11. ICT 2004: Fortaleza, Brazil

Multimedia Services

• Giuseppe Araniti, Pasquale De Meo, Antonio Iera, Domenico Ursino:
  Enhancing 3G Cellular Systems with User Profiling Techniques for Multimedia Application QoS Adaptation. 1-6
  
• Stephen Bates:
  Delivery of Streaming Video in Next-Generation Mobile Networks. 7-15
  
• Ana Rita Oliveira, Américo Correia:
  Use of the 2500-2690 MHz Band for Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service. 16-21
  
• Emanuela B. Silva, Leonardo S. Cardoso, Tarcisio F. Maciel, Francisco Rodrigo P. Cavalcanti, Yuri C. B. Silva:
  Throughput Fairness and Capacity Improvement of Packet-Switched Networks Through Space-Time Scheduling. 22-27
  

Antennas

• W. C. Freitas Jr., André L. F. de Almeida, João Cesar M. Mota, Francisco Rodrigo P. Cavalcanti, Raul L. de Lacerda Neto:
  Performance of MIMO Antenna Systems with Hybrids of Transmit Diversity and Spatial Multiplexing Using Soft-Output Decoding. 28-37
  
• A. Kazemipour, X. Begaud, D. Allal:
  Simple Model to Determine the Gap Effect on the Input Impedance of a Cylindrical Dipole. Application to Standard Antennas. 38-42
  
• T. Hunziker, Jacir Luiz Bordim, T. Ohira, Shinsuke Tanaka:
  An Interference Avoidance Technique for Ad Hoc Networks Employing Array Antennas. 43-52
  
• Ronaldo O. dos Santos, Rodrigo M. S. de Oliveira, Fabricio Jose B. Barros, Carlos Leonidas da S. S. Sobrinho:
  Analysis of a Cylindrical Microstrip Antenna by the Nonorthogonal FDTD Method and Parallel Processing. 53-59
  

Transmission Technologies and Wireless Networks

• Wamberto J. L. Queiroz, Fabricio G. S. Silva, Marcelo S. Alencar:
  Unified Analysis of the Local Scatters Channel Model. 60-66
  
• Wamberto J. L. Queiroz, Fabricio G. S. Silva, Marcelo S. Alencar:
  Spacial Analysis of the Local Scatters Channel Model. 67-73
  
• Tang Min Keen, Tharek Abdul Rahman:
  Propagation Prediction Based on Measurement at 5.8GHz for Fixed Wireless Access. 74-81
  

Communication Theory (I)

• Marcelo de Oliveira Marques, Ivanil Sebastião Bonatti:
  Dimensioning of Wireless Links Sharing Voice and Data. 82-87
  
• D. P. B. Chaves, Cecilio Pimentel, Bartolomeu F. Uchôa Filho:
  An Iterative Matrix-Based Procedure for Finding the Shannon Cover for Constrained Sequences. 88-93
  
• Bruno B. Albert, Francisco M. de Assis:
  Truncated Importance Sampling Simulation Applied to a Turbo Coded Communication System. 94-99
  
• Rex A. C. Medeiros, Francisco M. de Assis:
  Zero-Error Capacity of a Quantum Channel. 100-105
  

Communication Theory (II)

• Ali Reza Attar, Abbas Sheikhi, Ali Zamani:
  Communication System Recognition by Modulation Recognition. 106-113
  
• Frederik Vanhaverbeke, Marc Moeneclaey:
  An Extension to Quasi-orthogonal Sequences. 114-121
  
• Valdemar Cardoso da Rocha Jr., Maria de Lourdes M. G. Alcoforado:
  Trellis Code Construction for the 2-User Binary Adder Channel. 122-127
  
• Ninoslav Marina:
  Rayleigh Fading Multiple Access Channel Without Channel State Information. 128-133
  

Communication Theory (III)

• Rodrigo C. de Lamare, Raimundo Sampaio Neto:
  Adaptive Decision Feedback Multiuser Detectors with Recurrent Neural Networks for DS-CDMA in Fading Channels. 134-141
  
• Jérôme Louveaux, Cyrille Siclet, Didier Pinchon, Pierre Siohan:
  Comparison of two Filterbank Optimization Criteria for VDSL Transmission. 142-149
  
• Justin Dauwels, Henk Wymeersch, Hans-Andrea Loeliger, Marc Moeneclaey:
  Phase Estimation and Phase Ambiguity Resolution by Message Passing. 150-155
  
