Telecommunications and Networking – ICT 2004: 11th International Conference on Telecommunications, Fortaleza, Brazil, August 1-6, 2004. Proceedings

G. Araniti, P. De Meo, A. Iera, D. Ursino (auth.), José Neuman de Souza, Petre Dini, Pascal Lorenz (eds.)3540225714, 9783540225713, 9783540278245

Welcometothe11thInternationalConferenceonTelecommunications(ICT2004)ho- ed by the city of Fortaleza (Brazil). As with other ICT events in the past, this professional meeting continues to be highly competitive and very well perceived by the international networking community, – tracting excellent contributions and active participation. This year, a total of 430 papers from 36 countries were submitted, from which 188 were accepted. Each paper was – viewed by several members of the ICT2004 Technical Program Committee. We were very pleased to receive a large percentage of top-quality contributions. Thetopicsofsubmittedpaperscoveredawidespectrumfromphotonictechniques,signal processing,cellularnetworks,andwirelessnetworks,toadhocnetworks.Webelievethe ICT2004papersofferawiderangeofsolutionstokeyproblemsintelecommunications, and describe challenging avenues for industrial research and development. In addition to the conference regular sessions, seven tutorials and a workshop were organized.Thetutorialsfocusedonspecialtopicsdealingwithnext-generationnetworks. The workshop focused on particular problems and solutions in heavily distributed and shareable environments. We would like to thank the ICT 2004 Technical Program Committee members and referees. Without their support, the creation of such a broad conference program would not be possible. We also thank all the authors who made a particular effort to contribute to ICT2004. We truly believe that due to all these efforts the ?nal conference program consisted of top-quality contributions. We are also indebted to many individuals and organizations that made this conference possible. In particular, we would like to thank the members of the ICT2004 Organizing Committee for their help in all aspects of the organization of this professional meeting.

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Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages –
Enhancing 3G Cellular Systems with User Profiling Techniques for Multimedia Application QoS Adaptation….Pages 1-6
Delivery of Streaming Video in Next-Generation Mobile Networks….Pages 7-15
Use of the 2500-2690 MHz Band for Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service….Pages 16-21
Throughput Fairness and Capacity Improvement of Packet-Switched Networks Through Space-Time Scheduling….Pages 22-27
Performance of MIMO Antenna Systems with Hybrids of Transmit Diversity and Spatial Multiplexing Using Soft-Output Decoding….Pages 28-37
Simple Model to Determine the Gap Effect on the Input Impedance of a Cylindrical Dipole. Application to Standard Antennas….Pages 38-42
An Interference Avoidance Technique for Ad Hoc Networks Employing Array Antennas….Pages 43-52
Analysis of a Cylindrical Microstrip Antenna by the Nonorthogonal FDTD Method and Parallel Processing….Pages 53-59
Unified Analysis of the Local Scatters Channel Model….Pages 60-66
Spacial Analysis of the Local Scatters Channel Model….Pages 67-73
Propagation Prediction Based on Measurement at 5.8GHz for Fixed Wireless Access….Pages 74-81
Dimensioning of Wireless Links Sharing Voice and Data….Pages 82-87
An Iterative Matrix-Based Procedure for Finding the Shannon Cover for Constrained Sequences….Pages 88-93
Truncated Importance Sampling Simulation Applied to a Turbo Coded Communication System….Pages 94-99
Zero-Error Capacity of a Quantum Channel….Pages 100-105
