ISBN: 0-7695-1671-8

Jingping Bi, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Qi Wu, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Zhongcheng Li, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Augusto Ciuffoletti, Università di Pisa

Ibrahima Niang, Université de Paris 5, René Descartes

Frédérique Jacquet, Université de Paris 5, René Descartes

Dominique Seret, Université de Paris 5, René Descartes

Martin Jacobsson, Ericsson EuroLab Netherlands

Simon Oosthoek, Ericsson EuroLab Netherlands

Georgios Karagiannis, Ericsson EuroLab Netherlands

Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, DISCA, IIMAS, UNAM, and this research is partially supported by NSERC and CONACYT research grants

Susanta Datta, University of Ottawa

Cuneyt Akinlar, University of Maryland at College Park

A. Udaya Shankar, University of Maryland at College Park

Sarit Mukherjee, Panasonic Technologies Inc.

David Braun, Panasonic Technologies Inc.

Mesut Güneş, Aachen University of Technology

Donald Vlahovic, Aachen University of Technology

Hend Koubaa, LORIA - INRIA

Eric Fleury, LORIA - INRIA

Miao Zhang, Tsinghua University

Jianping Wu, Tsinghua University

Chuang Lin, Tsinghua University

Ke Xu, Tsinghua University

Chuang Lin, Tsinghua University

Dan C. Marinescu, University of Central Florida

Yongchang Ji, University of Central Florida

Gabriela M. Marinescu, University of Central Florida

Reda Ammar, University of Connecticut

Abdulrahman Alhamdan, University of Connecticut

Jun Sun, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Eytan Modiano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Abbas IBRAHIM, Ecole Nationale Sup?rieure des T?l?communications

Samir TOHME, Ecole Nationale Sup?rieure des T?l?communications

Guido Albertengo, Politecnico di Torino

Stefano Petroianni, Politecnico di Torino

Jae Chung, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Mark Claypool, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Jun Takahashi, Osaka University

Hideki Tode, Osaka University

Koso Murakami, Osaka University

Chris Bewick, Liverpool John Moores University

Rubem Pereira, Liverpool John Moores University

Madjid Merabti, Liverpool John Moores University

A. Awad, Georgia Institute of Technology

M. W. McKinnon, Georgia Institute of Technology

R. Sivakumar, Georgia Institute of Technology

Paolo Bellavista, Universit? di Bologna

Antonio Corradi, Universit? di Bologna

Khalid Begain, University of Bradford

Gergő István Rózsa, Matáv Hungarian Telecommunications Company Ltd.

