Technical Sessions
Session 31: Propagation Modeling III
Session Chair: Werner Mohr, Siemens AG, Germany
31-1 Experimental characterization of DOA at the base station in rural and urban area
P. Pajusco, France Telecom CNET, Belfort, France
31-2 Lateral full 3D and vertical plane propagation in microcells and smaller cells
Karim Rizk, Reinaldo Valenzuela, Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, USA
31-3 A statistical wideband propagation model for smart antenna systems
Manouchehr Mahmoudi, Elvino Sousa, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
31-4 Effect of Path Loss Model on CDMA System Designs for Highway Microcells
Henry L. Bertoni, Seungwook Min, Polytechnic University, New York, USA
31-5 Delay Domain Correlation Properties for a Wideband Radio Channel
Anna Wik, Swedish Defence Research Establishment, Linkoping, Sweden
Michael Hall, Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland
Session 32: Adaptive Antennas I
Session Chair: Greg Bottomley, Ericsson, USA
32-1 Performance Evaluation of Interference Cancellation Techniques Using Adaptive Antennas
Carles Anton-Haro, Jose A.R. Fonollosa, Javier R. Fonollosa, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain
32-2 Beamforming performance measurements in a DCS 1800 smart antenna testbed
R. Weinmann, M. Dillenburger, S. Fritsch, C. Hoek, Alcatel Telecom Research Division, Stuttgart, Germany
32-3 Adaptive arrays for high rate data communications
Yiping Wang, Henrik Scheving, Nortel, Richardson, USA
32-4 Beam Falsing loss in switched-beam smart antenna systems
D.D.N. Bevan, Nortel, Harlow, UK
32-5 Performance Enhancement Through Joint detection of Cochannel Signals Using Diversity Arrays
S.J. Grant, J.K. Cavers, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada
Session 33: Handover Management and Techniques
Session Chair: Ed O’Leary, Cantel, Canada
33-1 Picocellular system Performance analysis of new decision avoided handover algorithm for DS-CDMA Indoor
Yasuaki Kinoshita, Hidetoki Ohno, David K. Asano, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
33-2 Performance estimation of prioritize queueing handoff scheme in CDMA cellular systems
Dong Myung Lee, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Teeon, Korea
33-3 Joint Characterization of Outage Probability and Handover Performance in Cellular Mobile Networks
F. Graziosi, University of LAquila, L Aquila, Italy
M. Pratesi, M. Ruggieri, University of Roma, Roma, Italy
Fortunato Santucci, University of L Aquila, L Aquila, Italy
33-4 Analytical Modeling of Handover Algorithm Performance in a Multicell Urban Environment with Frequency Hopping
M. Chiani, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
G. Monguzzi, Italtel SpA, Bologna, Italy
R. Verdone, A. Zanella, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Session 34: Cellular System Enhancement
Session Chair: Girish Patel, Nortel, USA
34-1 Radio interface performance of edge, a proposal for enhanced data rates in existing digital cellular systems
Peter Schramm, Ericsson Eurolab Deutschland GmbH, Nurnberg, Germany
Stefan Javerbring, Nils Edvardsson, Mikael Hook,, Christer Edholm, Henrik Andreasson, Frank Muller, Johan Skold, Ericsson Radio Systems, Stockholm, Sweden
34-2 Experimental Performance Results of an Indoor Wireless Extension of IS-136 Based on PI/8-8 DPSK and Coded Modulation
Zoran Kostic, Bruce McNair, Nelson Sollenberger, AT&T Labs-Research, Red Bank, USA
34-3 Area Spectral Efficiency of the MacroCellular Mobile Communication system in Shadowed Environment Deploying Adaptive Channel Modulation
M Fahim Tariq, Andrew R Nix, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
34-4 Improving the IS-54/136 performance through the use of the MDM scheme
Chih-Peng Li, Lucent Technologies, Whippany, USA
Zygmunt J. Haas, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
34-5 Performance of a distributed DCA algorithm under inhomogeneous traffic modelled from an operational GSM network
Kevin Kennedy, Elles de Vries, KPN Research , Leidschendam, The Netherlands
Perry Koorevaar, PTT Telecom, Den Haag, The Netherlands
Session 35: CDMA Power Control
Session Chair: Vijay Bhargava, University of Victoria, Canada
35-1 Predictive Power Estimators in CDMA Closed Loop Power Control
A. Huang, J. Tanskanen, I. Hartimo, Helsinki University of Technology, Espoo, Finland
35-2 A Combined Power/Rate Control Scheme for Data Transmission Over a DS/CDMA System
Bassam Hashem, Elvino Sousa, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
35-3 CDMA dynamic downlink power control
L. Song, J. M. Holtzman, Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA
35-4 The Impact of Spreading Bandwidth on DS-CDMA Power Control Requirements
M.P. Fitton, University of Bristol, Bristol,
J.G.O. Moss, University of Oxford, Oxford,
M.A. Beach, University of Bristol, Bristol,
C.C. Constantinou, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham,
T. Widdowson, BT Laboratories, Ipswich, UK
Session Chair: Stone Tseng, Nortel, USA
36-1 A New QoS-based Handoff Management Scheme in Wireless ATM Networks