Communication System Recognition by Modulation Recognition….Pages 106-113
An Extension to Quasi-orthogonal Sequences….Pages 114-121
Trellis Code Construction for the 2-User Binary Adder Channel….Pages 122-127
Rayleigh Fading Multiple Access Channel Without Channel State Information….Pages 128-133
Adaptive Decision Feedback Multiuser Detectors with Recurrent Neural Networks for DS-CDMA in Fading Channels….Pages 134-141
Comparison of two Filterbank Optimization Criteria for VDSL Transmission….Pages 142-149
Phase Estimation and Phase Ambiguity Resolution by Message Passing….Pages 150-155
An Expurgated Union Bound for Space-Time Code Systems….Pages 156-162
Achieving Channel Capacity with Low Complexity RS-BTC Using QPSK over AWGN Channel….Pages 163-170
Design of Sub-session Based Accounting System for Different Service Level of Mobile IP Roaming User….Pages 171-182
Priority Telephony System with Pricing Alternatives….Pages 183-191
Mobile Telephony Industry: Price Discrimination Strategies for Interconnected Networks….Pages 192-198
A Novel ECN-Based Congestion Control and Avoidance Algorithm with Forecasting and Verifying….Pages 199-206
Competitive Neural Networks for Fault Detection and Diagnosis in 3G Cellular Systems….Pages 207-213
Performance Analysis of an Optical MAN Ring for Asynchronous Variable Length Packets….Pages 214-220
Enabling Value-Generating Telecommunications Services upon Integrated Multiservice Networks….Pages 221-226
An Architecture for Publishing and Distributing Service Components in Active Networks….Pages 227-233
Performance Comparison of Active Network-Based and Non Active Network-Based Single-Rate Multicast Congestion Control Protocols….Pages 234-240
MAMI: Mobile Agent Based System for Mobile Internet….Pages 241-250
Design and Implementation of an ANTS-Based Test Bed for Collecting Data in Active Framework….Pages 251-256
Adaptive QoS Management for Regulation of Fairness Among Internet Applications….Pages 257-266
Black Box Model of Erbium-Doped Fiber Amplifiers in C and L Bands….Pages 267-271
Optical Packet Switching Access Networks Using Time and Space Contention Resolution Schemes….Pages 272-281
Full-Optical Spectrum Analyzer Design Using EIT Based Fabry-Perot Interferometer….Pages 282-286
A Powerful Tool Based on Finite Element Method for Designing Photonic Crystal Devices….Pages 287-295
Analysis of Quantum Light Memory in Atomic Systems….Pages 296-303
Wavelength Conversion with 2R-Regeneration by UL-SOA Induced Chirp Filtering….Pages 304-311
Performance Analysis of Multidimensional PPM Codes for Optical CDMA Systems in the Presence of Noise….Pages 312-321
Smart Strategies for Single-Photon Detection….Pages 322-327
Inter-arrival Planning for Sub-graph Routing Protection in WDM Networks….Pages 328-335
An Adaptive Routing Algorithm for Intelligent and Transparent Optical Networks….Pages 336-341
Novel Wavelength Assignment Algorithm for Intelligent Optical Networks Based on Hops Counts and Relative Capacity Loss….Pages 342-347
Assigning Codes in a Random Wireless Network….Pages 348-353
Flexible QoS Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Network….Pages 354-362
Integrating Mobile Ad Hoc Network into Mobile IPv6 Network….Pages 363-368
Network Architecture for Scalable Ad Hoc Networks….Pages 369-380
Dual Code-Sensing Spread Spectrum Random Access (DCSSRA) Protocol for Ad Hoc Networks….Pages 381-387
Exploiting the Small-World Effect to Increase Connectivity in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks….Pages 388-393
Adaptive Resource Management in Mobile Wireless Cellular Networks….Pages 394-399
Comparative Analysis of Ad Hoc Multi-path Update Techniques for Multimedia Applications….Pages 400-409
