysis for Wireless MPLS Networks Rami Langar, GET-Telecom, France Nizar Bouabdallah, INRIA, France Samir Tohme, PRiSM Laboratory, France

Session NG-05—Satellites in NGN
Chair: Tarik Taleb, Tohoku University, Japan
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Mercury

NG0501	Geographical and Orbital Information based Mobility Management to Overcome Last-Hop Ambiguity over IP/LEO Satellite Networks Hiroshi Tsunoda, Tohoku University, Japan Kohei Ohta, Cyber Solutions Inc., Japan Nei Kato, Tohoku University, Japan Yoshiaki Nemoto, Tohoku University, Japan
NG0502	A New Bandwidth Allocation Strategy in GEO Satellite Networks and Pricing the Differentiated Services Gülfem Işıklar, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Ayşe Başar Bener, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Fatih Alagöz, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
NG0503	Error Models for the Transport Stream Packet Channel in the DVB-H Link Layer Jussi Poikonen, University of Turku, Finland Jarkko Paavola, University of Turku, Finland
NG0504	Satellite Mobility Pattern based Handover Management Algorithm in LEO Satellites Ayşegül Tüysüz, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Fatih Alagöz, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
NG0505	Information Distribution Techniques in Sensor Networks via Satellite Igor Bisio, CNIT, Italy Mario Marchese, CNIT, Italy Giancarlo Portomauro CNIT, Italy Agatino Mursia Selex Communication S.p.a., Italy

Session NG-06—Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Chair: Nei Kato, Tohoku University, Japan
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Mercury

NG0601	Modeling and Analysis of Connectivity in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks with Misbehaving Nodes Fei Xing North Carolina State University, USA Wenye Wang North Carolina State University, USA
NG0602	An Energy-Efficient Path Availability Routing Algorithm for Mobile Ad Hoc Sensor Networks Ming Yu, State University of New York, USA Aniket Malvankar, State University of New York, USA Simon Y. Foo, Florida State University, USA
NG0603	The Impacts of Physical Layer Parameters on the Connectivity of Ad Hoc Networks Javad Kazemitabar, University of California, Irvine, USA Homayoun Yousefi’zadeh, University of California, Irvine, USA Hamid Jafarkhani, University of California, Irvine, USA
NG0604	A Proxy-based Mobile Group Membership Protocol for Large Scale and Highly Dynamic Groups Guojun Wang, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong; Central South University, China Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Keith C. C. Chan, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
NG0605	Quality-of-Service Driven Power and Rate Control in Mobile Wireless Networks Jia Tang, Texas A&M University, USA Xi Zhang, Texas A&M University, USA

Session NG-07—Traffic Load Control Protocols
Chair: Fatih Alagoz, Bogazici University, Turkey
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Mercury

NG0701	Joint Application of CCSDS File Delivery Protocol and Erasure Coding Schemes over Space Communications Tomaso de Cola, CNIT, Italy Harald Ernst, DLR, Germany Mario Marchese, CNIT, Italy
NG0702	Bandwidth Allocation Strategies for TCP/IP Traffic over High Altitude Platform: A Multi-Objective Programming Approach Igor Bisio, University of Genoa, Italy Mario Marchese, University of Genoa, Italy
NG0703	A Fair TCP-based Congestion Avoidance Approach for One-to-Many Private Networks Tarik Taleb, Tohoku University, Japan Hiroki Nishiyama, Tohoku University, Japan Abbas Jamalipour, University of Sydney, Australia Nei Kato, Tohoku University, Japan Yoshiaki Nemoto, Tohoku University, Japan
NG0704	Distributed Algorithms for Robust Self-Deployment and Load Balancing in Autonomous Wireless Access Networks Holger Claussen, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, UK
NG0705	CAPWAP Handover Protocol Behcet Sarikaya, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada Xiao Zheng, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada

Session NG-08—All IP Networks
Chair: Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute Alsace, France
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton – Mercury

NG0801	On Signaling Efficiency for Call Setup in All-IP Wireless Networks Miguel Melnyk, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, USA Admela Jukan, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, USA
NG0802	Peer-to-Peer Mobility Management for All-IP Networks Ramy Farha, University of Toronto, Canada Khashayar Khavari, University of Toronto, Canada Nadeem Abji, University of Toronto, Canada Alberto Leon-Garcia, University of Toronto, Canada
NG0803	Identity-based Hierarchical Access Authentication in Mobile IPv6 Networks Ye Tian, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Yujun Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Hanwen Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Zhongcheng Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
NG0804	Hierarchical Protocol Description and Test Generation Method for Mobile IPv6 Testing Yujun Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Zhongcheng Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
NG0805	A Practical Approach to Provide Communication Privacy Joao Girao, NEC Europe Ltd., Germany Bernd Lamparter, NEC Europe Ltd., Germany Marco Liebsch, NEC Europe Ltd., Germany Telemaco Melia, NEC Europe Ltd., Germany

Session NG-09—Wireless Mesh Networks
Chair: Homayoun Yousefi'zadeh, University of California at Irvine, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Mercury

NG0901	Capacity-Aware Routing in Multi-Channel Multi-Rate Wireless Mesh Networks Tehuang Liu National Taiwan University, Taiwan Wanjiun Liao National Taiwan University, Taiwan
NG0902	Mobile Multicast Route Optimisation Imed Romdhani, Napier University, UK Jose Munoz Napier University, UK Hatem Bettahar, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France Abdelmadjid Bouabdallah, Université de Technologie de Compiègne, France
NG0903	Joint Optimal Channel Assignment and Congestion Control for Multi-Channel Wireless Mesh Networks A. Hamed Mohsenian Rad, The University of British Columbia, Canada Vincent W. S. Wong, The University of British Columbia, Canada
NG0904	On Admission of VoIP Calls over Wireless Mesh Network Hung-yu Wei, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Kyungtae Kim, NEC Laboratories America, USA Anand Kashyap, NEC Laboratories America, USA Samrat Ganguly, NEC Laboratories America, USA
NG0905	Handoff in Hybrid Wireless Networks Based on Self-Organization Pejman Khadivi, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran; McMaster University, Canada Shadrokh Samavi, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran; McMaster University, Canada Hossein Saidi, Isfahan University of Technology, Iran Terence D. Todd, McMaster University, Canada

Session NG-10—WLAN-Cellular Integration
Chair: Shahrokh Valaee, University of Toronto, Canada
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Mercury

NG1001	Optimum Association of Mobile Wireless Devices with a WLAN-3G Access Network K. Premkumar, Satyam Computer Services Limited, India Anurag Kumar, Indian Institute of Science, India
NG1002	UMTS to WLAN Handover Based on a priori Knowledge of the Networks Mylène Pischella, France Telecom, France Franck Lebeugle, France Telecom, France Sana Ben Jamaa, France Telecom, France
NG1003	Interconnecting WLANs with UMTS Networks Samer Sfeir, Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Beyrouth, Lebanon Cherif Jazra, Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Beyrouth, Lebanon Rima Abi Fadel, Ecole Supérieure d’Ingénieurs de Beyrouth, Lebanon Samir Tohme, Université de Versailles St Quentin, France
NG1004	AU-APSD: Adaptive IEEE 802.11e Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery Xavier Pérez-Costa, NEC Network Laboratories, Germany Daniel Camps-Mur, NEC Network Laboratories, Germany
NG1005	Dynamically Anchored Conferencing Handoff for Dual-Mode Cellular/WLAN Handsets Mohammed Smadi, McMaster University, Canada Terence D. Todd, McMaster University, Canada Dongmei Zhao, McMaster University, Canada Vytas Kezys, Research In Motion Inc., Canada

Session NG-11—Voice over IP in NGN
Chair: John Fitzpatrick, University College Dublin, Ireland
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Mercury

NG1101	MOSQoS: Subjective VoIP Quality for Feedback Control and Dynamic QoS Adaptation Ahmed Meddahi, GET, France Hossam Afifi, GET, France Gilles Vanwormhoudt, GET, France
NG1102	Seamless Vertical Handover of VoIP Calls Based on SIP Session Border Controllers Stefano Salsano, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy Luca Veltri, University of Parma, Italy Gianluca Martiniello, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy Andrea Polidoro, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Italy
NG1103	Experimental Assessment of VoIP Quality in MIPv6 and SIP Mobility Scenarios Marc Portoles-Comeras, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain Marc Cardenete-Suriol, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain Josep Mangues-Bafalluy, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain Manuel Requena-Esteso, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain Loïc Hersant, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain
NG1104	SCTP-based Handover Mechanism for VoIP over IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN with Heterogeneous Transmission Rates John Fitzpatrick, University College Dublin, Ireland Seán Murphy, University College Dublin, Ireland John Murphy, University College Dublin, Ireland
NG1105	Extended-rtPS Algorithm for VoIP Services in IEEE 802.16 Systems Howon Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Taesoo Kwon, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Dong-Ho Cho, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

Session NG-12(P)—Topics in Next Generation Mobile Networks
Chair: Umit Uyar, City University of New York, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer, Ground Floor

NG1201	Joint Estimation of Carrier Frequency Offset and IQ Imbalance for 4G Mobile Wireless Systems Stefaan De Rore, Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center, Belgium Eduardo Lopez-Estraviz, Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center, Belgium François Horlin, Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center, Belgium Liesbet Van der Perre, Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center, Belgium
NG1202	A Measurement-based Channel Aware Scheduler to Lessen VoIP Capacity Degradation in 802.11 Networks Rosario G. Garroppo, University of Pisa, Italy Stefano Giordano, University of Pisa, Italy Stefano Lucetti, University of Pisa, Italy Luca Tavanti, University of Pisa, Italy
NG1203	Performance Analysis of Orthogonal Code Hopping Multiplexing Systems Bang Chul Jung, KAIST, Korea Hu Jin, KAIST, Korea Dan Keun Sung, KAIST, Korea Sae-Young Chung, KAIST, Korea
NG1204	Exploiting Vertical Handoffs in Next Generation Radio Resource Management Abd-Elhamid M. Taha, Queen’s University, Canada Hossam S. Hassanein, Queen’s University, Canada Hussein T. Mouftah, Ottawa University, Canada
NG1205	On Optimization of CSMA/CA-based Wireless LANs: Part I—Impact of Exponential Backoff Kamesh Medepalli, Stanford University, USA Fouad A. Tobagi, Stanford University, USA
NG1206	On Uplink Intercell Interference in a Cellular System Ingo Viering, Nomor Research GmbH, Germany Axel Klein, Siemens AG, Germany Michel Ivrlac, Munich University of Technology, Germany Mario Castaneda, Munich University of Technology, Germany Josef A. Nossek, Munich University of Technology, Germany
NG1207	Interconnecting 802.15.4 Clusters in Slotted CSMA-CA Mode Jelena Mišić, University of Manitoba, Canada Carol J. Fung, University of Manitoba, Canada Vojislav B. Mišić, University of Manitoba, Canada
NG1208	Sensor Networks for Estimating and Updating the Performance of Cellular Systems Liang Xiao, Rutgers University, USA Larry J. Greenstein, Rutgers University, USA Narayan B. Mandayam, Rutgers University, USA Shalini Periyalwar, Nortel Networks
NG1209	MBMS Handover Control for Efficient Multicasting in IP-based 3G Mobile Networks Christopher Christophorou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Andreas Pitsillides, University of Cyprus, Cyprus

Network Security and Information Assurance Symposium

Co-chairs: Bulent Yener, Renselear Polytechnic Institute, USA; Refik Molva, Institut EURECOM, France; Carlos Becker WestphalI, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Sponsors: Computer Communications; Information Infrastructure; Committee on Network Operations and Management

Session NS-01—Worm Detection
Chair: Joao Girao, NEC, Germany
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Neptune

NS0101	AntiWorm NPU-based Parallel Bloom Filters in Giga-Ethernet LAN Zhen Chen, Chuang Lin, Jia Ni, Dong-Hua Ruan, Bo Zheng, Zhang-Xi Tan, Yi-Xin Jiang, Xue-Hai Peng, An-an Luo, Bing Zhu, Yao Yue, Yang Wang, Peter Ungsunan, Feng-Yuan Ren,
NS0102	FDF: Frequency Detection-based Filtering of Scanning Worms Byungseung Kim, Seoul National University, Korea Saewoong Bahk, Seoul National University, Korea Hyogon Kim, Korea University, Korea
NS0103	Traffic Classification-based Spam Filter Ni Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Yu Jiang, Bureau of Statistics of Heilongjiang Provincial Government, China Binxing Fang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Xueqi Cheng, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Li Guo, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
NS0104	Design and Implementation of a Multi-Gigabit Intrusion and Virus/Worm Detection System Seok-Min Kang, Chungnam National University, Korea Il-Seop Song, Chungnam National University, Korea Youngseok Lee, Chungnam National University, Korea Taeck-Geun Kwon, Chungnam National University, Korea
NS0105	Effectiveness of Quarantine in Worm Epidemics Thomas M. Chen, Southern Methodist University, USA Nasir Jamil, Southern Methodist University, USA

Session NS-02—Denial of Service Attacks
Chair: Mina Guirguis, Boston University, USA
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Neptune

NS0201	A User Habit -based Approach to Detect and Quarantine Worms Ping Wang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Bin-Xing Fang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China Xiao-Chun Yun, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
NS0202	Do Low Rate DoS Attacks Affect QoS Sensitive VoIP Traffic? Amey Shevtekar, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
NS0203	An Efficient Defense against Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks using Congestion Path Marking Yoohwan Kim, University of Nevada, USA Ahmed Abd El Al, Sonus Networks, USA Ju-Yeon Jo, California State University, USA Mei Yang, University of Nevada, USA Yingtao Jiang, University of Nevada, USA
NS0204	A Coordinated Detection and Response Scheme for Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks Ho-Yu Lam, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Chi-Pan Li, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Samuel T. Chanson, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Dit-Yan Yeung, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
NS0205	PISA*: A System for Control of DDoS Attacks Parminder Chhabra, Boston University, USA Sajal K. Das, The University of Texas, USA Ajita John, Boston University, USA Wei Zhang, The University of Texas, USA

Session NS-03—Intrusion Detection
Chair: Shambhu J Upadhyaya, University at Buffalo, USA
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Neptune

NS0301	Scalable Double Filter Structure for Port Scan Detection Shijin Kong, Tsinghua University, China Tao He, China Education and Research Network, China Xiaoxin Shao, Tsinghua University, China Changqing An, China Education and Research Network, China Xing Li, China Education and Research Network, China
NS0302	Improving NIDS Performance Through Hardware-based Connection Filtering Vikas Garg, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA Vinod Yegneswaran, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA Paul Barford, University of Wisconsin–Madison, USA
NS0303	A Game Theoretic Model to Handle Network Intrusions over Multiple Packets Mona Mehrandish, Concordia University, Canada Chadi M. Assi, Concordia University, Canada Mourad Debbabi, Concordia University, Canada
NS0304	A New Approach for IDS Composition José Eduardo M. S. Brandão, IPEA, Brazil Joni da Silva Fraga, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil Paulo Manoel Mafra, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
NS0305	A Game Theoretic Approach to Efficient Mixed Strategies for Intrusion Detection Yu Liu, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA Hong Man, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA Cristina Comaniciu, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA

Session NS-04—Authentication and Firewalls
Chair: Krishna Kant, Intel, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton – Neptune

NS0401	Fast Authentication in a Collaborative Wireless Access Network Jahan Hassan, University of Sydney, Australia Björn Landfeldt, University of Sydney, Australia
NS0402	A Function-Parallel Architecture for High-Speed Firewalls Errin W. Fulp, Wake Forest University, USA Ryan J. Farley, Wake Forest University, USA
NS0403	Wireless LAN-3G Integration: Unified Mechanisms for Secure Authentication Based on SIP L. Veltri, University of Parma, Italy S. Salsano, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy G. Martiniello, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Italy
NS0404	Traffic-Aware Firewall Optimization Strategies Subrata Acharya, University of Pittsburgh, USA Jia Wang, AT&T Labs Research, USA Zihui Ge, AT&T Labs Research, USA Taieb F. Znati, University of Pittsburgh, USA Albert Greenberg, AT&T Labs Research, USA
NS0405	An Efficient Broadcast Authentication Scheme for Ad Hoc Routing Protocols Mahalingam Ramkumar, Mississippi State University, USA

Session NS-05—Key Management
Chair: Albert Levi, Sabanci University, Turkey
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Neptune

NS0501	Simulation-based Performance Evaluation of a User-Centric Group Rekeying Protocol Melek Önen, Institut Eurécom, France Jussi Kyröhonka, Institut Eurécom, France
NS0502	The Performance of Elliptic Curve based Group Diffie-Hellman Protocols for Secure Group Communication over Ad Hoc Networks Yong Wang, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA Byrav Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA Xukai Zou, Indiana University–Purdue University, USA
NS0503	A Robust, Distributed TGDH-based Scheme for Secure Group Communications in MANET Maria Striki, University of Maryland, College Park, USA John S. Baras, University of Maryland, College Park, USA Kyriakos Manousakis, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
NS0504	Efficient Key Management and Distribution for MANET Jayanta Biswas, Indian Institute of Science, India S. K. Nandy, Indian Institute of Science, India
NS0505	Expander Graph based Key Distribution Mechanisms in Wireless Sensor Networks Seyit Ahmet Çamtepe, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Bülent Yener, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Moti Yung, Columbia University, USA

Session NS-06—Information Assurance/Trust Management
Chair: Daniela Tulone, MIT, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Neptune

NS0601	Preventing Secret Leakage from fork(): Securing Privilege-Separated Applications Umesh Shankar, University of California, Berkeley, USA David Wagner, University of California, Berkeley, USA
NS0602	Dynamic Merkle Trees for Verifying Privileges in Sensor Networks Li Zhou, University of California, Riverside, USA Chinya V. Ravishankar, University of California, Riverside, USA
NS0603	Deriving Secure Network Protocols for Enterprise Services Architectures Matthias Anlauff, Kestrel Institute, USA Dusko Pavlovic, Kestrel Institute, USA Asuman Suenbuel, SAP Research Labs, USA
NS0604	Public Key based Cryptoschemes for Data Concealment in Wireless Sensor Networks Einar Mykletun, University of California, Irvine, USA Joao Girao, NEC Europe Ltd., Germany Dirk Westhoff, NEC Europe Ltd., Germany
NS0605	Detecting Masquerading Users in a Document Management System Vidyaraman Sankaranarayanan, University at Buffalo, USA Suranjan Pramanik, University at Buffalo, USA Shambhu Upadhyaya, University at Buffalo, USA

Session NS-07—Network Routing, Traffic Flow and Security
Chair: Taskin Kocak, University of Central Florida, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Neptune

NS0701	A Generic Anonymization Framework for Network Traffic D. Koukis, FORTH, Greece S. Antonatos, FORTH, Greece D. Antoniades, FORTH, Greece E. P. Markatos, FORTH, Greece P. Trimintzios, ENISA, Greece
NS0702	A New Cryptographic Scheme for Securing Dynamic Conferences in Data Networks Sarang Deshpande, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA Ajay Todimala, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA Ravi K. Balachandran, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA Byrav Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA Xukai Zou, Indiana University–Purdue University, USA N. V. Vinodchandran, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA
NS0703	On the Impact of Low-Rate Attacks Mina Guirguis, Boston University, USA Azer Bestavros, Boston University, USA Ibrahim Matta, Boston University, USA
NS0704	Data Security in MANETs using Multipath Routing and Directional Transmission Vladimir Berman, University of California, Davis, USA Biswanath Mukherjee, University of California, Davis, USA
NS0705	A Passive Approach to Wireless NIC Identification Cherita Corbett, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Raheem Beyah, Georgia State University, USA John Copeland, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Session NS-08—Architectures, Applications and Security
Chair: Mohammad Zulkernine, Queens University, Canada
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton – Neptune

NS0801	Pairing Based Cryptography for Distributed and Grid Computing Amitabh Saxena, La Trobe University, Australia Ben Soh, La Trobe University, Australia
NS0802	A Scalable Architecture for High Available Security Switches Nen-Fu Huang, Broadweb Corp., Taiwan; National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Chih-Hao Chen, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Yang-Fang Huang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Yi-Hsuan Feng, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Chia-Nan Kao, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Hsien-Wei Hung, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Ming-Chang Shih, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
NS0803	DoX: A Peer-to-Peer Antidote for DNS Cache Poisoning Attacks Lihua Yuan, UC Davis, USA Krishna Kant, Intel Corporation, USA Prasant Mohapatra, UC Davis, USA Chen-Nee Chuah, UC Davis, USA
NS0804	An Enhanced Digital Content Mediator (DCM) Approach to Implementing Legitimate and Secure P2P Online Transactions Jiejun Kong, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Ling-Jyh Chen, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Markus Jakobsson, Indiana University, USA Stan Moyer, Telcordia Technologies, Inc., USA Dave Marples, Telcordia Technologies, Inc., USA Mario Gerla, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
NS0805	A Scalable and Intrusion-Tolerant Digital Time-Stamping System Daniela Tulone, University of Pisa, Italy; MIT CSAIL, USA

