Wednesday 11:00 – 12:30

Wednesday, 2 April 2008
11:00 – 12:30
Room N232

PHY 22: Cooperative Communications 2
Session Chair:  Michael R. Souryal, NIST

PHY 22-1:  A New Incomplete Decode-and-Forward Protocol
Charlotte Hucher, Ghaya Rekaya-Ben Othman (ENST Paris), Ahmed Saadani (France Telecom Research & Developpement)

PHY 22-2:  Cooperative Spectrum Sensing with Multi-Bits Local Sensing Decisions in Cognitive Radio Context
Lei Chen, Jun Wang, Shoaqian Li (UESTC)

PHY 22-3:  Hop-by-Hop Routing Strategy for Multihop Decode-and-Forward Cooperative Networks
Lu Zhang, Leonard J. Cimini Jr. (University of Delaware)

PHY 22-4:  On the Diversity-Multiplexing Tradeoff of Concurrent Decode-and-Forward Relaying
Chao Wang, John S. Thompson (University of Edinburgh), Yijia Fan, H. Vincent Poor (Princeton University)

PHY 22-5:  Stochastic Spectrum Pool Reassignment for Cognitive Relay Systems
Ashish Pandharipande (Philips Research), Chin Keong Ho (Eindhoven University of Technology)

Wednesday, 2 April 2008
11:00 – 12:30
Room N233

PHY 23: Coding 2
Session Chair:  Jacek Ilow, Dalhousie University

PHY 23-1:  Iterative Unequal Length Search Syndrome Decoding for Product Codes
Yantao Qiao, Shigeru Shimamoto (Waseda University), Hu Wang (Institute of Image Communication & Information)

PHY 23-2:  Improved Bounds on the Performance of Convolutional Codes over the Correlated Rayleigh-Fading Channel
Dwight K. Hutchenson, Daniel L. Noneaker (Clemson University)

PHY 23-3:  RECFEC: A Reconfigurable FEC Processor for Viterbi, Turbo, Reed-Solomon and LDPC Coding
Afshin Niktash (TiaLinx), Hooman T. Parizi (Broadcom), Amir H. Kamalizad (Maxim), Nader Bagherzadeh (UCI)

PHY 23-4:  Three-Stage Serially Concatenated Codes and Iterative Center-Shifting K-Best Sphere Detection for SDM-OFDM: An EXIT Chart Aided Perspective
Li Wang, Lei Xu, Sheng Chen, Lajos Hanzo (University of Southampton)

Wednesday, 2 April 2008
11:00 – 12:30
Room N234

PHY 24: MIMO Receivers 2
Session Chair:  Dennis R. Morgan, Bell Laboratories, Alcatel-Lucent

PHY 24-1:  A Universal Code-Modulated Path-Sharing Multi-Antenna Receiver
Fred Tzeng, Amin Jahanian, Payam Heydari (University of California at Irvine)

PHY 24-2:  Joint Hybrid ARQ and Iterative Space-Time Equalization for Coded Transmission over the MIMO-ISI Channel
Tarik Ait-Idir, Houda Chafnaji, Samir Saoudi (INPT/Telecom Bretagne)

PHY 24-3:  SNR Measurement Free Adaptive K-Best Algorithm for MIMO Systems
Bong-seok Kim, Kwonhue Choi (Yeungnam University)

PHY 24-4:  Wideband Equalization Using Multiple Antennas
Dennis R. Morgan (Bell Laboratories, Alcatel-Lucent)

Wednesday, 2 April 2008
11:00 – 12:30
Room N236

PHY 25: OFDM 2
Session Chair:  Desmond Taylor, University of Canterbury

PHY 25-1:  A New Receiver Structure for DFT Spread OFDM (DFT-SOFDM) in Time-Selective Fading Channel
Meng Wah Chia (Institute for Infocomm Research), Boon Sim Thian (Stanford University), Tjeng Thiang Tjhung (Institute for Infocomm Research)

