Table Of Contents:

Invited Presentations

Game-Theoretic Models of ISP-ISP and ISP-Customer Interactions 1(1)

R. Srikant

Towards Autonomic Communications 2(1)

Alberto Leon-Garcia

Topics in Networking Research 3(2)

Debasis Mitra

Path Towards Network Convergence and Challenges 5(1)

Uma S. Jha

IPTV Planning and Modeling

Dimensioning Multicast-Enabled Networks for IP-Transported TV Channels 6(12)

Zlatka Avramova

Danny De Vleeschauwer

Sabine Wittevrongel

Herwig Bruneel

Video-on-Demand Server Selection and Placement 18(12)

Frederic Thouin

Mark Coates

Analysis of the Influence of Video-Aware Traffic Management on the Performance of the Dejittering Mechanism 30(12)

Kathleen Spaey

Chris Blondia

Modeling of H.264 HighDefinition Video Traffic Using Discrete-Time Semi-Markov Processes 42(12)

Sebastian Kempken

Wolfram Luther

Network Performance

Initial Simulation Results That Analyze SIP Based VoIP Networks Under Overload 54(11)

Eric C. Noel

Carolyn R. Johnson

Recovery, Routing and Load Balancing Strategy for an IP/MPLS Network 65(12)

Eligijus Kubilinskas

Faisal Aslam

Mateusz Dzida

Michal Pioro

Performability Analysis of Multi-layer Restoration in a Satellite Network 77(15)

K.N. Oikonomou

K. K. Ramakrishnan

R. D. Doverspike

A. Chiu

M. Martinez-Heath

R.K. Sinha

Adaptive Congestion Control Under Dynamic Weather Condition for Wireless and Satellite Networks 92(12)

Hongqing Zeng

Aanand Srinivasan

Brian Cheng

Changcheng Huang

Routing

Distributed Path Computation Without Transient Loops: An Intermediate Variables Approach 104(13)

Saikat Ray

Roch Guerin

Rute Sofia

A Robust Routing Plan to Optimize Throughput in Core Networks 117(12)

Ali Tizghadam

Alberto Leon-Garcia

Stable and Robust Multipath Oblivious Routing for Traffic Engineering 129(12)

Yuxi Li

Baochun Bai

Janelle Harms

Robert Holte

Modeling BGP Table Fluctuations 141(13)

Ashley Flavel

Matthew Roughan

Nigel Bean

Olaf Maennel

Server/Switch Performance

Performance Evaluation of a Reliable Content Mediation Platform in the Emerging Future Internet 154(12)

Simon Oechsner

Phuoc Tran-Gia

Fair Scheduling in Optical Burst Switching Networks 166(13)

Lin Liu

Yuanyuan Yang

Optical Packet Switches Enhanced with Electronic Buffering and Fixed Wavelength Conversion 179(13)

Zhenghao Zhang

Yuanyuan Yang

Impact of Complex Filters on the Message Throughput of the ActiveMQ JMS Server 192(12)

Robert Henjes

Michael Menth

Valentin Himmler

Service Overlay Networks

Bio-inspired Analysis of Symbiotic Networks 204(10)

Naoki Wakamiya

Masayuki Murata

Hierarchical Infrastructure-Based Overlay Network for Multicast Services 214(10)

Josue Kuri

Ndiata Kalonji

Network Capacity Allocation in Service Overlay Networks 224(12)

Ngok Lam

Zbigniew Dziong

Lorne G. Mason

Hybrid Topology for Multicast Support in Constrained WDM Networks 236(12)

Saurabh Bhandari

Baek-Young Choi

Eun Kyo Park

Traffic Source and Aggregate Models

Understanding IP Traffic Via Cluster Processes 248(12)

Lan W. C. Lee

Abraham. O. Fapojuwo

State-Space Modeling of Long-Range Dependent Teletraffic 260(12)

Alexandre B. de Lima

Jose R. de A. Amazonas

Generating LRD Traffic Traces Using Bootstrapping 272(12)

Shubhankar Chatterjee

Mike MacGregor

Stephen Bates

On the Flexibility of M/G/ ∞ Processes for Modeling Traffic Correlations 284(11)

