WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYMPOSIUM

Symposium Chair: Djamal Zeghlache, INT, France
Vice-chair: Josef Hausner, Infineon, Germany

Tuesday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-1 Room A2

"Multi Carrier Systems, OFDM I"
Session Chair: Chengshan Xiao, University of Missouri-Columbia, USA and Umberto Spagnolini Politecnico di Milano, Italy
WC1-1
BER Performance of Differential Demodulation OFDM System in Multipath Fading Channels
Lijun Song, Youxi Tang, Shaoqian Li, National Key Lab of Communication of UESTC, China, Yingtao Li, Huawei Co. Shenzhen, China
WC1-2
A Minimum Clipping Power Loss Scheme for Mitigating the Clipping Noise in OFDM
Xia Lei, Youxi Tang, Shaoqian Li, National Key Lab of Communication of UESTC, China, Ying-tao Li, Huawei Co. Shenzhen, China
WC1-3
An Efficacious Method for Dual Band Multi-carrier Traffic Allocation in CDMA Wireless Systems
Parthasarathy Guturu, Abdennaceur Lachtar, Nortel Networks, USA
WC1-4
Joint Frequency Offset and Channel Estimation for OFDM
Xiaoqiang Ma, Hisashi Kobayashi, Stuart C. Schwartz, Princeton University, USA
WC1-5
Performance Evaluation of an Iterative PMEPR-Reducing Technique for OFDM Transmission
Rui Dinis, António Gusmão, Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
WC1-6
PER-Prediction for PHY Mode Selection in OFDM Communication Systems
Mattias Lampe, Tobias Giebel, Hermann Rohling,Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg, Germany, Wolfgang Zirwas, Siemens AG, Germany
WC1-7
Blind Channel Estimation for Repetition Coded OFDM in Block Rayleigh Fading
Yi Ma, Yi Huang, Fei Liu, Na Yi, The University of Liverpool, UK
WC1-8
On the Comparison between Conventional OFDM and MSE-OFDM Systems
Xianbin Wang, Yiyan Wu ,Communications Research Centre Canada, Canada, Jean-Yves Chouinard, Laval Univeristy, Canada

Tuesday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-2 Room B2

"High Data Rate Radio Link Technologies"
Session Chair: Martin Doettling, Siemens Mobile Phones, Germany and Suman Das, Bell Labs-Lucent, USA
WC2-1
Frequency Domain Constant Modulus Algorithm for Broadband Wireless Systems
Hai Huyen Dam, Sven Nordholm, Hans-Jürgen Zepernick, Western Australian Telecommunications Research Institute, Australia
WC2-2
Precoding of Contention Bursts for Broadband Fixed Wireless Access
M. P. Sellars, S.D. Greaves, J. Porter, D. B. Crosby, B. R. Freeman, Cambridge Broadband Ltd., UK
WC2-3
Combined Beamforming and Scheduling for High Speed Downlink Packet Access
Alexander Seeger, Siemens A.G., Germany,Marcin Sikora, University of Notre Dame, USA,Wolfgang Utschick, Munich University of Technology, Germany
WC2-4
Application of Reed-Solomon Codes with Erasure Decoding to Type-II Hybrid ARQ Transmission
Michael L. B. Riediger, Paul K. M. Ho, Simon Fraser University, Canada
WC2-5
On the Capacity of HSDPA
Mohamad Assaad,Djamal Zeghlache, Institut National des Telecommunications, France
WC2-6
Decentralized Rate Assignments in a Multi-Sector CDMA Network
Tara Javidi, University of Washington, USA
WC2-7
Unique Word Based Phase Tracking Algorithms for SC/FDE-Systems
Mario Huemer, University of Applied Sciences of Upper Austria, Austria, Harald Witschnig, University of Linz, Austria,Josef Hausner, Infineon Technologies AG, Germany
WC2-8
Differentiated MAI Control for Hybrid ARQ-II in CDMA Networks
Wenhua Jiao, Shu Li, Lucent Technologies, Bell Labs Research China, PR China

Tuesday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-4 Room A3

"Multiple Antennas Systems I"
Session Chair: Aylin Yener, Pennsylvania State University, USA and Constantinos Papadias, Lucent Technologies, Greece
WC4-1
Achievable Capacity with Sequential Equalizers in Rayleigh Fading MIMO Channels
Xinying Zhang, S.Y. Kung, Princeton University, USA
WC4-2
Power Optimization of Memoryless Wireless Media Systems with Space-Time Block Codes
Hamid Jafarkhani, Homayoun Yousefi’zadeh, Mehran Moshfeghi, University of California, Irvine, USA
WC4-3
Receiver Design for Orthogonal Space-Time Block Coding for Four Transmit Antennas over Time-Selective Fading Channels
Fuchun Zheng, A.G. Burr, The University of York, UK
WC4-4
System Level Performance of UMTS-FDD with Covariance Transformation based DL Beamforming,
Batu K. Chalise, Lars Haering, Andreas Czylwik, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
WC4-5
Optimal and Reduced Complexity Receivers for MISO Antenna Systems
Leonid Krasny, Stephen Grant, Karl Molnar, Ericsson Inc., USA
WC4-6
Channel Estimation Algorithm for Space-Time Block Coded OFDM Systems
Ilkka Harjula, Aarne Mämmelä, VTT Electronics, Finland
WC4-7
Comparison of Intelligent Code Acquisition for Sectorized Multi-Antenna CDMA in Downlink Mode
Ansgar Scherb, Volker Kühn, Karl-Dirk Kammeyer, University of Bremen, Germany
WC4-8
The Effect of Imperfect SNR Knowledge on Multiantenna Multiuser Systems with Channel Aware Scheduling
Peter Schulz-Rittich, Andreas Senst, Thomas Bilke, Geinrich Meyr, WTH, Aachen University, Germany

Tuesday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-5 Room B3

"Resource Allocation and Management I"
Session Chair: Rahim Tafazolli , University of Surrey, UK
WC5-1
Multiuser Scheduling over Rayleigh Fading Channels
Fredrik Berggren, Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, Riku Jäntti, University of Vaasa, Finland
WC5-2
FLC-Based MBWIMA/UMTS Protocol for Integrated Video/Voice/Data Services in UTRA TDD Mode
Jeich Mar, Yuan-Ze, Chih-Yang Kao, University, ROC
WC5-3
Improving the System Capacity of mm-Wave Broadband Services Using Multiple High Altitude Platforms
D. Grace, SkyLARC Technologies Ltd, UK, G. Chen, G.P. White, J. Thornton, T.C. Tozer, University of York, UK
WC5-4
Call Admission Control for IEEE 802.11 Contention Access Mechanism
Dennis Pong, Tim Moors, The University of New South Wales, Australia
WC5-5
Optimizing Power and Resource Management for Multiuser MIMO/OFDM Systems
Ying Jun Zhang, Khaled Ben Letaief, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
WC5-6
Designing Improved MAC Packet Schedulers for 802.11e WLAN
Jie Hui, Michael Devetsikiotis, North Carolina State University, USA
WC5-7
QoS-Constrained Information-Theoretic Sum Capacity of Reverse Link CDMA Systems
Seong-Jun Oh, QUALCOMM Incorporated, USA, Anthony C. K. Soong, Ericsson Wireless Communications Inc., USA
WC5-8
Jointly Optimal Congestion Control and Power Control in Wireless Multihop Networks
Mung Chiang, Princeton University, USA, Rosanna Man, Stanford University, USA