Jung-hee Ryu, Byung-Cheol Shin, Dept. of EE, KAIST, Taejon, Korea
36-2 Handover in a broadband Cellular ATM Access System
H. Bakker, M. Litzenburger, W. Schodl, Alcatel SEL AG, Stuttgart, Germany
36-3 On the performance of the dynamic packet reservation multiple access schemes in the presence of fading
Deborah A. Dyson, 3Com Corporation, Ithaca, USA
Zygmunt J. Haas, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA
36-4 PRIME ARQ: A Novel ARQ Scheme for High-speed Wireless ATM - Design, implementation and performance evaluation
Atsushi Ohta, Masafumi Yoshioka, Takatoshi Sugiyama, Masahiro Umehira, NTT Wireless Systems Laboratories, Yokosuka, Japan
36-5 A wireless ATM LAN with an 802.11-like data link layer
Franco Callegati, M. Casoni, University of Bologna, Bologna,
M.L.Merani, University of Modena, Modena,
C. Raffaelli, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Session 37: Coverage Prediction
Session Chair: Akira Hashimoto, NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc., Japan
37-1 Accuracy of local mean signal prediction in urban environments: input database granularity issues
R. Hill, C. C. Constantinou, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
37-2 Quasi 3D parflow algorithm for coverage prediction in urban environments
Jingming Li, Jean-Frederic Wagen, Emmanuel Lachat, SWISSCOM, Corporate Technology, Bern, Switzerland
37-3 Application of the slope-diffraction method to urban microwave propagation prediction
Karim Rizk, Reinaldo Valenzuela, Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, USA
37-4 Cell coverage determination using optimal detection
Fernando Jaimes, Nortel, Monterrey, Mexico
David Munoz, Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
Carlos Molina, Nortel, Richardson, USA
37-5 Repeaters for CDMA Systems
Moussa R. Bavafa, Howard H. Xia, AirTouch Communications, Inc., Walnut Creek, USA
Session Chair: Leo Ligthart, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
38-1 Experimental investigation of adaptive zone configuration by using a circular 8-element array antenna
Ami Kanazawa, Tsukasa Iwama, MPT of Japan, Koganei, Japan
Naoya Tsuzuki, Musashi Institute of Technology, Koganei, Japan
Naoki Ichikawa, Chuo University, Koganei, Japan
38-2 An SDMA System Based on Spatial Covariances
Christof Farsakh, Ericsson Eurolab Deutschland GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany
Karheinz Pensel, Josef A. Nossek, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
38-3 Performance analysis of an adaptive antenna array for GSM/UMTS
A.P. Ansbro, CSELT-Centro Studi e Laboratori Telecomunicazioni, S.p.A., Torino, Italy
S.L.Drakul, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy
A. Fanigliulo, G. Fontana, CSELT-Centro Studi e Laboratori Telecomunicazioni, S.p.A., Torino, Italy
38-4 Mutual coupling computation and effects in phased array microstrip antennas
Martin Kuipers, University of Paderborn, Paderborn, Germany
38-5 Radiation and bandwidth characteristics of two planar multistrip antennas for mobile communication systems
Jani Ollikainen, Helsinki University of Technology, HUT, Finland
Session 39: Fixed Wireless Access Technologies
Session Chair: Sorin Cohn, Nortel, Canada
39-1 A novel broadband all-wireless access network using stratospheric radio platform
Yoshihiro Hase, Ryu Miura, Shingo Ohmori, Communications Research Laboratory, Yokosuka, Japan
39-2 An Implementation of Wireless Local Loop Fixed Station
Sang Sik Lim, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Taejon, Korea
39-3 Utilizing Wireless ATM Over OFDM for a Rural Communications Infrastructure
Ritchie L. West, USAF Academy, USAF Academy,
Mark A. Wickert, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, USA
39-4 Implementation of Code Acquisition and Code Tracking Loop for CDMA Wireless Local Loop System
Jae W. Chung, Jin-Su Kim, Youeng-Gyun Jeong, Jung-Soek Ha, ETRI, Taejon, Korea
39-5 Capacity of DECT Wireless Local Loop System in Multi-Cell Environment
Jonathan Ling, Chokri Trabelsi, Reinaldo Valenzuela, Lucent Technologies, Bell Laboratories, Whippany, USA
Session 40: Source and Channel Coding
Session Chair: Charles Despins, Microcell Connexions Inc., Canada
40-1 A voice Activity detection algorithm for communication systems with dynamically varying background acoustic noise
Ick Don Lee, H.P. Stern, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA
S.A. Mahmoud, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
40-2 On the application of link adaptation concepts to GSM
J.A.Pons, J. Dunlop, J. Kelliher, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
40-3 Joint Source and Channel Coding for Mobile Multimedia Communications
Jianhua Lu, K. Ben Letaief, Ming L. Liou, HKUST, Kowloon, China
Justin C-I Chuang, AT&T Labs - Research, Red Bank, USA
40-4 CCI Performance of Voice Activity Detection and Power-Control in Cellular Systems
Man-Tat Cheung, Chin-Tau Lea, Hong Kong Telecom, Hong Kong, China
40-5 Hidden Markov Modeling of Fading Channels
William Turin, Robert van Nobelen, AT&T Labs, Florham Park, USA