PRDS: A Priority Based Route Discovery Strategy for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks….Pages 410-416
Performance Evaluation of AODV Protocol over E-TDMA MAC Protocol for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks….Pages 417-424
Mitigating the Hidden Terminal Problem and Improving Spatial Reuse in Wireless Ad Hoc Network….Pages 425-430
A New Distributed Power Control Algorithm Based on a Simple Prediction Method….Pages 431-436
A Heuristic Approach to Energy Saving in Ad Hoc Networks….Pages 437-442
Calculating the Maximum Throughput in Multihop Ad Hoc Networks….Pages 443-449
Throughput of Distributed-MIMO Multi-stage Communication Networks over Ergodic Channels….Pages 450-460
Delivering the Benefits of Directional Communications for Ad Hoc Networks Through an Efficient Directional MAC Protocol….Pages 461-470
Synchronization Errors Resistant Detector for OFDM Systems….Pages 471-481
The Discrete Cosine Transform over Prime Finite Fields….Pages 482-487
A Lattice Version of the Multichannel Fast QRD Algorithm Based on A Posteriori Backward Errors….Pages 488-497
New Blind Algorithms Based on Modified “Constant Modulus” Criteria for QAM Constellations….Pages 498-503
Channel Estimation Methods for Space-Time Block Transmission in Frequency-Flat Channels….Pages 504-509
Faster DTMF Decoding….Pages 510-515
Adaptive Echo Cancellation for Packet-Based Networks….Pages 516-525
The Genetic Code Revisited: Inner-to-Outer Map, 2D-Gray Map, and World-Map Genetic Representations….Pages 526-531
On Subspace Channel Estimation in Multipath SIMO and MIMO Channels….Pages 532-540
A Novel Demodulation Technique for Recovering PPM Signals in the Presence of Additive Noise….Pages 541-547
A Novel Iterative Decoding Method for DFT Codes in Erasure Channels….Pages 548-553
Comparison Between Several Methods of PPM Demodulation Based on Iterative Techniques….Pages 554-559
A Network Echo Canceler Based on a SRF QRD-LSL Adaptive Algorithm Implemented on Motorola StarCore SC140 DSP….Pages 560-567
Detection of Equalization Errors in Time-Varying Channels….Pages 568-577
A Design Technique for Oversampled Modulated Filter Banks and OFDM/QAM Modulations….Pages 578-588
Nonlinear Bitwise Equalization….Pages 589-594
Modelling and Performance Evaluation of Wireless Networks….Pages 595-600
Improving End-System Performance with the Use of the QoS Management….Pages 601-606
Throughput Maximization of ARQ Transmission Protocol Employing Adaptive Modulation and Coding….Pages 607-615
CR-LSP Dynamic Rerouting Implementation for MPLS Network Simulations in Network Simulator….Pages 616-621
FuDyLBA: A Traffic Engineering Load Balance Scheme for MPLS Networks Based on Fuzzy Logic….Pages 622-627
Service Differentiation over GMPLS….Pages 628-637
Sliding Mode Queue Management in TCP/AQM Networks….Pages 638-643
A Distributed Algorithm for Weighted Max-Min Fairness in MPLS Networks….Pages 644-653
Applying Artificial Neural Networks for Fault Prediction in Optical Network Links….Pages 654-659
Capacity Allocation for Voice over IP Networks Using Maximum Waiting Time Models….Pages 660-670
SCTP Mobility Highly Coupled with Mobile IP….Pages 671-677
Migration to the New Internet – Supporting Inter Operability Between IPv4 and IPv6 Networks….Pages 678-687
Smart Profile: A New Method for Minimising SIP Messages….Pages 688-697
A QoS Provisioned CIOQ ATM Switch with m Internal Links….Pages 698-703
Multi-constrained Least Cost QoS Routing Algorithm….Pages 704-710
The New Packet Scheduling Algorithms for VOQ Switches….Pages 711-716
An Algorithm for the Parameters Extraction of a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier….Pages 717-726
All-Optical Gain Controlled EDFA: Design and System Impact….Pages 727-734
