LCN 2003

The 28th Annual IEEE Conference on
Local Computer Networks (LCN)

Technical Paper Sessions

14 September 2003



Parallel Sessions
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003 (11:00 a.m.-12:10 p.m.)

S1: Scheduling S2: Quality-of-Service & Policies S3: Protocols
Scheduling Resources in Active and Programmable Networks Based on Adaptive Estimations. S. Fariza and S. Jha

AFRED: An Adaptive Fuzzy-Based Algorithm for Active Queue Management. W. Chonggang, B. Li, K. Sohraby, and Y. Peng

PURPLE: Predictive Active Queue Management Utilizing Congestion Information. R. Pletka, M. Waldvogel, and S. Mannal
A Scalable Method for Treating Bottlenecks in a Dynamically Controlled DiffServ Environment. M. Albrecht, M. Frank, and R. Göpffarth

Best-Effort Low-Delay Service. J. Diederich, M. Doll, and M. Zitterbart

RBPIM: A PCIM-Based Framework for RBAC. R. Nabhen, E. Jamhour, and C. Maziero
Assuring Fair Allocation of Excess Bandwidth in Reservation Based Core-Stateless Networks. A. Dumitrescu and J. Harju

Web File Transmission by Object Packaging: Performance Comparison with HTTP 1.0 and HTTP 1.1 Persistent Connection. H. Fujinoki, M. Sanjay, and C. Shah

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Parallel Sessions
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003 (13:30 p.m.-15:00 p.m.)

S4: Mobility S5: Routing in Ad-hoc Networks S6: Optical Networks
An Approach for Optimizing Binding Lifetime with Mobile IPv6. Z. Wu

A Performance Study of Fast Handovers for Mobile IPv6. M. Torrent-Moreno, X. Pérez-Costa, and S. Sallent-Ribes

A New Scheme for IP-Based Internet-Mobility. T. Dreibholz, A. Jungmaier, and M. Tüxen

On Things to Happen During a TCP Handover. W. Hansmann and M. Frank
Estimated-TCP-throughput Maximization based Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. H. Takahashi, M. Saito, H. Aida, Y. Tobe, and H. Tokuda

Strategies for Finding Stable Paths in Mobile Wireless Ad Hoc Networks. M. Gerharz, C. de Waal, P. Martini, and P. James

Nomadic Control Packet-Based Dynamic Route Maintenance Scheme for Adaptive Routing in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. W. Choi, S. Das, and I. Lee

Multicast Zone Routing Protocol in Mobile Ad Hoc Wireless Networks. X. Zhang and L. Jacob
All Optical Multicast Routing in Sparse-Splitting Optical Networks. C.-Y. Hsieh and W. Liao

Novel Ethernet Based Optical Local Area Networks for Computer Interconnection. I. Radovanovic, W. van Etten, R. Taniman, and R. Keinkiskamp

Performance Model of an Optical Switch Using Fiber Delay Lines for Resolving Contentions. A. Fayoumi and A. Jayasumana

Blocking Performance Analysis on Adaptive Routing over WDM Networks with Sparse Wavelength Conversion. A. Ding, S.-T. Tan, and G.-S. Poo

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Parallel Sessions
Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003 (15:30 p.m.-16:40 p.m.)

S7: Wireless Networks (1) S8: Multicast S9: Physical Issues
An Improved MAC Protocol for Fading Wireless Local Area Networks. Z. Chen and A. Khokhar

Multi-Class Bandwidth Allocation Policy for 3G Wireless Networks. N. Nasser and H. Hassanein

Analysis of Profitability of Inter-system Handovers between 802.11b and UMTS. P. Matusz, P. Machau, and J. Wozniak
An Advanced Content Delivery Scheduling Method for Block Multicast Transfer. Z. Xie, S. Uno, H. Tode, and K. Murakami

Groups Merging and Groups Disbanding in IP Multicast. K. Koh and H. Pung

Group Registration for Reducing Signaling Traffic in Location Tracking. Z. Mao and C. Douligeris
An Analysis of the Home PNA Collision Resolution Mechanism. S. Kangude, J. Copeland, and M. Sherman

A Computer Algorithm to Determine Optimal Link Redundancy of a Complex Network. A Suhaimi

Characterization of the Burst Stabilization Protocol for the RR/RR CICQ Switch. N. Gunther, K. Christensen, and K. Yoshigoe

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Single Track Poster Session
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003 (10:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m.)

S10: Poster Presentations of Short Papers
AD2P: An Asynchronous Data Delivery Protocol in Ad Hoc Wireless Networks. K. Park, R. Elmasri, and W. Choi

Regional Gossip Routing for Wireless Ad Hoc Networks. X.-Y. Li, K. Moaveninejad, and O. Frieder

On Quality of Service Routing in Ad-Hoc Networks. J. Punde, N. Pissinou, and K. Makki

MPLS-BGP Based LSP Setup Techniques. S. Das, P. Venkataram, and J. Biswas

Reliable Broadcast Scheme Initiated by Receiver in Ad Hoc Networks. C. Yean, J. Sin, and B. Mun

A New Logical Topology Based on Barrel Shifter Network over an All Optical Network. N. Chaki, R. Chaki, B. Saha, and T. Chattopodhyay

The Use of Iterative Techniques in Topological Optimization of Computer Networks Subject to Fault Tolerance and Reliability. Z. Ahmer

Simulation and Analysis of FC Network. C.-Y. Wang, F. Zhou, Y.-L. Zhu, C. Chong, B. Hou, and W.-Y. Xi
Scheduling Algorithm for Real-Time VBR Video Streams Using Weighted Switch Deficit Round Robin. M. Chen and G. Wei

Optimized Allocation of Distributed Applications Across Local Area Networks. B. Liu, S. Jha, C. Chou, and P. Ray

A Scalable Method for Router Attack Detection and Location in Link State Routing. A. Chakrabarti and G. Manimaran

WLRP: A Resource Reservation Protocol for Quality of Service in Next-Generation Wireless Networks. S. Parameswaran

Delivering Improved Multiple Services for IP Traffic in DiffServ Networks. T. Bayle, R. Aibara, and K. Nishimura

A QoS-Enabled Service Discovery and Delivery Scheme for Home Networks. M. Sung and G.-Y. Lee

Effectiveness of Internet Pricing Models over QoS Architecture. D. Vivanco, R. Kemp, and A. Jayasumana

Measuring the Internet Using Public Traceroute Servers. J. Bi, Q. Wu, and Z. Li
Reducing the Effects of Cross Traffic in Packet-Pair Based Bottleneck Capacity Measurement. N. Piratia, A. Bare, A. Jayasumana, and R. Whitner

Estimation of the Long-Range Dependence Parameter of Fractional Arima Processes. H. Kettani and J. Gubner

Introduction to Budget Based Network Admission Control Methods. M. Menth, S. Kopf, J. Milbrandt, and J. Charzinski

The Case for Proactive Mobile IP. T. Pagtzis, S. Hailes, and P. Kirstein

Performance Evaluation of IP Paging with Power Save Mechanism. V. Kafle, S. Pack, and Y. Choi

Performance Evaluation and Optimization of SCTP in Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks. A. Argyriou and V. Madisetti

Performance Evaluation of a Memory-Based TCP-Friendly Rate Adaptation Algorithm for a Real-Time Radar Application. S. Bangolae, A. Jayasumana, and V. Chandrasekar

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Parallel Sessions
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003 (13:30 p.m.-15:00 p.m.)

S11: Wireless Networks (2) S12: Security S13: Sensor Networks
Thinking Outside the Box: Extending 802.1x Authentication to Remote "Splitter" Ports by Combining Physical and Data Link Layer Techniques. A. Saha and M. Molle

Link-Adaptation and Transmit Power Control for Unicast and Multicast in IEEE 802.11a/h/e WLAN. A. Grilo and M. Nunes

A Worst-Case Model for Co-Channel Interference in the Bluetooth Wireless System. S. Baatz, M. Frank, P. Martini, and C. Scholz

A Fairer Multiple Access Protocol for Multi-hop Wireless Networks: Hybrid Asynchronous Time Division Multiple Access Protocol (HATDMA). J. He and H. Pung
A Daemon for Multicast Internet Key Exchange. T. Aurisch and C. Karg

Proxy Encryptions for Secure Multicast Key Management. R. Mukherjee and J. Atwood

Secure and Manageable Virtual Private Networks for End-Users. K. Kourai, T. Hirotsu, K. Sato, O. Akashi, K. Fukuda, T. Sugawara, and S. Chiba

An Analysis of Virtual Private Network Solutions. G. Rosenbaum, W. Lau, and S. Jha
ReInForM: Reliable Information Forwarding Using Multiple Paths in Sensor Networks. B. Deb, S. Bhatnagar, and B. Nath

Utilizing Solar Power in Wireless Sensor Networks. T. Voigt, H. Ritter, and J. Schiller

Scheduling Nodes in Wireless Sensor Networks: A Voronoi Approach. M. Vieira, L. Vieira, L. Ruiz, A. Loureiro, A. Fernandes, and J. Nogueira

An Energy Efficient Collaborative Framework for Event Notification in Wireless Sensor Networks. S. Chugh, S. Dharia, and D. Agrawal

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Parallel Sessions
Thursday, Oct. 23, 2003 (15:30 p.m.-16:40 p.m.)

S14: Wireless TCP S15: Routing and MPLS S16: Measurements & Performance
Performance Evaluation of Westwood+ TCP over WLANs with Local Error Control. L. Grieco and S. Mascolo

Proactive-WTCP: An End-to-End Mechanism to Improve TCP Performance over Wireless Links. Y. Li and L. Jacob
A Node-Oriented Branch and Bound Algorithm for the Capacitated Minimum Spanning Tree Problem. J. Han, G. McMahon, and S. Sugden

Comparative Analysis of Quality of Service Routing in Wireless Metropolitan Area Networks. M. Hollick, T. Krop, J. Schmitt, H-P. Huth, and R. Steinmetz

Feedback Mechanism Validation and Path Query Messages in the Label Distribution Protocol. A. Gario and J. Atwood
Performance Analysis of a Modified Time-Based Location Registration Scheme. G. Lee and Y. Lee

Evaluating System Performance in Gigabit Networks. K. Salah and K. El-Badawi

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