Tuesday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-6 Room A2

"Ad Hoc Networks, WLAN, WPAN Bluetooth Technologies II"
Session Chair: Hossam Hassanein, Queen's University, Canada and Abrardo Andrea, University of Siena, Italy
WC6-1
Design of a Robust Self-Adapt DCF-Based Protocol
Yong Peng, Shiduan Cheng, Yu Lin, University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
WC6-2
Improving the Performance of Bluetooth Piconets with Synchronous and Asynchronous Traffic
Vojislav B. Misic, Jelena Misic, Ka Lok Chan, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
WC6-3
Broadcast Traffic in Ad Hoc Networks with Directional Antennas
Yu Wang, J.J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves, University of California at Santa Cruz, USA
WC6-4
An Analytical Model for Measuring QoS in Ad-Hoc Wireless Networks
Albert Futernik, ITT Industries, USA, Alexander M. Haimovich, Symeon Papavassiliou, N.J. Institute of Technology, USA
WC6-5
Synchronization of Multiple Levels of Data Fusion in Wireless Sensor Networks
Wei Yuan, Srikanth V. Krishnamurthy, Satish K. Tripathi, University of California, Riverside, USA
WC6-6
An Adaptive Framework for Multipath Routing via Maximally Zone-Disjoint Shortest Paths in Ad hoc Wireless Networks with Directional Antenna
Dola Saha, Siuli Roy, Somprakash Bandyopadhyay, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India, Tetsuro Ueda, ATR Adaptive Communications Research Laboratories, Japan, Shinsuke Tanaka, ATR Adaptive Communications Research Laboratories, Japan
WC6-7
Mixed-Mode WLAN: The Integration of Ad Hoc Mode with Wireless LAN Infrastructure
Jiancong Chen, S.-H Gary Chen, Jingyi He, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, Soung-Chang Liew, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
WC6-8
SHAPER: A Self-Healing Algorithm Producing Multi-hop Bluetooth scattERnets
Francesca Cuomo, Guido Di Bacco, Tommaso Melodia, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Italy

Tuesday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-7 Room B2

"Multi User Detection I"
Session Chair: Anthony C. K. Soong, Ercisson, USA and Marcelo Alencar, University Federal de Campina Grande, Brazil
WC7-1
A Novel BEM-Based Multiuser Detector for Co-channel Signals Transmitted over Frequency-Flat Fading Channels
A. S. Gallo, E. Chiavaccini, G. M. Vitetta, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
WC7-2
Performance of Multiuser Detection with Decision-directed Channel Estimation
Yao Ma, Iowa State University, USA, R, Schober, University of British Columbia, Canada, S. Pasupathy, T.J. Lim, University of Toronto, Canada
WC7-3
A New Successive Interference Cancellation for Asynchronous CDMA
Xiaodong Ren, Shidong Zhou, Yan Yao, Zucheng Zhou, Tsinghua University, China
WC7-4
Improved Channel Estimation for Iterative Receivers
Thomas Zemen, Siemens Austria, Austria, Maja Loncar, Lund University, Sweden, J. Wehinger, C. Mecklenbräuker, R. Müller, Telecommunication Research Center Vienna, Austria
WC7-5
Proposal of an Advanced MMSE Multiuser Receiver for a DS-CDMA Environment using Neural Networks
Romano Fantacci, Università di Firenze, Italy, Mauro Forti, Università di Siena, Italy, Mauro Marini, Università di Firenze,Italy, Alessandro Rabbini, Università di Firenze, Italy, Daniele Tarchi, Università di Firenze, Italy
WC7-6
Improved Pre-Combining Group Multiuser Detection in BPSK-modulated Systems with Multiple Receive Antennas
Sana Sfar, Khaled Ben Letaief, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong
WC7-7
Rank Constrained Temporal-Spatial Filters for CDMA Systems in Multipath Channels
Aylin Yener, Önder Filiz , The Pennsylvania State University, USA
WC7-8
Low-Complexity Pilot-aided Data Detection in MC-CDMA Systems
Romano Fantacci, Dania Marabissi, Marco Michelini, Giacomo Bergamini, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy

Tuesday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-8 Room C2

"MIMO Channels, Space Time Coding I"
Session Chair: Andreas Hutter, CSEM, Switzerland and Lutz Lampe, University of British Columbia, Canada
WC8-1
General Differential Space-Time Modulation
Zhonglin Chen, Guangxi Zhu, Daiming, Yingzhuang Liu, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China
WC8-2
Analytical Expressions for the Ergodic Capacities of Certain MIMO Systems by the Mellin Transform
Ramakrishna Janaswamy, University of Massachusetts, USA
WC8-3
Log-likelihood Ratio-based Detection Ordering for the V-BLAST
Sang Wu Kim, Iowa State University, USA
WC8-4
A Near-Optimal Antenna Selection in MIMO System by Using Maximum Total Eigenmode Gains
Tao Shu, Zhisheng Niu, Tsinghua, University, PR China
WC8-5
High Diversity with Simple Space Time Block-Codes and Linear Receivers
Markus Rupp, TU Wien, Austria, Christoph Mecklenbräuker, FTW Vienna, Austria, Gerhard Gritsch, TU Wien, Austria
WC8-6
BER Analysis of a Modified Space-Time Spreading Code for CDMA Systems in MIMO Ricean Channels
Jiann-An Tsai, Chang-Lung Hsiao, Chih-Lin I, CCL/Industrial Technology Research Institute, Taiwan, R. Michael Buehrer, Brian D. Woerner, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
WC8-7
Performance of Space-Time Transmit Diversity with Imperfect Channel Estimation over Correlated Nakagami Fading Channels
Zhi Ni, Jiao Wang, Daoben li, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
WC8-8
Preamble Design for Channel Estimation in MIMO-OFDM Systems
Changho Suh, Samsung Electronics Co., S. Korea, Chan-Soo Hwang, Samsung AIT, S. Korea, Hokyu Choi, Samsung Electronics Co., S. Korea

Tuesday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-9a Room A3

"Multi Carrier Systems, OFDM II"
Session Chair: Thomas Zemen, Siemens, Austria
WC9a-1
Channel Estimation in Two Dimensions for OFDM Systems with Multiple Transmit Antennas
Gunther Auer, DoCoMo Communications Laboratories Europe GmbH, Germany
WC9a-2
Finite-Alphabet Based Blind Carrier Frequency Offset Estimation for Differential Coded OFDM
Zhiqiang Liu, Binwei Weng, University of Iowa, USA
WC9a-3
Flexible Architecture Software Radio OFDM Transceiver System and Frame Synchronization Analysis
Keith Nolan, Philip Mackenzie, Linda Doyle, Declan Flood, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
WC9a-4
Optimal Power Allocation in Multiuser OFDM Systems
Zukang Shen, Jeffrey G. Andrews, Brian L. Evans, The University of Texas at Austin, USA