Session NS-09(P)—Topics in Network Security and Information Assurance
Chair: Umit Uyar, City University of New York, USA
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC Side Foyer, Ground Floor

NS0901	An Efficient Signature-based Approach for Automatic Detection of Internet Worms over Large-Scale Networks Kumar Simkhada, Tohoku University, Japan Tarik Taleb, Tohoku University, Japan Yuji Waizumi, Tohoku University, Japan Abbas Jamalipour, University of Sydney, Australia Nei Kato, Tohoku University, Japan Yoshiaki Nemoto, Tohoku University, Japan
NS0902	Policy-based Service Provisioning and Dynamic Trust Management in Identity Federations Latifa Boursas Munich University of Technology, Germany Wolfgang Hommel Leibniz Supercomputing Center Munich, Germany
NS0903	Performance of an Efficient Performing Authentication to Obtain Access to Public Wireless LAN with a Cache Table Hyun-woo Lee, ETRI, Korea Kwihoon Kim, ETRI, Korea Won Ryu, ETRI, Korea Byung-sun Lee, ETRI, Korea
NS0904	Energy-Efficient Pipelined Bloom Filters for Network Intrusion Detection Ilhan Kaya, University of Central Florida, USA Taskin Kocak, University of Central Florida, USA
NS0905	Anomaly-based Network Intrusion Detection with Unsupervised Outlier Detection Jiong Zhang, Queen’s University, Canada Mohammad Zulkernine, Queen’s University, Canada
NS0906	NS0906 Detecting and Reacting against Distributed Denial of Service Attacks Yacine Bouzida, Mitsubishi Electric ITE-TCL, France Frédéric Cuppens, GET/ENST Bretagne, France Sylvain Gombault, GET/ENST Bretagne, France

Optical Systems and Networks Symposium

Co-chairs: Piet Demeester, Ghent University, Belgium; Byrav Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln,USA; Stefano Bregni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Vice chairs: Nasir Ghani, Tennessee Tech University, USA
Sponsors: Optical Networking; Transmission, Access, and Optical Systems

Session OS-01—Traffic Grooming
Chair: Stefano Bregni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Piet Demeester, Ghent University, Belgium
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Jupiter

OS0101	Bus-Label Switched Paths—An Approach to Reduce the Cost of Multilayer Networks Yannick Brehon, ENST, France Daniel Kofman, ENST, France
OS0102	Grooming of Symmetric Traffic in Unidirectional SONET/WDM Rings Yong Wang, Simon Fraser University, Canada Qian-Ping Gu, Simon Fraser University, Canada
OS0103	Connection Level Active Rerouting in WDM Mesh Networks with Traffic Grooming Capability Quang-Dzung Ho, Information and Communications University, Korea Man-Seop Lee, Information and Communications University, Korea
OS0104	Cost-Effective Single-Hub WDM Ring Networks Nizar Bouabdallah, INRIA, France; NC State University, USA Guy Pujolle, University of Paris, France Harry Perros, NC State University, USA
OS0105	Traffic Grooming in Large Optical WDM Mesh Networks with Wavelength Conversion Capability Quang-Dzung Ho, Information and Communications University, Korea Man-Seop Lee, Information and Communications University, Korea

Session OS-02—Routing and Wavelength Assignment
Chair: Byrav Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, Nasir Ghani, Tennessee Technological University, USA
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Jupiter

OS0201	Fair QoS-Aware Adaptive Routing and Wavelength Assignment in All-Optical Networks Yvan Pointurier, University of Virginia, USA Maïté Brandt-Pearce, University of Virginia, USA Tao Deng, George Washington University, USA Suresh Subramaniam, George Washington University, USA
OS0202	Traffic Intensity based Fixed-Alternate Routing in All-Optical WDM Networks Hwa-Chun Lin, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Sheng-Wei Wang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Chung-Peng Tsai, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
OS0203	Genetic Approach for Traffic Grooming, Routing, and Wavelength Assignment in WDM Optical Networks with Sparse Grooming Resources Osama Awwad, Western Michigan University, USA Ala I. Al-Fuqaha, Western Michigan University, USA Mohsen Guizani, Western Michigan University, USA
OS0204	Route Management Strategies for Grade of Service Differentiation in Optical Networks Andrzej Szymański, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Artur Lasoń, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Jacek Rząsa, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland Andrzej Jajszczyk, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
OS0205	OS0205 Aggressive Rank Accounting for End-to-End Lightpath Establishment in Multi-Domain WDM Networks Takuji Tachibana, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan Hiroaki Harai, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan

Session OS-03—Reliability and Survivability-I
Chair: Jun Zheng, University of Ottawa, Canada
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Jupiter

OS0301	Dynamic Provisioning of Survivable Heterogeneous Multicast and Unicast Traffic in WDM Networks Ahmad Khalil, The City University of New York, USA Antonis Hadjiantonis, The City University of New York, USA Georgios Ellinas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus Mohamed Ali, The City University of New York, USA
OS0302	Logical Topology Design for WDM Networks Using Survivable Routing A. Jaekel, University of Windsor, Canada S. Bandyopadhyay, University of Windsor, Canada Y. Aneja, University of Windsor, Canada
OS0303	Alternate Strategies for Dual Failure Restoration Using p-Cycle Dev Shankar Mukherjee, Concordia University, Canada Chadi Assi, Concordia University, Canada Anjali Agarwal, Concordia University, Canada
OS0304	Performance Analysis for Active Restoration-based Optical Networks Incorporating the Correlation among Backup Routes Mohamed Mostafa A. Azim, Tohoku University, Japan Xiaohong Jiang, Tohoku University, Japan Susumu Horiguchi, Tohoku University, Japan
OS0305	Path-based Protection in WDM Networks with Differentiated Quality-of-Protection Yu Lin, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA Haitham S. Hamza, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA Jitender S. Deogun, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA

Session OS-04—Reliability and Survivability-II
Chair: Georgios Ellinas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton – Jupiter

OS0401	Multi-Tiered Services in Next-Generation SONET/SDH Networks N. Ghani, Tennessee Tech University, USA S. Park, Hanyang University, Korea A. Shami, University of Western Ontario, Canada C. Assi, Concordia University, Canada K. Atthuru, Tennessee Tech University, USA B. J. Ayeleso, Tennessee Tech University, USA
OS0402	The Advantages of Backup Reprovisioning after Failure Repair (and Failure Arrival) in Telecom Mesh Networks Lei Song, University of California, Davis, USA Jing Zhang, University of California, Davis, USA Biswanath Mukherjee, University of California, Davis, USA
OS0403	A Wavelength Retuning Scheme with No Service Interruption in Survivable Optical Networks Rose Qingyang Hu, Mississippi State University, USA Weiwei Hu, Mississippi State University, USA Mingzhou Jin, Mississippi State University, USA Yuke Wang, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Zhuoxiu Zhang, Mississippi State University, USA
OS0404	A Quantitative Comparison of Some Resilience Mechanisms in a Multidomain IP-over-Optical Network Environment D. Staessens, Ghent University, Belgium L. Depré, Ghent University, Belgium D. Colle, Ghent University, Belgium I. Lievens, Ghent University, Belgium M. Pickavet, Ghent University, Belgium P. Demeester, Ghent University, Belgium
OS0405	A New Protection Paradigm for Digital Video Distribution Networks Ornan Gerstel, Cisco Systems, USA Galen Sasaki, University of Hawaii, USA

Session OS-05—Optical Burst Switching/Optical Packet Switching-I
Chair: Gumaste Ashwin, Univ of Texas at Dallas, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Jupiter

OS0501	Performance Analysis of Optical Packet Switches Equipped with Multicast Wavelength Converters V. Eramo, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy M. Listanti, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
OS0502	Performance Modelling of Synchronous Bufferless Optical Packet Switch with Partial Wavelength Conversion Carla Raffaelli, Università di Bologna, Italy Michele Savi, Università di Bologna, Italy
OS0503	Performance Evaluation of Overspill Routing in Optical Networks Kostas Christodoulopoulos, University of Patras, Greece Erik Van Breusegem, Ghent University, Belgium Kyriakos Vlachos, University of Patras, Greece Mario Pickavet, Ghent University, Belgium Emmanuel Varvarigos, University of Patras, Greece Didier Colle, Ghent University, Belgium
OS0504	A Performance Study of Limited Range Partial Wavelength Conversion for Asynchronous Optical Packet/Burst Switching Kaan Dogan, Bilkent University, Turkey Nail Akar, Bilkent University, Turkey
OS0505	BGAIMD: A Responsive Rate Control for TCP over Optical Burst Switched (OBS) Networks Basem Shihada, University of Waterloo, Canada Pin-Han Ho, University of Waterloo, Canada Fen Hou, University of Waterloo, Canada Xiaohong Jiang, JAIST, Japan Susumu Horiguchi, JAIST, Japan Minyi Guo, University Aizu, Japan Hussein Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Canada

Session OS-06—Optical Burst Switching / Optical Packet Switching-II
Chair: Abdallah Shami, The University of Western Ontario, Canada
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Jupiter

OS0601	Slot Synchronization of WDM Packet-Switched Slotted Rings: The WONDER Project Stefano Bregni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Diego Carzaniga, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Roberto Gaudino, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Achille Pattavina, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
OS0602	Offline Route Optimization Considering Streamline Effect in Optical Burst Switching Networks Qian Chen, National University of Singapore, Singapore Gurusamy Mohan, National University of Singapore, Singapore Kee Chaing Chua, National University of Singapore, Singapore
OS0603	Optical Burst Switching with Large Switching Overhead C. Y. Li, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China G. M. Li, The University of Hong Kong, China P. K. A. Wai, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China V. O. K. Li, The University of Hong Kong, China
OS0604	Buffer Management for Shared Feedback Buffer-Type Optical Packet Switches Hiroaki Harai, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan Motoshi Suzuki, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan; Sophia University, Japan Takeshi Ozeki, Sophia University, Japan
OS0605	Adaptive Proportional Flow Routing in Optical Burst Switching Networks Jia Lu, National University of Singapore, Singapore Gurusamy Mohan, National University of Singapore, Singapore Kee Chaing Chua, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Session OS-07—Switching Systems
Chair: Pin-Han Ho, University of Waterloo, Canada
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Jupiter

OS0701	Autonomous Clustering-based Heterogeneous Waveband Switching in WDM Networks Mengke Li, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA Byrav Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA
OS0702	Quick Birkhoff-von Neumann Decomposition Algorithm for Agile All-Photonic Network Cores Cheng Peng, University of Ottawa, Canada Gregor v. Bochmann, University of Ottawa, Canada Trevor J. Hall, University of Ottawa, Canada
OS0703	Design of Switches with Reconfiguration Latency Valentina Alaria, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Andrea Bianco, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Paolo Giaccone, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Emilio Leonardi, Politecnico di Torino, Italy Fabio Neri, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
OS0704	Dynamic Groupcast Traffic Grooming in WDM Networks Oliver Yu, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Yuan Cao, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
OS0705	A New Scalable WDM Optical Interconnect Design with Reduced Complexity Haitham S. Hamza, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA Jitender S. Deogun, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, USA

Session OS-08—OCDMA
Chair: Wojciech Kabacinski, Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton – Jupiter

OS0801	Demonstration of Hybrid OCDMA/OPS Networks Based on Optical Code Processing Using Superstructure FBG and PLC Encoder/Decoders Xu Wang, National Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Japan Naoya Wada, National Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Japan
OS0802	Code-Grouping of Spectrally Phase Encoded OCDMA Based on Walsh-Decomposition of Hadamard Codes R. Menendez, Telcordia Technologies, USA S. Galli, Telcordia Technologies, USA P. Toliver, Telcordia Technologies, USA J. Jackel, Telcordia Technologies, USA S. Etemad, Telcordia Technologies, USA
OS0803	Optimal Source Matching in Optical Code Division Multiple Access Gil Paryanti, Ben-Gurion University, Israel Dan Sadot, Ben-Gurion University, Israel Vladymir Lyandres, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
OS0804	Mitigation Techniques of Channel Collisions in the TTFR-based Asynchronous Spectral Phase-Encoded Time-Spreading (SPECTS) Optical CDMA System Takaya Miyazawa, Keio University, Japan Fei Xue, University of California, Davis, USA S. J. Ben Yoo, University of California, Davis, USA Iwao Sasase, Keio University, Japan
OS0805	Systematic Optical Orthogonal Code Design Techniques Using Extended Sets Cenk Argon, Seagate Technology, USA

Session OS-09—Metro and Access Networks
Chair: Jaafar Elmirghani, University of Wales Swansea, United Kingdom
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Jupiter

OS0901	Light-Trains: A Cross-Layer Delivery Mechanism for High Bandwidth Applications in Moving Metro-Trains Ashwin Gumaste, Indian Institute of Technology, India Nasir Ghani, Tennessee Tech University, USA Si Qing Zheng, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
OS0902	Supporting Private Networking Capability in EPON A. S. M. Delowar Hossain, City University of New York, USA R. Dorsinville, City University of New York, USA M. Ali, City University of New York, USA A. Shami, University of Western Ontario, Canada C. Assi, Concordia University, Canada
OS0903	Dynamic Intelligent MAC Protocol for Metropolitan Optical Packet Switching Ring Networks Viêt Hùng Nguyên, Institut National des Télécommunications, France Tülin Atmaca, Institut National des Télécommunications, France
OS0904	WDM Metropolitan Sectioned Ring for Storage Area Networks Extension with Symmetrical and Asymmetrical Traffic Taisir E. H. El-Gorashi, University of Wales Swansea, UK Bernardi Pranggono, University of Wales Swansea, UK Jaafar M. H. Elmirghani, University of Wales Swansea, UK
OS0905	Etherlay: An Overlay Enhancement for Metro Ethernet Networks Minh Huynh, University of California, Davis, USA Prasant Mohapatra, University of California, Davis, USA

Session OS-10—EPON Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation
Chair: Suresh Subramaniam, The George Washington University, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Jupiter

OS1001	A Fast Class-of-Service Packet Scheduling for Ethernet Passive Optical Networks Hassan Naser, Lakehead University, Canada Hussein T. Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Canada
OS1002	Adaptive Fairness through Intra-ONU Scheduling for Ethernet Passive Optical Networks Ahmad R. Dhaini, Concordia University, Canada Chadi M. Assi, Concordia University, Canada Abdallah Shami, Universtiy of Western Ontario, Canada Nasir Ghani, Tennessee Tech University, USA
OS1003	Analysis of the Gated IPACT Scheme for EPONs Swapnil Bhatia, University of New Hampshire, USA Dmitri Garbuzov, University of New Hampshire, USA Radim Bartoš, University of New Hampshire, USA
OS1004	Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation with High Efficiency for EPONs Jun Zheng, University of Ottawa, Canada Shaoren Zheng, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
OS1005	High Utilization and Hybrid Granting Algorithm for EPON Hun-je Yeon, Yonsei University, Korea Jun-Seog Kim, Yonsei University, Korea Seog-gyu Kim, Yonsei University, Korea Jaiyong Lee, Yonsei University, Korea

Session OS-11—Dynamic Control
Chair: Soung Chang Liew, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan B

OS1101	Implementation of a GMPLS-based Network with End Host Initiated Signaling X. Zhu, University of Virginia, USA X. Zheng, University of Virginia, USA M. Veeraraghavan, University of Virginia, USA Z. Li, City University of New York, USA Q. Song, City University of New York, USA I. Habib City University of New York, USA N. S. V. Rao, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
OS1102	Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) Unified Control Plane Validation Dimitri Papadimitriou, Alcatel Bell, Belgium Javier Gonzalez Ordas, Telefònica I+D, Spain Bela Berde, Alcatel CIT, France Remi Theillaud, ATOS Origin, France Ricardo Martinez, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain Sofie Verbrugge, University of Ghent, Belgium
OS1103	A Service Profile-Aware Control Plane with a Comparison to IETF & ITU Approaches Wesam Alanqar, Sprint, USA Victor Frost, University of Kansas, USA
OS1104	Network Design for Layer 1 Virtual Private Network Services Tomonori Takeda, NTT Corporation, Japan Ryuichi Matsuzaki, NTT Corporation, Japan Ichiro Inoue, NTT Corporation, Japan Shigeo Urushidani, NTT Corporation, Japan
OS1105	Performance of Dynamic Shared Layer 1 VPN Services in Next-Generation SONET/SDH Networks N. Ghani, Tennessee Tech University, USA D. Benhaddou, University of Houston, USA W. Alanqar, Sprint-Nextel, USA V. M. Muthalaly, Tennessee Tech University, USA M. Hari, Tennessee Tech University, USA

Session OS-12—Optical Systems Physical Layer
Chair: Aysegul Gencata, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton - Jupiter

OS1201	Optical Power Reduction for Multiple-Subcarrier Modulated Indoor Wireless Optical Channels Weiwei Kang, McMaster University, Canada Steve Hranilovic, McMaster University, Canada
OS1202	Analytical Solution of Optimal Electrical Equalization Coefficients G. Katz, Ben-Gurion University, Israel D. Sadot, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
OS1203	Multihop Free-Space Optical Communications over Strong Turbulence Channels Theodoros A. Tsiftsis, University of Patras, Greece Harilaos G. Sandalidis, Greek Ombudsman, Greece George K. Karagiannidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Nikos C. Sagias, Institute of Informatics & Telecommunications, Greece
OS1204	DQPSK Receiver Tolerance to Transmitter Frequency Stability Lucia Marazzi, CORECOM, Italy Paola Parolari, CORECOM, Italy Pierpaolo Boffi, CORECOM, Italy Rocco Siano, CORECOM, Italy Matteo Feroldi, CORECOM, Italy Mario Martinelli, CORECOM, Italy
OS1205	Performance Optimization of PLC-based ROADM Subsystem in Ring-to-Ring Interconnection Choudhury A. Al Sayeed, University of Ottawa, Canada Alex Vukovic, Communications Research Centre, Canada Oliver W. W. Yang, University of Ottawa, Canada

Session OS-13(P)—Topics in Optical Systems and Networks
Chair: Umit Uyar, City University of New York, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer, Ground Floor

OS1301	Reducing Loss Rate in Slotted Optical Networks: A Lower Bound Analysis Akbar GhaffarPour Rahbar, University of Ottawa, Canada Oliver Yang, University of Ottawa, Canada
OS1302	Modeling and Fast Emulation of Burst Traffic in Optical Burst-Switched Networks Ahmad Rostami, Technical University of Berlin, Germany Adam Wolisz, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
OS1303	Nonlinear Power Control for Asynchronous Fiber-Optic CDMA Networks Naser G. Tarhuni, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Mohamed S. Elmusrati, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland Timo O. Korhonen, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
OS1304	A Wavelength Assignment Scheme for WDM Networks with Limited Range Wavelength Converters Sho Shimizu, Keio University, Japan Yutaka Arakawa, Keio University, Japan Naoaki Yamanaka, Keio University, Japan
OS1305	Wide-Sense Nonblocking Multiplane Photonic Banyan-Type Switching Fabrics with Zero Crosstalk Grzegorz Danilewicz, Poznań University of Technology, Poland Wojciech Kabaciński, Poznań University of Technology, Poland Marek Michalski, Poznań University of Technology, Poland Mariusz Żal, Poznań University of Technology, Poland
OS1306	The Ring-based Optical Resonant Router Andrea Melloni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy F. Morichetti, Politecnico di Milano, Italy R. Costa, Politecnico di Milano, Italy G. Cusmai, Politecnico di Milano, Italy P. Boffi, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Mario Martinelli, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
OS1307	Influence of Multilayer Traffic Engineering Timing Parameters on Network Performance B. Puype, Ghent University, Belgium D. Colle, Ghent University, Belgium M. Pickavet, Ghent University, Belgium P. Demeester, Ghent University, Belgium
OS1308	Multiple-Link Failures Survivability in Optical Networks with Traffic Grooming Capability Wei Huo, Concordia University, Canada Chadi Assi, Concordia University, Canada Abdallah Shami, Universtiy of Western Ontario, Canada
OS1309	Investigation of the Suitability of IrBurst for High-Speed Exchange of Large Data Blocks Alam Mohammad Shah, Waseda University, Japan Shawkat Shamim Ara, Waseda University, Japan Mitsuji Matsumoto, Waseda University, Japan
OS1310	Implementation of Burstponder Card for Ethernet Grooming in Light-Trail WDM Networks Paparao Palacharla, Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. Ashwin Gumaste, Indian Institute of Technology, India Ermias Biru, Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. Takao Naito, Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc.
OS1311	A Dynamic Spot Diffusing Architecture for Indoor Wireless Optical Communications Farhad Khozeimeh, McMaster University, Canada Steve Hranilovic, McMaster University, Canada
OS1312	A Metro WDM Multi-Ring Network with Variable Packet Size Bin Chen, University of Wales Swansea, UK Bernardi Pranggono, University of Wales Swansea, UK Jaafar M.H. Elmirghani, University of Wales Swansea, UK
OS1313	RTA Algorithms on Buffer-Efficient Optical TDM Rings An Chen, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Albert Wong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Chin-Tau Lea, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
OS1314	Finite Shift-Invariant Optical Orthogonal Codes for Quasi-Synchronous Communication Systems Srinivasan Ramasubramanian, University of Arizona, USA Ivan B. Djordjevic, University of Arizona, USA Bane Vasic, University of Arizona, USA