• V.-D. Ngo, H.-W. Choi, S.-C. Park:
  An Expurgated Union Bound for Space-Time Code Systems. 156-162
  
• Rong Zhou, A. Picart, Ramesh Pyndiah, A. Goalic:
  Achieving Channel Capacity with Low Complexity RS-BTC Using QPSK over AWGN Channel. 163-170
  

Telecommunication Pricing and Billing

• B. Lee, H. Kim, K. Chung:
  Design of Sub-session Based Accounting System for Different Service Level of Mobile IP Roaming User. 171-182
  
• Saravut Yaipairoj, Fotios C. Harmantzis:
  Priority Telephony System with Pricing Alternatives. 183-191
  
• Livio Cricelli, Francesca Di Pillo, Nathan Levialdi, Massimo Gastaldi:
  Mobile Telephony Industry: Price Discrimination Strategies for Interconnected Networks. 192-198
  

Network Performance and Telecommunication Services

• H.-s. Liu, K. Xu, M.-w. Xu:
  A Novel ECN-Based Congestion Control and Avoidance Algorithm with Forecasting and Verifying. 199-206
  
• Guilherme De A. Barreto, João Cesar M. Mota, Luís Gustavo M. Souza, Rewbenio A. Frota, Leonardo Aguayo, J. S. Yamamoto, Pedro Eduardo de Oliveira Macedo:
  Competitive Neural Networks for Fault Detection and Diagnosis in 3G Cellular Systems. 207-213
  
• Hind Castel, Gérard Hébuterne:
  Performance Analysis of an Optical MAN Ring for Asynchronous Variable Length Packets. 214-220
  
• Dionisis X. Adamopoulos, Constantine A. Papandreou:
  Enabling Value-Generating Telecommunications Services upon Integrated Multiservice Networks. 221-226
  

Active Networks and Mobile Agents

• Nikolaos D. Dragios, Constantine Harbilas, Konstantinos P. Tsoukatos, George T. Karetsos:
  An Architecture for Publishing and Distributing Service Components in Active Networks. 227-233
  
• Y. Darmaputra, Riri Fitri Sari:
  Performance Comparison of Active Network-Based and Non Active Network-Based Single-Rate Multicast Congestion Control Protocols. 234-240
  
• Mohammad Aminul Haq, Mitsuji Matsumoto:
  MAMI: Mobile Agent Based System for Mobile Internet. 241-250
  
• V. Damasceno Matos, Jorge Luis de Castro e Silva, J. C. Machado, Rossana M. de Castro Andrade, José Neuman de Souza:
  Design and Implementation of an ANTS-Based Test Bed for Collecting Data in Active Framework. 251-256
  
• Miguel Franklin de Castro, Dominique Gaïti, Abdallah M'hamed:
  Adaptive QoS Management for Regulation of Fairness Among Internet Applications. 257-266
  

Optical Photonic Technologies (I)

• António L. J. Teixeira, Davide Pereira, Sérgio Junior, Mário J. N. Lima, Paulo S. André, Rogério N. Nogueira, José F. da Rocha, Humberto Fernandes:
  Black Box Model of Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers in C and L Bands. 267-271
  
• L. H. Bonani, Fabiano J. L. Pádua, Edson Moschim, F. R. Barbosa:
  Optical Packet Switching Access Networks Using Time and Space Contention Resolution Schemes. 272-281
  
• Ahmad Rostami:
  Full-Optical Spectrum Analyzer Design Using EIT Based Fabry-Perot Interferometer. 282-286
  
• A. Cerqueira Jr., K. Z. Nobrega, F. Di Pasquale, H. E. Hernandez-Figueroa:
  A Powerful Tool Based on Finite Element Method for Designing Photonic Crystal Devices. 287-295
  

Optical Photonic Technologies (II)

• Ahmad Rostami:
  Analysis of Quantum Light Memory in Atomic Systems. 296-303
  
• C. de Mello Gallep, Eugenio Conforti:
  Wavelength Conversion with 2R-Regeneration by UL-SOA Induced Chirp Filtering. 304-311
  
• J. S. G. Panaro, C. de Almeida:
  Performance Analysis of Multidimensional PPM Codes for Optical CDMA Systems in the Presence of Noise. 312-321
  
