Journal of Communications, Volume 6

Volume 6, Number 1, 2011

Special Issue: Seamless Mobility in Wireless Networks

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  Subir Das, Jing Deng, Mario Gerla, Nada Golmie, Jason H. Li, Jiang (Linda) Xie:
  Guest Editorial. 1-3

Special Issue Papers

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  H. Anthony Chan, Hidetoshi Yokota, Jiang Xie, Pierrick Seite, Dapeng Liu:
  Distributed and Dynamic Mobility Management in Mobile Internet: Current Approaches and Issues. 4-15
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  Hui Zeng, Jason H. Li, Subir Das, Anthony J. McAuley, John Lee, Thomas Stuhrmann, Mario Gerla:
  An Integrated Multi-layer Approach for Seamless Soft Handoff in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. 16-28
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  David W. Griffith, Alexandre Delye de Clauzade de Mazieux, Nada Golmie:
  Minimum-Risk Layer 2 Trigger Levels for Proactive Media-Independent Handovers. 29-43
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  Claudio Cicconetti, Francesco Galeassi, Raffaella Mambrini:
  A Software Architecture for Network-Assisted Handover in IEEE 802.21. 44-55
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  Namusale Chama, Rute C. Sofia:
  A Discussion on Developing Multihop Routing Metrics Sensitive to Node Mobility. 56-67
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  Adriana Sofia Otero, Mohammed Atiquzzaman:
  Adaptive Localized Active Route Maintenance Mechanism to Improve Performance of VoIP over Ad Hoc Networks. 68-78
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  Xi Hu, Jinkuan Wang, Cuirong Wang:
  Mobility-adaptive Routing for Stable Transmission in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. 79-86
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  Stefano Busanelli, Gianluigi Ferrari, Vito Andrea Giorgio:
  I2V Highway and Urban Vehicular Networks: A Comparative Analysis of the Impact of Mobility on Broadcast Data Dissemination. 87-100
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  Georg K. Hampel, Vladimir Kolesnikov:
  Securing Host-Based Mobility and Multi-Homing Protocols against On-Path Attackers. 101-114

Regular Papers

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  Thomas Hecker, Jens Zech, Bernd Schäufele, Ronny Gräfe, Ilja Radusch:
  Model Car Testbed for Development of V2X Applications. 115-124

Volume 6, Number 2, 2011

Special Issue: Recent Advance on Distributed Sensor Systems & Applications Guest Editorial

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  Lei Shu, Hsiao-Hwa Chen, Takahiro Hara, Der-Jiunn Deng, Lei Wang:
  Guest Editorial. 125-127

Special Issue Papers

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  Yi Ren, Vladimir A. Oleshchuk, Frank Y. Li, Xiaohu Ge:
  Security in Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks - A Survey. 128-142
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  Luís M. L. Oliveira, Joel J. P. C. Rodrigues:
  Wireless Sensor Networks: a Survey on Environmental Monitoring. 143-151
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  Ming-Huang Guo, Jiann-Fu Lin:
  The Improved WCMRP Protocol for Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks. 152-156
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  Nandar Lynn, Osamu Takyu, Koichi Adachi, Masao Nakagawa, Tomoaki Ohtsuki:
  An Autonomous Selective Cooperative ARQ Protocol for Hybrid Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks. 157-167
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  Longjiang Guo, Meirui Ren, Jinbao Li, Yong Liu, Chunyu Ai:
  H-cluster: A Novel Efficient Algorithm for Data Clustering in Sensor Networks. 168-178
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  Wen Lin, En Cheng, Fei Yuan:
  A MACA-based MAC protocol for Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks. 179-184
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  Manel Boujelben, Habib Youssef, Rania Mzid, Mohamed Abid:
  IKM - An Identity based Key Management Scheme for Heterogeneous Sensor Networks. 185-197
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  Biswajit Paul, Mohammad Abdul Matin:
  A New Design Scheme for a Disperse Two Tiered Wireless Sensor Network. 198-203

Volume 6, Number 3, 2011

Regular Papers

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  Wenjing Yang, Xinyu Yang, Shusen Yang, Yage Gong:
  Improving Route Stability in Mobile Ad hoc Networks Based on Link Lifetime. 205-214
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  Masoomeh Torabzadeh, Wessam Ajib:
  A Short-Time Burst degradation Classifier for Real-Time Traffic with Application in MPLS Ingress Nodes. 215-224
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  Tingkai Wang, Quan Dang, Peiyuan Pan:
  A Predict-Fuzzy Logic Communication Approach for Multi Robotic Cooperation and Competition. 225-231
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  Alireza Rabbani Abolfazli, Yousef R. Shayan:
  New Multi-Dimensional Mapping for MIMO-BICM-ID Systems. 232-239
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  Michael Schulze, Philipp Werner, Georg Lukas, Jörg Kaiser:
  AFP - an Adaptive Fragmentation Protocol Supporting Large Datagram Transmissions. 240-248
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  Ying Yan, Lars Dittmann:
  Energy Efficiency in Ethernet Passive Optical Networks (EPONs): Protocol Design and Performance Evaluation. 249-261
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  Jijun Zhao, Zhongcheng Wei, Zhihua Li, Xiang Sun:
  An Adaptive MAC Protocol Based on Spatial and Temporal Correlation in Wireless Sensor Networks. 262-269

Volume 6, Number 4, 2011

Special Issue: Practical Physical Layer Techniques for 4G Systems & Beyond Guest Editorial

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  Sudhanshu Gaur, Geoffrey Ye Li, Li-Chun Wang, Neelesh B. Mehta:
  Guest Editorial. 271-273

Special Issue Papers

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  Rahul N. Pupala, Larry J. Greenstein, David G. Daut:
  System-Level Impact of Multi-User Diversity in SISO and MIMO-based Cellular Systems. 274-284
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  Rahul N. Pupala, Yifei Yuan, Qi Bi, Larry J. Greenstein:
  Downlink System Throughput Statistics for Various MEA Configurations. 285-292
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  Li-Chun Wang, Chu-Jung Yeh:
  Coverage Analysis for Multiuser MIMO Broadcast Systems. 293-300
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  Liying Li, Gang Wu, Hongbing Xu, Geoffrey Ye Li, Xin Feng:
  A Practical Resource Allocation Approach for Interference Management in LTE Uplink Transmission. 301-305
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  Leonidas Sivridis, Xinheng Wang, Jinho Choi:
  Impact of CSI on Radio Resource Management Techniques for the OFDMA downlink. 306-311
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  Ashley Mills, David Lister, Marina De Vos:
  Understanding Static Intercell Interference Coordination Mechanisms in LTE. 312-318
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  Wei Kwang Han, Stéphane Y. Le Goff, Bayan S. Sharif, Arafat Al-Dweik:
  Power-efficient Irregular Repeat-Accumulate Encoded BICM-ID for 16-ary Signal Constellations. 319-329
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  Lalitha Sankar, Gerhard Kramer, Narayan B. Mandayam:
  Dedicated-Relay vs. User Cooperation in Time-Duplexed Multiaccess Networks. 330-339
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  An He, Ashwin E. Amanna, Thomas Tsou, Xuetao Chen, Dinesh Datla, Joseph D. Gaeddert, Timothy R. Newman, S. M. Shajedul Hasan, Haris Ioannis Volos, Jeffrey H. Reed, Tamal Bose:
  Green Communications: A Call for Power Efficient Wireless Systems. 340-351

Volume 6, Number 5, 2011

Special Issue: New Advances in Wireless Sensor Networks Guest Editorial

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  Hai Liu, Xiuzhen Cheng, Xiaohua Jia:
  Guest Editorial. 353-354

Special Issue Papers

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  Zhenghai Wang, Mao Tian, Yuhao Wang:
  Channel-Aware Bayesian Model for Reliable Environmental Monitoring Sensor Networks. 355-359
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  Petcharat Suriyachai, Utz Roedig, Andrew Scott, Nicos Gollan, Jens B. Schmitt:
  Dimensioning of Time-Critical WSNs - Theory, Implementation and Evaluation. 360-369
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  Stanley J. Barr, Jie Wang, Benyuan Liu:
  An Efficient Method for Constructing Underwater Sensor Barriers. 370-383
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  Yunsheng Wang, Xiaoguang Li, Jie Wu:
  Delegation Forwarding in Delay Tolerant Networks Multicasting (Invited Paper). 384-392
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  Anthony Marcus, Mihaela Cardei, Ionut Cardei, Eduardo Fernández-Medina, Fulvio Frati, Ernesto Damiani:
  A Pattern for Web-based WSN Monitoring (Invited Paper). 393-399

Regular Papers

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  Zhihui Li, Yidong Cui, Yuehui Jin, Huimin Xu:
  Parameter Selection in Public Key Cryptosystem based on Chebyshev Polynomials over Finite Field. 400-408
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  Enoch Lu, I-Tai Lu, Jialing Li:
  Interference Alignment: A Building Block of Coordinated Beamforming Transceiver Designs. 409-419

Volume 6, Number 6, 2011

Special Issue: Recent Advance on Wireless Networks Guest Editorial

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  Lei Shu, Hsiao-Hwa Chen, Takahiro Hara, Der-Jiunn Deng, Lei Wang:
  Guest Editorial. 421-423

Special Issue Papers

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  Deze Zeng, Song Guo, Zixue Cheng:
  The Web of Things: A Survey (Invited Paper). 424-438
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  Sandra Sendra, Jaime Lloret, Miguel Garcia, José F. Toledo:
  Power Saving and Energy Optimization Techniques for Wireless Sensor Neworks (Invited Paper). 439-459
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  Jinfang Jiang, Guangjie Han, Chuan Zhu, Yuhui Dong, Na Zhang:
  Secure Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey (Invited Paper). 460-470
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  Xiangyu Lu, Yuyan Zhang, Yuexing Peng, Hui Zhao, Wenbo Wang:
  A Real-time Two-way Authentication Method Based on Instantaneous Channel State Information for Wireless Communication Systems. 471-476
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  Rerngvit Yanggratoke, Abdullah Azfar, María José Peroza Marval, Sharjeel Ahmed:
  Delay Tolerant Network on Android Phones: Implementation Issues and Performance Measurements. 477-484
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  Chao Yang, Jianfeng Ma, Xuewen Dong:
  A New Evaluation Model for Security Protocols. 485-494
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  Zhizhong Yin, Long Zhang, Xianwei Zhou:
  On-Demand QoS Multicast Routing for Triple-Layered LEO/HEO/GEO Satellite IP Networks. 495-508

Volume 6, Number 7, 2011

Special Issue: Advances in Wireless Communications and Networks

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  Khan Mohammad Iftekharuddin, Mohammed Nazrul Islam, Mohammad Ataul Karim, Mohammad Abdus Salam:
  Guest Editorial. 509-511
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  Owayed Abdullah Alghamdi, Mohammed Zaki Ahmed:
  Optimal and Suboptimal Multi Antenna Spectrum Sensing Techniques with Master Node Cooperation for Cognitive Radio Systems. 512-523
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  Jing Han, Ping Wang, Fuqiang Liu, Yin Zhu:
  Block Diagonal Precoding Based Power Allocation for Coordinated Multi-Point Transmission. 524-528
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  Bijan Kumar Debroy, Muhammad Sheikh Sadi, Md. Al Imran:
  An Efficient Approach to Select Cluster Head in Wireless Sensor Networks. 529-539
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  Leonidas Sivridis, Xinheng Wang, Jinho Choi:
  Radio Resource Management for Fast Fading Environments. 540-548
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  Muhammad Ibrahim Channa, Kazi M. Ahmed:
  A Reliable Routing Scheme for Post-Disaster Ad Hoc Communication Networks. 549-557
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  Sudipta Chattopadhyay, Salil Kumar Sanyal, Abhijit Chandra:
  Optimization of Control Parameters of Differential Evolution Technique for the Design of FIR Pulse-shaping Filter in QPSK Modulated System. 558-570
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  Lawal Bello, Panos Bakalis, Predrag B. Rapajic, Kwashie Amartei Anang, Titus I. Eneh:
  Adaptive Receiver Power Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc Wireless Network. 571-580

Regular Papers

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  Arif Iqbal, Kazi M. Ahmed:
  A Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Cooperative Network over Non Identically Distributed Fading Channels. 581-589

Volume 6, Number 8, 2011

Regular Papers

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  Samad Baseer, Kazi M. Ahmed:
  A Reliable Relay Selection index for Cross layer Approach for Cooperative Cellular Networks. 591-600
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  Daochao Huang, Dong Yang, Fei Song, Hongke Zhang:
  SIDMAP: A Service-oriented Mapping System for Loc/ID split Internet Naming. 601-609
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  Lu Lu, Ming Xiao, Lars K. Rasmussen:
  Design and Analysis of Relay-aided Broadcast using Binary Network Codes. 610-617
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  Yazan Ibdah, Kanghee Lee:
  Channel Uncertainty Effects on Multihop AF and DF Wireless Mobile Networks. 618-627
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  Chien-Ching Chiu, Yang-Ta Kao, Shu-Han Liao, Yu-Fen Huang:
  UWB Communication Characteristics for Different Materials and Shapes of the Stairs. 628-632
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  M. M. Kamruzzaman, Li Hao:
  Performance of Turbo-SISO, Turbo-SIMO, Turbo-MISO and Turbo-MIMO system using STBC. 633-639
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  Tongliang Fan, Haowei Wu, Hongcheng Huang:
  Channel Estimation and Interference Cancellation for OFDM Systems Based on Total Least Squares Solution. 640-647
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  Khaled Ragab:
  An Efficient Load Balancing Algorithm for P2P Systems. 648-656

Volume 6, Number 9, 2011

Special Issue: Advances in Communications and Networking - I

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  Fan Zhai, Ibrahim Matta, George N. Rouskas:
  Guest Editorial. 657-659
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  Haiqin Liu, Yan Sun, Min Sik Kim:
  A Scalable DDoS Detection Framework with Victim Pinpoint Capability. 660-670
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  Paul K. Harmer, Michael A. Temple, Mark A. Buckner, Ethan Farquhar:
  4G Security Using Physical Layer RF-DNA with DE-Optimized LFS Classification. 671-681
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  Lifang Wu, Peng Xiao, Songlong Yuan, Siyuan Jiang, Chang Wen Chen:
  A Fuzzy Vault Scheme for Ordered Biometrics. 682-690
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  Francisco Ganhão, Miguel P. Pereira, Luís Bernardo, Rui Dinis, Rodolfo Oliveira, Paulo Pinto:
  Performance of Hybrid ARQ for NDMA Access Schemes with Uniform Average Power Control. 691-699
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  Tiia Sutinen, Helena Rivas:
  Multi-interface Extension to a Scalable Video Streaming Architecture. 700-710
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  Chinwe E. Abosi, Reza Nejabati, Dimitra Simeonidou:
  A Service Oriented Framework for Efficient Resource Orchestration in Future Optical Networks. 711-723