Signal Processing for Communications Symposium

Co-chairs: Tomohiko Taniguchi, Fujitsu, Japan; Said Boussakta, Leeds University, UK
Sponsors: Signal Processing and Communications Electronics

Session SP-01—OFDM Systems-I
Chair: Georgios B. Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Saturn

SP0101	A Downlink OFDM Switched-Beam Scheme with Joint Channel Estimation and Beam Selection Based on Kalman Filtering Youssef Semlani, INRS-EMT, Canada Alex Stéphenne, INRS-EMT, Canada; Ericsson Canada, Canada Sofiène Affes, INRS-EMT, Canada
SP0102	Noise Cancellation in OFDM Systems Using Adaptive Complex Narrowband IIR Filtering Georgi Iliev, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria Zlatka Nikolova, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria Vladimir Poulkov, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria Georgi Stoyanov, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
SP0103	Near-Optimal Training-based Estimation of Frequency Offset and Channel Response in OFDM with Phase Noise Darryl Dexu Lin, University of Toronto, Canada Ryan A. Pacheco, University of Toronto, Canada Teng Joon Lim, University of Toronto, Canada Dimitrios Hatzinakos, University of Toronto, Canada
SP0104	Carrier Frequency Offset Estimation Using Extended Kalman Filter in Uplink OFDMA Systems Pengkai Zhao, Tsinghua University, China Linling Kuang, Tsinghua University, China Jianhua Lu, Tsinghua University, China
SP0105	A Novel Adaptive OFDM Receiver with Second Order Polynomial Nyquist Window Function Si Ai, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Shu-Hung Leung, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Chi-Sing Leung, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Rong-Fang Song, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, China

Session SP-02—OFDM Systems-II
Chair: Naohisa Ohta, Keio University, Japan
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton - Saturn

SP0201	Blind Feedforward Frequency Estimation for OFDM Signals Transmitted over Multipath Fading Channels Filippo Zuccardi Merli, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy Giorgio M. Vitetta, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
SP0202	Novel Redundancy-free and SER-Improved Selective Mapping Technique with Coded Phase Sequences for PAPR Reduction in OFDM Systems Emad Alsusa, University of Manchester, UK Lin Yang, University of Manchester, UK
SP0203	Extreme Value Theory based Decision Directed OFDM Channel Tracking Sheetal Kalyani, Indian Institute of Technology, India K. Giridhar, Indian Institute of Technology, India
SP0204	Leverage Weighted Decision Directed Channel Tracking for OFDM Systems Sheetal Kalyani, Indian Institute of Technology, India K. Giridhar, Indian Institute of Technology, India
SP0205	Rate-Maximizing Adaptation in Multiantenna OFDM Systems with Space-Time-Frequency Coding Mahdi Golparvar Roozbahani, Sharif University of Technology, Iran Babak H. Khalaj, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Session SP-03—OFDM Systems-III
Chair: Nallanathan Arumugam, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Saturn

SP0301	Frequency Offset Estimation Technique Based on Error Characterization for OFDM Communications on Time-Varying Multipath Fading Channels Jia-Chin Lin, Stanford University, USA
SP0302	Spectral Modelling and Low-Complexity Blind Carrier Frequency Tracking in OFDM Scott L. Talbot, University of Utah, USA Behrouz Farhang-Boroujeny, University of Utah, USA
SP0303	Power-Efficient OFDM via Quantized Channel State Information Antonio G. Marques, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain Fadel F. Digham, University of Minnesota, USA Georgios B. Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA
SP0304	Optimal Training and Performance Analysis of Space-Time-Frequency Coded OFDM Khawza I. Ahmed, Arizona State University, USA Cihan Tepedelenlioglu, Arizona State University, USA Andreas Spanias, Arizona State University, USA
SP0305	The Jointly Gaussian Approach to Iterative Detection in MIMO Systems Xiaojun Yuan, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Keying Wu, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Li Ping, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Session SP-04—Modulation/Coding-I
Chair: Tolga Duman, Arizona State University, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton – Saturn

SP0401	Design and Performance Evaluation of Carrier Lock Detection in Digital QPSK Receiver WenJun Fu, Chinese Academy of Science, China JingShan Jiang, Chinese Academy of Science, China ShuanRong Wang, Chinese Academy of Science, China Luan Lv, Chinese Academy of Science, China
SP0402	Effectiveness Study of Code-Aided and Non-Code-Aided ML-based Feedback Phase Synchronizers N. Noels, Ghent University, Belgium H. Steendam, Ghent University, Belgium M. Moeneclaey, Ghent University, Belgium
SP0403	Analysis of Minimum Hellinger Distance Identification for Digital Phase Modulation Kenta Umebayashi, University of Oulu, Finland Janne Lehtomäki, University of Oulu, Finland Keijo Ruotsalainen, University of Oulu, Finland
SP0404	Uncoordinated Distributed Space-Time Trellis Coding S. Yiu, The University of British Columbia, Canada R. Schober, The University of British Columbia, Canada L. Lampe, The University of British Columbia, Canada
SP0405	Improved OSIC Decoder for Spatially Multiplexed System Edward W. Jang, Stanford University, USA Seunghoon Nam, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology Jaekwon Kim, Yonsei University, Korea John M. Cioffi, Stanford University, USA

Session SP-05—Modulation/Coding-II
Chair: Heidi Steendam, Ghent University, Belgium
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Saturn

SP0501	On the I-Divergence Demodulation of the Nonnegative Impulse Response ISI Channel Zhijun Zhao, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, USA Richard E. Blahut, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, USA
SP0502	Turbo Synchronization for Serially Concatenated CPM Qing Zhao, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Gordon L. Stüber, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
SP0503	Block (0,k) Codes Designed by Coded Bit Stuffing A. V. Kuznetsov, Seagate Research, USA E. M. Kurtas, Seagate Research, USA
SP0504	8-ary Unbalanced PSK Turbo Coded Modulation with Low Complexity Soft-Demapping Julien Pons, Conexant Systems Inc., USA; Université de Cergy-Pontoise, France Laurent Pierrugues, Conexant Systems Inc., USA; Université de Cergy-Pontoise, France Patrick Duvaut, Conexant Systems Inc., USA Arnaud Santraine, Conexant Systems Inc., USA; Université de Cergy-Pontoise, France
SP0505	Space-Time Differential Modulation using Linear Constellation Precoding Alfonso Cano, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain Xiaoli Ma, Auburn University, USA Georgios B. Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA

Session SP-06—Modulation/Coding-III
Chair: Madjid Merabti, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton - Saturn

SP0601	ISI Cancellation with Iterative Processing and Selective Decisions Hossein Dehghan, Doradus Technologies, Inc. Charles Weber, University of Southern California, USA
SP0602	Calculating the Performance Degradation of an MMSE/IC Turbo-Equalization Scheme due to SNR Estimation Errors Valéry Ramon, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium Aline Roumy, IRISA-INRIA, France Cédric Herzet, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium Luc Vandendorpe, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
SP0603	Efficient Maximum-Likelihood Decoding of Spherical Lattice Space-Time Codes Karen Su, Cambridge University, UK Inaki Berenguer, NEC-Laboratories America, USA Ian J. Wassell, Cambridge University, UK Xiaodong Wang, Columbia University, USA
SP0604	Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation in the Presence of Unknown Impulsive Noise Tao Li, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,, Hong Kong Wai Ho Mow, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,, Hong Kong Man Hung Siu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,, Hong Kong
SP0605	Semi-Coherent Detection for Differential Space-Time Codes Nejib Ammar, University of California, Davis, USA Zhi Ding, University of California, Davis, USA

Session SP-07—Channel Estimation & Equalization-I
Chair: Takaya Yamazato, Nagoya University, Japan
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Saturn

SP0701	Subspace-based Blind Channel Estimation for SISO, MISO and MIMO OFDM Systems Feifei Gao, National University of Singapore, Singapore A. Nallanathan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
SP0702	A New Blind Channel Estimation Method for Multicarrier PSK Transmission in Fast Fading Channels He Huang, Tsinghua University, China Xianda Zhang, Tsinghua University, China Yuhang Wang, Tsinghua University, China Hongxing Zou, Tsinghua University, China
SP0703	Parametric Channel Estimation for Pseudo-Random User-Allocation in Uplink OFDMA Lior Eldar, Freescale Semiconductor Israel Ltd., Israel M. R. Raghavendra, Indian Institute of Technology, India S. Bhashyam, Indian Institute of Technology, India Ron Bercovich, Freescale Semiconductor Israel Ltd., Israel K. Giridhar, Indian Institute of Technology, India
SP0704	Joint Common Phase Error and Channel Estimation for OFDM-based WLANs in the Presence of Wiener Phase Noise and Residual Frequency Offset Yong-Hwa Kim, Seoul National University, Korea Jong-Ho Lee, Seoul National University, Korea Seong-Cheol Kim, Seoul National University, Korea
SP0705	New Channel Estimation Exploiting Reliable Decision-Feedback Symbols for OFDM Systems Jung-Hyun Park, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Mi-Kyung Oh, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Dong-Jo Park, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea

Session SP-08—Channel Estimation & Equalization-II
Chair: Hung Nguyen, The Aerospace Corporation, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton – Saturn

SP0801	Recursive Least Squares Channel Estimator with Smoothing and Removing for Iterative-MAP Receiver of MIMO-OFDM Mobile Communications Tsuyoshi Kashima, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Kazuhiko Fukawa, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Hiroshi Suzuki, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
SP0802	Chip-Level Channel Equalization with Automatic Depth Determination for Downlink WCDMA Systems Lahouari Fathi, France Telecom, France Geneviève Jourdain, LIS-INPG, France Marylin Arndt, France Telecom, France
SP0803	Adaptive Chip Level Equalization for HSDPA Ahmet Baştuğ, Philips Semiconductors, France Stefania Sesia, Philips Semiconductors, France Dirk T. M. Slock, Eurecom Institute, France
SP0804	Pilot-Aided Channel Estimation for Systems with Virtual Carriers Li Huang, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands George Mathew, National University of Singapore, Singapore J. W. M. Bergmans, Technical University Eindhoven, The Netherlands
SP0805	Opportunistic Multiple Antenna Systems: Channel Estimation and Experimental Results Balkan Kecicioglu, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Ozgur Ozdemir, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Murat Torlak, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Session SP-09—MIMO Systems-I
Chair: Jaafar Elmirghani, University of Wales Swansea, United Kingdom
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Saturn

SP0901	Rapid Prototyping of a Fixed-Throughput Sphere Decoder for MIMO Systems Luis G. Barbero, University of Edinburgh, UK John S. Thompson, University of Edinburgh, UK
SP0902	Implementation of a Markov Chain Monte Carlo based Multiuser/MIMO Detector Stephen Andrew Laraway, Unversity of Utah, USA Behrouz Farhang-Boroujeny, Unversity of Utah, USA
SP0903	Optimal Peak-to-Average Power Ratio Reduction in MIMO-OFDM Systems Alok Aggarwal, Stanford University, USA Erik R. Stauffer, Stanford University, USA Teresa H. Meng, Stanford University, USA
SP0904	Multistage MIMO Detection Using Reduced Basis Optimality Tests Arnaud Santraine, Conexant Systems Inc., USA Laurent Pierrugues, Conexant Systems Inc., USA; Université de Cergy-Pontoise, France Patrick Duvaut, Conexant Systems Inc., USA Julien Pons, Conexant Systems Inc., USA; Université de Cergy-Pontoise, France
SP0905	A Novel Optimal Recursive MMSE-SIC Detection Algorithm for V-BLAST Systems Zhendong Luo, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Siyang Liu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Ming Zhao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Yuanan Liu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Session SP-10—MIMO Systems-II
Chair: Gerhard Fettweis, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Saturn

SP1001	A Low Complexity Approximation of the MIMO Broadcast Channel Capacity Region Johannes Brehmer, Munich University of Technology, Germany Adam Molin, Munich University of Technology, Germany Pedro Tejera, Munich University of Technology, Germany Wolfgang Utschick, Munich University of Technology, Germany
SP1002	Precoding for Asymmetric MIMO-OFDM Channels Sumei Sun, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore; National University of Singapore, Singapore Ying-Chan Liang, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Yan Wu, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Tjeng Thiang Tjhung, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
SP1003	Frequency-Domain Channel Frequency Response Estimation for Space-Time Coded MIMO Systems Yang Yang, Lehigh University, USA Yong Huat Chew, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Tjeng Thiang Tjhung, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
SP1004	Polynomial Moment Relaxation for MIMO Detection Tao Cui, California Institute of Technology, USA Tracey Ho, California Institute of Technology, USA Chintha Tellambura, University of Alberta, Canada
SP1005	A Square-Root Adaptive V-BLAST Algorithm for Fast Time-Varying MIMO Channels Athanasios A. Rontogiannis, National Observatory of Athens, Greece Vassilis Kekatos, University of Patras, Greece Kostas Berberidis, University of Patras, Greece

Session SP-11—Wireless Communications
Chair: John. S Thompson, University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Saturn

SP1101	Iterative Joint Channel Estimation and Decoding Using Superimposed Pilots in OFDM–WLAN Ting-Jung Liang, Dresden University of Technology, Germany Wolfgang Rave, Dresden University of Technology, Germany Gerhard Fettweis, Dresden University of Technology, Germany
SP1102	Adaptive Nonlinear Narrow Band Interference Rejection in Ternary DS-UWB Brian Gaffney, University College Dublin, Ireland Anthony D. Fagan, University College Dublin, Ireland
SP1103	A Novel Rank Estimator for Inter-cell Interference Cancellation in CDMA Systems Shahram Talakoub, University of Windsor, Canada Behnam Shahrrava, University of Windsor, Canada
SP1104	Application of Heuristic Algorithms for Multiuser Detection Hassan H. El Morra, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia Asrar U. Sheikh, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia Azzedine Zerguine, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia
SP1105	Frame-Error-Rate-wise Optimal Code-Aided Hypothesis Testing Cédric Herzet, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium Xavier Wautelet, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium Valéry Ramon, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium Luc Vandendorpe, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium

Session SP-12—Data Storage
Chair: Donglai Xu, University of Teesside, United Kingdom
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton Conv & Exh. Center - Hall III

SP1201	V-Shaped Viterbi Symbol Detection for Multilevel 2D Optical Storage A. Moinian, Lancaster University, UK L. Fagoonee, B. Honary, SP1202 Cancellation of Linear Intersymbol Interference for Two-Dimensional Storage Systems S. Van Beneden, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands J. Riani, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands J. W. M. Bergmans, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
SP1203	Trellis-based Baud-Rate Timing Recovery Loop for Magnetic Recording Channels Wei Zeng, Harvard University, USA M. Fatih Erden, Seagate Technology, USA Aleksandar Kavčić, Erozan M. Kurtas, Seagate Technology, USA Raman C. Venkataramani, Seagate Technology, USA
SP1204	Influence of Pit-Shape Variation on the Decoding Performance for Two-Dimensional Optical Storage (TwoDOS) Naveen Singla, Washington University, USA Joseph A. O’Sullivan, Washington University, USA
SP1205	Oversampled Detector for Transition-Noise-Limited Digital Storage Systems Riccardo Pighi, University of Parma, Italy Umberto Amadei, University of Parma, Italy Riccardo Raheli, University of Parma, Italy

Session SP-13—Advanced Signal Processing for Communications-I
Chair: Lee Garth, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton Conv & Exh. Center - Hall III

SP1301	Fuzzy Rate Controller for Variable Bitrate Video in Mobile Applications Mehdi Rezaei, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Alireza Akhbardeh, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Miska Hannuksela, Nokia Research Center, Finland Moncef Gabbouj, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
SP1302	Blind Data Detection in the Presence of PLL Phase Noise by Sequential Monte Carlo Method Erdal Panayırcı, Bilkent University, Turkey Hakan A. Çırpan, Istanbul University, Turkey Marc Moeneclaey, Ghent University, Belgium Nele Noels, Ghent University, Belgium
SP1303	Generalized Parallel Interference Cancellation Algorithm for V-BLAST Systems Zhendong Luo, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Siyang Liu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Ming Zhao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Yuanan Liu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
SP1304	Fast Computation of Partial DFT for Comb Spectrum Evaluation Md. Zafar Ali Khan, IIIT, India Shaik A. Qadeer, M.J.C.E.T, India Md. Yusuf Khan, M.J.C.E.T, India
SP1305	A New Architecture for Radix-2 New Mersenne Number Transform Omar Nibouche, The University of Leeds, UK Said Boussakta, The University of Leeds, UK Mike Darnell, The University of Leeds, UK

Session SP-14—Advanced Signal Processing for Communications-II
Chair: Azzedine Zerguine, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton Conv & Exh. Center - Hall III

SP1401	Power and Area Efficient VLSI Architectures for Communication Signal Processing Dejan Markovic, University of California, Berkeley, USA Borivoje Nikolic, University of California, Berkeley, USA Robert W. Brodersen, University of California, Berkeley, USA
SP1402	Timing Recovery Loop Delay Compensation by Optimal Loop Gains Jin Xie, Carnegie Mellon University, USA B. V. K. Vijaya Kumar, Carnegie Mellon University, USA SP1403 Discrete-Time Analysis of an All-Digital and Multirate Symbol Timing Recovery Scheme for Sampling Receivers University of California, Santa Cruz, USA; University of Newcastle, Australia University of California, Santa Cruz, USA University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
SP1404	Mitigation of Narrowband Interference in Filter Bank based Multicarrier Systems Tobias Hidalgo Stitz, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Tero Ihalainen, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Markku Renfors, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
SP1405	An Adaptive Transmultiplexer by Fast RLS Algorithms and Its Application to Multicarrier Communications Dah-Chung Chang, National Central University, Taiwan Da-Long Lee, National Central University, Taiwan

Session SP-15—Advanced Signal Processing for Communications-III
Chair: Tomoaki Ohtsuki, Keio University, Japan
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton Conv & Exh. Center - Hall III

SP1501	Analysis of Speech Signal Using Morphological Approach HyunSoo Kim, Samsung Electronics, Korea
SP1502	Two Novel Classes of Fast Partial Crosstalk Cancellers for DSL Amir R. Forouzan, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Lee M. Garth, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
SP1503	Partial Crosstalk Cancellation in a Multi-User xDSL Environment Paschalis Tsiaflakis, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Jan Vangorp, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Marc Moonen, Alcatel Bell, Belgium Jan Verlinden, Alcatel Bell, Belgium Geert Ysebaert, Alcatel Bell, Belgium
SP1504	Low-Complexity Distributed Algorithms for Spectrum Balancing in Multi-User DSL Networks John Papandriopoulos, University of Melbourne, Australia Jamie S. Evans, University of Melbourne, Australia
SP1505	Minimum Error Rate Linear Dispersion Codes for Cooperative Relays Kuo-ching Liang, Columbia University, USA Inaki Berenguer University of Cambridge, UK; Columbia University, USA Xiaodong Wang, Columbia University, USA