Session WC-9b
"Link Adaptation, Modulation, Coding II"
Session Chair: Mario Huemer, Uni.AS-CE, Austria
WC9b-1
Effect of Packet Duration and Channel Prediction in Adaptive Modulation
Xin Fang, XiaoHu You, Southeast University, China, Woogoo Park, ETRI Beijing Research Center for Mobile, China
WC9b-2
New Intermediate Frequency Zero-Crossing Detector for MSK Signals
Tobias Scholand, Peter Jung, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany
WC9b-3
Adaptive Modulation in Ad Hoc DS/CDMA Packet Radio Networks
Michael R. Souryal, Branimir R, Vojcic, Raymond L. Pickholtz, The George Washington University, USA
WC9b-4
Adaptive Modulation Systems for Predicted Wireless Channels
Sorour Falahati, Uppsala University, Sweden, Arne Svensson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, Mikael Sternad, Uppsala University, Sweden, Torbjörn Ekman, Unik, Norway

Tuesday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-10 Room B3

"Low Power Algorithms, Architectures and Protocols"
Session Chair: Giambene Giovanni, University Siena, Italy and K. Daniel Wong, MUST, Malaysia
WC10-1
MDLT: A Polynomial Time Optimal Algorithm for Maximization of Time-to-First-Failure in Energy Constrained Wireless Broadcast Networks
Arindam K. Das, Robert J. Marks, Mohamed El-Sharkawi, University of Washington, USA, Payman Arabshahi, Andrew Gray, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA
WC10-2
Minimum Energy-Cost Broadcast Routing in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks
Deying Li, Hai Liu, Xiaohua Jia, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
WC10-3
Energy-constrained Modulation Optimization for Coded Systems
Shuguang Cui, Andrea J. Goldsmith, Ahmad Bahai, Stanford University, USA,
WC10-4
Energy Efficient Schemes for Wireless Sensor Networks with Multiple Mobile Base Stations
Shashidhar Rao Gandham, Milind Dawande, Ravi Prakash, S. Venkatesan, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
WC10-5
Optimum Power Compensation for Error Propagation In Relay-assisted Wireless Networks
Z. Sahinoglu, P. Orlik, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, Inc., USA
WC10-6
A Comparison of Power-Efficient Broadcast Routing Algorithms
Intae Kang, Radha Poovendran, University of Washington, USA
WC10-7
Dynamic Rate and Power Adaptation for Forward Link Transmission Using High-Order Modulation and Multicode Formats in Cellular WCDMA Networks
Dong In Kim, SFU, Canada, Ekram Hossain, UManitoba, Canada, Vijay K. Bhargava, UBC, Canada
WC10-8
TRANSFER: Transactions Routing for Ad-hoc Networks with eFficient EneRgy
Ahmed Helmy, University of Southern California, USA

Wednesday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-11a Room A2

"Inter System Interference, Spectral Coexistence"
Session Chair: Shalinee Kishore, Lehigh University, USA
WC11a-1
Bluetooth Adaptive Techniques to Mitigate Interference
Nada Golmie, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
O. Rebala, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA
WC11a-2
Coexistence of Ultra-Wideband Systems with IEEE-802.11a Wireless LANs
J. Bellorado, Harvard University, USA, S. S. Ghassemzadeh, AT&T Labs-Research, USA, L. J. Greenstein, Rutgers University, USA, T. Sveinsson, V. Tarokh, Harvard University, USA
WC11a-3
Distributed Incremental Interference Avoidance
Jasvinder Singh, Christopher Rose, Rutgers University, USA
WC11a-4
Evaluation of Interference Effect into Cellular System from High Altitude Platform Station to Provide IMT-2000 Service
Jong-Min Park, Dae-Sub Oh, Yang-Su Kim, Do-Seob Ahn, ETRI, Korea

Session WC-11b
"Ultra Wide Band Systems I"
Session Chair: Alexander Haimovich, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA
WC11b-1
Optimizing Tracking Loops for UWB Monocycles
Chee-Cheon Chui, Robert A. Scholtz, University of Southern California, USA
WC11b-2
Quadrature Modulation for UWB Wireless Multipath Channels
Xiaoli Chu, Ross D. Murch, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong
WC11b-3
A Power Efficient M-ary Orthogonal Pulse Polarity Modulation for TH-UWB System Using Modified OVSF Codes
Weiyu Xu, Tsinghua University, PR China, Richard Yao, Zihua Guo, Wenwu Zhu, Microsoft Research, Asia, PR China, Zucheng Zhou, Tsinghua University, PR China
WC11b-4
BER Sensitivity to Mis-Timing in Correlation-based UWB Receivers
Zhi Tian, Michigan Technological University, USA, Georgios B. Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA

Wednesday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-12a Room B2

"Ad Hoc Networks, WLAN, WPAN, Bluetooth Technologies III"
Session Chair: Cedric Westphal, Nokia Research Center,USA
WC12a-1
Measurement and Characterization of Link Quality Metrics in Energy Constrained Wireless Sensor Networks
Dhananjay Lal, Center for Distributed and Mobile Computing, USA, Arati Manjeshwar, Falk Herrmann, Robert Bosch Corporation, USA, Elif Uysal-Biyikoglu, Abtin Keshavarzian, Stanford University, USA
WC12a-2
An SSCOP-based Link Layer Protocol for Wireless LANs
Haoli Wang, Aravind Velayutham, Iowa State University, USA
WC12a-3
Diversity- and AMC (Adaptive Modulation and Coding)-aware Routing in TDMA Multihop Networks
S. Hares, H. Yanikomeroglu, B. Hashem, Carleton University, Canada
WC12a-4
Power-controlled Packet Relays in Wireless Data Networks
Savvas Gitzenis, Nicholas Bambos, Stanford University, USA

Session WC-12b
"Ressource Allocation and Management II"
Session Chair: Rath Vannithamby, Ericsson, USA
WC12b-1
Algorithms and Performances of Forward Link Supervision for Power Controlled CDMA Systems
Seong-Jun Oh, Qualcomm Incorporated, USA, Aleksandar D. Damnjanovic Qualcomm Incorporated, USA, Anthony C. K. Soong, Ericsson Wireless Communications Inc., USA
WC12b-2
A QoS-Oriented Medium Access Control Strategy for Variable-Bit-Rate MC-CDMA Transmission in Wireless LAN Environments
Giovanni Berlanda-Scorza, Claudio Sacchi, Fabrizio Granelli, Francesco G. B. Natale, University of Trento, Italy
WC12b-3
Energy-balanced Multi-Hop Packet Transmission in Wireless Sensor Networks
Yang Yu, Viktor K. Prasanna, University of Southern California, USA
WC12b-4
On the Capacity of Multi-Cell UMTS
S-E. Elayoubi,T. Chahed, G. Hébuterne, Institut National des Telecommunications, France

