18th International TELETRAFFIC CONGRESS

Providing QoS in Heterogeneous Environments

Haus am Köllnischen Park, Berlin, Germany
31 August - 5 September 2003

Wednesday, 3 September 2003 09:00-10:30 h Parallel Session 11 Queueing Systems I Discrete-Time Queues with Correlated Vacations D. Fiems, H. Bruneel, Belgium System Delay Analysis for a Nonpreemptive Time-Limited Service Queueing System with Two Types of Vacations and its Application T. Katayama, K. Kobayashi, K. Nakagawa, Japan Bounds for a Discrete-Time Multi-Server Queue with an Application to Cable Networks D. Denteneer, J. van Leeuwaarden, J. Resing, The Netherlands Spectral Properties of Finite Buffers with Phase Type Service and Interarrival Times V. Naumov, Finland Algorithmic Solution of Finite Markov Fluid Queues N. Akar, Turkey, K. Sohraby, USA 09:00-10:30 h Parallel Session 12 TCP Modelling A Versatile Model for Asymmetric TCP Sources N. van Foreest, M. Mandjes, W. Scheinhardt, The Netherlands Performance Analysis of TCP Networks Loaded by Web Traffic T. Élteto´´, , P. Vaderna, S. Molnár, Hungary An Integrated Packet/Flow Model for TCP Performance Analysis P. Lassila, H. van den Berg, M. Mandjes,The Netherlands, R. Kooij, Finland Multilevel Approach for Modeling Short TCP Sessions U. Ayesta, K.E. Avratchenkov, E. Altman, C. Barakat,France, P. Dube, USA Investigating TCP Single Source Behavior in Time-Varying Capacity Network Scenarios A. De Vendictis, A. Baiocchi, Italy 09:00-10:30 h Parallel Session 13 Network Planning Methods Traffic Constraints Instead of Traffic Matrices: Capabilities of a New Approach to Traffic Characterization G.N.S. Prasanna, A. Vishwanath, USA A Scenario Based Framework for Robust Network Provisioning V. Marbukh, USA Dynamic Capacity Provisioning in Virtual Path-Based Networks Using Reinforcement Learning N. Akar, G. Sahin, Turkey Traffic Capacity Analysis for Shared Access Networks with QoS Objectives and Uncertain Demands C.D. Pack, USA A Gateway Location Algorithm for Hybrid Satellite and Terrestrial Communication Networks B.S. Yeo, Singapore, L.F. Turner, UK 09:00-10:30 h Parallel Session 14 Cellular Networks Cost-efficient Metering and Accounting in 4G Networks J. Jaehnert, Germany Planning the Next-Generation Wireless Systems R. Beaubrun, S. Pierre, J. Conan, Canada Paging Performance in GSM Networks: Analysis and Simulation M. Ivanovich, M. Hesse, P. Fitzpatrick, Australia The Cell Residence Time in Rectangular Cells and its Exponential Approximation M. Schweigel, Germany An Efficient Reservation-Based Handoff Control Scheme for Multimedia Traffic in Mobile Cellular Networks Q. Huang, S. Chan, K.T. Ko, PRC, M. Zukerman, Australia 10:30 - 11:00 h Coffee break 11:00-12:30 h Parallel Session 15 Queueing Systems II On the Tail Behavior of Queues with Discrete Autoregressive Arrivals B. Kim, South Korea, K. Sohraby, USA Decreasing Loss Probabilities by Redundancy and Interleaving: A Queueing Analysis A.Jean-Marie, France, P. Dube, USA, D. Artiges, E. Altman, France Computational Aspects of Balanced Fairness T. Bonald, A. Proutière, J. Roberts, France, J. Virtamo, Finland, Call Level Blocking of ON-OFF Traffic Sources with Retrials under the Complete Sharing Policy I.D. Moscholios, P.I. Nikolaropoulos, M.D. Logothetis, Greece Separable Networks with Unreliable Servers C. Sauer, H. Daduna, Germany 11:00-12:30 h Parallel Session 16 TCP Enhancements Modeling TCP Traffic with Session Dynamics - Many Sources Asymptotics under ECN/RED Gateways P. Tinnakornsrisuphap, R.J. La, A.M. Makowski, USA Simulation Analysis of RED with Short Lived TCP Connections E. Altman, France, T. Jiménez, Venezuela Fair Marking of Web Flows Using Partial State Information M. Alzati, M. Bottigliegno, C. Casetti, M. Mellia, Italy Selected Properties of a Joint Congestion Controller for TCP Connections M. Savoric´ , H. Karl, A. Wolisz, Germany A Mathematical Model of Westwood + TCP Congestion Control Algorithm L.A. Grieco, S. Mascolo, Italy 11:00-12:30 h Parallel Session 17 Optical Networks QoS in Optical Burst Switched Networks - A New Performance Analysis of the Assured Horizon Framework K. Dolzer, Germany Performance Analysis of an Edge Optical Burst Switching Node with a Large Number of Wavelengths L. Xu, H.G. Perros, G.N. Rouskas, USA The Impact of Burstification on TCP Throughput in Optical Burst Switching Networks D. Hong, France, F. Poppe, The Netherlands, J. Reynier, F. Baccelli, France, G. Petit, Belgium Waveband Routing and Wavelength Assignment in Hybrid Hierarchical Optical Networks A. Kolarov, B. Sengupta, USA Differentiated-Resilience Provisioning in Wavelength-Routed Optical Network S. Dong, C. Phillips, R. Friskney, UK 11:00-12:30 h Parallel Session 18 WLAN Performance Analysis of Wireless LANs: An Integrated Packet/Flow Level Approach R. Litjens, F. Roijers, J.L. van den Berg,R.J. Boucherie, M.J. Fleuren, The Netherlands Maximum Stable Throughput of FS-ALOHA under Delay Constraints B. van Houdt, C. Blondia, Belgium An Energy Measurement Based Collision Resolution Protocol S. Khanna, S. Sarkar, I. Shin, USA A Simulation Study on the Performance of Hierarchical Mobile IPv6 X. Pérez-Costa, M. Torrent-Moreno, H. Hartenstein, Germany Low Latency Handoff Mechanisms and their Implementation in an IEEE 802.11 Network C. Blondia, Belgium, O. Casals, L. Cerdà, Spain, N. Van den Wijngaert, G. Willems, P. De Cleyn, Belgium 12:30-13:30 h Lunch break 16:00-22:00 h River Boat Shuffle (see page 41 in the programm for details) back to program