Session SP-16(P)—Topics in Signal Processing for Communications-I
Chair: Umit Uyar, City University of New York, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer, Ground Floor

SP1601	Performance Bounds for Combined Channel Coding and Space-Time Block Coding with Receive Antenna Selection Xiang Nian Zeng, Concordia University, Canada Ali Ghrayeb, Concordia University, Canada
SP1602	Robust Precoder Design for Mimo Packet Retransmissions over Imperfectly Known Flat-Fading Channels Haitong Sun, University of California, Davis, USA Zhi Ding, University of California, Davis, USA
SP1603	Cyclic Delay Diversity for Single Carrier Cyclic Prefix Transmissions with Block-Iterative GDFE (BI-GDFE) Receiver Wing Seng Leon, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Ying-Chang Liang, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Yonghong Zeng, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Changlong Xu, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
SP1604	Wireless Image Transmission Using Rate-Compatible LDPC Codes Xiang Pan, Carleton University, Canada Amir H. Banihashemi, Carleton University, Canada Aysegul Cuhadar, Carleton University, Canada
SP1605	Time-varying Signature Vectors Estimation for Multicarrier CDMA Systems Yiwen Zhang, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Qinye Yin, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Le Ding, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

Session SP-17(P)—Topics in Signal Processing for Communications-II
Chair: Umit Uyar, City University of New York, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer, Ground Floor

SP1701	Blind Equalization Bounds for Tomlinson-Harashima Precoded Systems Rubyet Adnan, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Lee M. Garth, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
SP1702	Differential Spatial Multiplexing for Two and Three Transmit Antennas Young-Ho Jung, Samsung Electronics Seung Hoon Nam, Samsung Electronics Yungsoo Kim, Samsung Electronics Jaehak Chung, Inha University, Korea Vahid Tarokh, Harvard University, USA
SP1703	Recursive Maximum SINR Blind Beamforming Algorithm for CDMA Systems H. Zamiri-Jafarian, Ferdowsi University, Iran; University of Toronto, Canada H. Rastgoo, Ferdowsi University, Iran
SP1704	Efficient Modified Fano Detection with Reduced Branches for DSTTD System Jongsub Cha, Information and Communications University, Korea Sooyoung Hur, Information and Communications University, Korea Changkee Min, Information and Communications University, Korea Hyuckjae Lee, Information and Communications University, Korea Joonhyuk Kang, Information and Communications University, Korea

Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Symposium

Co-chairs: Mohsen Guizani, Western Michigan University, USA; Khaled B. Letaief, HKUST, China; Hamid Aghvami, Kings College, UK; Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun-Yat Sen University, Taiwan
Sponsors: Personal Communications; Radio Communications

Session WA-01—Wireless Sensor Networks-I
Chair: Soung Liew, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan A

WA0101	Analysis of Different Sleep and Wakeup Strategies in Solar Powered Wireless Sensor Networks Dusit Niyato, University of Manitoba, Canada Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada Afshin Fallahi, University of Manitoba, Canada
WA0102	Data-Collection Capacity of IEEE 802.11-like Sensor Networks Chi Pan Chan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Soung Chang Liew, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
WA0103	An RF ToF based Ranging Implementation for Sensor Networks Tufan C. Karalar, University of California, Berkeley, USA Jan Rabaey, University of California, Berkeley, USA
WA0104	A Randomly Delayed Clustering Method for Wireless Sensor Networks Xiaobo Chen, Tsinghua University, China Zhisheng Niu, Tsinghua University, China
WA0105	TTS: A Two-Tiered Scheduling Algorithm for Effective Energy Conservation in Wireless Sensor Networks Nurcan Tezcan, North Carolina State University, USA Wenye Wang, North Carolina State University, USA

Session WA-02—Wireless Sensor Networks-II
Chair: Rahul Khanna, DEG Architecture & Planning, Intel, USA
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan A

WA0201	Micro-Frame Preamble MAC for Multihop Wireless Sensor Networks Abdelmalik Bachir, France Telecom, France Dominique Barthel, France Telecom, France Martin Heusse, LSR-IMAG, France Andrzej Duda, LSR-IMAG, France
WA0202	Online Information Compression in Sensor Networks Song Lin, University of California, Riverside, USA Vana Kalogeraki, University of California, Riverside, USA Dimitrios Gunopulos, University of California, Riverside, USA Stefano Lonardi, University of California, Riverside, USA
WA0203	Self-Organization of Sensor Networks Using Genetic Algorithms Rahul Khanna, Intel Corporation, USA Huaping Liu, Oregon State University, USA Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
WA0204	On the Intruder Detection for Sinkhole Attack in Wireless Sensor Networks Edith C. H. Ngai, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Jiangchuan Liu, Simon Fraser University, Canada Michael R. Lyu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
WA0205	Design and Application of Enhanced Communication Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks Operating in Environmental Monitoring Francesco Chiti, Universitá degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Michele Ciabatti, Universitá degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Giovanni Collodi, Universitá degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Davide Di Palma, Universitá degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Romano Fantacci, Universitá degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Antonio Manes, Universitá degli Studi di Firenze, Italy

Session WA-03—Wireless Sensor Networks-III
Chair: Li-Chun Wang, National Chao-Tung University, Taiwan
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan A

WA0301	An Intelligent Safety-Aware Gateway Relocation Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks Waleed Youssef University of Maryland, USA Mohamed Younis University of Maryland, USA Kemal Akkaya Southern Illinois University, USA
WA0302	Distributed Decision Making Algorithm for Self-Healing Sensor Networks Xiaojiang Du, North Dakota State University, USA Ming Zhang, North Dakota State University, USA Kendall Nygard, North Dakota State University, USA Mohsen Guizani, Western Michigan University, USA Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
WA0303	On the Parameter Estimation over Fading Channels with TBMA Wireless Sensor Networks Ping Gao, Arizona State University, USA Cihan Tepedelenlioğlu, Arizona State University, USA
WA0304	SAS: A Simple Anonymity Scheme for Clustered Wireless Sensor Networks Satyajayant Misra, Arizona State University, USA Guoliang Xue, Arizona State University, USA
WA0305	Local Information Exchange based Coverage-Preserving Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa, Canada Xin Fei, University of Ottawa, Canada Regina B. Araujo, Sao Carlos Federal University, Brazil Prakash Patnaik, National Research Council Canada, Canada

Session WA-04—Wireless Sensor Networks-IV
Chair: Brahim Bensaou, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan A

WA0401	Coalition-aided Data Transmissions in Wireless Sensor Networks Qinghai Gao, Arizona State University, USA Junshan Zhang, Arizona State University, USA Bryan Larish, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, USA Sherman Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada
WA0402	A Performance Study of Splittable and Unsplittable Traffic Allocation in Wireless Sensor Networks Sylvia Tai, Queen’s University, Canada Robert Benkoczi, Queen’s University, Canada Hossam Hassanein, Queen’s University, Canada Selim Akl, Queen’s University, Canada
WA0403	Energy-Aware Fair Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks with Maximum Data Collection Ka-Lok Hung, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Brahim Bensaou, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Junhua Zhu, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Farid Naït-Abdesselam, Universite of Lille 1, France
WA0404	Bounding the Lifetime of Target Tracking Sensor Networks Peng Zeng, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Chuanzhi Zang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Haibin Yu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
WA0405	SHORT: Shortest Hop Routing Tree for Wireless Sensor Networks Yang Yang, University College London, UK Hui-Hai Wu, Brunel University, UK Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan

Session WA-05—Wireless Sensor Networks-V
Chair: Sinem Coleri Ergen, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan A

WA0501	On the Reliability of Wireless Sensor Networks Hosam M. F. AboElFotoh, Kuwait University, Kuwait Ehab S. ElMallah, University of Alberta, Canada Hossam S. Hassanein, Queen’s University, Canada
WA0502	Relay Deployment and Power Control for Lifetime Elongation in Sensor Networks Yufeng Xin, University of Maryland, College Park, USA Tuna Güven, University of Maryland, College Park, USA Mark Shayman, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
WA0503	Joint Routing and Medium Access Control for Lifetime Maximization of Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks Seung-Jun Kim, NEC Laboratories America, USA Xiaodong Wang, Columbia University, USA Mohammad Madihian, NEC Laboratories America, USA
WA0504	Optimal Placement of Relay Nodes for Energy Efficiency in Sensor Networks Sinem Coleri Ergen, University of California, Berkeley, USA Pravin Varaiya, University of California, Berkeley, USA
WA0505	Grid Scan: A Simple and Effective Approach for Coverage Issue in Wireless Sensor Networks Xingfa Shen, Zhejiang University, China Jiming Chen, Zhejiang University, China Youxian Sun, Zhejiang University, China

Session WA-06—Wireless Sensor Networks-VI
Chair: Cedric Westphal, Nokia Research Center, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan A

WA0601	A Probabilistic Approach to Location Verification in Wireless Sensor Networks Eylem Ekici, Ohio State University, USA Janise McNair, University of Florida, USA Dawood Al-Abri, University of Florida, USA
WA0602	MAC Aware Energy-Efficient Data-Centric Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks Frank Yeong-Sung Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Hong-Hsu Yen, Shih Hsin University, Taiwan Shu-Ping Lin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Yean-Fu Wen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
WA0603	Implementation and Performance Evaluation of nanoMAC: A Low-Power MAC Solution for High Density Wireless Sensor Networks Junaid Ansari, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Janne Riihijärvi, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Petri Mähönen, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Jussi Haapola, University of Oulu, Finland
WA0604	Energy and Delivery Capacity of Wireless Sensor Networks with Random Duty-Cycles Lillian L. Dai, BBN Technologies, USA Prithwish Basu, BBN Technologies, USA
WA0605	Utility-Lifetime Trade-off in Self-Regulating Wireless Sensor Networks: A Cross-Layer Design Approach Hithesh Nama, Rutgers University, USA Mung Chiang, Princeton University, USA Narayan Mandayam, Rutgers University, USA

Session WA-07—Wireless Sensor Networks-VII
Chair: Hasan Cam, Arizona State University, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan A

WA0701	A New MILP Formulation and Distributed Protocols for Wireless Sensor Networks Lifetime Maximization Stefano Basagni, Northeastern University, USA Alessio Carosi, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy Emanuel Melachrinoudis, Northeastern University, USA Chiara Petrioli, Università di Roma “La Sapienza”, Italy Z. Maria Wang, Northeastern University, USA
WA0702	Energy Map: Mining Wireless Sensor Network Data Song Ci, University of Massachusetts Boston, USA Mohsen Guizani, Western Michigan University, USA
WA0703	Multiple-Input Turbo Code for Joint Data Aggregation, Source and Channel Coding in Wireless Sensor Networks Hasan Çam, Arizona State University, USA
WA0704	Distributed Minimum Energy Data Gathering and Aggregation in Sensor Networks Kevin Yuen, University of Toronto, Canada Baochun Li, University of Toronto, Canada Ben Liang, University of Toronto, Canada
WA0705	Layered IP Header Compression for IP-Enabled Sensor Networks Cédric Westphal, Nokia Research Center, USA

Session WA-08—Routing for MANETs-I
Chair: Guojun Wang, The Central South University, China
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan A

WA0801	OLEAR: Optimal Localized Energy Aware Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Israat Tanzeena Haque, University of Alberta, Canada Chadi Assi, Concordia University, Canada
WA0802	Hybrid Cluster Routing: An Efficient Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Xiaoguang Niu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Nankai University, China, Zhihua Tao, Nankai University, China Gongyi Wu, Nankai University, China Changcheng Huang, Carleton University, Canada Li Cui, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
WA0803	Logical Location-based Routing with Hole-Shadowing in Large-Scale MANETs Guojun Wang, Central South University, China; Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China Lifan Zhang, Central South University, China; Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China Jiannong Cao, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
WA0804	Multipath Doppler Routing with QoS Support in Pseudo-Linear Highly Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Ehssan Sakhaee, University of Sydney, Australia Abbas Jamalipour, University of Sydney, Australia Nei Kato, Tohoku University, Japan
WA0805	An Optimized Polymorphic Hybrid Multicast Routing Protocol (OPHMR) for Ad Hoc Networks Lei Chen, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Adel Ben Mnaouer, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Chuan Heng Foh, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Session WA-09—Routing for MANETs-II
Chair: Atef Abdrabou, University of Waterloo, Canada
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan A

WA0901	A Position-based QoS Routing Scheme for UWB Ad Hoc Networks Atef Abdrabou, University of Waterloo, Canada Weihua Zhuang, University of Waterloo, Canada
WA0902	A Fuzzy-based Hierarchical Energy Efficient Routing Protocol for Large Scale Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (FEER) Wasim El-Hajj, Western Michigan University, USA Dionysios Kountanis, Western Michigan University, USA Ala Al-Fuqaha, Western Michigan University, USA Mohsen Guizani, Western Michigan University, USA
WA0903	Bit-Error-Rate Performance Improvement in Wireless Multi-Hop Ad Hoc Networks using Route Diversity Considerations Tadahiro Wada, Shizuoka University, Japan Hiraku Okada, Nagoya University, Japan Abbas Jamalipour, The University of Sydney, Australia Kouji Ohuchi, Shizuoka University, Japan Masato Saito, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
WA0904	Joint Routing and Channel Assignment in Multi-Radio Wireless Mesh Networks Xiangrui Meng, Peking University, China Kun Tan, Microsoft Research, Asia, China Qian Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
WA0905	Roadside-Aided Routing (RAR) in Vehicular Networks Yanlin Peng, Iowa State University, USA Zakhia Abichar, Iowa State University, USA J. Morris Chang, Iowa State University, USA

Session WA-10—Protocols for MANETs-I
Chair: Qiuyan Jennie, XIA, Hong Kong Univesity of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan A

WA1001	Cooperative ARQ in Wireless Networks: Protocols Description and Performance Analysis Guanding Yu, Zhejiang University, China Zhaoyang Zhang, Zhejiang University, China Peiliang Qiu, Zhejiang University, China
WA1002	An Optimistic Power Control MAC Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Hairong Yan, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Jie Li, University of Tsukuba, Japan Guoji Sun, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
WA1003	A Protocol for Interactive Streaming of Image-based Scenes over Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Azzedine Boukerche, University of Ottawa, Canada Tingxue Huang, University of Ottawa, Canada Richard Werner, University of Ottawa, Canada
WA1004	A LCG-based Secure Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks Bo Sun, Lamar University, USA Chung-Chih Li, Lamar University, USA Kui Wu, University of Victoria, Canada Yang Xiao, The University of Memphis, USA
WA1005	A Fair Multiuser Cooperation Protocol for Increasing the Throughput in Energy-Constrained Ad Hoc Networks Lin Dai, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Wei Chen, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China; Tsinghua University, China Khaled B. Letaief, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Zhigang Cao, Tsinghua University, China

Session WA-11—Protocols for MANETs-II
Chair: Chin-Tser Huang, University of South Carolina, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan A

WA1101	A Novel Adaptive P-Persistent MAC Scheme for WLAN Providing Low Delay Variance Chung-Ju Chang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Frank C. M. Yen, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Yih-Shen Chen, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan ChingYao Huang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
WA1102	Performance Analysis of a Retransmission Scheme for High-Data-Rate MAC Protocol in Wireless LANs Kejie Lu University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Yi Qian University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
WA1103	An Adaptive Multi-Channel MAC Protocol for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Wen-Tsuen Chen, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Ting-Kai Huang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Yu-Chu Chang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Jen-Chu Liu, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
WA1104	Performance Analysis of Directional CSMA/CA MAC Protocol in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Ju-Lan Hsu, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Izhak Rubin, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
WA1105	SUMP: A Secure Unicast Messaging Protocol for Wireless Ad Hoc Sensor Networks Jeff Janies, University of South Carolina, USA Chin-Tser Huang, University of South Carolina, USA Nathan L. Johnson, University of South Carolina, USA

Session WA-12—Coding and Detection in MANETs-I
Chair: Angela Yingjun Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan B

WA1201	Multipacket Reception in Wireless Local Area Networks Peng Xuan Zheng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Ying Jun Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Soung Chang Liew, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
WA1202	Minimum Cost Multicast Trees in Ad Hoc Networks Aleksi Penttinen, Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
WA1203	A Self-Adaptive Detection System for MAC Misbehavior in Ad Hoc Networks Lei Guang, Concordia University, Canada Chadi Assi, Concordia University, Canada
WA1204	Performance of Channel Information Estimation Method Utilizing Parity Check Bits for Turbo Coded Multi-Route Multi-Hop Networks Tadahiro Wada, Shizuoka University, Japan Abbas Jamalipour, The University of Sydney, Australia Hiraku Okada, Nagoya University, Japan Kouji Ohuchi Shizuoka University, Japan Masato Saito Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
WA1205	A Cross Layer Method for Interference Cancellation and Network Coding in Wireless Networks Wei Chen, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China; Tsinghua University, China Khaled B. Letaief, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Zhigang Cao, Tsinghua University, China

Session WA-13—Coding and Detection in MANETs-II
Chair: Davide Dardari, University of Bologna, Italy
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan B

WA1301	Network Coding with Low Complexity in Wireless Ad Hoc Multicast Networks Jingyao Zhang Tsinghua University, China Pingyi Fan Tsinghua University, China K. B. Letaief, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
WA1302	Position Error Bound for UWB Localization in Dense Cluttered Environments Damien B. Jourdan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Davide Dardari, University of Bologna at Cesena, Italy Moe Z. Win, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
WA1303	An Approximate Approach for Layered Space-Time Multiuser Detection Performance and Its Application to MIMO Ad Hoc Networks Marco Levorato, University of Padova, Italy Stefano Tomasin, University of Padova, Italy Paolo Casari, University of Padova, Italy Michele Zorzi, University of Padova, Italy; University of California, San Diego, USA
WA1304	Using Energy-Efficient Overlays to Reduce Packet Error Rates in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks G. Ben Brahim, Western Michigan University, USA B. Khan, City University of New York, USA A. Al-Fuqaha, Western Michigan University, USA M. Guizani, Western Michigan University, USA A. Rayes, City University of New York, USA
WA1305	Connection Data Rate Optimization of IEEE 802.15.3 Scatternets with Multi-Rate Carriers Zhanping Yin, The University of British Columbia, Canada Victor C. M. Leung, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Session WA-14—Cooperative Networking
Chair: Ravi Adve, University of Toronto, Canada
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan B

WA1401	Proactive Cooperation Mechanism Based on Cooperation Records for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Toshihiro Suzuki, NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Japan Motonari Kobayashi, NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Japan Ashiq Khan, NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Japan Masanori Morita, NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Japan
WA1402	Multiple-Source Multiple-Relay Cooperation System Jun Zhang, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Tat M. Lok, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
WA1403	Capacity and Power Allocation for Transmitter and Receiver Cooperation in Fading Channels Chris T. K. Ng, Stanford University, USA Andrea J. Goldsmith, Stanford University, USA
WA1404	Stimulating Cooperative Diversity in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks through Pricing Naveen Shastry, University of Toronto, Canada Raviraj S. Adve, University of Toronto, Canada
WA1405	Adaptive Channel Selection through Collaborative Sensing Guang-Hua Yang, University of Hong Kong, China Haitao Zheng, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA Jun Zhao, Microsoft Research Asia, China Victor O. K. Li, University of Hong Kong, China

Session WA-15—Performance Analysis of MANETs-I
Chair: Dilip Sarkar, University of Miami, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan B

WA1501	On Constructing Low Interference Topology in Multihop Wireless Networks Kun-Da Wu, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Wanjiun Liao, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
WA1502	A New Approach for Traffic Engineering in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks M. Brahma, University of Haute Alsace, France K. W. Kim, University of Haute Alsace, France A. Abouaissa, University of Haute Alsace, France P. Lorenz, University of Haute Alsace, France
WA1503	A Novel Backoff-State Assignment Algorithm for Wireless Networks to Improve Channel Utilization Dilip Sarkar, University of Miami, USA
WA1504	Partition-Aware TCP for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Qianwen Lin, National University of Singapore, Singapore; Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Kwang-Mien Chan, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Kean-Soon Tan, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Boon-Sain Yeo, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
WA1505	On the Energy Efficiency of Wireless Transceivers Andrew Y. Wang, Analog Devices, USA Charles G. Sodini, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Session WA-16—Performance Analysis of MANETs-II
Chair: Humphrey Rutagemwa, University of Waterloo, Canada
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan B