Wednesday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-13 Room C2

"Modeling, Analysis & Performance Evaluation of Wireless Networks I"
Session Chair: Claus Bauer, Dolby Laboratories and Alberto Zanella, University of Bologna, Italy
WC13-1
Dynamic System Level Simulations of Downlink Beamforming for UMTS FDD
Lars Häring, Batu K. Chalise, Andreas Czylwik, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
WC13-2
The Effect of Feedback Quantization on the Throughput of a Multiuser Diversity Scheme
Fredrik Florén, Lund University, Sweden, Ove Edfors, TeliaSonera AB, Sweden, Bengt-Arne Molin, Axis Communications AB, Sweden
WC13-3
On the Distribution of Peak-to-Average Power Ratio for Non-Circularly Modulated OFDM Signals
Hao Wang, Biao Chen, Syracuse University, USA
WC13-4
Performance Analysis of Online and Adaptive Assignment Strategies for Wireless Data Users in Hierarchical Overlay Networks
Seung-Jae Han, Thierry E. Klein, Lucent Technologies–Bell Laboratories, USA
WC13-5
The Impact of Power Amplifier Characteristics on Routing in Random Wireless Networks
Martin Haenggi, University of Notre Dame, USA
WC13-6
Voice Capacity Evaluation of IEEE 802.11a with Automatic Rate Selection
Nattavut Smavatkul, Ye Chen, Steve Emeott, Motorola Labs, USA
WC13-7
r-shrink: A Heuristic for Improving Minimum Power Broadcast Trees in Wireless Networks
Arindam K. Das, Robert J. Marks, Mohamed El-Sharkawi, University of Washington, USA, Payman Arabshahi, Andrew Gray, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, USA

Wednesday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-14a Room A3

"Ressource Allocation and Management IV"
Session Chair: Suman Das, Bell Laboratories, USA
WC14a-1
A New Wireless Packet Scheduling Algorithm Based on the CDF of User Transmission Rates
Daeyoung Park, Hanbyul Seo, Hojoong Kwon, Byeong Gi Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
WC14a-2
Opportunistic Scheduling Policies for Wireless Systems with Short Term Fairness Constraints
Sunil Suresh Kulkarni, Catherine Rosenberg, Purdue University, USA
WC14a-3
Size-aided Opportunistic Scheduling in Wireless Networks
Ming Hu, Junshan Zhang, Arizona State University, USA, John Sadowsky, Intel Corporation, USA
WC14a-4
A Scheduling Technique for Increasing Downlink Throughput in Wideband CDMA Systems
S. Kahn, M. K. Gurcan, O. O. Oyefuga, Imperial College London, UK

Session WC-14b
"Ad Hoc Networks, WLAN, WPAN Bluetooth Technologies III"
Session Chair: Zafer Sahinoglu, Mitsubishi Research Lab, USA
WC14b-1
A Node-centric Load Balancing Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks
Hui Dai, Richard Han, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA
WC14b-2
Comparison of Distributed Fair QoS Mechanisms in Wireless LANs
Wasan Pattara-Atikom, Prashant Krishnamurthy, Sujata Banerjee, University of Pittsburgh, USA
WC14b-3
Efficient On-Demand Routing for Mobile Ad-Hoc Wireless Access Networks
Joo-Han Song, Vincent W.S. Wong, Victor C.M. Leung, The University of British Columbia, Canada
WC14b-4
Maximum Residual Energy Routing with Reverse Energy Cost
Qiling Xie, Chin-Tau Lea, Mordecai J. Golin, Rudolf Fleischer, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong

Wednesday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-15 Room B3

"Multi Carrier Systems, OFDM III"
Session Chair: Michael Speth, Infineon, Germany and Umberto Spagnolini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
WC15-1
A Frequency-Domain Neural Network Equalizer for OFDM
G. Charalabopoulos, University of London, UK, P. Stavroulakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece, A. H. Aghvami, University of London, UK
WC15-2
On the Performance of FH/BFSK Multiple Access Communication Systems with Overlapped Hopping Channels
Khairi Ashour Hamdi, Umist, UK, Ian Henning, University of Essex, UK
WC15-3
Channel Estimation and Data Detection for MIMO-OFDM Systems
Jiang Yue, Southern Methodist University, USA, Kyeong Jin Kim, Nokia Research Center, USA, Jerry D. Gibson, Ronald A. Iltis, University of California, Santa Barbara USA
WC15-4
Adaptive Resource Allocation Based on Utility Optimization in OFDM
Guocong Song, Ye Li, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
WC15-5
Low Complexity OFDM MIMO System Based on Channel Correlations
Jingnong Yang, Ye Li, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
WC15-6
On the Design of OFDM Signal Detection Algorithms for Hardware Implementation
Chia-Horng Liu, Chunghwa Telecomm Laboratories, Taiwan
WC15-7
Minimum Word-Length Requirements for MIMO-OFDM
Alireza Mehrnia, Steve H. Hsu, Babak Daneshrad, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
WC15-8
OFDM Peak-to-Average Power Ratio Reduction by Combined Symbol Rotation and Inversion with Limited Complexity
Mizhou Tan, Yeheskel Bar-Ness, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA

Wednesday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-16 Room Salon 6

"MIMO Channels, Space Time Coding II"
Session Chair: Jorg Plechinger, Infineon Technologies, Germany and Lorenzo Mucchi, University of Florence, Italy
WC16-1
An Asymptotic Analysis of Capacity in Narrowband MIMO Channels
Vasanthan Raghavan, Ke Liu, Akbar M. Sayeed, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
WC16-2
Differential Space-Time CDMA with Turbo Decoding
Francesco Alesiani, Alberto Tarable, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
WC16-3
Incorporating Power Allocation with Layered Space-Time Equalization for Wireless MIMO Frequency Selective Channels
Xu Zhu, The University of Liverpool, UK, Ross D. Murch, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong
WC16-4
MIMO-OFDM Channel Estimation via Probabilistic Data Association Based TOAs
Z. Jane Wang, Zhu Han, K. J. Ray Liu, University of Maryland, USA
WC16-5
Systematic and Optimal Cyclotomic Lattices and Space-Time Code Designs
Genyuan Wang, Huiyong Liao, Haiquan Wang, Xiang-Gen Xia, University of Delaware, USA
WC16-6
Space-Time Block Codes Based on Precoding
Zhihong Hong, Communications Research Centre, Canada, Akbar M. Sayeed, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
WC16-7
BER Analysis of QAM with Transmit Diversity in Rayleigh Fading Channels
M. Surendra Raju, Insilica Semiconductors India Pvt. Ltd., India,A. Ramesh, University of California, San Diego, USA,A. Chockalingam, Indian Institute of Science, India
WC16-8
Coding and Diversity Gain Tradeoff in Space-Time Codes for Correlated MIMO Channels
Jayesh H. Kotecha, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA, Zhihong Hong, Communications Research Centre,Canada, Akbar M. Sayeed, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