Iterative Optimization in VTD to Maximize the Open Capacity of WDM Networks….Pages 735-742
Link Management Protocol (LMP) Evaluation for SDH/Sonet….Pages 743-752
Experimental Investigation of WDM Transmission Properties of Optical Labeled Signals Using Orthogonal IM/FSK Modulation Format….Pages 753-759
Performance Assessment of Optical Burst Switched Degree-Four Chordal Ring Networks….Pages 760-765
All-Optical Routing Limitations Due to Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers Dynamics….Pages 766-771
The Hurst Parameter for Digital Signature of Network Segment….Pages 772-781
High Performance Cluster Management Based on SNMP: Experiences on Integration Between Network Patterns and Cluster Management Concepts….Pages 782-791
A Web-Based Pro-active Fault and Performance Network Management Architecture….Pages 792-800
A CIM Extension for Peer-to-Peer Network and Service Management….Pages 801-810
A Generic Event-Driven System for Managing SNMP-Enabled Communication Networks….Pages 811-819
Algorithms for Distributed Fault Management in Telecommunications Networks….Pages 820-825
Fault Identification by Passive Testing….Pages 826-834
Script MIB Extension for Resource Limitation in SNMP Distributed Management Environments….Pages 835-840
UML Specification of a Generic Model for Fault Diagnosis of Telecommunication Networks….Pages 841-847
IEEE 802.11 Inter-WLAN Mobility Control with Broadband Supported Distribution System Integrating WLAN and WAN….Pages 848-857
A Cost-Effective Local Positioning System Architecture Based on TDoA….Pages 858-865
Indoor Geolocation with Received Signal Strength Fingerprinting Technique and Neural Networks….Pages 866-875
Implementation of a Novel Credit Based SCFQ Scheduler for Broadband Wireless Access….Pages 876-884
BER for CMOS Analog Decoder with Different Working Points….Pages 885-890
BiCMOS Variable Gain LNA at C-Band with Ultra Low Power Consumption for WLAN….Pages 891-899
Joint MIMO and MAI Suppression for the HSDPA….Pages 900-907
A Joint Precoding Scheme and Selective Transmit Diversity….Pages 908-913
Application of a Joint Source-Channel Decoding Technique to UMTS Channel Codes and OFDM Modulation….Pages 914-923
Transmit Selection Diversity for TDD-CDMA with Asymmetric Modulation in Duplex Channel….Pages 924-931
Planning the Base Station Layout in UMTS Urban Scenarios: A Simulation Approach to Coverage and Capacity Estimation….Pages 932-941
A General Traffic and Queueing Delay Model for 3G Wireless Packet Networks….Pages 942-949
MobiS: A Solution for the Development of Secure Applications for Mobile Devices….Pages 950-957
Compensating Nonlinear Amplifier Effects on a DVB-T Link….Pages 958-963
Controlled Load Services in IP QoS Geostationary Satellite Networks….Pages 964-972
Fast Authentication for Inter-domain Handover….Pages 973-982
Session and Service Mobility in Service Specific Label Switched Wireless Networks….Pages 983-990
Mobility Management for the Next Generation of Mobile Cellular Systems….Pages 991-996
Handoff Delay Performance Comparisons of IP Mobility Management Schemes Using SIP and MIP….Pages 997-1006
A Video Compression Tools Comparison for Videoconferencing and Streaming Applications for 3.5G Environments….Pages 1007-1012
Fairness and Protection Behavior of Resilient Packet Ring Nodes Using Network Processors….Pages 1013-1022
Markov Chain Simulation of Biological Effects on Nerve Cells Ionic Channels Due to Electromagnetic Fields Used in Communication Systems….Pages 1023-1028
Multiobjective Multicast Routing Algorithm….Pages 1029-1034
A Comparison of Filters for Ultrasound Images….Pages 1035-1040
Filtering Effects on SAR Images Segmentation….Pages 1041-1046
The Implementation of Scalable ATM Frame Delineation Circuits….Pages 1047-1056
Web Based Service Provision – A Case Study: Electronic Design Automation….Pages 1057-1066
Identification of LOS/NLOS States Using TOA Filtered Estimates….Pages 1067-1076
A Hybrid Protocol for Quantum Authentication of Classical Messages….Pages 1077-1082
Attack Evidence Detection, Recovery, and Signature Extraction with ADenoIdS ….Pages 1083-1092
QoS-Differentiated Secure Charging in Ad-Hoc Environments….Pages 1093-1100
Multi-rate Model of the Group of Separated Transmission Links of Various Capacities….Pages 1101-1106
A Multicast Routing Algorithm Using Multiobjective Optimization….Pages 1107-1113
A Transsignaling Strategy for QoS Support in Heterogeneous Networks….Pages 1114-1121
Evaluation of Fixed Thresholds for Allocation and Management of Dedicated Channels Transmission Power in WCDMA Networks….Pages 1122-1127
Efficient Alternatives to Bi-directional Tunnelling for Moving Networks….Pages 1128-1135
Group Messaging in IP Multimedia Subsystem of UMTS….Pages 1136-1142
The Effect of a Realistic Urban Scenario on the Performance of Algorithms for Handover and Call Management in Hierarchical Cellular Systems….Pages 1143-1150
Providing Quality of Service for Clock Synchronization….Pages 1151-1156
Application of Predictive Control Algorithm to Congestion Control in Differentiated Service Networks….Pages 1157-1162
Design of a Manageable WLAN Access Point….Pages 1163-1172
Performance Evaluation of Circuit Emulation Service in a Metropolitan Optical Ring Architecture….Pages 1173-1182
Expedited Forwarding End to End Delay Variations….Pages 1183-1194
Internet Quality of Service Measurement Tool for Both Users and Providers….Pages 1195-1203
A XML Policy-Based Approach for RSVP….Pages 1204-1209
SRBQ and RSVPRAgg: A Comparative Study….Pages 1210-1217
TCP Based Layered Multicast Network Congestion Control….Pages 1218-1225
A Novel Detection Methodology of Network Attack Symptoms at Aggregate Traffic Level on Highspeed Internet Backbone Links….Pages 1226-1235
Precision Time Protocol Prototype on Wireless LAN….Pages 1236-1245
Moving Telecom Outside Plant Systems Towards a Standard Interoperable Environment….Pages 1246-1251
Analysis and Contrast Between STC and Spatial Diversity Techniques for OFDM WLAN with Channel Estimation….Pages 1252-1260
Fair Time Sharing Protocol: A Solution for IEEE 802.11b Hot Spots….Pages 1261-1266
An Algorithm for Dynamic Priority Assignment in 802.11e WLAN MAC Protocols….Pages 1267-1273
DHCP-Based Authentication for Mobile Users/Terminals in a Wireless Access Network….Pages 1274-1281
Performance Analysis of Multi-pattern Frequency Hopping Wireless LANs….Pages 1282-1288
A Delayed-ACK Scheme for MAC-Level Performance Enhancement of Wireless LANs….Pages 1289-1295
The VDSL Deployments and Their Associated Crosstalk with xDSL Systems….Pages 1296-1302
Design of PON Using VQ-Based Fiber Optimization….Pages 1303-1309
IPv6 Deployment Support Using an IPv6 Transitioning Architecture – The Site Transitioning Architecture (STA)….Pages 1310-1316
An Intelligent Network Simulation Platform Embedded with Multi-agents Systems for Next Generation Internet….Pages 1317-1326
Reduced-State SARSA with Channel Reassignment for Dynamic Channel Allocation in Cellular Mobile Networks….Pages 1327-1336
Optimal Bus and Buffer Allocation for a Set of Leaky-Bucket-Controlled Streams….Pages 1337-1346
Scalable End-to-End Multicast Tree Fault Isolation….Pages 1347-1358
Internet Service Pricing Based on User and Service Profiles….Pages 1359-1368
Design and Performance of Asymmetric Turbo Coded Hybrid-ARQ….Pages 1369-1381
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