András Pfening, Nokia Telecommunications

Miklós Telek, Technical University of Budapest

S. Porcarelli, University of Pisa

F. Di Giandomenico, IEI/CNR

A. Bondavalli, University of Firenze

Ebrahim Karami, University of Tehran and Iran Telecommunication Research Center

Mohsen Shiva, University of Tehran

Mohsen Khansari, Iran Telecommunication Research Center

Francesco Gallo, Philips Research Monza

David Siorpaes, Philips Research Monza

Vinh V. Phan, Nokia Group, Finland and University of Oulu

Savo G. Glisic, Nokia Group, Finland and University of Oulu

Jürgen Foag, University of Munich

Thomas Wild, University of Munich

Nuria Pazos, University of Munich

Winthir Brunnbauer, Infineon Technologies

Li ng Tan, RMIT University

Zahir Tari, RMIT University

Markus Debusmann, Fachhochschule Wiesbaden - University of Applied Sciences

Markus Schmid, Fachhochschule Wiesbaden - University of Applied Sciences

Reinhold Kroeger, Fachhochschule Wiesbaden - University of Applied Sciences

Geyong Min, University of Glasgow

Mohamed Ould-Khaoua, University of Glasgow

Nagla O. Mohamed, Eastern Mediterranean University

Dervis Z. Deniz, Eastern Mediterranean University

Danny Dolev, The Hebrew University

Osnat Mokryn, The Hebrew University

Yuval Shavitt, Tel Aviv University

Innocenty Sukhov, The Hebrew University

G. Karakostas, Telcordia Technologies Inc.

D.N. Serpanos, University of Patras

Hossam Hassanein, Queen?s University

Zhengang Liang, Queen?s University

Patrick Martin, Queen?s University

Thiemo Voigt, Swedish Institute of Computer Science

Per Gunningberg, Uppsala University

Maria Barra, Università di Salerno

Antonio Iannaccone, Università di Salerno

Giuseppina Palmieri, Università di Salerno

Vittorio Scarano, Università di Salerno

Marios Dikaiakos, University of Cyprus

Sheng-Uei Guan, National University of Singapore

Wei Liu, National University of Singapore

Kenneth Ong, National University of Singapore

E. Martel, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

F. Guerra, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

J. Miranda, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Wen-Huei Chen, Fu Jen Catholic University

Cho-Ching Lu, Fu Jen Catholic University

Rima KILANY, Ecole Sup?rieure d?Ing?nieurs de Beyrouth

Ahmed SERHROUCHNI, Ecole Nationale Sup?rieur de T?l?communication

Hung-Yun Hsieh, Georgia Institute of Technology

Raghupathy Sivakumar, Georgia Institute of Technology

M. Maimour, RESAM, Lyon1

C. D. Pham, RESAM, Lyon1

H.T. Kung, Harvard University

Koan-Sin Tan, National Chiao Tung University

Pai-Hsiang Hsiao, Harvard University

C. Zhang, Northeastern University

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Zhenghua Fu, University of California at Los Angeles

Xiaoqiao Meng, University of California at Los Angeles

Songwu Lu, University of California at Los Angeles

Ren Wang, University of California at Los Angeles

Massimo Valla, University of California at Los Angeles

M.Y. Sanadidi, University of California at Los Angeles

Bryan Kwok Fai Ng, University of California at Los Angeles

Mario Gerla, University of California at Los Angeles

Mostafa M. El-Said, University of Louisville

Anup Kumar, University of Louisville

Adel S. Elmaghraby, University of Louisville

Binh Thai, University of New South Wales

Stephen Wan, University of New South Wales

Aruna Seneviratne, University of New South Wales

Hamida Seba, Institut National d'Informatique

Nadjib Badache, D?partement d'Informatique, USTHB

Abdelmadjid Bouabdallah, Heudiasyc-UMR CNRS 6599

Iara Augustin, Federal University of Santa Maria

Adenauer Correa Yamin, Federal University of Pelotas

Jorge Luis Victoria Barbosa, Catholic University of Pelotas

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Orazio Tomarchio, Universitá di Catania

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Davide Vecchio, Universitá di Catania

Daniel Hovanyi, Siemens AG Oesterreich

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Gianluca Dini, University of Pisa

L. Mengual, U.P.M., Madrid

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E. Jiménez, U.P.M., Madrid

E. Menasalvas, U.P.M., Madrid

J. Setién, U.P.M., Madrid

J. Yágüez, U.P.M., Madrid

Artemios G. Voyiatzis, University of Patras

Dimitrios N. Serpanos, University of Patras

Jian Ye, N. J. Institute of Technology

Symeon Papavassiliou, NJ Institute of Technology

Giuseppe Anastasi, University of Pisa

Antonio Puliafito, University of Messina

G. Fábián, KPN Research

A.T. van Halteren, Twente University

M. van de Logt, KPN Research

F. Stoinski, Humboldt University

Sergio Andreozzi, Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - CNAF

Marco Conti, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Enrico Gregori, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

Evi Tsolakou, National Technical University of Athens

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Iakovos Venieris, National Technical University of Athens

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Youngseok Lee, Seoul National University

Yanghee Choi, Seoul National University

Changhoon Kim, Electronic Telecommunication Research Institute

Cuneyt Akinlar, University of Maryland at College Park

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A. Udaya Shankar, University of Maryland at College Park

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Dritan Nace, Université de Technologie de Compiègne

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R. Maresca, University of Napoli "Federico II"

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M. Esposito, University of Napoli "Federico II"

S. P. Romano, University of Napoli "Federico II"

G. Ventre, University of Napoli "Federico II"

Antonio Estepa, Universidad de Sevilla

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Nir Naaman, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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Ivan Stojmenović, DISCA, IIMAS, UNAM and University of Ottawa

Francesco Quaglia, Università di Roma "La Spienza"

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Teerapat Sanguankotchakorn, Asian Institute of Technology

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Sándor Székely, Budapest University of Technology and Economics

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Eric Horlait, University Pierre et Marie Curie

Amre El-Hoiydi, CSEM - Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology

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H. Jang, Kyungpook National University

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Marius Portmann, University of New South Wales and Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

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Radu State, Motorola Labs

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Benoit Mordelet, Activia Networks

Takumi MIYOSHI, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Waseda University and Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan

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Verayuth Lertnattee, Thammasart University

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