• J. B. R. Silva, R. V. Ramos, E. C. Giraudo:
  Smart Strategies for Single-Photon Detection. 322-327
  

Optical Networks (I)

• Darli A. A. Mello, Jefferson U. Pelegrini, Marcio S. Savasini, Gustavo Sousa Pavani, Helio Waldman:
  Inter-arrival Planning for Sub-graph Routing Protection in WDM Networks. 328-335
  
• Reinaldo G. Dante, Fabiano J. L. Pádua, Edson Moschim, Joaquim F. Martins-Filho:
  An Adaptive Routing Algorithm for Intelligent and Transparent Optical Networks. 336-341
  
• Reinaldo G. Dante, Joaquim F. Martins-Filho, Edson Moschim:
  Novel Wavelength Assignment Algorithm for Intelligent Optical Networks Based on Hops Counts and Relative Capacity Loss. 342-347
  

Ad Hoc Networks (I)

• Fayçal Djerourou, Christian Lavault, Gabriel Antoine Louis Paillard, Vlady Ravelomanana:
  Assigning Codes in a Random Wireless Network. 348-353
  
• Lyes Khoukhi, Soumaya Cherkaoui:
  Flexible QoS Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Network. 354-362
  
• A. Ali, L. A. Latiff, N. Fisal:
  Integrating Mobile Ad Hoc Network into Mobile IPv6 Network. 363-368
  
• José Costa-Requena, J. Gutiérrez, Raimo Kantola, J. Creado, Nicklas Beijar:
  Network Architecture for Scalable Ad Hoc Networks. 369-380
  

Ad Hoc Networks (II)

• C.-J. Wang, W. Quan, Z.-H. Deng, Y.-A. Liu, W.-B. Wang, J.-C. Gao:
  Dual Code-Sensing Spread Spectrum Random Access (DCSSRA) Protocol for Ad Hoc Networks. 381-387
  
• Dave Cavalcanti, Dharma P. Agrawal, Judith Kelner, Djamel Fawzi Hadj Sadok:
  Exploiting the Small-World Effect to Increase Connectivity in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks. 388-393
  
• Monir Hossain, Mahbub Hassan, Harsha Sirisena:
  Adaptive Resource Management in Mobile Wireless Cellular Networks. 394-399
  
• Manus Kwan, Kutluyil Dogancay:
  Comparative Analysis of Ad Hoc Multi-path Update Techniques for Multimedia Applications. 400-409
  

Ad Hoc Networks (III)

• Bosheng Zhou, Alan Marshall, Jieyi Wu, Tsung-Han Lee, Jiakang Liu:
  PRDS: A Priority Based Route Discovery Strategy for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. 410-416
  
• Valeria Loscrì, Floriano De Rango, Salvatore Marano:
  Performance Evaluation of AODV Protocol over E-TDMA MAC Protocol for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks. 417-424
  
• J.-W. Bang, Sung-Kwan Youm, Chul-Hee Kang, Seung-Joon Seok:
  Mitigating the Hidden Terminal Problem and Improving Spatial Reuse in Wireless Ad Hoc Network. 425-430
  
• R. A. O. Neto, F. S. Chaves, Francisco Rodrigo P. Cavalcanti, Tarcisio F. Maciel:
  A New Distributed Power Control Algorithm Based on a Simple Prediction Method. 431-436
  

Ad Hoc Networks (VI)

• R. I. da Silva, J. C. B. Leite, M. P. Fernandez:
  A Heuristic Approach to Energy Saving in Ad Hoc Networks. 437-442
  
• Bernardo A. M. Villela, Otto Carlos Muniz Bandeira Duarte:
  Calculating the Maximum Throughput in Multihop Ad Hoc Networks. 443-449
  
• Mischa Dohler, Athanasios Gkelias, Hamid Aghvami:
  Throughput of Distributed-MIMO Multi-stage Communication Networks over Ergodic Channels. 450-460
  
• Jacir Luiz Bordim, Tetsuro Ueda, Shinsuke Tanaka:
  Delivering the Benefits of Directional Communications for Ad Hoc Networks Through an Efficient Directional MAC Protocol. 461-470
  

Signal Processing (I)

• Yeheskel Bar-Ness, R. Solá:
  Synchronization Errors Resistant Detector for OFDM Systems. 471-481
  
• M. M. Campello de Souza, H. M. de Oliveira, R. M. Campello de Souza, M. M. Vasconcelos:
  The Discrete Cosine Transform over Prime Finite Fields. 482-487
  