PHY 25-2:  Digital Baseband Compensation of I/Q Imbalance in Mobile OFDM
Balachander Narasimhan, Sili Lu, Naofal Al-Dhahir, Hlaing Minn (University of Texas at Dallas)

PHY 25-3:  Intercarrier Interference Cancellation Using General Phase Rotated Conjugate Transmission for OFDM Systems
Chin-Liang Wang, Yu-Chih Huang (National Tsing Hua University)

PHY 25-4:  Segmented Equalization for OFDM systems with Phase Noise
Jing Wang, Zhanli Liu, Yan Wang, Xiaohu You (NCRL, Southeast University)

Wednesday, 2 April 2008
11:00 – 12:30
Room N221

MAC 11: Wireless Networks 1
Session Chair:  Sarah Kate Wilson, Santa Clara University

MAC 11-1:  Base Station Association Game in Multi-Cell Wireless Networks (Special Paper)
Libin Jiang (University of California at Berkeley), Shyam Parekh (Bell Laboratories, Alcatel-Lucent), Jean Walrand (University of California, Berkeley)

MAC 11-2:  A Payload-Dropping CSMA/CA Protocol for Improving Spatial Reuse of Wireless Local and Personal Area Networks
Raymond J. Jayabal, Nanyang Technological University; and Chiew Tong Lau (Nanyang Technological University)

MAC 11-3:  On Spatial Reuse and Capture in Ad Hoc Networks
Naveen Santhapuri, Srihari Nelakuditi (University of South Carolina), Romit Roy Choudhury (Duke University)

MAC 11-4:  QoS Aware Access Point Selection for Pre-Load-Balancing in Multi-BSSs WLAN
Lei Du (DoCoMo Beijing Communication Labs), Akira Yamada (NTT DoCoMo), Moo Ryong Jeong (DoCoMo USA Labs), Yong Bai, Lan Chen (DoCoMo Beijing Communication Labs)

Wednesday, 2 April 2008
11:00 – 12:30
Room N223

MAC 12: Throughput
Session Chair:  Rajiv Agarwal, Carlton University

MAC 12-1:  Loss Differentiated Rate Adaptation in Wireless Networks
Saâd Biaz, Shaoen Wu (Auburn University)

MAC 12-2:  Saturated Throughput of Burst Mode PCA with Hard DRPs in WiMedia MAC
David Tung Chong Wong, Francois Chin, Mangalam Ramakrishnan Shajan, Yong Huat Chew (Institute for Infocomm Research)

MAC 12-3:  Throughput Analysis of Ad Hoc Networks Using Multibeam Antennas with Priority-Based Channel Access Scheduling
Xin Li, Yimin Zhang, Moeness G. Amin (Villanova University)

MAC 12-4:  The Effect of Node Connectivity Control on the Throughput of Distributed MAC Networks
Jaseema Banu (National University of Singapore), Yong Huat Chew, Francois P. S. Chin (Institute for Infocomm Research)

MAC 12-5:  Throughput and Energy Efficiency of Bluetooth v2 + EDR in Fading Channels
Andrea Zanella, Michele Zorzi (University of Padova)

Wednesday, 2 April 2008
11:00 – 12:30
Room N219

NET 16: Wireless Sensor Networks 5
Session Chair:  Suleyman Uludag, University of Michigan – Flint

NET 16-1:  Energy-Efficient Geographical Forwarding Algorithm for Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks
Quan Yu, Baoxian Zhang, Chao Liu (University of Chinese Academy of Sciences)

NET 16-2:  Implementation and Performance Evaluation of nanoIP Protocols: Simplified Versions of TCP, UDP, HTTP and SLP for Wireless Sensor Networks
Christine Jardak, Elena Meshkova, Janne Riihijärvi, Krisakorn Rerkrai, Petri Mähönen (RWTH Aachen University)

NET 16-3:  Distributed Recovery of Actor Failures in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks
Kemal Akkaya, Aravind Thimmapuram, Fatih Senel (Southern Illinois University Carbondale), Suleyman Uludag (University of Michigan – Flint)