WA1601	Active-Time based Bandwidth Allocation for Multi-Hop Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Xiaomei Zhang, Central China Normal University, China Liansheng Tan, Central China Normal University, China Jie Li, University of Tsukuba, Japan Sufen Zhao, Central China Normal University, China Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
WA1602	Bit-per-Joule Performance of Power Saving Ad Hoc Networks under Mobile Backbone Coverage Xiaolong Huang, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Izhak Rubin, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
WA1603	An Improved Busy-Tone Solution for Collision Avoidance in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Ping Wang, University of Waterloo, Canada Weihua Zhuang, University of Waterloo, Canada
WA1604	Performance Enhancement for WLAN Supporting Integrated Voice/Data Traffic Ping Wang, University of Waterloo, Canada Hai Jiang, University of Waterloo, Canada Weihua Zhuang, University of Waterloo, Canada
WA1605	Enhancing MAC Coordination to Boost Spatial Reuse in IEEE 802.11 Ad Hoc Networks Fengji Ye, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Hua Yang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA Biplab Sikdar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Session WA-17—Performance Analysis of MANETs-III
Chair: Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan B

WA1701	Contention-based Prioritized Opportunistic Medium Access Control in Wireless LANs Miao Zhao, Stony Brook University, USA Huiling Zhu, The University of Hong Kong, China Wenjian Shao, The University of Hong Kong, China Victor O. K. Li, The University of Hong Kong, China Yuanyuan Yang, Stony Brook University, USA
WA1702	QoS Conflict Resolution in Ad Hoc Networks Ronan de Renesse, King’s College London, UK Piyush Khengar, King’s College London, UK Vasilis Friderikos, King’s College London, UK Hamid Aghvami, King’s College London, UK
WA1703	Queueing Analysis of Distributed MAC in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks with Differentiated Services Afshin Fallahi, University of Manitoba, Canada Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada
WA1704	A New Approach to Service Discovery in Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Yu Yang, Queen’s University, Canada Hossam Hassanein, Queen’s University, Canada Afzal Mawji, Queen’s University, Canada
WA1705	Performance Evaluation of Time-based and Hop-based TTL Schemes in Partially Connected Ad Hoc Networks Wing Ho Yuen, Columbia University, USA Henning Schulzrinne, Columbia University, USA

Session WA-18—Performance Analysis of MANETs-IV
Chair: Kamil Sarac, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan B

WA1801	Equilibria for Node Participation in Ad Hoc Networks—An Imperfect Monitoring Approach Vivek Srivastava, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA Luiz A. DaSilva, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
WA1802	Variable Power Broadcasting in Ad Hoc Networks Avinash Chiganmi, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Kamil Sarac, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Ravi Prakash, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
WA1803	On Gain Asymmetry and Broadcast Efficiency in MIMO Ad Hoc Networks Francesco Rossetto, University of Padova, Italy Michele Zorzi, University of Padova, Italy; University of California, San Diego, USA
WA1804	On the Connectivity and Average Delay of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Golnaz Farhadi, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
WA1805	A Power Efficient QoS Provisioning Architecture for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Didem Gozupek, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA Symeon Papavassiliou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA Jie Yang, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA

Session WA-19—Performance Analysis of MANETs-V
Chair: Sudhir Srinivasa, University of California, Irvine, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan B

WA1901	Distributed Cross-Layer Optimization of MANETs in Composite Fading John Papandriopoulos, University of Melbourne, Australia Subhrakanti Dey, University of Melbourne, Australia Jamie S. Evans, University of Melbourne, Australia
WA1902	The Anti-Packets Can Increase the Achievable Throughput of a Wireless Multi-Hop Network Petar Popovski, Aalborg University, Denmark Hiroyuki Yomo, Aalborg University, Denmark
WA1903	Spreading-Hopping Tradeoff in Wideband Ad Hoc Communications Sudhir Srinivasa, University of California, Irvine, USA Syed Ali Jafar, University of California, Irvine, USA
WA1904	Impact of Power and Rate Selection on the Throughput of Ad Hoc Networks Cong Peng, Tsinghua University, China Fan Yang, Microsoft Research Asia, China Qian Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Dapeng Wu, University of Florida, USA Ming Zhao, Tsinghua University, China Yan Yao, Tsinghua University, China
WA1905	Coverage Enhancement for a Multi-Channel Ring-based Wireless Mesh Network with Guaranteed Throughput and Delay Jane-Hwa Huang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Li-Chun Wang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Chung-Ju Chang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan

Session WA-20—IEEE 802 Based MANETs
Chair: Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan B

WA2001	A Radio Resource Management Framework for IEEE 802.16-based OFDM/TDD Wireless Mesh Networks Dusit Niyato, University of Manitoba, Canada Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada
WA2002	Secure, Fast Handoff Techniques for 802.1X based Wireless Network Leonardo Maccari, University of Florence, Italy Romano Fantacci, University of Florence, Italy Tommaso Pecorella, University of Florence, Italy Federico Frosali, Telecom Italia Lab, Italy
WA2003	Contention Window Adjustment for IEEE 802.11 WLANs: A Control-Theoretic Approach Qiuyan Xia, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Mounir Hamdi, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
WA2004	AGA: Adaptive GTS Allocation with Low Latency and Fairness Considerations for IEEE 802.15.4 Yu-Kai Huang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Ai-Chun Pang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Tei-Wei Kuo, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
WA2005	An Enhanced IEEE 802.11 MAC Algorithm for Tradeoff between Delay and Energy-Consumption Hang Su, Texas A&M University, USA Xi Zhang, Texas A&M University, USA Peiliang Qiu, Zhejiang University, China Mohsen Guizani, Western Michigan University, USA

Session WA-21—Topics in MANETs
Chair: Daniele Tarchi, University of Florence, Italy
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: Hilton – Sadirvan B

WA2101	Multimedia Traffic Management in IEEE 802.15.3a Wireless Personal Area Networks Daniele Tarchi, University of Florence, Italy Romano Fantacci, University of Florence, Italy Gregorio Izzo, University of Florence, Italy
WA2102	Interaction between Hidden Node Collisions and Congestions in Multihop Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Hicham Khalife, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France Naceur Malouch, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France
WA2103	Power Control in UWB Position-Location Networks Swaroop Venkatesh, Virginia Tech, USA R. Michael Buehrer, Virginia Tech, USA
WA2104	An Effective Broadcast Scheme for Alert Message Propagation in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks Elena Fasolo, University of Padova, Italy Andrea Zanella, University of Padova, Italy Michele Zorzi, University of Padova, Italy
WA2105	Effect of Chromatic Dispersion on Fiber over Wireless Systems S. Guizani, University of Quebec, Canada M. Razzak, University of Moncton, Canada H. Hamam, University of Moncton, Canada Y. Bouslimani, University of Moncton, Canada A. Cheriti, University of Quebec, Canada

Session WA-22(P)—Topics in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks-I
Chair: Umit Uyar, City University of New York, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer, Ground Floor

WA2201	WA2201 Concentric Anchor-Beacons (CAB) Localization for Wireless Sensor Networks Vijayanth Vivekanandan, The University of British Columbia, Canada Vincent W. S. Wong, The University of British Columbia, Canada
WA2202	WA2202 Increasing Network Lifetime of an IEEE 802.15.4 Wireless Sensor Network by Energy Efficient Routing Muhammad U. Ilyas, Michigan State University, USA Hayder Radha, Michigan State University, USA
WA2203	WA2203 Challenges and Futuristic Perspective of CDMA Technologies: OCC-CDMA/OS for 4G Wireless Networks Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan Jie Li, University of Tsukuba, Japan Yang Yang, University College London, UK Xiaojiang Du, North Dakota State University, USA Huaping Liu, Oregon State University, USA
WA2204	WA2204 Path Aggregation for Voice over IP in Multihop Wireless Mesh Networks Junxiu Lu, Tsinghua University, China Kun Tan, Microsoft Research Asia, China Qian Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
WA2205	WA2205 A Physical Layer Aspect of Network Coding with Statistically Independent Noisy Channels Ming Xiao, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Tor M. Aulin, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
WA2206	WA2206 Scheduling Using Near-Optimal Guard Zones for CDMA Ad Hoc Networks Aamir Hasan, The University of Texas at Austin, USA Jeffrey G. Andrews, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
WA2207	WA2207 Connected Dominating Set based Hybrid Routing Algorithm in Ad Hoc Networks with Obstacles Wu Di, Dalian University of Technology, China Qu Yan, Dalian University of Technology, China Tong Ning, Dalian University of Technology, China
WA2208	WA2208 Effective Coverage in Sensor Networks: Binary Integer Programming Formulations and Heuristics I. Kuban Altınel, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Necati Aras, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Evren Güney, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Cem Ersoy, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
WA2209	WA2209 Distributed Sensor Location through Linear Programming with Triangle Inequality Constraints Camillo Gentile, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
WA2210	WA2210 ASAP: A MAC Protocol for Dense and Time Constrained RFID Systems Girish Khandelwal, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Aylin Yener, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Kyounghwan Lee, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Semih Serbetli, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Session WA-23(P)—Topics in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks-II
Chair: Umit Uyar, City University of New York, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer, Ground Floor

WA2301	Clustering of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks: An Adaptive Broadcast Period Approach Damianos Gavalas, University of the Aegean, Greece Grammati Pantziou, Technological Education Institute of Athens, Greece Charalampos Konstantopoulos, Computer Technology Institute, Greece Basilis Mamalis, Technological Education Institute of Athens, Greece
WA2302	Adaptive MAC Protocol for QoS Support in UWB-based Wireless Networks Yuechun Chu, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA Aura Ganz, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
WA2303	Adaptive Position Update in Geographic Routing Quan Jun Chen, The University of New South Wales, Australia Salil S. Kanhere, The University of New South Wales, Australia Mahbub Hassan, The University of New South Wales, Australia; National ICT Australia, Australia Kun-Chan Lan, National ICT Australia, Australia
WA2304	Achievable Communication Rates in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks Using Local Node Cooperation Sumeeth Nagaraj, University of Alberta, Canada Dmitri Truhachev, University of Alberta, Canada Christian Schlegel, University of Alberta, Canada
WA2305	A Forecasting-based Monitoring and Tomography Framework for Wireless Sensor Networks Vehbi Cagri Gungor, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
WA2306	FIR Linear Relay Network with Frequency Selective Channels Tobias J. Oechtering, Technical University of Berlin, Germany Benjamin Schubert, Technical University of Berlin, Germany Holger Boche, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
WA2307	Distributed Active Hierarchy Maintenance in MANETs Kyriakos Manousakis, Telcordia Technologies, USA Anthony J. McAuley, Telcordia Technologies, USA
WA2308	Coverage in Sensor Networks When Obstacles Are Present Ertan Onur, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Cem Ersoy, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Hakan Deliç, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Lale Akarun, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
WA2309	A Topology Control Approach to Using Directional Antennas in Wireless Mesh Networks Umesh Kumar, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA Himanshu Gupta, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA Samir R. Das, State University of New York at Stony Brook, USA
WA2310	A Receiver-Initiated Directional MAC Protocol for Handling Deafness in Ad Hoc Networks Masanori Takata, Shizuoka University, Japan Masaki Bandai, Shizuoka University, Japan Takashi Watanabe, Shizuoka University, Japan

Wireless Communications Symposium

Co-chairs: Sonia Aissa, Universite du Quebec, Canada; M. Oguz Sunay, Koç University, Turkey; Velio Tralli, Universita di Ferrara, Italy
Sponsors: Personal Communications; Radio Communications

Session WC-01—MIMO-I
Chair: Raviraj Adve, University of Toronto, Canada
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Halic

WC0101	A Hybrid Time-Frequency Domain Equalizer for Single Carrier Broadband MIMO Systems Yu Zhu, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Khaled Ben Letaief, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
WC0102	MIMO Systems in the Presence of Feedback Delay Kenichi Kobayashi, Tokyo University of Science, Japan Tomoaki Ohtsuki, Tokyo University of Science, Japan Toshinobu Kaneko, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
WC0103	A BICM Scheme with Iterative Demapping and Decoding for Non-Coherent MIMO Communication Mohamed A. El-Azizy, McMaster University, Canada Ramy H. Gohary, McMaster University, Canada Timothy N. Davidson, McMaster University, Canada
WC0104	Linear Processing for the Downlink in Multiuser MIMO Systems with Multiple Data Streams Ali M. Khachan, University of Toronto, Canada Adam J. Tenenbaum, University of Toronto, Canada Raviraj S. Adve, University of Toronto, Canada
WC0105	A Low Complexity Turbo MMSE Receiver for W-LAN MIMO Systems Alessandro Tomasoni, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; STMicroelectronics, Italy Marco Ferrari, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Devis Gatti, STMicroelectronics, Italy Fabio Osnato, STMicroelectronics, Italy Sandro Bellini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Session WC-02—MIMO-II
Chair: Chengshan Xiao, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Halic

WC0201	Eigenvalue Statistics of Finite-Dimensional Random Matrices for MIMO Wireless Communications Giuseppa Alfano, Universitá del Sannio, Italy Antonia M. Tulino, Universitá “Federico II”, Italy Angel Lozano, Bell Laboratories–Lucent Technologies, USA Sergio Verdú, Princeton University, USA
WC0202	Eigenvalue Distributions of Wishart-type Random Matrices and Error Probability Analysis of Dual Maximum-Ratio Transmission in Semicorrelated Rayleigh Fading Amine Maaref, University of Quebec, Canada Sonia Aïssa, University of Quebec, Canada
WC0203	Performance Analysis Framework of ML MIMO Receivers in Correlated Rayleigh Fading Channel Haitao Liu, Civil Aviation University of China, China; Beijing University of Post & Telecommunications, China Gang Li, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, China; Beijing University of Post & Telecommunications, China Xingqing Cheng, Beijing University of Post & Telecommunications, China Daoben Li, Beijing University of Post & Telecommunications, China
WC0204	Instantaneous Signal and Self-Interference Power of MIMO Eigenmode Transmission with Feedback Time Delay Ping-Heng Kuo, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Peter J. Smith, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Lee M. Garth, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Mansoor Shafi, Telecom New Zealand Limited, New Zealand
WC0205	Quantized Principal Component Selection Precoding for Limited Feedback Spatial Multiplexing Cheol Mun, Chungju National University, Korea Jin-Kyu Han, Samsung Electronics, Korea Dong-Hee Kim, Samsung Electronics, Korea

Session WC-03—MIMO-III
Chair: Angel Lozano, Lucent Technologies, USA
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Halic

WC0301	The Impact of Elevation Angle on MIMO Capacity Mansoor Shafi, Telecom New Zealand Ltd., New Zealand Min Zhang, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Peter J. Smith, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Aris L. Moustakas, University of Athens, Greece Andreas F. Molisch, Lund University, Sweden
WC0302	Beam Pointing Error of Wideband Planar Phased Array Antennas with Reduced True-Time-Delay Devices Masanobu Yajima, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan Takumi Hasegawa, Space Engineering Development Co., Ltd., Japan
WC0303	On the Capacity Statistics of MIMO Ricean and Rayleigh Fading Channels Amine Maaref, University of Quebec, Canada Sonia Aïssa, University of Quebec, Canada
WC0304	Capacity Analysis of Correlated Multiple Antenna Systems with Finite Rate Feedback Jun Zheng, University of California, San Diego, USA Bhaskar D. Rao, University of California, San Diego, USA
WC0305	Non-Coherent Rayleigh Fading MIMO Channels: Capacity and Optimal Input Rasika R. Perera, The Australian National University, Australia Tony S. Pollock, The Australian National University, Australia Thushara D. Abhayapala, The Australian National University, Australia

Session WC-04—MIMO-IV
Chair: Sherman Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: ICEC – Halic

WC0401	On the Fundamental Tradeoff of Spatial Diversity and Spatial Multiplexing of MISO/SIMO Links with Imperfect CSIT Albert W. C. Lim, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Vincent K. N. Lau, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
WC0402	Random Beamforming with Multi-Beam Selection for MIMO Broadcast Channels Kai Zhang, Tsinghua University, China Zhisheng Niu, Tsinghua University, China
WC0403	Multi-User Capacity Maximization for MIMO Gaussian Broadcast Channels Ghassane Aniba, University of Quebec, Canada Sonia Aïssa, University of Quebec, Canada
WC0404	Quantized-Feedback Optimal Adaptive Beamforming for FDD Systems Hoang Nguyen, Nokia Research Center, USA Balaji Raghothaman, Nokia Research Center, USA
WC0405	Coherent Opportunistic Beamforming in Multi-User Wireless Systems Jae-Yun Ko, Seoul National University, Korea Yong-Hwan Lee, Seoul National University, Korea

Session WC-05—MIMO-V
Chair: Jiangzou Wang, University of Kent, UK
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Halic

WC0501	Greville-to-Inverse-Greville Algorithm for V-BLAST Systems Zhendong Luo, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Ming Zhao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Siyang Liu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Yuanan Liu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
WC0502	V-BLAST Architecture Employing Joint Iterative GPDA Detection and Decoding Siyang Liu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Ming Zhao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Zhendong Luo, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Yuanan Liu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
WC0503	Receive Antenna Selection for MIMO Systems in the Presence of Unknown Interference Zhiwei Lin, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore; Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore A. B. Premkumar, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore A. S. Madhukumar, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
WC0504	A Study of Generalized Receiver Selection Combining Schemes for Alamouti MIMO Systems with MPSK Wenyu Li, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
WC0505	Effect of Feedback Errors on Quantized Equal Gain Transmission Chandra R. Murthy, University of California, San Diego, USA Bhaskar D. Rao, University of California, San Diego, USA

Session WC-06—MIMO-VI
Chair: Walaa Hamouda, Concordia University, Canada
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Halic

WC0601	Optimum Vector Perturbation Minimizing Total MSE in Multiuser MIMO Downlink Eun Yong Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Joohwan Chun, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
WC0602	Random Coding Union Bounds and Error Exponents for Concatenated MIMO Systems Jingqiao Zhang, University of Pittsburgh, USA Heung-No Lee, University of Pittsburgh, USA
WC0603	Explicit Bounds for the Outage Probability for Multiple Antenna Systems in the Presence of Spatial Correlation Hao Shen, Concordia University, Canada Ali Ghrayeb, Concordia University, Canada
WC0604	Equilibrium Efficiency Improvement in MIMO Interference Systems: A Decentralized Stream Control Approach Gürdal Arslan, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA M. Fatih Demirkol, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA Yang Song, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
WC0605	A Low-Complexity Generalized Sphere Decoding Approach for Underdetermined MIMO Systems Ping Wang, McGill University, Canada Tho Le-Ngoc, McGill University, Canada

Session WC-07—MIMO-VII
Chair: Angela Doufexi, University of Bristol, UK
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Halic

WC0701	On the Optimal Phase Control in MIMO Systems with Phase Quantization Majid Khabbazian, The University of British Columbia, Canada Kin-Kwong Leung, The University of British Columbia, Canada Mohammad A. Safari, The University of British Columbia, Canada
WC0702	Soft-Output Trellis/Tree Iterative Decoder for High-Order BICM on MIMO Frequency Selective Rayleigh Fading Channels Kitty K. Y. Wong, Queen’s University, Canada Peter J. McLane, Queen’s University, Canada
WC0703	Joint Channel Estimation and Data Detection for SIMO Systems: An EM-based Approach The-Hanh Pham, National University of Singapore, Singapore A. Nallanathan, National University of Singapore, Singapore Y.-C. Liang, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
WC0704	Performance of the Pre/Post-FFT Smart Antenna Methods for OFDM-based Wireless LANs in an Indoor Channel with Interference R. Alihemmati, Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Iran E. Jedari, Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Iran A. R. Enayati, Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Iran A. A. Shishegar, Sharif University of Technology, Iran; Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Iran M. Golparvar Roozbahani, Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Iran G. Dadashzadeh, Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Iran
WC0705	Capacity and Coverage Enhancements of MIMO WLANs in Realistic Environments Angela Doufexi, University of Bristol, UK Eustace Tameh, University of Bristol, UK Chris Williams, University of Bristol, UK Andrew Nix, University of Bristol, UK Mark Beach, University of Bristol, UK Arantxa Prado, University of Bristol, UK

Session WC-08—Allocation, Control and Power Adaptation
Chair: Frank H.P. Fitzek, Aalborg University, Denmark
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: ICEC – Halic

