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Cross-layer architecture for congestion control in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference)Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks (VANETs) are special kind of Mobile Ad-hoc Networks (MANETs). The distinctive characteristics of the VANETs include high speed of vehicular nodes and high variability in node density. Congestion ... -
A framework for classification of Self-Organising network conflicts and coordination algorithms
( IEEE , 2013 , Article)The next generation Long Term Evolution (LTE) & LTE-Advanced cellular networks will be equipped with numerous Self-Organizing (SO) functions. These SO functions are being envisioned to be inevitable for technical as well ... -
Towards efficient and secure in-home wearable insomnia monitoring and diagnosis system
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference)Sleep disorders, such as insomnia can seriously affect a patient's quality of life. Sleep measurements based on polysomnographic (PSG) signals and patients' questionnaires are necessary for an accurate evaluation of insomnia. ... -
Participatory sensing as an enabler for self-organisation in future cellular networks
( IOP Publishing , 2013 , Conference)In this short review paper we summarise the emerging challenges in the field of participatory sensing for the self-organisation of the next generation of wireless cellular networks. We identify the potential of participatory ... -
Experimental evaluation of 5.9 GHz link asymmetry using standards-compliant implementation
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference)This paper presents an analysis of link asymmetry in 5.9GHz vehicular communication by means of on-road experiments, and using a standard compliant vehicular communication platform. Similar works have been conducted in the ... -
Cellular-based location service to support GeoUnicast communications in vehicular wireless networks
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference)Car to car communication has been getting considerable interest for the last decade, especially in the last few years where market introduction phase is approaching fast. A variety of applications will be enabled thanks ... -
Experimental evaluation of a routing protocol for wireless sensor networks: RPL under study
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference)In this article, experimental results on the Routing Protocol for Low-Power and Lossy Networks (RPL) are presented. We study the RPL properties in terms of delivery ratio, control packet overhead and dynamicity. The results ... -
Towards extended safety in connected vehicles
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference)Current standards for vehicle safety consider only accidental failures; they do not consider failures caused by malicious attackers. The standards implicitly assume that the sensors and Electronic Control Units (ECUs) of ... -
A Pub/Sub extension to NDN for efficient data collection and dissemination in V2X networks
( IEEE , 2014 , Conference)Named Data Networking (NDN) gives more importance to content instead of its location. On the other hand, V2X networks carry a wide variety of content such as events, traffic information and infotainment content. Therefore, ... -
Enabling IoT empowered smart lighting solutions: A communication theoretic perspective
( IEEE , 2014 , Conference)The aim of this article is to explore the design space of the IoT empowered smart lighting systems from communication theoretic perspective. It is noted that traditional wired solution such as digital addressable lighting ... -
Smart Tracking System for School Buses Using Passive RFID Technology to Enhance Child Safety
(2013 , Article)Millions of children need to be moved from home to school and vice versa every day. For parents, obtaining a safe transport for their children is a critical issue. Many children find themselves locked in a school bus in ... -
On the performance comparison between IEEE 802.11p and LTE-based vehicular networks
( IEEE , 2014 , Conference)There has been a growing need to integrate communication technologies with transport infrastructure and vehicles. The proposed approach would spur an array of vehicular safety, traffic efficiency and infotainment applications. ... -
NDN-Q: An NDN query mechanism for efficient V2X data collection
( IEEE , 2014 , Conference)Collecting data from V2X networks is important to monitor, control and manage road traffic. However, efficient collection of the needed data is quite challenging due to vehicles mobility and the tremendous amount of events ... -
On pareto-koopmans efficiency for performance-driven optimisation in self-organising networks
( IET , 2013 , Conference)In this paper, a novel Multi-Objective Optimisation (MOO) method has been introduced for Self-Organising Networks (SONs). Meta-heuristic algorithms based on Simulated Annealing (SA) are used to evaluate the Pareto Frontier ... -
Design and implementation of a sustainable wireless BAN platform for remote monitoring of workers health care in harsh environments
( IEEE , 2014 , Conference)This paper presents experimental results on a body area network platform that accurately and precisely captures, processes, and wirelessly transmits six- degrees-of-freedom inertial and electrocardiogram data in a wearable, ... -
Joint coverage and backhaul self-optimization in emerging relay enhanced heterogeneous networks
( IEEE , 2014 , Conference)This paper presents a novel framework for joint self-optimization of backhaul as well as coverage links spectral efficiency in relay enhanced heterogeneous networks. Considering a realistic heterogeneous network deployment, ... -
Advances in Wearable Sensor Technology and its Applications in Mobile Workforces Health Monitoring and Safety Management
( Society of Petroleum Engineers , 2014 , Conference)With the advances in electronics and the development of short range and ultra-low power radio transceivers, Wearable Wireless Sensor Networks (W-WSNs) have recently emerged as a key enabling technology for the health ... -
Short-term link quality estimation for Opportunistic and Mobility Aware Routing in wearable body sensors networks
( IEEE , 2014 , Conference)This paper investigates the issues related to the link quality estimation and routing performance in highly dynamic WBSNs, where the inherent body mobility introduces frequent time and space variations in the observed link ... -
Advanced real-time traffic monitoring system based on V2X communications
( IEEE , 2014 , Conference)The number of vehicles on roads keeps increasing continuously, making the management of traffic flow, especially in big cities more and more challenging. One of the key enablers for having smooth traffic flows and better ... -
Wearable Body-to-Body networks for critical and rescue operations - The CROW2 project
( IEEE , 2014 , Conference)This paper provides an overview of the project Critical and Rescue Operations using Wearable Wireless sensor networks (CROW<sup>2</sup>) and discusses the related research challenges and upcoming objectives. The project ...
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