M.E. Sousa-Vieira

A. Suarez-Gonzalez

J.C. Lopez-Ardao

M. Fernandez-Veiga

C. Lopez-Garcia

Mesh Networks-Performance Optimization-I

Analytic Modeling of Ad Hoc 802.11 Networks with Hidden Nodes Applied to a Split Channel Solution for Performance Improvement 295(14)

Andrea Baiocchi

Alfredo Todini

Andrea Valletta

Providing QoS in Ad Hoc Networks with Distributed Resource Reservation 309(12)

Ali Hamidian

Ulf Korner

Fluid-Flow Modeling of a Relay Node in an IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ad-Hoc Network 321(14)

Frank Roijers

Hans van den Berg

Michel Mandjes

An Upper Bound on Multi-hop Wireless Network Performance 335(13)

Tom Coenen

Maurits de Graaf

Richard J. Boucherie

QoS in Converged Networks

On the Use of Accounting Data for QoS-Aware IP Network Planning 348(13)

Alan Davy

Dmitri Botvich

Brendan Jennings

Quantification of Quality of Experience for Edge-Based Applications 361(13)

Tobias Hofeld

Phuoc Tran-Gia

Markus Fiedler

A Comparative Study of Forward Error Correction and Frame Accumulation for VoIP over Congested Networks 374(12)

Steffen Proestholm

Hans-Peter Schwefel

Søren Vang Andersen

Performance Optimization of Single-Cell Voice over WiFi Communications Using Quantitative Cross-Layering Analysis 386(12)

Fabrizio Granelli

Dzmitry Kliazovich

Jie Hui

Michael Devetsikiotis

Traffic Engineering

A Cross-Layer Approach for Evaluating the Impact of Single Next Interferer in DMT Based ADSL Systems 398(12)

Indradip Ghosh

Kalyan Basu

Sumantra R. Kundu

A Statistical Bandwidth Sharing Perspective on Buffer Sizing 410(12)

J. Auge

J. Roberts

Approximating Flow Throughput in Complex Data Networks 422(12)

Juha Leino

Aleksi Penttinen

Jorma Virtamo

Improving RED by a Neuron Controller 434(12)

Jinsheng Sun

Moshe Zukerman

Mesh Networks-Performance Optimization-II

BFGSDP: Bloom Filter Guided Service Discovery Protocol for MANETs 446(12)

Zhenguo Gao

Xiang Li

Ling Wang

Jing Zhao

Yunlong Zhao

Honyyu Shi

Opportunistic Medium Access Control in MIMO Wireless Mesh Networks 458(13)

Miao Zhao

Ming Ma

Yuanyuan Yang

A Delay Based Multipath Optimal Route Analysis for Multi-hop CSMA/CA Wireless Mesh Networks 471(12)

Jiazhen Zhou

Kenneth Mitchell

Load Balancing by Joint Optimization of Routing and Scheduling in Wireless Mesh Networks 483(12)

Riikka Susitaival

End-to-End Delay in Converged Networks

Network Calculus Delay Bounds in Queueing Networks with Exact Solutions 495(12)

Florin Ciucu

Simple Approximations of Delay Distributions and Their Application to Network Modeling 507(12)

Romas Armolavicius

Modeling and Predicting End-to-End Response Times in Multi-tier Internet Applications 519(14)

Sandjai Bhulai

Swaminathan Sivasubramanian

Rob van der Mei

Maarten van Steen

Delay Bounds in Tree Networks with DiffServ Architecture 533(11)

Jinoo Joung

Jongtae Song

Soonseok Lee

Queuing Models-I

Polling Models with Two-Stage Gated Service: Fairness Versus Efficiency 544(12)

R. D. van der Mei

J. A. C. Resing

On a Unifying Theory on Polling Models in Heavy Traffic 556(12)

R.D. van der Mei

Performance Analysis of a Fluid Queue with Random Service Rate in Discrete Time 568(14)

Onno J. Boxma

Vinod Sharma

D.K. Prasad

Performance of a Partially Shared Priority Buffer with Correlated Arrivals 582(12)