• A. L. L. Ramos, J. A. Apolinário Jr.:
  A Lattice Version of the Multichannel Fast QRD Algorithm Based on A Posteriori Backward Errors. 488-497
  
• Carlos Alexandre R. Fernandes, João Cesar M. Mota:
  New Blind Algorithms Based on Modified "Constant Modulus" Criteria for QAM Constellations. 498-503
  

Signal Processing (II)

• N. Nefedov:
  Channel Estimation Methods for Space-Time Block Transmission in Frequency-Flat Channels. 504-509
  
• J. B. Lima, R. M. Campello de Souza, H. M. de Oliveira, M. M. Campello de Souza:
  Faster DTMF Decoding. 510-515
  
• V. Stewart, C. F. N. Cowan, Sakir Sezer:
  Adaptive Echo Cancellation for Packet-Based Networks. 516-525
  
• H. M. de Oliveira, N. S. Santos-Magalhães:
  The Genetic Code Revisited: Inner-to-Outer Map, 2D-Gray Map, and World-Map Genetic Representations. 526-531
  

Signal Processing (III)

• N. Nefedov:
  On Subspace Channel Estimation in Multipath SIMO and MIMO Channels. 532-540
  
• Paeiz Azmi, Farrokh Marvasti:
  A Novel Demodulation Technique for Recovering PPM Signals in the Presence of Additive Noise. 541-547
  
• Paeiz Azmi, Farrokh Marvasti:
  A Novel Iterative Decoding Method for DFT Codes in Erasure Channels. 548-553
  
• M. Shariat, M. Ferdosizadeh, M. J. Abdoli, B. Makouei, A. Yazdanpanah:
  Comparison Between Several Methods of PPM Demodulation Based on Iterative Techniques. 554-559
  

Signal Processing (VI)

• Constantin Paleologu, Andrei Alexandru Enescu, Silviu Ciochina:
  A Network Echo Canceler Based on a SRF QRD-LSL Adaptive Algorithm Implemented on Motorola StarCore SC140 DSP. 560-567
  
• Juraci Ferreira Galdino, Ernesto Leite Pinto, Marcelo Sampaio de Alencar, Elvino S. Sousa:
  Detection of Equalization Errors in Time-Varying Channels. 568-577
  
• Didier Pinchon, Cyrille Siclet, Pierre Siohan:
  A Design Technique for Oversampled Modulated Filter Banks and OFDM/QAM Modulations. 578-588
  
• Francisco J. González Serrano, Manel Martínez-Ramón:
  Nonlinear Bitwise Equalization. 589-594
  

Network Performance and MPLS

• Glaucio H. S. Carvalho, R. M. Rodrigues, Carlos Renato Lisboa Francês, João Crisóstomo Weyl Albuquerque Costa, Solon V. Carvalho:
  Modelling and Performance Evaluation of Wireless Networks. 595-600
  
• Marcio Andrey Teixeira, Jamil Salem Barbar:
  Improving End-System Performance with the Use of the QoS Management. 601-606
  
• Cristian González, Leszek Szczecinski, Sonia Aïssa:
  Throughput Maximization of ARQ Transmission Protocol Employing Adaptive Modulation and Coding. 607-615
  
• T. A. Moura Oliveira, E. Guimarães Nobre, Joaquim Celestino Jr.:
  CR-LSP Dynamic Rerouting Implementation for MPLS Network Simulations in Network Simulator. 616-621
  

Traffic Engineering (I)

• Joaquim Celestino Jr., P. R. X. Ponte, A. C. F. Tomaz, A. L. B. P. B. Diniz:
  FuDyLBA: A Traffic Engineering Load Balance Scheme for MPLS Networks Based on Fuzzy Logic. 622-627
  
• Hassine Moungla, Francine Krief:
  Service Differentiation over GMPLS. 628-637
  
• Mahdi Jalili-Kharaajoo:
  Sliding Mode Queue Management in TCP/AQM Networks. 638-643
  
• Fabian Skivée, Guy Leduc:
  A Distributed Algorithm for Weighted Max-Min Fairness in MPLS Networks. 644-653
  

Traffic Engineering (II) and Internet (I)

• Carlos Hairon R. Gonçalves, Mauro Oliveira, Rossana M. C. Andrade, Miguel Franklin de Castro:
  Applying Artificial Neural Networks for Fault Prediction in Optical Network Links. 654-659
  
• Sanaa Sharafeddine, N. Kongtong, Zaher Dawy:
  Capacity Allocation for Voice over IP Networks Using Maximum Waiting Time Models. 660-670
  
• Jin-Woo Jung, Youn-Kwan Kim, Hyun-Kook Kahng:
  SCTP Mobility Highly Coupled with Mobile IP. 671-677
  
• Teresa Vazão, L. Raposo, J. Santos:
  Migration to the New Internet - Supporting Inter Operability Between IPv4 and IPv6 Networks. 678-687
  

SIP, QoS (I), and Switches

• Ahmed Meddahi, Gilles Vanwormhoudt, Hossam Afifi:
  Smart Profile: A New Method for Minimising SIP Messages. 688-697
  
• Carlos Roberto dos Santos, Shusaburo Motoyama:
  A QoS Provisioned CIOQ ATM Switch with m Internal Links. 698-703
  
• Hao Jiang, Puliu Yan, Jian-guo Zhou, Li-jia Chen, Ming Wu:
  Multi-constrained Least Cost QoS Routing Algorithm. 704-710
  
• Anna Baranowska, Wojciech Kabacinski:
  The New Packet Scheduling Algorithms for VOQ Switches. 711-716
  

Optical Networks (II)

• R. P. Vivacqua, C. de Mello Gallep, Eugenio Conforti:
  An Algorithm for the Parameters Extraction of a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier. 717-726
  
• Júlio Cesar Rodrigues Fernandes de Oliveira, João Batista Rosolem, Aldário Chrestani Bordonalli:
  All-Optical Gain Controlled EDFA: Design and System Impact. 727-734
  
• K. D. R. Assis, Marcio S. Savasini, Helio Waldman:
  Iterative Optimization in VTD to Maximize the Open Capacity of WDM Networks. 735-742
  
• P. U. Recio, P. Rauch, Koldo Espinosa:
  Link Management Protocol (LMP) Evaluation for SDH/Sonet. 743-752
  

Optical Networks (III) and Network Operation and Management (I)

• P. V. Holm-Nielsen, Jianfeng Zhang, J. J. Vegas Olmos, Idelfonso Tafur Monroy, Christophe Peucheret, Victor Polo, P. Jeppesen, A. M. J. Koonen, Josep Prat:
  Experimental Investigation of WDM Transmission Properties of Optical Labeled Signals Using Orthogonal IM/FSK Modulation Format. 753-759
  
• Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues, Mário M. Freire, Pascal Lorenz:
  Performance Assessment of Optical Burst Switched Degree-Four Chordal Ring Networks. 760-765
  
• António L. J. Teixeira, Paulo S. André, Rogério N. Nogueira, Paulo Monteiro, José F. da Rocha:
  All-Optical Routing Limitations Due to Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers Dynamics. 766-771
  
• Mario Lemes Proença Jr., Camiel Coppelmans, Mauricio Luis Bottoli, Antônio Marcos Alberti, Leonardo de Souza Mendes:
  The Hurst Parameter for Digital Signature of Network Segment. 772-781
  

Network Operation and Management (II)

• Rodrigo Sanger Alves, Clarissa Cassales Marquezan, Lisandro Zambenedetti Granville, Philippe Olivier Alexandre Navaux:
  High Performance Cluster Management Based on SNMP: Experiences on Integration Between Network Patterns and Cluster Management Concepts. 782-791
  
• A. S. Ramos, A. Salles Garcia, Rodolfo da Silva Villaça, Rodrigo Bonfa Drago:
  A Web-Based Pro-active Fault and Performance Network Management Architecture. 792-800
  
• Guillaume Doyen, Olivier Festor, Emmanuel Nataf:
  A CIM Extension for Peer-to-Peer Network and Service Management. 801-810
  
• A. P. Braga, R. Rios, Rossana M. de Castro Andrade, J. C. Machado, José Neuman de Souza:
  A Generic Event-Driven System for Managing SNMP-Enabled Communication Networks. 811-819
  

Network Management Theory and Telecommunications Networks

• Eric Fabre, Albert Benveniste, Stefan Haar, Claude Jard, Armen Aghasaryan:
  Algorithms for Distributed Fault Management in Telecommunications Networks. 820-825
  
• X. H. Guo, B. H. Zhao, L. Qian:
  Fault Identification by Passive Testing. 826-834
  
• A. da Rocha, C. Amon da Rocha, José Neuman de Souza:
  Script MIB Extension for Resource Limitation in SNMP Distributed Management Environments. 835-840
  
• Armen Aghasaryan, Claude Jard, Julien Thomas:
  UML Specification of a Generic Model for Fault Diagnosis of Telecommunication Networks. 841-847
  

Mobility and Broadband Wireless

• Moshiur Rahman, Fotios C. Harmantzis:
  IEEE 802.11 Inter-WLAN Mobility Control with Broadband Supported Distribution System Integrating WLAN and WAN. 848-857
  
• R. Matos Abreu, M. J. Alves de Sousa, M. Rui Santos:
  A Cost-Effective Local Positioning System Architecture Based on TDoA. 858-865
  
• C. Nerguizian, Charles L. Despins, Sofiène Affes:
  Indoor Geolocation with Received Signal Strength Fingerprinting Technique and Neural Networks. 866-875
  
• Emi Garcia-Palacios, Sakir Sezer, Ciaran Toal, Stephen Dawson:
  Implementation of a Novel Credit Based SCFQ Scheduler for Broadband Wireless Access. 876-884
  

Cellular System Evolution (I)

• K. Ruttik:
  BER for CMOS Analog Decoder with Different Working Points. 885-890
  
• Frank Ellinger, C. Carta, L. Rodoni, G. von Büren, D. Barras, Martin L. Schmatz, Heinz Jäckel:
  BiCMOS Variable Gain LNA at C-Band with Ultra Low Power Consumption for WLAN. 891-899
  
• Mário Marques da Silva, Américo Correia:
  Joint MIMO and MAI Suppression for the HSDPA. 900-907
  
• Mário Marques da Silva, Américo Correia:
  A Joint Precoding Scheme and Selective Transmit Diversity. 908-913
  

Cellular System Evolution (II)

• Marion Jeanne, Isabelle Siaud, Olivier Seller, Pierre Siohan:
  Application of a Joint Source-Channel Decoding Technique to UMTS Channel Codes and OFDM Modulation. 914-923
  
• I. Jeong, M. Nakagawa:
  Transmit Selection Diversity for TDD-CDMA with Asymmetric Modulation in Duplex Channel. 924-931
  
• E. Zola, Francisco Barceló:
  Planning the Base Station Layout in UMTS Urban Scenarios: A Simulation Approach to Coverage and Capacity Estimation. 932-941
  
• Ghassane Aniba, Sonia Aïssa:
  A General Traffic and Queueing Delay Model for 3G Wireless Packet Networks. 942-949
  

Personal Communication, Terrestrial Radio Systems, and Satellites

• Windson Viana, José Bringel Filho, Katy C. P. Magalhães, C. Giovano, J. de Castro, Rossana M. C. Andrade:
  MobiS: A Solution for the Development of Secure Applications for Mobile Devices. 950-957
  
• V. Vale do Nascimento, J. Ewerton P. de Farias:
  Compensating Nonlinear Amplifier Effects on a DVB-T Link. 958-963
  
• Floriano De Rango, Mauro Tropea, Salvatore Marano:
  Controlled Load Services in IP QoS Geostationary Satellite Networks. 964-972
  

Mobility Management

• Hu Wang, Anand R. Prasad:
  Fast Authentication for Inter-domain Handover. 973-982
  
• P. Maruthi, G. Sridhar, V. Sridhar:
  Session and Service Mobility in Service Specific Label Switched Wireless Networks. 983-990
  
• Marco Carli, F. Cappabianca, A. Tenca, Alessandro Neri:
  Mobility Management for the Next Generation of Mobile Cellular Systems. 991-996
  
• Hyun Soo Kim, Chang Ho Kim, Byeong-hee Roh, Seung W. Yoo:
  Handoff Delay Performance Comparisons of IP Mobility Management Schemes Using SIP and MIP. 997-1006
  

Multimedia Information, Network Reliability, EMC in Communications, and Multicast

• N. Martins, A. Marquet, A. Correia:
  A Video Compression Tools Comparison for Videoconferencing and Streaming Applications for 3.5G Environments. 1007-1012
  
• Andreas Kirstädter, Axel Hof, Walter Meyer, Erwin Wolf:
  Fairness and Protection Behavior of Resilient Packet Ring Nodes Using Network Processors. 1013-1022
  
• Daniel C. Uchôa, Francisco M. de Assis, Francisco A. F. Tejo:
  Markov Chain Simulation of Biological Effects on Nerve Cells Ionic Channels Due to Electromagnetic Fields Used in Communication Systems. 1023-1028
  
• Jorge Crichigno, Benjamín Barán:
  Multiobjective Multicast Routing Algorithm. 1029-1034
  

Image Processing, ATM, and Web Services

• P. B. Calóope, Fátima N. S. de Medeiros, Régis C. P. Marques, Rodrigo C. S. Costa:
  A Comparison of Filters for Ultrasound Images. 1035-1040
  
• Régis C. P. Marques, E. A. Carvalho, Rodrigo C. S. Costa, Fátima N. S. de Medeiros:
  Filtering Effects on SAR Images Segmentation. 1041-1046
  
• Ciaran Toal, Sakir Sezer:
  The Implementation of Scalable ATM Frame Delineation Circuits. 1047-1056
  
• Stephen Dawson, Sakir Sezer:
  Web Based Service Provision - A Case Study: Electronic Design Automation. 1057-1066
  

Communication, Security, and QoS (II)

• A. G. Guimarães, M. A. Grivet:
  Identification of LOS/NLOS States Using TOA Filtered Estimates. 1067-1076
  
• Rex A. C. Medeiros, Francisco M. de Assis:
  A Hybrid Protocol for Quantum Authentication of Classical Messages. 1077-1082
  
• F. S. de Paula, P. L. de Geus:
  Attack Evidence Detection, Recovery, and Signature Extraction with ADenoIdS. 1083-1092
  
• Joao Girão, João Paulo Barraca, Bernd Lamparter, Dirk Westhoff, Rui L. Aguiar:
  QoS-Differentiated Secure Charging in Ad-Hoc Environments. 1093-1100
  

Switching and Routing

• Mariusz Glabowski, Maciej Stasiak:
  Multi-rate Model of the Group of Separated Transmission Links of Various Capacities. 1101-1106
  
• Jorge Crichigno, Benjamín Barán:
  A Multicast Routing Algorithm Using Multiobjective Optimization. 1107-1113
  
• Diogo Gomes, P. Gonçalves, Rui L. Aguiar:
  A Transsignaling Strategy for QoS Support in Heterogeneous Networks. 1114-1121
  
• C. H. M. de Lima, E. B. Rodrigues, V. A. de Sousa Jr., Francisco Rodrigo P. Cavalcanti, A. R. Braga:
  Evaluation of Fixed Thresholds for Allocation and Management of Dedicated Channels Transmission Power in WCDMA Networks. 1122-1127
  

Next Generation Systems (I)

• L. Burness, P. Eardley, J. Eisl, R. Hancock, Eleanor Hepworth, Andrej Mihailovic:
  Efficient Alternatives to Bi-directional Tunnelling for Moving Networks. 1128-1135
  
• Igor Miladinovic:
  Group Messaging in IP Multimedia Subsystem of UMTS. 1136-1142
  
• Enrico Natalizio, Antonella Molinaro, Salvatore Marano:
  The Effect of a Realistic Urban Scenario on the Performance of Algorithms for Handover and Call Management in Hierarchical Cellular Systems. 1143-1150
  
• A. C. Callado, Judith Kelner, Alejandro César Frery, Djamel Fawzi Hadj Sadok:
  Providing Quality of Service for Clock Synchronization. 1151-1156
  

Next Generation Systems (II) and Traffic Management (I)

• Mahdi Jalili-Kharaajoo, Babak Nadjar Araabi:
  Application of Predictive Control Algorithm to Congestion Control in Differentiated Service Networks. 1157-1162
  
• Timo Vanhatupa, A. Koivisto, Janne Sikiö, Marko Hännikäinen, Timo Hämäläinen:
  Design of a Manageable WLAN Access Point. 1163-1172
  
• Viet Hung Nguyen, M. Ben Mamoun, Tülin Atmaca, Daniel Popa, Nicolas Le Sauze, L. Ciavaglia:
  Performance Evaluation of Circuit Emulation Service in a Metropolitan Optical Ring Architecture. 1173-1182
  
• Hamada Alshaer, Eric Horlait:
  Expedited Forwarding End to End Delay Variations. 1183-1194
  

Traffic Management (II)

• Armando Ferro, Fidel Liberal, E. Ibarrola, Alejandro Muñoz, Cristina Perfecto:
  Internet Quality of Service Measurement Tool for Both Users and Providers. 1195-1203
  
• Emir Toktar, Edgard Jamhour, Carlos Maziero:
  A XML Policy-Based Approach for RSVP. 1204-1209
  
• Rui Prior, Susana Sargento, Pedro Brandão, Sérgio Crisóstomo:
  SRBQ and RSVPRAgg: A Comparative Study. 1210-1217
  
• A. A. Al Naamani, Ahmed M. Al-Naamany, Hadj Bourdoucen:
  TCP Based Layered Multicast Network Congestion Control. 1218-1225
  
• Byeong-hee Roh, Seung W. Yoo:
  A Novel Detection Methodology of Network Attack Symptoms at Aggregate Traffic Level on Highspeed Internet Backbone Links. 1226-1235
  

Wireless Access (I)

• J. Kannisto, Timo Vanhatupa, Marko Hännikäinen, Timo Hämäläinen:
  Precision Time Protocol Prototype on Wireless LAN. 1236-1245
  
• G. M. Weiss, Eliane Z. Victorelli Dias:
  Moving Telecom Outside Plant Systems Towards a Standard Interoperable Environment. 1246-1251
  
• Eduardo R. de Lima, Santiago J. Flores, Vicenc Almenar-Terre, Ma José Canet:
  Analysis and Contrast Between STC and Spatial Diversity Techniques for OFDM WLAN with Channel Estimation. 1252-1260
  
• Anelise Munaretto, Mauro Fonseca, Khaldoun Al Agha, Guy Pujolle:
  Fair Time Sharing Protocol: A Solution for IEEE 802.11b Hot Spots. 1261-1266
  

Wireless Access (II)

• Antonio Iera, Giuseppe Ruggeri, D. Tripodi:
  An Algorithm for Dynamic Priority Assignment in 802.11e WLAN MAC Protocols. 1267-1273
  
• Luca Veltri, Antonella Molinaro, O. Marullo:
  DHCP-Based Authentication for Mobile Users/Terminals in a Wireless Access Network. 1274-1281
  
• Danyan Chen, Ahmed K. Elhakeem, Xiaofeng Wang:
  Performance Analysis of Multi-pattern Frequency Hopping Wireless LANs. 1282-1288
  
• Dzmitry Kliazovich, Fabrizio Granelli:
  A Delayed-ACK Scheme for MAC-Level Performance Enhancement of Wireless LANs. 1289-1295
  

Wireless LANs (III) and Network Planning and Optimization

• K.-A. Han, J.-J. Lee, J.-C. Ryou:
  The VDSL Deployments and Their Associated Crosstalk with xDSL Systems. 1296-1302
  
• Prateek Shah, Nirmalya Roy, Abhishek Roy, Kalyan Basu, Sajal K. Das:
  Design of PON Using VQ-Based Fiber Optimization. 1303-1309
  
• Michael Mackay, Christopher Edwards:
  IPv6 Deployment Support Using an IPv6 Transitioning Architecture ? The Site Transitioning Architecture (STA). 1310-1316
  
• Maria Cristina Felippetto de Castro, Hugues Lecarpentier, Leïla Merghem, Dominique Gaïti:
  An Intelligent Network Simulation Platform Embedded with Multi-agents Systems for Next Generation Internet. 1317-1326
  

Internet (II)

• Nimrod Lilith, Kutluyil Dogancay:
  Reduced-State SARSA with Channel Reassignment for Dynamic Channel Allocation in Cellular Mobile Networks. 1327-1336
  
• Edgar den Boef, Jan H. M. Korst, Wim F. J. Verhaegh:
  Optimal Bus and Buffer Allocation for a Set of Leaky-Bucket-Controlled Streams. 1337-1346
  
• Timur Friedman, Donald F. Towsley, James F. Kurose:
  Scalable End-to-End Multicast Tree Fault Isolation. 1347-1358
  
• Youcef Khene, Mauro Fonseca, Nazim Agoulmine, Guy Pujolle:
  Internet Service Pricing Based on User and Service Profiles. 1359-1368
  
• K. Oteng-Amoako, Saeid Nooshabadi, J. Yuan:
  Design and Performance of Asymmetric Turbo Coded Hybrid-ARQ. 1369-1381