Wednesday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-17 Room A2

"Reliable Transport in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks"
Session Chair: Hahnsang Kim, Inria, France and Mario Marchese, DIST CNIT Unige, Italy
WC17-1
Study and Performance Analysis of Transport Layer Mechanisms over LEO Satellite Environment
Tomaso de Cola, Mario Marchese, CNIT, Italy
WC17-2
CAPS: A Peer Data Sharing System for Load Mitigation in Cellular Data Networks
Young-Bae Ko, Ajou University, South Korea, Kang-won Lee, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, USA, Thyaga Nandagopal, Bell Labs, Lucent Technologies, USA
WC17-3
TCP for Seamless Vertical Handoff in Hybrid Mobile Data Networks
Sung-Eun Kim, John A. Copeland, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
WC17-4
Enhanced Loss Differentiation Algorithms for Use in TCP Sources over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
Stefano Bregni, Davide Caratti, Fabio Martignon, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
WC17-5
On the Effects of ARQ Mechanisms on TCP Performance in Wireless Environments
Francesco Vacirca, Andrea De Vendictis, Alfredo Todini, Andrea Baiocchi, University of Roma "La Sapienza", Italy
WC17-6
Improvements on IP Header Compression
Cédric Westphal, Nokia Research Center, USA
WC17-7
Congestion Control on Spurious Retransmission Timeouts
Pasi Sarolahti, Nokia Research Center, Finland
WC17-8
A New Multicast Protocol for UMTS
Robert Rümmler, Yun Won Chung, Hamid Aghvami, King’s College London, UK

Wednesday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-18 Room B2

"Ad Hoc Networks, WLAN, WPAN, Bluetooth Technologies V"
Session Chair: K. Daniel Wong, MUST, Malaysia and Jelena Misic, University of Manitoba, Canada
WC18-1
A Novel Mechanism for Flooding Based Route Discovery in Ad Hoc Networks
Jian Li, Prasant Mohapatra, University of California, Davis, USA
WC18-2
Sensitivity of Wireless Network Simulations to a Two-State Markov Model Channel Approximation
Jeffrey McDougall, Scott Miller, Texas A&M University, USA
WC18-3
Accelerating Bluetooth Inquiry for Personal Area Networks
Gergely V. Záruba, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA, Imrich Chlamtac, The University of Texas at Dallas, USA
WC18-4
An Admission Control Strategy for Differentiated Services in IEEE 802.11
Yu-Liang Kuo, Chi-Hung, National Taiwan University, ROC, Eric Hsiao-Kuang Wu, National Central University, ROC, Gen-Huey Chen, National Taiwan University, ROC
WC18-5
Robust and Cost-Efficient Group Communication Using Overlay Multicast in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Ki-Il Kim, Chungnam National University, Korea, Hee-Sook Mo, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea, In-Cheol Baek, Jin-Beom Shin, Sang-Ha Kim, Chungnam National University, Korea
WC18-6
A Simple Routing Scheme for Improving Ad Hoc Network Survivability
M. C. Domingo, D. Remondo, O. León, Catalonia University of Technology, Spain
WC18-7
IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11e and HiperLAN/2 Goodput Performance Comparison in Real Radio Conditions
Romain Rollet, Christophe Mangin, Mitsubishi Electric ITE-TCL, France
WC18-8
Novel Receiver Structure for Bluetooth Based on Modified Zero-Crossing Demodulation
Tobias Scholand, Peter Jung, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Wednesday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-19 Room C2

"Ultra Wide Band Systems II"
Session Chair: Josef Hausner, Infineon Technologies, Germany and G. Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA
WC19-1
A General Method for SER Computation of M-PAM and M-PPM UWB Systems for Indoor Multiuser Communications
G. Durisi, Istituto Superiore Mario Boella, Italy,J. Romme, IMST GmbH, Germany,S. Benedetto, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
WC19-2
Design of Jitter-Robust Orthogonal Pulses for UWB Systems
Giuseppe Thadeu Freitas de Abreu, not provided
Ryuji Kohno, not provided
WC19-3
On Optimal Data Detection for UWB Transmitted Reference Systems
Stefan Franz, Urbashi Mitra, University of Southern California, USA
WC19-4
Ultra Wideband Transmission Based on MC-CDMA
Michael Schmidt, Friedrich, Jondral, University of Karlsruhe, Germany
WC19-5
Comparison of CDMA and Modulation Schemes for UWB Radio in a Multipath Environment
R. D. Wilson, R.A. Scholtz, University of Southern California, USA
WC19-6
Optimal and Suboptimal Receivers for Ultra-Wideband Transmitted Reference Systems
Yi-Ling Chao, Robert A. Scholtz, University of Southern California, USA
WC19-7
Synchronization and Channel Estimation for UWB Signals
C. Carbonelli, U. Mengali, University of Pisa, Italy, U. Mitra, University of Southern California, USA
WC19-8
Low-Complexity Training for Rapid Timing Acquisition in Ultra Wideband Communications
Liuqing Yang, Georgios B. Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA

Wednesday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-20a Room A3

"Modeling, Analysis & Performance Evaluation of Wireless Networks II"
Session Chair: Saied Taheri, University of New Mexico, USA and Daehyoung Hong, Sogang University, Korea
WC20a-1
Performance Analysis of Polarization Receive Diversity in Correlated Rayleigh Fading Channels
Jittra Jootar, James R. Zeidler, University of California, San Diego, USA
WC20a-2
Error Exponents for Multi-Tone Frequency Shift Keying on Wideband Rayleigh Fading Channels
Cheng Luo, Muriel Médard, Lizhong Zheng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
WC20a-3
Analysis of Intercarrier and Interblock Interferences in Wireless OFDM Systems
Hsiao-Chun Wu, Guoxizng Gu, Louisiana State University, USA
WC20a-4
Performance Comparison of Binary and Quaternary UWB Modulation Schemes
João A. Ney da Silva, Instituto Militar de Engenharia and COPPE/UFRJ, Brazil, Marcello L. R. de Campos, COPPE/Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Session WC-20b
"Multiple Carrier & Antenna Systems I"
Session Chair: Tideya Kella, Infineon Technologies, Germnay
WC20b-1
Accuracy of Interfering Power Estimation in MC-CDMA Systems
Thierry Lestable, Alcatel Research and Innovations, France, and Supélec, France, Lionel Husson, Supélec, France,Jérôme Brouet, Alcatel Research and Innovations, France, Jacques Antoine, Armelle Wautier,Supélec, France, Vinod Kumar, Alcatel Research and Innovations, France
WC20b-2
Space-Time Coded OFDM with Low PAPR
Harish Reddy, Tolga M. Duman, Arizona State University, USA
WC20b-3
Data-Derived Iterative Channel Estimation with Channel Tracking for a Mobile Fourth Generation Wide Area OFDM System
Alex Dowler, University of Bristol, UK
Andrew Nix, Joe McGeehan, University of Bristol, UK
WC20b-4
Rate-One Space Frequency Block Codes with Maximum Diversity Gain for MIMO-OFDM
Lei Shao, University of Washington, USA, Sumit Roy, Sumeet Sandhu, Intel Corporation, USA