Dieter Fiems

Joris Walraevens

Herwig Bruneel

Performance of Peer-to-peer Networks

Unfairness in the e-Mule File Sharing System 594(12)

Sanja Petrovic

Patrick Brown

Jean-Laurent Costeux

On Uncoordinated File Distribution with Non-altruistic Downloaders 606(12)

Ilkka Norros

Balakrishna Prabhu

Hannu Reittu

TCPeer: Rate Control in P2P over IP Networks 618(12)

Kolja Eger

Ulrich Killat

Estimating Churn in Structured P2P Networks 630(12)

Andreas Binzenhofer

Kenji Leibnitz

Performance Analysis of Peer-to-Peer Storage Systems 642(12)

Sara Alouf

Abdulhalim Dandoush

Philippe Nain

Traffic Measurements and Demand Forecast

Traffic Matrix Estimation Based on Markovian Arrival Process of Order Two (MAP-2) 654(12)

Suyong Eum

Richard J. Harris

Lrena Atov

Survey on Traffic of Metro Area Network with Measurement On-Line 666(12)

Gaogang Xie

Guangxing Zhang

Jianhua Yang

Yinghua Min

Valerie Issarny

Alberto Conte

Deterministic Versus Probabilistic Packet Sampling in the Internet 678(12)

Yousra Chabchoub

Christine Fricker

Fabrice Guillemin

Philippe Robert

Simple and Accurate Forecasting of the Market for Cellular Mobile Services 690(17)

Ake Arvidsson

Anders Hederstierna

Stefan Hellmer

Queuing Models - II

Performance Analysis of FEC Recovery Using Finite-Buffer Queueing System with General Renewal and Poisson Inputs 707(12)

Shun Muraoka

Hiroyuki Masuyama

Shoji Kasahara

Yutaka Takahashi

Queueing Model with Time-Phased Batch Arrivals 719(12)

Moon Ho Lee

Sergey Dudin

Valentina Klimenok

A Performance Analysis of Tandem Networks with Markovian Sources 731(12)

X. Song

M. Mehmet Ali

Queues with Message Discard at Non-zero Cost 743(11)

Tadeusz Drwiega

Impact of Convergence and Divergence Forces on Network Performance and Provisioning

Uniform Approximations for Multirate Loss Systems with State Dependent Arrial Rates 754(13)

Wolfgang Bziuk

Power Control and Rate Adaptation in Multi-hop Access Networks-Is It Worth the Effort? 767(12)

Carsten Burmeister

Ulrich Killat

Kilian Weniger

Random Multi-access Algorithms in Networks with Partial Interaction: A Mean Field Analysis 779(12)

Charles Bordenave

David McDonald

Alexandre Proutiere

A Phase-type Based Markov Chain Model for IEEE 802.16e Sleep Mode and Its Performance Analysis 791(12)

Zhisheng Niu

Yanfeng Zhu

Vilius Benetis

The Impact of Interference on Optimal Multi-path Routing in Ad Hoc Networks 803(13)

Roland de Haan

Richard J. Boucherie

Jan-Kees van Ommeren

Modeling IEEE 802.11 in Mesh Networks 816(13)

Ali Ibrahim

James Roberts

Self-tuning Optimal PI Rate Controller for End-to-End Congestion With LQR Approach 829(12)

Yang Hong

Oliver W. W. Yang

Quality-of-Service Provisioning for Multi-Service TDMA Mesh Networks 841(12)

Petar Djukic

Shahrokh Valaee

Provisioning Dedicated Class of Service for Reliable Transfer of Signaling Traffic 853(12)

Jordi Mongay Batalla

Robert Jonowski

An Algorithmic Framework for Discrete-Time Flow-Level Simulation of Data Networks 865(13)

Lasse Jansen

Ivan Gojmerac

Michael Menth

Peter Reichl

Phuoc Tran-Gia

Loss/Blocking Probability

On the Application of the Asymmetric Convolution Algorithm in Modeling of Full-Availability Group with Bandwidth Reservation 878(12)