WC0801	A Distributed Power Control Algorithm for Time Varying Wireless Networks with Partially Observable Feedback Siamak Sorooshyari, Bell Laboratories–Lucent Technologies, USA
WC0802	A Necessary and Sufficient Condition for Optimal Transmission Power in Wireless Packet Networks with ARQ Capability Hanbyul Seo, Seoul National University, Korea Byeong Gi Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
WC0803	Delay-Aware Power Adaptation for Incremental Redundancy Hybrid ARQ over Fading Channels with Memory Ashok K. Karmokar, The University of British Columbia, Canada Dejan V. Djonin, The University of British Columbia, Canada Vijay K. Bhargava, The University of British Columbia, Canada
WC0804	A Design Methodology for Link Adaptation Schemes Using Constellations of Constant PAPR Sébastien de la Kethulle de Ryhove, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway Geir E. Øien, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
WC0805	Enhanced Predictive Up/Down Power Control for CDMA Systems Meik Dörpinghaus, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Lars Schmitt, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Ingo Viering, Nomor Research, Germany, Axel Klein, Siemens Communications, Germany Joachim Schmid, Siemens Communications, Germany Gerd Ascheid, RWTH Aachen University, Germany Heinrich Meyr, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Session WC-09—Optimized Allocation of System Resources
Chair: Meixia Tao, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Halic

WC0901	On the Maximum Common Rate Achievable in a Coordinated Network M. K. Karakayali, Rutgers University, USA G. J. Foschini, Bell Laboratories–Lucent Technologies, USA R. A. Valenzuela, Bell Laboratories–Lucent Technologies, USA R. D. Yates, Rutgers University, USA
WC0902	Downlink Joint Base-Station Assignment and Packet Scheduling Algorithm for Cellular CDMA/TDMA Networks Keivan Navaie, Carleton University, Canada Halim Yanikomeroglu, Carleton University, Canada
WC0903	Distributed Resource Allocation through Noncooperative Game Approach in Multi-Cell OFDMA Systems Hojoong Kwon, Seoul National University, Korea Byeong Gi Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
WC0904	Non-Cooperative Transmission Game in Wireless Networks with Multipacket Reception and Packet Priority Minh Hanh Ngo, The University of British Columbia, Canada Vikram Krishnamurthy, The University of British Columbia, Canada
WC0905	A Cooperative Game Framework for Bandwidth Allocation in 4G Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Dusit Niyato, University of Manitoba, Canada Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada

Session WC-10—Resource Allocation for Next Generation Systems
Chair: Meixia Tao, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Halic

WC1001	Distributed Delay-Aware Rate Control Algorithm for the Reverse-Link of CDMA Systems Raymond Yim, Harvard University, USA Oh-Soon Shin, Harvard University, USA Vahid Tarokh, Harvard University, USA
WC1002	An Adaptive Time, Frequency and Code Allocation for MC-CDMA Systems Youngju Kim, Yonsei University, Korea Taehoon Kwon, Yonsei University, Korea Kyung Ho Sohn, Yonsei University, Korea Young Yong Kim, Yonsei University, Korea Daesik Hong, Yonsei University, Korea
WC1003	Capacity of Fading Channels under Spectrum-Sharing Constraints Amir Ghasemi, University of Toronto, Canada Elvino S. Sousa, University of Toronto, Canada
WC1004	Spectrum Management Strategies for Efficient UMTS Integration in Wireless Beyond 3G Infrastructures K. Tsagkaris, University of Piraeus, Greece G. Dimitrakopoulos, University of Piraeus, Greece P. Demestichas, University of Piraeus, Greece
WC1005	Delay Bounds for Resource Allocation in Wideband Wireless Systems Marc Realp, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya, Spain Ana I. Pérez-Neira, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain Raymond Knopp, Institut Eurécom, France

Session WC-11—Resource Allocation for OFDM Systems
Chair: Petar Popovski, Aalborg University, Denmark
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Halic

WC1101	Heuristic Subcarrier Allocation Algorithms with Multi-Slot Frames in Multi-User OFDM Systems Megumi Kaneko, Aalborg University, Denmark Petar Popovski, Aalborg University, Denmark
WC1102	CSIT-Adaptive Multiuser Resource Management for Space-Time Coded MIMO/OFDM Systems Weilan Huang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China K. B. Letaief, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Ying Jun Zhang, Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
WC1103	Adaptive Resource Allocation for Delay Differentiated Traffic in Multiuser OFDM Systems Meixia Tao, National University of Singapore, Singapore Ying-Chang Liang, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Fan Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
WC1104	Adaptive Resource Allocation for Multicast OFDM Systems with Multiple Transmit Antennas Berna Özbek, CNAM, France; Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey Didier Le Ruyet, CNAM, France Hajer Khiari, CNAM, France
WC1105	Inter-Sector Scheduling in Multi-User OFDM Anders Persson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Tony Ottosson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden Gunther Auer, DoCoMo Euro-Labs, Germany

Session WC-12—Resource Allocation with Fairness and QoS Constraints
Chair: Shahrokh Valaee, Univeristy of Toronto, Canada
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Topkapi A

WC1201	Priority-based Dynamic Spectrum Access with QoS and Interference Temperature Constraints Yiping Xing, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA Chetan N. Mathur, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA M. A. Haleem, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA R. Chandramouli, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA K. P. Subbalakshmi, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA
WC1202	End-to-End and Mac-Layer Fair Rate Assignment in Interference Limited Wireless Access Networks Mustafa Arisoylu, University of California, San Diego, USA Tara Javidi, University of California, San Diego, USA Rene L. Cruz, University of California, San Diego, USA
WC1203	Resource Management Scheme Reflecting Relative Utilities in Multi-Channel Wireless Systems Dongkun Kim, Sogang University, Korea Seonwoo Lee, Sogang University, Korea Jinwoo Choe, Sogang University, Korea Daehyoung Hong, Sogang University, Korea Inseok Hwang, Samsung Electronics Inc., Korea
WC1204	Resource Occupancy Time in Wireless Networks Yan Zhang, NICT, Singapore Shaoqiu Xiao, NICT, Singapore Mingtuo Zhou, NICT, Singapore Masayuki Fujise, NICT, Singapore
WC1205	Two-Level Channel Multiplexing: A Novel Radio Resource Allocation Strategy for Satellite Digital Multimedia Broadcast System Hongfei Du, Univeristy of Surrey, UK Linghang Fan, Univeristy of Surrey, UK Barry G. Evans, Univeristy of Surrey, UK

Session WC-13—Resource Allocation for Relay Networks
Chair: Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Topkapi A

WC1301	Power Allocation, Rate, and Coverage for Relay-Assisted Downlink Data Transmission Junjik Bae, Northwestern University, USA Randall Berry, Northwestern University, USA Michael L. Honig, Northwestern University, USA
WC1302	Maximum Throughput Power Control in CDMA Wireless Networks Anastasios Giannoulis, Rice University, USA Konstantinos P. Tsoukatos, University of Thessaly, Greece Leandros Tassiulas, University of Thessaly, Greece
WC1303	On the Optimal Power Allocation for Nonregenerative OFDM Relay Links Ingmar Hammerström, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Armin Wittneben, ETH Zurich, Switzerland
WC1304	Optimal Power and Resource Allocation for Half-Duplex Cooperative Multiple Access Wessam Mesbah, McMaster University, Canada Timothy N. Davidson, McMaster University, Canada
WC1305	A PHY/MAC Approach to Wireless Routing Cemal Akçaba, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Rohit U. Nabar, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., USA Kin K. Leung, Imperial College, UK

Session WC-14—Cooperative Networks
Chair: Andrea Conti, University of Ferrara, Italy
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Topkapi A

WC1401	Energy Efficiency of Dense Wireless Sensor Networks: To Cooperate or Not To Cooperate Tony Q. S. Quek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Moe Z. Win, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Davide Dardari, University of Bologna, Italy
WC1402	Complex Field Coding in Multi-Source Cooperative Networks for Full Diversity Renqiu Wang, University of Minnesota, USA Georgios B. Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA
WC1403	Saturation Throughput Gain in Fixed Multiplexing Radio Networks with Cooperative Retransmission Protocols Isabella Cerutti, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy Andrea Fumagalli, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA George Ho, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
WC1404	Collaborative Multiple-Access Protocols for Wireless Networks Ahmed K. Sadek, University of Maryland, College Park, USA K. J. Ray Liu, University of Maryland, College Park, USA Anthony Ephremides, University of Maryland, College Park, USA
WC1405	Randomized Space-Time Coding for Distributed Cooperative Communication Birsen Sirkeci Mergen, Cornell University, USA Anna Scaglione, Cornell University, USA

Session WC-15—Relay Networks
Chair: Susumu Yoshida, Kyoto University, Japan
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: ICEC – Topkapi A

WC1501	A Chunk-based OFDM Amplify-and-Forward Relaying Scheme for 4G Mobile Radio Systems Markus Herdin, DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH, Germany
WC1502	Distributed Space-Time Block Coded OFDM for Relay-Assisted Transmission Hakam Mheidat, University of Waterloo, Canada Murat Uysal, University of Waterloo, Canada Naofal Al-Dhahir, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
WC1503	Hybrid Forwarding Scheme for Cooperative Relaying in OFDM-based Networks Başak Can, Aalborg University, Denmark Hiroyuki Yomo, Aalborg University, Denmark Elisabeth De Carvalho, Aalborg University, Denmark
WC1504	Advanced Fixed Relaying in Multihop-based Cellular Networks Zaher Dawy, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Sami Arayssi, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
WC1505	Cooperative Multiple-Access in Fading Relay Channels A. Özgür Yılmaz, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Session WC-16—Multi-Hop Networks
Chair: Zaher Dawy, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Topkapi A

WC1601	Impact of Shadowing Correlation on Coverage of Multihop Cellular Systems Koji Yamamoto, Kyoto University, Japan Atsushi Kusuda, Kyoto University, Japan Susumu Yoshida, Kyoto University, Japan
WC1602	Optimal Relay Control in Power-Constrained Dual-Hop Transmissions over Arbitrary Fading Channels Marios A. Gatzianas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Leonidas G. Georgiadis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Center for Research and Technology Hellas, Greece George K. Karagiannidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
WC1603	Classification and Generation of Non-Uniform User Distributions for Cellular Multi-Hop Networks Mark Newton, The University of Edinburgh, UK John Thompson, The University of Edinburgh, UK
WC1604	Packet-Level Performance Statistics in a Wireless Network Using Amplify-and-Forward Cooperative Diversity Teerawat Issariyakul, University of Manitoba, Canada Dusit Niyato, University of Manitoba, Canada Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada Vikram Krishnamurthy, The University of British Columbia, Canada
WC1605	Performance Analysis of Coded Cooperation Diversity in Wireless Networks Salam A. Zummo, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia

Session WC-17—Channel and Frequency Estimation for OFDM-I
Chair: Hlaing Minn, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Topkapi A

WC1701	Pilot Designs for Consistent Frequency Offset Estimation in OFDM Systems Hlaing Minn, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Yinghui Li, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Naofal Al-Dhahir, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Robert Calderbank, Princeton University, USA
WC1702	A Maximum Likelihood Doppler Frequency Estimator for OFDM Systems Yang-Seok Choi, Intel Corporation, USA O. Can Ozdural, Oregon State University, USA Huaping Liu, Oregon State University, USA Siavash Alamouti, Intel Corporation, USA
WC1703	Sensitivity of OFDM-CDMA Systems to Carrier Frequency Offset Youssef Nasser, CEA-LETI, France Mathieu des Noes, CEA-LETI, France Laurent Ros, LIS, INPG, France Geneviève Jourdain, LIS, INPG, France
WC1704	Iterative OFDM Receiver with Channel Estimation and Frequency-Offset Compensation Xuan Huan Nguyen, University of New South Wales, Australia Jinho Choi, University of New South Wales, Australia
WC1705	Channel Estimation and Bit-Loading in Wireless Multicarrier Systems Based on Decimated Signal Feedback Xiaofei Dong, University of California, Davis, USA Zhi Ding, University of California, Davis, USA

Session WC-18—Channel and Frequency Estimation for OFDM-II
Chair: Ananthanarayanan Chockalingam, Indian Institute of Science, India
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Topkapi A

WC1801	Optimal Training Sequences for Joint Channel and Frequency-Dependent IQ Imbalance Estimation in OFDM-based Receivers Eduardo Lopez-Estraviz, Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center, Belgium Stefaan De Rore, Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center, Belgium Francois Horlin, Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center, Belgium Liesbet Van der Perre, Interuniversity Micro-Electronics Center, Belgium
WC1802	Efficient Estimation of Fast Fading OFDM Channels Q. T. Zhang, City University of Hong Kong, China X. Y. Zhao, City University of Hong Kong, China Y. X. Zeng, City University of Hong Kong, China S. H. Song, City University of Hong Kong, China
WC1803	A New Method for Frequency Offset and Channel Estimation in OFDM Yonghong Zeng, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Wing Seng Leon, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Ying-Chang Liang, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore A. Rahim Leyman, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
WC1804	Blind Channel Estimation for OFDM Systems via a General Non-Redundant Precoding Feifei Gao, National University of Singapore, Singapore A. Nallanathan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
WC1805	Low-Complexity Subspace Tracking based Channel Estimation Method for OFDM Systems in Time-Varying Channels Min Huang, Tsinghua University, China Xiang Chen, Tsinghua University, China Shidong Zhou, Tsinghua University, China Jing Wang, Tsinghua University, China

Session WC-19—OFDM Systems
Chair: Sherman Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: ICEC – Topkapi A

WC1901	WC1901 Practical Feedback Design based OFDM Link Adaptive Communications over Frequency Selective Channels Guowang Miao, Tsinghua University, China Zhisheng Niu, Tsinghua University, China
WC1902	WC1902 Adaptive Bit-Interleaved Coded OFDM with Reduced Feedback Information Chang Kyung Sung, Korea University, Korea Inkyu Lee, Korea University, Korea
WC1903	WC1903 PAPR Performance of IDFT-based Uncoded OFDM Signals with Null Subcarriers and Transmit Filtering Qu Zhang University of Massachusetts, USA Byung Wook Han, Pohang University of Science & Technology, Korea Joon Ho Cho, Pohang University of Science & Technology, Korea Shuangqing Wei, Louisiana State University, USA
WC1904	WC1904 Effects of Multiple Users’ CFOs in OFDM-SDMA Up-Link—An Interference Model Malte Schellmann Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, Germany Volker Jungnickel Heinrich-Hertz-Institut, Germany
WC1905	WC1905 Cancellation of Multiuser Interference due to Carrier Frequency Offsets in Uplink OFDMA S. Manohar, Indian Institute of Science, India V. Tikiya, Indian Institute of Science, India D. Sreedhar, Indian Institute of Science, India A. Chockalingam, Indian Institute of Science, India

Session WC-20—OFDM System Design Issues
Chair: Jeffrey Andrews, The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Topkapi A

WC2001	Low Complexity Affine MMSE Detector for Iterative Detection-Decoding MIMO OFDM System Daniel N. Liu, University of California, Los Angeles, USA Michael P. Fitz, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
WC2002	Capacity Maximizing ICI Canceling Windows for OFDM in Time-Varying Channels Jae Yeun Yun, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Sae-Young Chung, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Yong H. Lee, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
WC2003	Doppler Diversity for OFDM High-Speed Mobile Communications Xin Wang, Beijing Jiaotong University, China Gang Zhu, Beijing Jiaotong University, China Xia Chen, Beijing Jiaotong University, China Zhen-hui Tan, Beijing Jiaotong University, China
WC2004	Trellis Shaping for PAR Reduction in OFDM Systems Trung Thanh Nguyen, The University of British Columbia, Canada Lutz Lampe, The University of British Columbia, Canada
WC2005	An Analysis of OFDM Peak Power Reduction Techniques for WiMAX Systems Cristina Ciochina, Sequans Communications, France; Supélec, France Fabien Buda, Sequans Communications, France Hikmet Sari, Sequans Communications, France; Supélec, France

Session WC-21—Receivers for UWB
Chair: Norman Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Topkapi A

WC2101	Body Area UWB RAKE Receiver Communication Andrew Fort, IMEC, Belgium Claude Desset, IMEC, Belgium Piet Wambacq, VUB, Belgium Leo Van Biesen, VUB, Belgium
WC2102	UWB Energy Detection Receivers with Partial Channel Knowledge Eva Arias-de-Reyna, University of Seville, Spain Antonio A. D’Amico, University of Pisa, Italy Umberto Mengali, University of Pisa, Italy
WC2103	A Flexible Low Power Subsampling UWB Receiver Based on Line Spectrum Estimation Methods Yves Vanderperren, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Wim Dehaene Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium Geert Leus Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
WC2104	Performance of a BPSK NB Receiver in MB-OFDM UWB Interference A. Nasri, The University of British Columbia, Canada R. Schober, The University of British Columbia, Canada L. Lampe, The University of British Columbia, Canada
WC2105	Low-Complexity MMSE Combining for Linear Impulse Radio UWB Receivers Sinan Gezici, Princeton University, USA Andreas F. Molisch, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, USA Hisashi Kobayashi, Princeton University, USA H. Vincent Poor, Princeton University, USA

Session WC-22—Channel and Frequency Estimation for UWB
Chair: Hlaing Minn, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Topkapi A

WC2201	Approximate MAP Nakagami m Parameter Estimator for Indoor Ultra-Wide Bandwidth Channels Yunfei Chen, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
WC2202	A Blind Channel Estimation Technique for TH-PPM UWB Systems A. R. Alizad, University of Tehran, Iran B. Alipanahi, University of Tehran, Iran A. Ghasemi, University of Tehran, Iran M. Shiva, University of Tehran, Iran S. H. Jamali, University of Tehran, Iran S. Nader-Esfahani, University of Tehran, Iran
WC2203	Threshold-based Time-of-Arrival Estimators in UWB Dense Multipath Channels Davide Dardari, University of Bologna, Italy Moe Z. Win, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
WC2204	Frequency Offset Estimation for MB-OFDM-based UWB Systems Yinghui Li, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Trent Jacobs, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Hlaing Minn, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
WC2205	Fast Acquisition in Coherent UWB Receivers Ning He, Arizona State University, USA Cihan Tepedelenlioglu, Arizona State University, USA

Session WC-23—UWB System Performance
Chair: Dong In Kim, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Topkapi B

WC2301	A Hybrid UWB Modulation Design Compatible for both Coherent and Transmit-Reference Receivers Philip Orlik, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, USA Shiwei Zhao, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, USA; Oregon State University, USA Andreas F. Molisch, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, USA
WC2302	Reduced-Order Multiuser Detection in Multi-Rate DS-UWB Communications Yafei Tian, Beihang University, China Chenyang Yang, Beihang University, China
WC2303	A UWB Multiple Antenna System for NBI Mitigation under Rayleigh and Ricean Fading Jihad Ibrahim, Virginia Tech, USA R. Michael Buehrer, Virginia Tech, USA
WC2304	Effects of Code Design on the Spectral Characteristics of MCSK-based Impulse Radios Serhat Erküçük, Simon Fraser University, Canada Dong In Kim, Simon Fraser University, Canada
WC2305	Improved Bit-Error Analysis for Time-Hopping Spread-Spectrum Impulse Radio Systems Gwang-Hyun Gho, The University of Texas at Austin, USA Jeffrey G. Andrews, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Session WC-24—Performance Analysis of WLAN Systems
Chair: Nallanathan Arumugam, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Topkapi B

WC2401	Performance Analysis and Enhancement for Priority-based IEEE 802.11 Network Lingzhi Sheng, Chinese Academy of Science, China Wen Lei, Chinese Academy of Science, China Wei Huangfu, Chinese Academy of Science, China Xinyun Zhou, Chinese Academy of Science, China Weiming Cheng, Chinese Academy of Science, China Zhimei Wu, Chinese Academy of Science, China Limin Sun, Chinese Academy of Science, China
WC2402	Performance Improvement for 802.11-based Wireless Local Area Networks Liang Zhang, Tianjin University, China Yantai Shu, Tianjin University, China Oliver W. W. Yang, University of Ottawa, Canada
WC2403	Throughput Enhancement through Arranged Power-Saving Mechanism in Wireless LAN Hyu-Dae Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Dong-Ho Cho, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
WC2404	Improved Grade-of-Service in Random Access Schemes with Frequency Binning Onkar Dabeer, Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, India
WC2405	Queueing Analysis of 802.11e HCCA with Variable Bit Rate Traffic Mohammad M. Rashid, The University of British Columbia, Canada Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada Vijay K. Bhargava, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Session WC-25—WLAN Networks
Chair: Thanasis Korakis, Polytechnic University, USA
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Topkapi B