Wednesday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-21 Room B3

"Multiple Antenna Systems II"
Session Chair: Christian Drewes, Infineon Technologies, Germany
WC21-1
How Often Channel Estimation is Needed in MIMO Systems
Volker Pohl, Phuc H. Nguyen, Volker Jungnickel, Clemens von Helmolt, Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Germany
WC21-2
A Multiantenna Detection Algorithm for UMTS/TDD Receivers in Strong Interference Environments
Harold Artés, Klaus Kopsa, Franx Hlawatsch, Vienna University of Technology, USA
WC21-3
Subspace Tracking for Uplink/Downlink Array Processing in CDMA Systems
O. Simeone, M. Nicoli, U. Spagnolini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
WC21-4
Mutual Coupling Effect in Multi-Antenna Wireless Communication Systems
Mehmet Kemal Özdemir, Hüseyin Arslan, Ercüment Arvas, Syracuse University, USA
WC21-5
A Soft-Decision Approach for BLAST Systems with Less Receive than Transmit Antennae
Shoumin Liu, Zhi Tian, Michigan Technological University, USA
WC21-6
Reverse Link Capacity of Power-Controlled CDMA Systems with Antenna Arrays in a Multipath Fading Environment
Jin Yu, Stevens, Yu-Dong, Stevens Institute of Technology, USA, Jinyun Zhang, Andreas F. Molisch,Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, USA
WC21-7
Outage Capacity with 2-Bit Channel Feedback for a Two-Transmit and Single Receive Antenna System
Aris L. Moustakas, Steven H. Simon, Lucent Technologies, USA
WC21-8
Optimization of Antenna Configuration for MIMO Systems
Jianxuan Du, Ye Li, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

Wednesday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-22 Room Salon 6

"Multi Carrier Systems, OFDM III"
Session Chair: Thomas Zemen, Siemens, Austria and Ashutosh Sabharwal, Rice University, USA
WC22-1
High-Performance MIMO-OFDM via Carrier Interferometry
Patricia R. Barbosa, Colorado State University, USA, Zhiqiang Wu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology,USA,Carl R. Nassar, Colorado State, University, USA,
WC22-2
Transmit Power and Bit Allocations for OFDM Systems in a Fading Channel
Jiho Jang, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Korea, Kwang Bok Lee, Yong-Hwan Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
WC22-3
Rate-Maximizing Power Allocation in OFDM Based on Partial Channel Knowledge
Yingwei Yao, Georgios B. Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA
WC22-4
Full Diversity Block Diagonal Codes for Differential Space-Time-Frequency Coded OFDM
Qian Ma, Cihan Tepedelenlioglu, Arizona State University, USA, Zhiqiang Liu, The University of Iowa, USA
WC22-5
An Adaptive Channel Estimation Scheme for OFDM System with Transmitter Diversity
Kwie Yuk Kuan, S. Suthaharan, A. Nallanathan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
WC22-6
Added Pilot Semi-Blind Iterative Channel Estimation for OFDM Packet Transmission
Naoto Ohkubo, Tomoaki Ohtsuki, Tokyo University of Science, Japan
WC22-7
A Necessary Condition on the Location of Pilot Tones for Impulse Noise Cancellation in OFDM System and Its Applications in Hiperlan2
Fatma Abdelkefi, ENSEA, France, Oierre Duhamel, Florence Alberge, LSS SUPELEC, France
WC22-8
Random-Access over Fading Channels
Malcolm Peh, Stephen Hanly, University of Melbourne, Australia, Phil Whiting, Bell Laboratories– Lucent Technologies, USA

Thursday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-23a Room A2

"Link Adaptation, Modulation, Coding III"
Session Chair: Harald Witschnig, University of Linz, Austria
WC23a-1
Capacity and Throughput for Transmission over Flat Fading Channels Employing SNR-priority-based Channel Allocation Scheme
Ronghong Mo, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Yong Huat Chew, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore
WC23a-2
An Analytical Foundation for Resource Management in Wireless Communication
Virgilio Rodriguez, Polytechnic University, USA
WC23a-3
Power and Bit Allocation for Adaptive Turbo Coded Modulation in OFDM Systems
Xiaoming She, Shidong Zhou, Xibin Xu, Yan Yao, Tsinghua University, China
WC23a-4
Incremental Redundancy and Bit-Mapping Techniques for High Speed Downlink Packet Access
Martin Döttling, Siemens Mobile Phones, Germany, Thomas Grundler, Alexander Seeger, Siemens Mobile Networks, Germany

Session WC-23b
"Advanced Location Techniques"
Session Chair: Doru Calin, Bell Labs Lucent Technologies, USA and Cheng Ying Yang, CUT, Taiwan
WC23b-1
ELF: Efficient Location Forwarding for Ad Hoc Networks
Sumesh J. Philip, Chunming Qiao, State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
WC23b-2
A New Topology-based Algorithm for Next Cell Prediction in Cellular Networks
Boris Tolg, Wolfgang Bziuk, Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
WC23b-3
Early Channel Reservation Based on Mobile Movement
A. Bhattacharya, Arizona State University, USA, S.S. Wang, M.P. Green, Nokia Research Center, USA
WC23b-4
802.11-based Positioning System for Context Aware Applications
Ming-Hui Jin, National Taiwan University, Taiwan,Eric Hsiao-Kuang Wu, National Central University, Taiwan,Yun-Bin Liao, National Central University, Taiwan, Hui-Chun Liao, National Central University, Taiwan

Thursday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-24a Room B2

"Modeling, Analysis & Performance Evaluation of Wireless Networks III"
Session Chair: Anthony Boucouvalas, Bournemouth University, UK
WC24a-1
Performance Evaluation of Highway Mobile Infostation Networks
Wing Ho Yuen, Roy D. Yates, Rutgers University, USA, Chi Wan Sung, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
WC24a-2
Utility Optimization and Fairness Guarantees for Multimedia Traffic in the Downlink of DS-CDMA Systems
Xiang Duan, Zhisheng Niu, Junli Zheng, Tsinghua University, China
WC24a-3
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Forward Link Throughput Sensitivity to Diversity Antenna Correlation
Mehmet I. Gurelli, Peter J. Black, Rashid A. Attar, Qualcomm Incorporated, USA
WC24a-4
IEEE 802.11 Packet Delay—A Finite Retry Limit Analysis
P. Chatzimisios, A. C. Boucouvalas, V. Vitsas, Bournemouth University, UK

Session WC-24b
"Link Adaptation, Modulation, Coding IV"
Session Chair: Seong-Jun Oh, Qualcomm Incorporated, USA
WC24b-1
An Analytical Framework for Capacity and Fairness Evaluation in High Speed Wireless Data Networks
Chiung-Jang Chen, Li-Chun Wang, National Chiao Tung University, ROC
WC24b-2
Fast Adaptive RLS Algorithms for Polar Polynomial Predistorters
Thai Hoa Vo, Tho Le-Ngoc, McGill University, Canada
WC24b-3
Performance Analysis of RLP Over Fading Channels in CDMA Systems
Qiang Gao, Ericsson Wireless Communications Inc., USA
WC24b-4
Practical Issues in the Estimation of Nakagami-m Parameter
Cihan Tepedelenlioglu, Ping Gao, Arizona State University, USA

Session WC-25 Room C2
"Resource Allocation and Management IV"
Session Chair: Thierry Klien, Lucent Technologies, USA and Seong-Jun Oh, Qualcomm Incorporated, USA
WC25-1
A Resource Allocation Framework with Credit System and User Autonomy over Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
Zhu Han, Z. Jane Wang, K. J. Ray Liu, University of Maryland, USA
WC25-2
Call Admission Control for Self-Similar Data Traffic in Cellular Communications
Lei Wang, Weihua Zhuang, University of Waterloo, Canada
WC25-3
Opportunistic Scheduling under Constrained Frame Error Rate in Cellular Multicode CDMA Networks
Ekram Hossain, UManitoba, Canada, Dong In Kim, SFU, Canada, Vijay K. Bhargava, UBC, Canada
WC25-4
Bandwidth Allocation for DiffServ-based Quality of Service over 802.11b
Martin Heusse, Paul Starzetz, Franck Rousseau, Gilles Berger-Sabbatel, Andrzej Duda, LSR-IMAG Laboratory, France
WC25-5
Dynamic Traffic Awareness in Wireless Multi-Channel Data Dissemination
Chih-Lin Hu, Ming-Syan Chen, Hao-Ping Hung, National Taiwan University, ROC
WC25-6
Service Outage-based Power and Rate Allocation for Parallel Fading Channels
Jianghong Luo, Roy Yates, Predrag Spasojevic, Rutgers University, USA
WC25-7
SNR Estimation for Power Control of CDMA2000 Forward Fundamental Channels
S. Shawn Tsai, Young C. Yoon, Ericsson Wireless Communications Inc., USA
WC25-8
Improving Spatial Reuse of IEEE 802.11-based Ad Hoc Networks
Fengji Ye, Su Yi, Biplab Sikdar, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

Thursday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-27 Room B3

"Multi Carrier Systems, OFDM IV"
Session Chair: Jeff Andrews, University of Texas Austin, USA and Huaiyu Dai, NC State University, USA
WC27-1
Outage Capacity and Cutoff Rate of Bit-Interleaved Coded OFDM under Quasi-Static Frequency Selective Fading
Amal Ekbal, Kee-Bong Song, John M. Cioffi, Stanford University, USA
WC27-2
A Low Complexity Space-Frequency BICM MIMO-OFDM System for Next-Generation WLANs
Kee-Bong Song, Stanford University, USA, Syed Aon Mujtaba, Agere Systems, USA
WC27-3
On Reduced-Complexity Iterative Channel Tracking in Turbo Coded OFDM
Xiangyang Zhuang, Frederick W. Vook, Motorola Labs, USA
WC27-4
A Comparison of Frequency Offset Tracking Algorithms for OFDM
Hong Chen, Gregory J. Pottie, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
WC27-5
Robust OFDM in Fast Fading Channels
Sungsoo Kim, Gregory J. Pottie, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
WC27-6
Performance of Asynchronous Long-Code Multicarrier CDMA Systems in the Presence of Frequency Offsets and Correlated Fading
Feng-Tsun Chien, University of Southern California, USA, Chien-Hwa Hwang, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
C. C. Jay Kuo, University of Southern California, USA
WC27-7
Hopping Pilots for Estimation of Frequency-Offset and Multi-Antenna Channels in MIMO OFDM
Mi-Kyung Oh, KAIST, Korea, Xiaoli Ma, Georgios B. Giannakis, University of Minnesota, USA, Dong-Jo Park, KAIST, Korea

Thursday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Session WC-28 Room Salon 6

"Multiple Antennas System & MIMO Channels,
Space Time Coding I"
Session Chair: Huaping Liu, Oregon State University, USA and Yao Ma, Iowa State University, USA
WC28-1
Phase-Shift-based Antenna Selection for MIMO Channels
Xinying Zhang, Princeton University, USA, Andreas F. Molisch, Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab, USA, Sun-Yuan Kung, Princeton University, USA
WC28-2
T-BLAST Architecture for the IEEE 802.11b Context
Laura Pierucci, Andrea Bernacchioni, Enrico Del Re, Romano Fantacci, University of Florence, Italy
WC28-3
An Iterative Decoded V-BLAST System using Maximum a Posteriori Criterion
Young-Soo Yuk, LG Electronics Inc., Korea, Kyunbyoung Ko, Taeyoung Kim, Daesik Hong, Changeon Kang, Yonsei University, Korea
WC28-4
Performance Enhancement of 1x EV/DV MIMO Systems in Frequency Selective Fading Channels
Taeyoung Kim, Kyunbyoung Ko, Yonsei University, Korea, Sunghwan Ong, Samsung Electronics. Korea, Changeon Kang, Daesik Hong, Yonsei University, Korea
WC28-5
Spatial Correlation for a Circular Antenna Array and Its Applications in Wireless Communications
Jie Zhou, Shigenobu Sasaki, Shogo Muramatsu, Hisakazu Kikuchi, Niigata University, Japan, Yoshikuni Onozato, Gunma University, Japan
WC28-6
An Analytical Method of Channel Estimation Error for Multiple Antennas System
Guihua Kang, Peiliang Qiu, Zhejiang University, PR China
WC28-7
Capacity of MIMO Rician Channels with Multiple Correlated Rayleigh Co-Channel Interferers
Ming Kang, Lin Yang, Mohamed-Slim Alouini, University of Minnesota, USA
WC28-8
Antenna Weight Verification for Closed Loop Transmit Diversity
Alexander Seeger, Siemens A.G., Germany, Marcin Sikora, University of Notre Dame, USA

Thursday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-29a Room A2

"Planning of Next Generation Networks"
Session Chair: Harald Witschnig, University of Linz, Austria
WC29a-1
Optimum Transmit Range and Capacity of Mobile Infostation Networks
Wing Ho Yuen, Roy D. Yates, Rutgers University, USA
WC29a-2
Capacity Simulation of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Forward Link with Opportunistic Beam Forming
Mehmet I. Gurelli, Qualcomm Incorporated, USA, Raul H. Etkin, University of California, Berkeley, USA
WC29a-3
Performance Characterization of Signalling Traffic in UMTS Core Networks
Amitabh Mishra, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA
WC29a-4
Coverage and Capacity Enhancement of CDMA Cellular Systems via Multihop Transmission
Zaher Dawy, Sasa Davidovic, Ioannis Oikonomidis, Munich University of Technology, Germany

Session WC-29b
"Satellite & Space Communications"
Session Chair: Abbas Jamalipour, University of Sydney, Australia and Lorenzo Mucchi, University of Florence, Italy
WC29b-1
Experiment of IMT-2000 Using Stratospheric-Flying Solar-Powered Airplane
Masayuki Oodo, Hiroyuki Tsuji, Ryu Miura, Yokosuka Radio Communications Research Center, Japan, Masaaki Maruyama, Mikio Suzuki, Yokosuka Stratospheric Platform Research Center, Japan
WC29b-2
Capacity Analysis of CDMA Multi-beam Mobile Satellite Systems with Imperfect Power Control
Özguer Ekici, Abbas Yongacoglou, University of Ottawa, Canada
WC29b-3
Space-Time MMSE Reception in Multi-Satellite UMTS
Lorenzo Mucchi, Tommaso Palandri, Enrico Del Re, Romano Fantacci, University of Florence, Italy
WC29b-4
Call Admission Method for Call Dropping Probability Guarantee in LEO Satellite Networks
Bong-Ju Lee, Young-Chon Kim, Chonbuk National University, Korea

Thursday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-30 Room B2

"Modeling, Analysis & Performance Evaluation of Wireless Networks IV"
Session Chair: R. Thomas Derryberry, Nokia Research Center, USA and Paul Cotae, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
WC30-1
A Divide-and-Conquer Approach with Adaptive Modulation to CDMA Systems
Satyam Dwivedi, T. S. Vedavathy, A. P. Shivaprasad, Indian Institute of Science, India
WC30-2
On the Spectral Efficiency of Shared Wireless Channels
Khairi Ashour Hamdi, The University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology, UK
WC30-3
Delay Sensitivity Analysis of CDMA Downlink Handoff Algorithms
Suman Das, William M. MacDonald, Harish Viswanthan, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies, USA
WC30-4
Performance Evaluation of Two Layered Mobility Management using Mobile IP and Session Initiation Protocol
Jin-Woo Jung, Ranganathan Mudumbai, Doug Montgomery, National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA, Hyun-Kook Kahng, Korea University, Korea
WC30-5
Performance of Generalized Selection Combining for BPSK Signals in Time-Correlated Rayleigh Fading Channels
Chi-Hsiao Yih, Evaggelos Geraniotis, University of Maryland, USA
WC30-6
Extended Total Weighted Squared Correlation Signature Sequences of DS-CDMA Systems in Multipath Channels
Paul Cotae, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
WC30-7
UWB Multipath Channel Model Based on Time-Domain UTD Technique
Richard Yao, Microsoft Research, Asia, PR China, Grace Gao, Zhengqi Chen, Tsinghua University, PR China, Wenwu Zhu, Microsoft Research, Asia, PR China
WC30-8
An Impulse Response Model for Residential Wireless Channels
S. S. Ghassemzadeh, AT&T Labs-Research, USA, L. J. Greenstein, Rutgers University, USA, T. Sveinsson, V. Tarokh, Harvard University, USA

Thursday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-31 Room C2

"Multiple Carrier & Antenna Systems II"
Session Chair: Fabian Vogelbruch, TU Munich, Germany and Hsiao Chun-Wu, LSU, USA
WC31-1
Asympotic Capacity Bounds for Ad-hoc Networks Revisited: The Directional and Smart Antenna Cases
Akis Spyropoulos, Cauligi S. Raghavendra, University of Southern California, USA
WC31-2
Coded Performance of Spread Space-Spectrum Multiple Access for the MIMO Forward Link Transmission
Benjamin K. Ng, Elvino S. Sousa, University of Toronto, Canada
WC31-3
Channel Synthesized Modulation Employing Singular Vector for Secured Access on Physical Layer
Masayuki Orihashi, Yoichi Nakagawa, Yutaka Murakami, Kiyotaka Kobayashi, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Japan
WC31-4
Impact of Modeling Errors on the Performance of MIMO Receivers with APP and PIC Detection
Hamid Reza Karimi, Bell Labs Research, Lucent Technologies, UK, Holger Claussen, University of Edinburgh, UK
WC31-5
GQR Models for Directional Wireless Channels
Lodovico Fregni, Fabrizio Muratori, Paola Greco, Giorgio M. Vitetta, Fabrizio Pancaldi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
WC31-6
Limiting Analysis of Outage Probabilities for Diversity Schemes in Fading Channels
J. Nicholas Laneman, University of Notre Dame, USA
WC31-7
The Signal Dimensions in Multiple-Antenna Channels
Ada S. Y. Poon, Robert W. Brodersen, David N. C. Tse, University of California, Berkeley, USA
WC31-8
Synchronization Requirements for COFDM Systems with Transmit Diversity
Michael Speth, Infineon Technologies AG, Germany, Heinrich Meyr, RWTH Aachen, Germany

Thursday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-32 Room A3

"Ad Hoc Networks, WLAN, WPAN Bluetooth Technologies VII"
Session Chair: Wenjing Lou, Worcester and István Frigyes, CPK, Denmark
WC32-1
Distributed Topology Control in Wireless Sensor Networks with Asymmetric Links
Jilei Liu, Baochun Li, University of Toronto, Canada
WC32-2
Mechanism to Improve the Reliability of the Broadcasting for Multi Sources
Song Yean Cho, Jin Hyun Sin, Byung In Mun, Samsung Electronics, Korea
WC32-3
Localized Topology Generation Mechanisms for Wireless Sensor Networks
Congzhou Zhou, Bhaskar Krishnamachari, University of Southern California, USA
WC32-4
Distributed Bluetooth Scatternet Formation Algorithm
Vikas P. Verma, Amit A. Chandak, The State University of New York–Buffalo, USA
WC32-5
A Switch Model for Improving Throughput and Power Fairness in Bluetooth Piconets
Saleh Al-Harthi, Ramesh Rao, University of California, San Diego, USA
WC32-6
A Variable-Radius Multichannel MAC Protocol for High-Throughput Low-Power Heterogeneous Ad Hoc Networking
Chi-Hsiang Yeh, Helen Zhou, Queen’s University, Canada, Pin-Han Ho, University of Waterloo, Canada, Hussein T. Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Canada
WC32-7
A Topology Control Algorithm for Constructing Power Efficient Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
Szu-Chi Wang, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, David S. L. Wei, Fordham University, USA, Sy-Yen Kuo, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
WC32-8
Energy Savings in IEEE 802.11 Communications using Frame Aggregation
Jean Lorchat, Thomas Noel, Université Louis Pasteur, France

Thursday, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Session WC-33 Room B3

"Multi Carrier Systems, OFDM V"
Session Chair: Robert Schober, University of British Columbia, Canada and Osvaldo Simeone, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
WC33-1
The Doppler Spread—Gaining Diversity for Future Mobile Radio Systems
Ronald Raulefs, Armin Dammann, Stefan Kaiser, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany, Gunther Auer, DoCoMo Eurolabs, Germany
WC33-2
Decision-directed Channel Estimation for Supporting Higher Terminal Velocities in OFDM Based WLANs
Tideya Kella, Infineon Technologies AG, Germany
WC33-3
Multiple Phase Noise Correction for OFDM/SDMA
Songping Wu, Yeheskel Bar-Ness, NJIT, USA
WC33-4
Performance Analysis and Design Optimization of LDPC-coded MIMO OFDM Systems
Ben Lu, NEC Laboratories America, USA, Guosen Yue, Texas A&M University, USA, Xiaodong Wang, Columbia University, USA
WC33-5
Space-Time Communication for OFDM with Implicit Channel Feedback
Gwen Barriac, U. Madhow, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA
WC33-6
Reduction of PAPR of an OFDM Signal by Partial Transmit Sequence Technique with Reduced Complexity
Seung Hee Han, Jae Hong Lee, Seoul National University, Korea
WC33-7
Novel Noise Variance and SNR Estimation Algorithm for Wireless MIMO OFDM Systems
Sandrine Boumard, VTT Electronics, Finland
WC33-8
Synchronization and AGC Proposal for IEEE 802.11a Burst OFDM Systems
Andrew Fort, Wolfgang Eberle, IMEC, Belgium