Mariusz Glabowski

Adam Kaliszan

Maciej Stasiak

Analysis and Provisioning of a Circuit-Switched Link with Variable-Demand Customers 890(11)

Wenhong Tian

Harry Perros

An Approximation Method for Multiservice Loss Performance in Hierarchical Networks 901(12)

Qian Huang

King-Tim Ko

Villy Boek Iversen

Analysis of Losses in a Bufferless Transmission Link 913(12)

Valeriy A. Naumov

Peder J. Emstad

Traffic Management in Wireless Networks

Adaptive Admission Control in Mobile Cellular Networks with Streaming and Elastic Traffic 925(13)

David Garcia-Roger

M.a Jose Domenech-Benlloch

Jorge Martinez- Bauset

Vicent Pla

Queueing Analysis of Mobile Cellular Networks Considering Wireless Channel Unreliability and Resource Insufficiency 938(12)

Andres Rico-Paez

Carmen B. Rodriguez-Estrello

Felipe A. Cruz-Perez

Genaro Hernandez-Valdez

A Novel Performance Model for the HSDPA with Adaptive Resource Allocation 950(12)

Andreas Mader

Dirk Staehle

Hans Barth

Traffic Measurements and Characterization

On the Interaction Between Internet Applications and TCP 962(12)

M.Siekkinen

G. Urvoy-Keller

E. W. Biersack

Measurement Based Modeling of eDonkey Peer-to-Peer File Sharing System 974(12)

Walid Saddi

Fabrice Guillemin

Internet Data Flow Characterization and Bandwidth Sharing Modelling 986(12)

Philippe Olivier

Measurement and Characteristics of Aggregated Traffic in Broadband Access Networks 998(13)

Gerhard Halinger

Joachim Mende

Rudiger Geib

Thomas Beckhaus

Franz Hartleb

Network Design for Capacity and Performance

Revisiting the Optimal Partitioning of Zones in Next Generation Cellular Networks: A Network Capacity Impact Perspective 1011(13)

Samik Ghosh

Huan Li

Hee Lee

Prabir Das

Kalyan Basu

Sajal K. Das

Distributed Dynamic Load Balancing in Wireless Networks 1024(14)

Sem Borst

Iraj Saniee

Phil Whiting

Algorithms for Designing WDM Networks and Grooming the Traffic 1038(10)

Abderraouf Bahri

Steven Chamberland

Performance Analysis of Traffic-Groomed Optical Networks Employing Alternate Routing Techniques 1048(12)

Nicki Washington

Harry Perros

Performance of Wireless Networks

Approximating the Admission Region for Multi-resource CAC in Wireless Networks 1060(12)

Taka Sakurai

Milosh Ivanovich

Paul Fitzpatrick

Co-MAC: Energy Efficient MAC Protocol for Large-Scale Sensor Networks 1072(12)

Jinhun Bae

Kitae Kim

Keonwook Kim

Performance Evaluation of IEEE 802.11 DCF Networks 1084(12)

Krzysztof Szczypiorski

Jozef Lubacz

Scheduling

Impact of Size-Based Scheduling on Flow Level Performance in Wireless Downlink Data Channels 1096(12)

Samuli Aalto

Pasi Lassila

A Resource Scheduling Scheme for Radio Access in Portable Internet 1108(12)

Bongkyo Moon

Opportunistic Scheduling of Wireless Links 1120(15)

Vinod Sharma

D. K. Prasad

Eitan Altman

Reversible Fair Scheduling: The Teletraffic Theory Revisited 1135(14)

Villy Boek Iversen

Plenary Session-Contributed Papers

Is ALOHA Causing Power Law Delays? 1149(12)

Predrag R. Jelenkovic

Jian Tan

Peer-to-Peer vs. Client/Server: Reliability and Efficiency of a Content Distribution Service 1161(12)

Kenji Leibnitz

Tobias Hofeld

Naoki Wakamiya

Masayuki Murata

Globally Optimal User-Network Association in an 802.11 WLAN & 3G UMTS Hybrid Cell 1173(16)

Dinesh Kumar

Eitan Altman

Jean-Marc Kelif
Author Index 1189