WC2501	On Optimization of CSMA/CA based Wireless LANs: Part II—Mitigating Efficiency Loss Kamesh Medepalli, Stanford University, USA Fouad A. Tobagi, Stanford University, USA David Famolari, Telcordia Technologies, USA Toshikazu Kodama, Toshiba America Research Inc., USA
WC2502	Implementing a Cooperative MAC Protocol for Wireless LANs Thanasis Korakis, Polytechnic University, USA Sathya Narayananα, Panasonic Digital Networking Laboratory, USA Abhijit Bagri, Indian Institute of Technology, India Shivendra Panwar, Polytechnic University, USA
WC2503	Delayed Channel Access for IEEE 802.11e based WLAN Changwen Liu, Intel R&D, USA Adrian P. Stephens, Intel R&D, USA
WC2504	Make-Before-Break MAC Layer Handoff in 802.11 Wireless Networks Kishore Ramachandran, Rutgers University, USA Sampath Rangarajan, Bell Laboratories, USA John C. Lin, Bell Laboratories, USA
WC2505	A Novel Idle Mode Operation in IEEE 802.11 WLANs Sunggeun Jin, Seoul National University, Korea Kwanghun Han, Seoul National University, Korea Sunghyun Choi, Seoul National University, Korea

Session WC-26—Space-Time Coding
Chair: Paul Cotae, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: ICEC – Topkapi B

WC2601	Analysis of Differential Orthogonal Space-Time Block Codes over Semi-Identical MIMO Fading Channels Meixia Tao, National University of Singapore, Singapore Pooi Yuen Kam, National University of Singapore, Singapore
WC2602	Increasing Diversity with Feedback: Balanced Space-Time Block Coding Mehmet E. Çelebi, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Selami Şahin, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey Ümit Aygölü, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
WC2603	Efficient Space-Time Codes Derived from Quasi-Orthogonal Structures Mohammad Janani, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Aria Nosratinia, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
WC2604	Space-Time Complementary Coding (STCC) for Future MIMO-based Wireless Communications Yu-Ching Yeh, Winbond Electronics Corp., Taiwan Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
WC2605	Exact Pairwise Error Probability of Differential Space-Time Codes in Spatially Correlated Channels Tharaka A. Lamahewa, The Australian National University, Australia Van K. Nguyen, Deakin University, Australia Thushara D. Abhayapala, The Australian National University, Australia

Session WC-27—Space-Time Transmission Schemes
Chair: Vijay Bhargava, University of British Columbia, Canada
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Topkapi B

WC2701	Error Performance of Double Space-Time Transmit Diversity System Jingxian Wu, Sonoma State University, USA Yahong R. Zheng, University of Missouri, Rolla, USA Ashwin Gumaste, India Institute of Technology, India Chengshan Xiao, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
WC2702	Space-Time Convolutional Spreading CDMA Systems over MISO Multipath Rayleigh Fading Channels Dianjun Chen, University of Electro-Communications, Japan Nalin S. Weerasinghe, University of Electro-Communications, Japan Takeshi Hashimoto, University of Electro-Communications, Japan
WC2703	Combinatorial Union-Bound Analysis on the Concatenation of LDPC/Turbo Codes and Space-Time Codes over Fast Fading MIMO Channels Jingqiao Zhang, University of Pittsburgh, USA Heung-No Lee, University of Pittsburgh, USA
WC2704	Space-Time Block Coded GMSK with Low-Complexity Linear Receiver Liang Xian, Oregon State University, USA Ratish Punnoose, Sandia National Laboratories, USA Huaping Liu, Oregon State University, USA
WC2705	Algebraic Relationship between Amicable Orthogonal Designs and Quasi-Orthogonal STBC with Minimum Decoding Complexity Chau Yuen Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Yong Liang Guan Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Tjeng Thiang Tjhung Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore

Session WC-28—CDMA-I
Chair: Berna Sayrac, France Telecom, France
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Topkapi B

WC2801	Exploitation of Time-Variations in the Wireless Channels Using Two Different CDMA Systems Yanxin Na, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Mohammad Saquib, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
WC2802	An Interference Avoidance Code Assignment Strategy for Multi-Rate MC-DS-CDMA with Time- and Frequency-Domain Spreading Li-Chun Wang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Chih-Wen Chang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Howard Huang, Lucent Technologies, USA
WC2803	Capacity Evaluation of Fixed Beams in a WCDMA System Using Channel Estimation Based on P-CPICH Afif Osseiran, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden; Ericsson Research, Sweden Andrew Logothetis, Airspan Networks
WC2804	Doppler Compensation for WCDMA System in High-Speed Mobile Environments Chih-Hung Lee, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Po-Ying Chen, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Hsueh-Jyh Li, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
WC2805	Cylindrical Antenna Arrays for WCDMA Downlink Capacity Enhancement Elias Yaacoub, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Karim Y. Kabalan, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Ali El-Hajj, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Ali Chehab, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Session WC-29—CDMA-II
Chair: Mehmet Akar, Hamilton Institute, Ireland
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Topkapi B

WC2901	Optimal Power and Handoff Control for CDMA Wireless Networks Mehmet Akar, National University of Ireland, Ireland
WC2902	Handoff Performance Analysis for 1xEV-DO Rev. A Systems Chirag S. Patel, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Mehmet Yavuz, Qualcomm Inc., USA Yeliz Tokgoz, Qualcomm Inc., USA
WC2903	Performance Evaluation of Different Power Control Algorithms for Beyond 3G CDMA Systems Luigi Chisci, Università di Firenze, Italy Romano Fantacci, Università di Firenze, Italy Lorenzo Mucchi, Università di Firenze, Italy Tommaso Pecorella, Università di Firenze, Italy
WC2904	Low-Rate Channel Coding Scheme for Replica MT-CDMA Communication System A. R. Enayati, Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Iran P. Azmi, Tarbiat Modarres University, Iran E. Jedari, Iran Telecommunication Research Center, Iran
WC2905	Improvement of Window-based PN Code Acquisition Scheme in CDMA Spread Spectrum Systems Kwang Man Ok, Korea University, Korea Chung Gu Kang, Korea University, Korea

Session WC-30—Multi-User Detection
Chair: Li Ping, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: ICEC – Topkapi B

WC3001	A Comparative Study on Low-Cost Multiuser Detectors Lihai Liu, The Fourth Survey and Design Institute of China Railway, China Li Ping, City University of Hong Kong, China
WC3002	Blind Channel Estimation and Multi-User Detection for Wireless CDMA Systems Günes Karabulut, University of Ottawa, Canada Tolga Kurt, University of Ottawa, Canada Abbas Yongaçoglu, University of Ottawa, Canada
WC3003	Multiuser Detection Techniques for TH-PPM Systems Sachin Adlakha, Stanford University, USA Ranjan K. Mallik, Indian Institute of Technology, India Anshu Vazirani, Indian Institute of Technology, India
WC3004	EXIT Analysis of a Soft-Input/Soft-Output Iterative Multiuser Detector Brad W. Zarikoff, Simon Fraser University, Canada James K. Cavers, Simon Fraser University, Canada
WC3005	Power Allocation for Multiple Access Systems with Practical Coding and Iterative Multi-User Detection Peng Wang, City University of Hong Kong, China Li Ping, City University of Hong Kong, China Lihai Liu, City University of Hong Kong, China

Session WC-31—Interference Cancellation
Chair: Ananthanarayanan Chockalingam, Indian Institute of Science, India
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Topkapi B

WC3101	Turbo Base-Station Cooperation for Intercell Interference Cancellation Timo Mayer, Munich University of Technology, Germany Hrvoje Jenkač, Munich University of Technology, Germany Joachim Hagenauer, Munich University of Technology, Germany
WC3102	Asymptotic Performance of BI-GFDE and Unconditional MMSE-SIC Receivers for Large MIMO Systems Ying-Chang Liang, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Li Bai, Temple University, USA Guangming Pan, University of Science and Technology of China, China
WC3103	Turbo-based Interference Cancellation for SFBC-OFDM Systems Yu Zhang, University of York, UK Ji Zhang, University of York, UK Alister G. Burr, University of York, UK
WC3104	Exact Packet Outage Expressions of Multi-User Detection with Adaptive Successive Interference Cancellation for Wireless Systems in Slow Fading Channels C. Y. Sin, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China Vincent K. N. Lau, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
WC3105	Performance of Channel Overloading with Iterative Interference Cancellation on Rayleigh Fading Channels Florence Nadal, Supélec, France Hikmet Sari, Supélec, France

Session WC-32—Modulation Schemes
Chair: Velio Tralli, University of Ferrara, Italy
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Topkapi B

WC3201	A Novel Multi-Dimensional Mapping of 8-PSK for BICM-ID Nghi H. Tran, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Ha H. Nguyen, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
WC3202	A Trellis-Coded Chaotic Modulation Scheme Eiji Okamoto, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan Yasunori Iwanami, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
WC3203	The Medium Is the Message Frank H. P. Fitzek, Aalborg University, Denmark
WC3204	Spectrally Efficient Hybrid FSK/QAM with Optimum Bit and Power Loading Fadel F. Digham, University of Minnesota, USA Mohamed-Slim Alouini, TAMU-Q, Qatar
WC3205	Adaptive Bit-Interleaved Coded Modulation in MIMO Systems Using Outdated CSI Zhendong Zhou, The University of Sydney, Australia Branka Vucetic, The University of Sydney, Australia

Session WC-33—Coding & Modulation
Chair: Ranjan K. Mallik, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Topkapi B

WC3301	Design of Near-Optimal Coding Schemes for Adaptive Modulation with Practical Constraints Hari Sankar, Texas A&M University, USA Krishna R. Narayanan, Texas A&M University, USA
WC3302	Erasure Insertion for Coded DUSTM-FHSS Systems without A Priori Knowledge Haichang Sui, University of California, San Diego, USA James R. Zeidler, University of California, San Diego, USA
WC3303	Optimal Discrete-Level Power Control for Adaptive Coded Modulation Schemes with Capacity-Approaching Component Codes Anders Gjendemsjø, NTNU, Norway Geir E. Øien, NTNU, Norway Pål Orten, UniK, Norway
WC3304	Analysis of the Principal Component Combining with Weight Estimation for DPSK Signals Tsung-Hsien Liu, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan
WC3305	On SC/FDE Block Transmission with Reduced Cyclic Prefix Assistance António Gusmão, University of Lisbon, Portugal Paulo Torres, University of Lisbon, Portugal Rui Dinis, University of Lisbon, Portugal Nelson Esteves, University of Lisbon, Portugal

Session WC-34—Synchronization
Chair: Halim Yanikomeroglu, Carleton University, Canada
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce A

WC3401	ML Estimation of Integer Frequency Offset in OFDM Systems Jiang Wu, Southeast University, China Xiaohu You, Southeast University, China Chunming Zhao, Southeast University, China Xiqi Gao, Southeast University, China Yan Wang, Southeast University, China
WC3402	Synchronization for DTR Ultra-Wideband Receivers Antonio A. D’Amico, Università di Pisa, Italy Umberto Mengali, Università di Pisa, Italy Lorenzo Taponecco, Università di Pisa, Italy
WC3403	Joint Maximum Likelihood Estimation of Integer Carrier Frequency Offset and Channel in OFDM Systems Jungwon Lee, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., USA Hui-Ling Lou, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., USA Dimitris Toumpakaris, Marvell Semiconductor, Inc., USA
WC3403	Code-Assisted Blind Synchronization for UWB Systems Mounir Ghogho, University of Leeds, UK Yeqiu Ying, University of Leeds, UK
WC3404	A Novel Timing Synchronization Method for Localized OFDMA Uplink System En Zhou, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Yuyu Yan, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Wenbo Wang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Session WC-35—Quality of Service
Chair: Shuji Tasaka, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce A

WC3501	Utility-based Resource Allocation for Soft QoS Traffic in Wireless Networks Wen-Hsing Kuo, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Wanjiun Liao, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
WC3502	Feasibility of QoS Control Based on QoS Mapping in Audio–Video Transmission over IEEE 802.11 Wireless LANs Yoshihiro Ito, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan Shuji Tasaka, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
WC3503	QoS-Guaranteed Cross-Layer Transmission Algorithms with Adaptive Frequency Subchannels Allocation in the IEEE 802.16 OFDMA System Stanislav A. Filin, JSC Kodofon, Russia Sergey N. Moiseev, JSC Kodofon, Russia Mikhail S. Kondakov, JSC Kodofon, Russia Alexandre V. Garmonov, JSC Kodofon, Russia Do Hyon Yim, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Jaeho Lee, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Sunny Chang, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Yun Sang Park, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea
WC3504	Enhanced QoS Provisioning in Distributed Wireless Access Hai Jiang, University of Waterloo, Canada Ping Wang, University of Waterloo, Canada Weihua Zhuang, University of Waterloo, Canada
WC3505	Performance Analysis of an ARQ-SR Protocol over a Wireless Packet Network Channel Francesco Chiti, Università di Firenze, Italy Romano Fantacci, Università di Firenze, Italy Riccardo Marchiani, Università di Firenze, Italy

Session WC-36—Performance Analysis-I
Chair: Norman Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce A

WC3601	Generalized Selection Combining in Generalized Correlated Nakagami-m Fading Xiaodi Zhang, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
WC3602	Optimal Combining with Arbitrary Power Interferers and Thermal Noise on Rayleigh Fading Channels Heewon Kang, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Jin Sam Kwak, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Hyundong Shin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Gordon L. Stüber, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Thomas G. Pratt, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
WC3603	BER Analysis of Diversity M-PSK Receivers over the Weibull Fading Channel with Cochannel Interference Mahmoud H. Ismail, The University of Mississippi, USA Mustafa M. Matalgah, The University of Mississippi, USA
WC3604	BER of BFSK with Postdetection Switched Combining in Correlated Rayleigh Fading Sasan Haghani, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
WC3605	Accurate Closed-Form Approximations for the Error Rate and Outage of Equal Gain Combining Diversity in Nakagami Fading Channels Jeremiah Hu, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada

Session WC-37—Performance Analysis-II
Chair: Khairi Hamdi, The University of Manchester, UK
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce A

WC3701	Antijamming Capacity and Performance Analysis of Multiple Access Spread Spectrum Systems in AWGN and Fading Environments Reza Nikjah, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
WC3702	A New Accurate Packet Error Rate Analysis of Unslotted CDMA Wireless Networks Khairi Ashour Hamdi, The University of Manchester, UK
WC3703	Performance Analysis of Convolutional Codes over Fading Channels with Maximum Ratio Combining Diversity Golnaz Farhadi, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
WC3704	Bit Error Probability Analysis of OFDM Systems in the Presence of Channel Estimation Error over Rayleigh and Ricean Fading Channels Peng Tan, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
WC3705	On the Performance of OFDM Systems in Time Varying Channels with Channel Estimation Error Mishal Al-Gharabally, University of California, San Diego, USA Pankaj Das, University of California, San Diego, USA

Session WC-38—Detection & Estimation
Chair: Nallanathan Arumugam, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce A

WC3801	Bluetooth Receiver Design Based on Laurent's Decomposition Noha Ibrahim, The University of British Columbia, Canada Lutz Lampe, The University of British Columbia, Canada Robert Schober, The University of British Columbia, Canada
WC3802	Improved Pilot-Assisted Prediction of Unknown Time-Selective Rayleigh Channels Kareem E. Baddour, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
WC3803	Two-Stage Blind Detection of Alamouti-based Minimum-Shift Keying Michael L. B. Riediger, Simon Fraser University, Canada Paul K. M. Ho, Simon Fraser University, Canada
WC3804	A Probabilistic Approach of Joint Channel Estimation and Symbol Detection for OSTBC Zhiguo Ding, Queen’s University, UK Darren B. Ward, Imperial College London, UK Rohit U. Nabar, Imperial College London, UK
WC3805	BPSK-like Methods for Hybrid-Search Acquisition of Galileo Signals Adina Burian, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Elena Simona Lohan, Tampere University of Technology, Finland Markku Renfors, Tampere University of Technology, Finland

Session WC-39—Opportunistic Scheduling
Chair: Koji Yamamoto, Kyoto University, Japan
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce A

WC3901	Towards Opportunistic Fair Scheduling in Wireless Networks Daiqin Yang, The University of Hong Kong, China Dongxu Shen, The University of Hong Kong, China Wenjian Shao, The University of Hong Kong, China Victor O. K. Li, The University of Hong Kong, China
WC3902	Optimal and Approximate Mobility Assisted Opportunistic Scheduling in Cellular Data Networks Syed Hussain Ali, The University of British Columbia, Canada Vikram Krishnamurthy, The University of British Columbia, Canada Victor C. M. Leung, The University of British Columbia, Canada
WC3903	Opportunistic Scheduling with Frame Aggregation for Next Generation Wireless LANs Ertuğrul Necdet Çiftçioğlu, Sabanci University, Turkey Özgür Gürbüz, Sabanci University, Turkey
WC3904	Per-User Throughput of Opportunistic Scheduling Scheme over Broadcast Fading Channels Mehrdad Dianati, University of Waterloo, Canada Xuemin Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada Kshirasagar Naik, University of Waterloo, Canada
WC3905	Packet Scheduling Algorithm for Non-Real-Time Service with Soft QoS Requirement in Mobile Broadband Wireless Access System Jeong Hwan Lee, Korea University, Korea Sung Kyung Kim, Korea University, Korea Seong Choon Lee, Convergence Laboratory, KT, Korea Yong Joo Tcha, Convergence Laboratory, KT, Korea Chung Gu Kang, Korea University, Korea

Session WC-40—Scheduling of System Resources
Chair: Oguz Sunay, Koc University, Turkey
Tuesday 13 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce A

WC4001	Fair and Efficient Scheduling of Variable Rate Links via a Spectrum Server Roy D. Yates, Rutgers University, USA Chandrasekharan Raman, Rutgers University, USA Narayan B. Mandayam, Rutgers University, USA
WC4002	Downlink Scheduling of Heterogeneous Traffic Aditya Dua, Stanford University, USA Nicholas Bambos, Stanford University, USA
WC4003	Evaluation of Time Scheduling for Real Time Services in High Speed Uplink Packet Access Junsung Lim, Polytechnic University, USA David J. Goodman, Polytechnic University, USA
WC4004	An Adaptive Multimedia QoS Scheduler for 802.11e Wireless LANs Inanc Inan, University of California, Irvine, USA Feyza Keceli, University of California, Irvine, USA Ender Ayanoglu, University of California, Irvine, USA
WC4005	Optimal Packet Scheduling using Adaptive M-QAM and Orthogonal STBC in MIMO Nakagami-m Fading Channels Ashok K. Karmokar, The University of British Columbia, Canada Vijay K. Bhargava, The University of British Columbia, Canada

Session WC-41—Wireless Video
Chair: Fulvio Babich, University of Trieste, Italy
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce A

WC4101	Utility Maximization of Layered Video Multicasting for Wireless Systems with Adaptive Modulation and Coding Jing Shi, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Daiming Qu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Guangxi Zhu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
WC4102	A Novel Algorithm for Decapsulation and Decoding of DVB-H Link Layer Forward Error Correction Heidi Joki, University of Turku, Finland Jarkko Paavola, University of Turku, Finland
WC4103	Multi-Layered Video Broadcasting over 1xEV-DO Using Multiple Objective Optimization Çağdaş Atıcı, Koç University, Turkey M. Oğuz Sunay, Koç University, Turkey
WC4104	Adaptive Rate Allocation for Multi-Layered Video Transmission in Wireless Communication Systems Jun Xu, University of Waterloo, Canada Xuemin Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada Jon W. Mark, University of Waterloo, Canada Jun Cai, University of Waterloo, Canada
WC4105	An Analysis of Constant Bitrate and Constant PSNR Video Encoding for Wireless Networks Tanir Ozcelebi, Koç University, Turkey Fabio De Vito, Politecnico di Torino, Italy A. Murat Tekalp, Koç University, Turkey M. Reha Civanlar, Koç University, Turkey M. Oguz Sunay, Koç University, Turkey J. Carlos De Martin, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Session WC-42—Cross-Layer Design
Chair: Ozgur Gurbuz, Sabanci University, Turkey
Wednesday 14 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce A

WC4201	Exploiting Temporal Channel Correlation in Opportunistic SD-OFDMA Patrick Svedman, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Leonard J. Cimini Jr., University of Delaware, USA Mats Bengtsson, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Sarah Kate Wilson, Menlo Park, CA, USA Björn Ottersten, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
WC4202	Opportunistic Beamforming with Partial Channel State Information Özgür Özdemir, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Murat Torlak, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
WC4203	Inter-Cell Coordination, Opportunistic Beamforming and Scheduling Mahesh Vemula, State University of New York, USA Dan Avidor, Lucent Technologies, USA Jonathan Ling, Lucent Technologies, USA Constantinos Papadias, Lucent Technologies, USA
WC4204	Cross Layer Designs for OFDMA Wireless Systems with Heterogeneous Delay Requirements David Shui Wing Hui, The University of Hong Kong, China Vincent Kin Nang Lau, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Wong Hing Lam, The University of Hong Kong, China
WC4205	Opportunistic Power Control with Rate Adaptation for Video Conferencing Services Ho Yuet Kwan, City University of Hong Kong, China Chi Wan Sung, City University of Hong Kong, China Kin-Kwong Leung, The University of British Columbia, Canada Kenneth W. Shum, City University of Hong Kong, China

Session WC-43—MIMO OFDM-I
Chair: Ozgur Gurbuz, Sabanci University, Turkey
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce A

WC4301	Novel Successive Transmit Beamforming Algorithms for MISO-OFDM Systems Li Liu, University of California, Irvine, USA Hamid Jafarkhani, University of California, Irvine, USA
WC4302	MIMO-OFDM Systems with Imperfect Channel Information: Capacity, Outage and BER Performance Mohammad Torabi, Concordia University, Canada; University of Quebec, Canada Sonia Aïssa, University of Quebec, Canada M. Reza Soleymani, Concordia University, Canada
WC4303	Approaching the MIMO-OFDM Capacity with Per Antenna Power and Rate Feedback Rui Zhang, Stanford University, USA John M. Cioffi, Stanford University, USA Ying-Chang Liang, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
WC4304	Efficient Implementation of Successive Encoding Schemes for the MIMO OFDM Broadcast Channel Pedro Tejera, Munich University of Technology, Germany Wolfgang Utschick, Munich University of Technology, Germany Gerhard Bauch, DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH, Germany Josef A. Nossek, Munich University of Technology, Germany
WC4305	Efficient User, Bit and Power Allocation for Adaptive Multiuser MIMO-OFDM with Low Signaling Overhead Antti Tölli, University of Oulu, Finland Markku Juntti, University of Oulu, Finland

Session WC-44—MIMO OFDM-II
Chair: Hamid Jafarkhani, University of California, Irvine
Wednesday 14 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce A

WC4401	Closed-Form Expressions for BER Performance in OFDM Systems with Phase Noise Pan Liu, NJIT, USA Yeheskel Bar-Ness, NJIT, USA
WC4402	Training Sequence Assisted Frequency Offset Estimation for MIMO OFDM Yanxiang Jiang, SouthEast University, China Xiqi Gao, SouthEast University, China Xiaohu You, SouthEast University, China Wei Heng, SouthEast University, China
WC4403	Iterative Detection and Decoding with an Improved V-BLAST for MIMO-OFDM Systems Heunchul Lee, Korea University, Korea Byeongsi Lee, Korea University, Korea Inkyu Lee, Korea University, Korea
WC4404	Quasi-Orthogonal Space-Frequency Block Codes for MIMO OFDM Channels Fatemeh Fazel, University of California, Irvine, USA Hamid Jafarkhani, University of California, Irvine, USA
WC4405	MIMO-OFDMA Opportunistic Beamforming with Partial Channel State Information Issam Toufik, Institut Eurécom, France Hojin Kim, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, Korea

Session WC-45—Wireless Internet
Chair: Yen-Wen Chen, National Central University, Taiwan
Monday 12 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce B

WC4501	A Simple Throughput Model for TCP Veno Bin Zhou, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Cheng Peng Fu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Dah-Ming Chiu, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China Chiew Tong Lau, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Lek Heng Ngoh, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
WC4502	Evolving UMTS towards IP: Evaluation of the SIPRAN Architecture V. Nikas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece G. V. Lioudakis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece N. L. Dellas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece I. S. Venieris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece D. I. Kaklamani, National Technical University of Athens,Greece C. Pollak, Siemens AG Österreich, Austria R. Wisenoecker, Siemens AG Österreich, Austria
WC4503	A Novel MAP Selection Scheme by Using Abstraction Node in Hierarchical MIPv6
WC4504	A Novel Approach to Support Mobility Management in Wireless Internet Yen-Wen Chen, National Central University, Taiwan Ming-Jen Huang, National Central University, Taiwan
WC4505	Augmented Split-TCP over Wireless LANs Hakyung Jung, Seoul National University, Korea Nakjung Choi, Seoul National University, Korea Yongho Seok, Seoul National University, Korea Taekyoung Kwon, Seoul National University, Korea Yanghee Choi, Seoul National University, Korea

Session WC-46—Receiver Structures
Chair: Ranjan K. Mallik, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 15:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce B

WC4601	Turbo Equalization for Alamouti Space-Time Block Coded Transmission K. C. B. Wavegedara, The University of British Columbia, Canada Vijay K. Bhargava, The University of British Columbia, Canada
WC4602	Comparison between Convolutional and LDPC Code-based Turbo Frequency Domain Equalization Maryam Sabbaghian, Carleton University, Canada David Falconer, Carleton University, Canada
WC4603	Turbo Equalization of Binary Continuous Phase Modulation: Convergence Analysis Barıs Özgül, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Mutlu Koca, Boğaziçi University, Turkey Hakan Deliç, Boğaziçi University, Turkey
WC4604	System Design and Advanced Receiver Techniques for MBMS Broadcast Services Tiago Gasiba, Siemens AG, Germany Thomas Stockhammer, Siemens AG, Germany Junaid Afzal, Siemens AG, Germany Wen Xu, Siemens AG, Germany
WC4605	Reduced-Complexity Receivers for the Downlink of a Multicell CDMA System with Multiple Antennas Md Habibul Islam, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Mohammad Saquib, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Naofal Al-Dhahir, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Session WC-47—Wireless Multimedia
Chair: Sherman Shen, University of Waterloo, Canada
Monday 12 June, 16:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce B

WC4701	Improving Wireless Multimedia Quality using Header Estimation with Priors Syed A. Khayam, Michigan State University, USA Shirish Karande, Michigan State University, USA Muhammad U. Ilyas, Michigan State University, USA Hayder Radha, Michigan State University, USA
WC4702	Rate Control for Multi-Object Video Transmission over Wireless Systems Yu Sun, University of Central Arkansas, USA Jiancong Luo, Thomson Corporate Research, USA Ishfaq Ahmad, University of Texas at Arlington, USA
WC4703	VoIP Packet Aggregation in Wireless Backhaul Networks Yongzhen Zhuang, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Kun Tan, Microsoft Research Asia, China Vincent Shen, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China Yunhao Liu, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, China
WC4704	A Packet Fair Queueing Algorithm for CDMA2000 1xEV-DV Networks Song Ci, University of Massachusetts, Boston, USA Mohsen Guizani, Western Michigan University, USA Xi Zhang, Texas A&M University, USA Hsiao-Hwa Chen, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
WC4705	Call Admission Control for Integrated Voice/Data Services in Cellular/WLAN Interworking Wei Song, University of Waterloo, Canada Hai Jiang, University of Waterloo, Canada Weihua Zhuang, University of Waterloo, Canada Aladdin Saleh, Bell Canada, Canada

Session WC-48—Wireless Channel
Chair: Zhi Tian, Michigan Technological University, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 10:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce B

WC4801	On Discrete-Time Modeling of Time-Varying WSSUS Fading Channels Christian Sgraja, University of Ulm, Germany Chengshan Xiao, University of Missouri, Columbia, USA
WC4802	Iterative Waterfilling for Parallel Gaussian Interference Channels Kin-Kwong Leung, The University of British Columbia, Canada Chi Wan Sung, City University of Hong Kong, China Kenneth W. Shum, City University of Hong Kong, China
WC4803	Propagation over Clutter: Physical Stochastic Model Dmitry Chizhik, Bell Laboratories–Lucent Technologies Jonathan Ling, Bell Laboratories–Lucent Technologies
WC4804	Kurtosis Constraints in Communication over Fading Channels Sibi Raj Bhaskaran, Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne, Switzerland Emre Telatar, Ecole Polytechnique Federal de Lausanne, Switzerland
WC4805	Optimum Pilot-to-Data Power Ratio for Partial RAKE Receiver in Nakagami Fading Channels Kommate Jitvanichphaibool, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Mohammad Saquib, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA Otilia Popescu, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA

Session WC-49—Wireless Networks
Chair: Davide Dardari, University of Bologna, Italy
Tuesday 13 June, 10:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Dolmabahce B

WC4901	Delay-based Admission Control Using Fuzzy Logic for OFDMA Broadband Wireless Networks Dusit Niyato, University of Manitoba, Canada Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada
WC4902	A Study on Evaluating Authentication Traffics in the Next Generation Wireless Networks Yan Zhang, NICT, Singapore Mingtuo Zhou, NICT, Singapore Shaoqiu Xiao, NICT, Singapore Masayuki Fujise, NICT, Singapore
WC4903	Co-Existence of CSMA/CA and Bluetooth Imran Ashraf, King’s College London, UK Athanasios Gkelias, King’s College London, UK Konstantinos Voulgaris, King’s College London, UK Mischa Dohler, France Telecom, France A. H. Aghvami, King’s College London, UK
WC4904	Performance Analysis of IEEE 802.16d Random Access Protocol Jun-Bae Seo, Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute, Korea Nam-Suk Lee, Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute, Korea Nam-Hoon Park, Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute, Korea Hyong-Woo Lee, Korea University, Korea Choong-Ho Cho, Korea University, Korea
WC4905	SHINE: Simulation Platform for Heterogeneous Interworking Networks Alessandro Bazzi, University of Bologna, Italy Gianni Pasolini, University of Bologna, Italy Claudio Gambetti, Siemens s.p.a., Italy

Session WC-50(P)—Topics in Wireless Communications-I
Chair: Barcin Kozbe, Ericsson, USA
Monday 12 June, 14:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer 1st Flr

WC5001	Joint Bandwidth Allocation and Connection Admission Control for Polling Services in IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Networks Dusit Niyato, University of Manitoba, Canada Ekram Hossain, University of Manitoba, Canada
WC5002	Frequency-Dependent Pathloss in the Ultra-Wideband Indoor Channel Wasim Q. Malik, University of Oxford, UK David J. Edwards, University of Oxford, UK Christopher J. Stevens, University of Oxford, UK
WC5003	M-ary Orthogonal Coded/Balanced UWB Transmitted-Reference System Dong In Kim, Simon Fraser University, Canada Tao Jia, Simon Fraser University, Canada
WC5004	An Efficient Decoding Algorithm for STBC with Multi-Dimensional Rotated Constellations Heunchul Lee, Korea University, Korea Jungho Cho, Korea University, Korea Jongkyu Kim, Korea University, Korea Inkyu Lee, Korea University, Korea
WC5005	Channel Tracking and Signal Detection for MC-CDMA in Time-Varying Environment Huahui Wang, Michigan State University, USA Tongtong Li, Michigan State University, USA
WC5006	Comparison of Space-Frequency Pre-Filtering Techniques and Space-Frequency Block Coding for DL MC-CDMA Systems Adão Silva, University of Aveiro, Portugal Atílio Gameiro, University of Aveiro, Portugal
WC5007	Totally Disjoint Multipath Routing in Multihop Wireless Networks Sonia Waharte, University of Waterloo, Canada Raouf Boutaba, University of Waterloo, Canada
WC5008	Mean Acquisition Time and Overall Acquisition Probability for Differential UWB Receivers Luca Alfredo Annoni, University of L'Aquila, Italy Marco Di Renzo, University of L'Aquila, Italy Fabio Graziosi, University of L'Aquila, Italy Fortunato Santucci, University of L'Aquila, Italy

Session WC-51(P)—Topics in Wireless Communications-II
Chair: Barcin Kozbe, Ericsson, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 8:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer 1st Flr

WC5101	Estimators for K Factor and Local Average SNR Using Noisy Correlated Samples Yunfei Chen, University of Alberta, Canada Norman C. Beaulieu, University of Alberta, Canada
WC5102	Analysis of the Statistical Properties of the SINR in the IEEE 802.16 OFDMA Network Sergey N. Moiseev, JSC Kodofon, Russia Stanislav A. Filin, JSC Kodofon, Russia Mikhail S. Kondakov, JSC Kodofon, Russia Alexandre V. Garmonov, JSC Kodofon, Russia Do Hyon Yim, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Jaeho Lee, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Sunny Chang, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Yun Sang Park, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea
WC5103	On the Performance of Closed-Loop Transmit Diversity with Noisy Channel Estimates Jittra Jootar, University of California, San Diego, USA James R. Zeidler, University of California, San Diego, USA John G. Proakis, University of California, San Diego, USA
WC5104	Optimal Construction of Soft-Combine Zone in a Multicast CDMA Network Jae-Hoon Kim, SK Telecom, Korea Kwang-Soo Kim, KAIST, Korea
WC5105	Partial Band Jamming Rejection of Differential Frequency Hopping System with Product-Combining Receiver over Rayleigh-Fading Channel Zhi Chen, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Shaoqian Li, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China Binhong Dong, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China
WC5106	Dynamic Radio Link Control Protocol for UMTS/WCDMA Junfeng Jiang, Tsinghua University, China Zihua Guo, Lenovo Corporate, China Richard Yao, Microsoft Corporate, USA Zhigang Cao, Tsinghua University, China
WC5107	Performance Analysis of Space-Time Diversity in Multiuser CDMA Systems over Fading Channels Mohamed AlJerjawi, Concordia University, Canada Walaa Hamouda, Concordia University, Canada
WC5108	A Practical Computationally Efficient Power and Bit Allocation Algorithm for Wireless OFDM Systems Le Ding, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Qinye Yin, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Ke Deng, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China Yinkuo Meng, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
WC5109	General Exact Level Crossing Rates and Average Fade Durations of Dual Diversity Combiners over Non-Identical Correlated Ricean Channels José Cândido Silveira Santos Filho, University of Campinas, Brazil Michel Daoud Yacoub, University of Campinas, Brazil José Ricardo Mendes, University of Campinas, Brazil Gustavo Fraidenraich, University of Campinas, Brazil

Session WC-52(P)—Topics in Wireless Communications-III
Chair: Barcin Kozbe, Ericsson, USA
Tuesday 13 June, 14:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer 1st Flr

WC5201	A Novel Sub-Carrier and Power Allocation Algorithm for Multi-User OFDM Systems YuMing Zhao, Tsinghua University, China JingBo Guo, Tsinghua University, China ZanJi Wang, Tsinghua University, China Yi Xu, Tsinghua University, China
WC5202	Prediction of Propagation Path Loss for Stratospheric Platforms Mobile Communications in Urban Site LOS/NLOS Environment Iskandar, Waseda University, Japan Shigeru Shimamoto, Waseda University, Japan
WC5203	A New Result for the Distribution of the Sum of Nakagami-m Random Variables K. D. P. Dharmawansa, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand R. M. A. P. Rajatheva, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand K. M. Ahmed, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
WC5204	A Novel Transmit Power Allocation Algorithm Combined with Dynamic Channel Allocation in Reuse Partitioning-based OFDMA/FDD System Joo Heo, Inha University, Korea InSuk Cha, Inha University, Korea KyungHi Chang, Inha University, Korea
WC5205	Time-Variant Channel Prediction Using Time-Concentrated and Band-Limited Sequences Thomas Zemen, Forschungszentrum Telekommunikation Wien, Austria Christoph F. Mecklenbräuker, Forschungszentrum Telekommunikation Wien, Austria Bernard H. Fleury, Aalborg University, Denmark
WC5206	An Efficient DSTBC Decoding Method for Non-Constant Modulus Constellations Kyung Soo Woo, Chung-Ang University, Korea Jong Ho Paik, Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Korea Kyung Won Park, Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Korea Won Young Yang, Chung-Ang University, Korea Yong Soo Cho, Chung-Ang University, Korea
WC5207	A Low-Complexity Joint Time Synchronization and Channel Estimation Scheme for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Systems Chin-Liang Wang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Hung-Chin Wang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
WC5208	A QoS-based FAP Criterion for Indoor 802.11 Wireless LAN Optimization Guillaume de la Roche, INSA, France Raphael Rebeyrotte, INSA, France Katia Jaffrès-Runser, INSA, France Jean-Marie Gorce, INSA, France

Session WC-53(P)—Topics in Wireless Communications-IV
Chair: Barcin Kozbe, Ericsson, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 8:30 – 12:00
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer 1st Flr

WC5301	Automatic Gain Control Loop Based on Threshold Crossing Rate Measurement Nicolo Piazzese, ST Microelectronics, Italy Giuseppe Avellone, ST Microelectronics, Italy Ettore Messina, ST Microelectronics, Italy Alberto Serratore, ST Microelectronics, Italy
WC5302	Study of Constellation Labeling for Iteratively Decoded Bit-Interleaved Space-Time Coded Modulation with Some Space-Time Schemes Chuan-gang Zhao, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Jia-ru Lin, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China Wei-ling Wu, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
WC5303	Range Estimation in UWB Realistic Environments Chiara Falsi, University of Florence, Italy Davide Dardari, University of Bologna, Italy Lorenzo Mucchi, University of Florence, Italy Moe Z. Win, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
WC5304	Multiuser Diversity and Multiplexing with Multiple Coherent Beams in Wireless Systems Dong-Chan Oh, Seoul National University, Korea Jae-Yun Ko, Seoul National University, Korea Yong-Hwan Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
WC5305	A Robust Mobile Location Estimator in NLOS Environments Using Hybrid Filtering Alberto Gaspar, Military Institute of Engineering, Brazil Marco Grivet, Pontifical Catholic University, Brazil
WC5306	Environment-Adaptive Receivers: A Performance Prediction Approach Eric Hardouin, France Telecom, France Jean-Marie Chaufray, France Telecom, France Thierry Clessienne, France Telecom, France
WC5307	MC-CDMA with SIC: Power Control by Discrete Stochastic Approximation and Comparison with OFDMA Nevio Benvenuto, University of Padova, Italy Giambattista Carnevale, University of Padova, Italy Stefano Tomasin, University of Padova, Italy
WC5308	A New Synchronization Scheme Exploiting Mean Energy Profile in UWB Non-Coherent Receiver Dong-Hoon Shin, Korea Telecom, Korea Yong-Ho Cho, KAIST, Korea Dong-Jo Park, KAIST, Korea

Session WC-54(P)—Topics in Wireless Communications-V
Chair: Barcin Kozbe, Ericsson, USA
Wednesday 14 June, 14:00 – 17:30
Room: ICEC – Side Foyer 1st Flr

WC5401	A PAPR Reduction of MC-DS-CDMA Signal by Spectrum Phase Control (SPC) Method Heung-Gyoon Ryu, Chungbuk National University, Korea Nguyen Thanh Hieu, Chungbuk National University, Korea David Tien, Charles Sturt University, Australia
WC5402	On a Decentralized Deterministic Transmission Power Level Selection Algorithm in Large Aloha Networks under Saturation Behrouz Khoshnevis, Sharif University of Technology, Iran Babak H. Khalaj, Sharif University of Technology, Iran
WC5403	A Low-Complexity 802.15.4 Digital Receiver Front End Michael Schmidt, Atmel, Germany Frank Poegel, Atmel, Germany
WC5404	Capacity Limits of Cognitive Radio with Distributed and Dynamic Spectral Activity Syed Ali Jafar, University of California, Irvine, USA Sudhir Srinivasa, University of California, Irvine, USA
WC5405	Performance of Channel Prediction for Wireless Downlink Packet Systems Jonathan Ling, Bell Laboratories–Lucent Technologies, USA Dmitry Chizhik, Bell Laboratories–Lucent Technologies, USA Uf Tureli, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA Constantinos Papadias, Bell Laboratories–Lucent Technologies, USA
WC5406	A Radio Channel Estimation Scheme Using the CQI Feedback Information in High Speed Downlink Packet Access Junsu Kim, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Young-Jun Hong, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea Dan Keun Sung, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
WC5407	Cooperative Mobile User Location for Next-Generation Wireless Cellular Networks Simone Frattasi, Aalborg University, Denmark Marco Monti, Konica srl, Italy Ramjee Prasad, Aalborg University, Denmark