NET 16-4:  Basestation-Aided Coverage-Aware Energy-Efficient Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks
Youngtae Noh, Saewoom Lee, Kiseon Kim (Gwangju Institue of Science and Technology)

NET 16-5:  Central Angle Decision Algorithm in Coverage-Preserving Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks
Youngtae Noh, Saewoom Lee, Kiseon Kim (Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology)

Wednesday, 2 April 2008
11:00 – 12:30
Room N220

NET 17: Cellular Networks 1
Session Chair:  Hussein Al-Zubaidy, Carleton University

NET 17-1:  Performance Comparison of Control-Less Scheduling Policies for VoIP in LTE UL
Haiming Wang (Nokia (China) Investment Corporation Limited),  Dajie Jiang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications)

NET 17-2:  Throughput Analysis of TDMA System Forward Link with Superposition Coding for Location-Based Sets of Users
Baojin Li, Zhifeng Ruan, Xin Zhang, Yongyu Chang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications)

NET 17-3:  Computing TCP Throughput in a UMTS Network
Kunde Anand, Vinod Sharma (Indian Institute of Science)

NET 17-4:  An Approach for Downlink VoIP Capacity Estimation in OFDM-Based FDD Networks
Iana Siomina (Ericsson Research)

NET 17-5:  Code Allocation Policy Optimization in HSDPA Networks Using FSMC Channel Model
Hussein Al-Zubaidy, Ioannis Lambadaris, Jerome Talim (Carleton University)

Wednesday, 2 April 2008
11:00 – 12:30
Room N222

NET 18: Network Security 1
Session Chair:  Hongqiang Zhai, Philips Research

NET 18-1:  Correlation-Based Security in Time Synchronization of Sensor Networks
Fei Hu, Steve Wilson (RIT), Yang Xiao (University of Alabama)

NET 18-2:  Security Considerations for Handover Schemes in Mobile WiMAX Networks
Junbeom Hur, Hyeongseop Shim, Pyung Kim, Hyunsoo Yoon (KAIST), Nah-Oak Song (MMPC)

NET 18-3:  Neural Network-Based Approach for Adaptive Density Control and Reliability in Wireless Sensor Networks
Renita Machado, Sirin Tekinay (New Jersey Institute of Technology)

NET 18-4:  A Location Privacy Preserving Authentication Scheme in Vehicular Networks
Chenxi Zhang, Rongxing Lu, Pin-Han Ho (University of Waterloo), Anyi Chen (Institute for Information Industry)

NET 18-5:  Developing Security Solutions for Wireless Mesh Enterprise Networks
Md. Abdul Hamid, Md. Shariful Islam, Choong Seon Hong (Kyung Hee University)

Wednesday, 2 April 2008
11:00 – 12:30
Room N224

SAA 05: Security Techniques and Systems
Session Chair:  Abhrajit Ghosh, Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

SAA 05-1:  An Approach to Secure Localization in WLANs
Abhrajit Ghosh, Vikram Kaul, David Famolari (Telcordia Technologies, Inc.)

SAA 05-2:  Security Concept for Distributed Service Execution Environments
Ronald Marx, Tobias Wahl, Kpatcha M. Bayarou (Fraunhofer SIT)

SAA 05-3:  Testbed Implementation of a Secure Flooding Time Synchronization Protocol
Tanya Roosta (University of California at Berkeley), Wei-Chieh Liao, Wei-Chung Teng (Taiwan University of Science and Technology), Shankar Sastry (University of California at Berkeley)

SAA 05-4:  Trust for Location-Based Authorisation
Andreas U. Schmidt, Nicolai Kuntze(Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT), Jörg Abendroth, (Nokia Siemens Networks GmbH & Co KG)

SAA 05-5:  On the Deployment of Mobile Trusted Modules
Andreas U. Schmidt, Nicolai Kuntze, Michael Kasper (Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT)