WPMC '2002


Technical Sessions


Program-at-a-GlanceMP (MON.-PM, 28) | TA (TUE.-AM, 29) | TP (TUE.-PM, 29) | WA (WED.-AM, 30) | WP (WED.-PM, 30)

MONDAY, 28 October 2002
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
(MP-1) Handoff Algorithms Organizer/Chair: Bo Li, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology

Increased Handover Performance in 2G and 3G Wireless Systems based on Combined Mobile-Location and Area Information

A. Markopoulos, P. Pissaris, S. Kyriazakos, Ch.Dimitriadis, G. Karetsos, E.D. Sykas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Adaptive Softer Handover Algorithm for High Altitude Platform Station (HAPS) UMTS with Onboard Power Resource Sharing Woo Lip Lim, Yu Chiann Foo, Rahim Tafazolli, University of Surrey, United Kingdom
An Adaptive Packet Soft Handoff Scheme Based on Punctured Turbo Coding Hasung Kim, Gordon L. Stüber, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA
Mobile Node Extension Employing Buffering Function to Improve Handoff Performance Koji Omae, Takehiro Ikeda, Ichiro Okajima, and Narumi Umeda, NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan
Handover Prediction for Cellular Systems in a Multi-Services Context Laurent Perato, Khaldoun Al Agha, Laboratoire de recherche en Informatique (LRI), France

(MP-2) WCDMA I 

Organizer/Chair:  Uma Jha, Alborg University, Denmark
Performance of Site Selection Diversity Transmission in WCDMA

P. Coulon, S. Vadgama, Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe Ltd, United Kingdom

Downlink Capacity for WCDMA with Soft and Softer Handover; Advantages of Unbalanced Received Powers

W.-U. Pistelli, R. Verdone, University of Bologna, Italy

WCDMA Downlink Capacity Analysis based on Deterministic Ray-Tracing Channel Model

Ji-Hoon Cho, Seoul National University, Korea

Downlink Throughput Analysis in a WCDMA Network with Mixed QoS Traffic Classes

Chie Dou, Yu-Hua Chang, Sheng-Yun Yan, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, R.O.C.

Capacity Evaluation WCDMA System with the Notion of Time Duration

Yoshiki Kato, Takeshi Hattori, Sophia University, Japan

Capacity and Transmission Power Estimation of Two-hop CDMA Cellular System

Koji Yamamoto, Hidekazu Murata, Susumu Yoshida, Kyoto University, Japan; Atsushi Fujiwara, Toru Otsu, Yasushi Yamao, NTT DoCoMo, Japan

Optimal Blind Transport Format Determination for UMTS Uplink

Michael M. Wang, Tyler Brown, Motorola, Inc., IL

(MP-3) MIMO Wireless I

Organizer: Helmut Boelcskei, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich
Chair: 
Arogyaswami Paulraj, Stanford University

Essential Degrees of Freedom in Time and Frequency Selective MIMO Channels

Akbar M. Sayeed, Venu Veeravalli, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL

The MIMO Cube - A Compact of MIMO Antenna

J. Bach Andersen, Beza Getu, Aalborg University, Denmark

On Extended Alamouti Schemes for Space-Time Coding

Markus Rupp, Christoph F. Mecklenbräuker, TU Wien, Austria

Efficient Representation and Feedback Signaling of Channel State Information in Frequency Division Duplexing MIMO Systems

C. A. Jötten, P. W. Baier, M. Meurer, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany

Iterative Joint Detection, Decoding, and Channel Estimation for Dual Antenna Arrays in Frequency Selective Fading

Maja Lončar, Ralf R. Müller, Joachim Wehinger, Christoph F. Mecklenbräuker, Forschungszentrum Telekommunikation Wien, Austria

Sum Capacity Optimization of the MIMO Gaussian MAC

Holger Boche, Eduard Jorswieck, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut fuer Nachrichtentechnik GmbH, Germany

(MP-4) OFDM PAPR & Systems

Organizer: Uma Jha, Alborg University, Denmark
Chair: 
Ramjee Prasad, Aalborg University

A Review on Peak to Average Power Ratio in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Systems

P. Foomooljareon, W.A.C. Fernando, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Reduced Search for Optimum Code Sets to Reduce PAPR in MC-CDMA System

Kunseok Kang, Kweonhue Choi, Sooyoung Kim Shin, ETRI, Korea

A Robust Frequency Synchronization Algorithm for OFDM Systems

Lei Wen, Tao Tao, Lu Jianhua, Tsinghua University, China

PAPR and other Measures for OFDM Systems with Nonlinearity

Ali Behravan, Thomas Eriksson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden

Tradeoffs Between BER Performance and PAPR Reduction for Broadband OFDM Transmission with Signal Processing

Xiao Huang, Jianhua Lu, JunLi Zheng, Tsinghua University, China; Justin Chuang, AT&T Labs-Research, NJ

A New Bound on the Distribution of PAPR in OFDM Signals

X. Zhou, J. Caffery, Jr., University of Cincinnati, OH

An Adaptive Spread Spectrum OFDM Packet Data System with Two Dimensional Radio Resource Allocation: Performance in Low-Mobility Environments Robert Novak Witold A. Krzymień, University of Alberta/TRLabs, Canada

(MP-5) Smart Antennas

Organizer/Chair: Jack Winters, Jack Winters Communications, LLC

Performance Comparison of Smart Antenna Techniques for Spatial Multiplexing in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

Rajesh Radhakrishnan, Dhananjay Lal, James Caffery, Jr., Dharma P. Agrawal, University of Cincinnati, OH
Comparison of BER Performance of WCDMA/TDD based Optimum Combining and Beamforming in Angular Spread Channel

Jun Hwan Lee, Jae Joon Park, Hyun Seo Oh, ETRI, Korea

High Capacity Wireless via MC-CDMA/ Oscillating-Beam Antenna Array Systems Seyed Alireza Zekavat, Carl R. Nassar, Colorado State University, CO
Improving a CDMA Radio System with an Adaptive Antenna Array by Exploiting Multichannel Enhancements of an A/D Converter Ronald Raulefs, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
Real-Time Simulation of Adaptive Array Antenna using Broadband Vector Channel Simulator

Tommi Jämsä, Janne Kolu, Elektrobit Ltd., Finland; Satoshi Tsukamoto, Cybernetics Technology Co. Ltd., Japan; Tad Matsumoto, NTT DoCoMo, Japan

Indoor Propagation Measurements Using Low Profile and Directional Dual Exponentially Tapered Slot Antennas Kathleen L. Virga, Cynthia Hammond, Didier Beauvarlet, William E. Ryan, University of Arizona, AZ

(MP-6) Bluetooth 

Organizer: Liljana Gavriolovska, Aalborg University
Chair: 
Ryuji Kohno, Yokohama National University, Japan

Interference Mitigation in Asynchronous Slow Frequency Hopping Bluetooth Networks

Kihong Kim, Gordon L. Stüber, Georgia Institute of Technology, GA
Optimizing Neighbor Discovery for Ad Hoc Routing Protocols in the Bluetooth PAN Profile Gerben Kuijpers, Ramjee Prasad, Aalborg University, Denmark; Thomas T. Nielsen, Ericsson Telebit A/S, Denmark
Performance Evaluation of a New Scatternet Formation Protocol for Multi-hop Bluetooth Networks

Stefano Basagni, Northeastern University, MA; Raffaele Bruno, CNUCE Institute, Italy; Chiara Petrioli, Universita di Roma, Italy

A Three-Phase Ad Hoc Network Formation Protocol for Bluetooth Systems JiHyuck Yun, Jesung Kim, Yong-suk Kim, Joong Soo Ma, Seoul National University, Korea
On the Impact of Fading and Inter-piconet Interference on Bluetooth Performance Andrea Zanella, Andrea M. Tonello, Silvano Pupolin, University of Padova, Italy
A Scatternet Operation Protocol for Bluetooth Ad Hoc Networks Tadashi Sato, Kenichi Mase, Niigata University, Japan
Packet Selection Scheme Based on a Channel Quality Estimation for Bluetooth Systems M.C. Ju, C.H. Park, D.K. Hong, K.J. Youn, J.W. Cho, Korea Electronics Technology Institute, Korea

(MP-7) Wireless IP Ad hoc Networks

Organizer: Sung-Ju Lee, Hewlett-Packard Labs
Chair: Albena Mihovska, Aalborg University
Service Discovery for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Shinji Motegi, Kiyohito Yoshihara, Hiroki Horiuchi, KDDI R&D Laboratories, Inc., Japan
Wireless IP Ad hoc Networks: The IST MIND Project Approach Enric Mitjana, Dave Wisely, Siemens AG, Germany
On-Demand Flow Regulated Routing for Ad-hoc Wireless Network Ming-Shen Jian, Peng-Long Wu, Chung-Nan Lee, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
Core Capacity of Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Volkan Rodoplu, Teresa H. Meng, Stanford University, CA
Congestion-Controlled Reliable Multicast Transport Protocol for Mobile Multimedia Multihop Networks Ken Tang, Mario Gerla, University of California, Los Angeles, CA; Katia Obraczka, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA; Sung-Ju Lee, HP Labs, CA

A Resource Efficient RT-QoS Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks

Swades De, Sajal Das, Hongyi Wu, and Chunming Qiao,  University of New York at Buffalo, NY

(MP-8) Wireless Channel Modeling & Measurements

Organizer: Marcelo Alencar, Universidade Federal da Paraiba
Chair: 
Reinaldo Valenzuela, Lucent Technologies
Bi-Dynamic Indoor Measurements with High Resolution Channel Sounder S. Salous, V. Hinostroza, UMIST, United Kingdom
2 to 60 GHz RF Propagation Characteristics Variations due to Foliage, Rain and Wind Simon Perras, Communication Research Centre, Canada
Level-Crossing Rate and Average Duration of Fades of Deterministic Simulation Models for Nakagami-Hoyt Fading Channels Cheng-Xiang Wang, Matthias Patzold, Agder University College, Norway; Neji Youssef, Ecole Superieure des Communications de Tunis, Tunisia
A Study of the Performance of Different Partitioning Schemes in First Order Markovian Models for Rayleigh Fading Channels Julio Aráuz, Prashant Krishnamurthy, University of Pittsburgh, PA
Building Penetration Loss at 2 GHz for Mobile Communications at High Elevation Angles by High Altitude Platform Stations D.I. Axiotis, M.E. Theologou, National Technical University of Athens, Greece

A Study on Multipath Propagation Modeling in Millimeter Wave IVC

Syuhei Horikoshi, Masahiro Fujii, Makoto Itami, Kohji Itoh, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

The 3-Dimensional Modeling Technique for Calculating Radio Propagation Characteristics along Railway  Tetsunori Hattori, Takashi Kato, East Japan Railway Company, Japan 

(MP-9) Radiolocation

Organizer/Chair: Andrew Clegg, Cingular Wireless 

Non-Line-of-Sight BS Identification Using Higher Order Statistics 

S. Venkatraman, J. Caffery, Jr., University of Cincinnati, OH

An Experiment on Mobile Terminal Positioning System with Array Antennas Placed at a High Altitude

Hiroyuki Tsuji, Ryu Miura, Communications Research Laboratory, Japan; Yasuaki Harima, Telecommunications Advancement Organization, Japan; Yoichi Nakagawa, Takashi Fukagawa, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Japan; Hayato Akazawa, Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., Japan 

A Study of Inter-Vehicle Communication Protocol based on Frequency Hopping Technique

Tetsushi Ikegami, Eiji Yamashita, Meiji University, Japan

Position Tracking and Velocity Estimation for Mobile Positioning Systems

Chin-Der Wann, Yi-Ming Chen, Chang Gung University, Taiwan

Bluetooth for ITS?

Gianni Pasolini, R. Verdone, University of Bologna, Italy

Location Estimation System using Wireless Ad-Hoc Network

Teruaki Kitasuka, Tsuneo Nakanishi, Akira Fukuda, Kyushu University, Japan


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