• Distributed antenna systems for enhanced video transmission in LTE public safety networks 

      Yaacoub, Elias; Zorba, Nizar; Dawy, Zaher ( IGI Global , 2013 , Book Chapter)
      In this chapter, Long Term Evolution (LTE) for public safety is investigated. Particularly, Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) are studied, and their impact on LTE public safety networks is analyzed. Furthermore, resource ...
    • A new MAC design in LTE for MIMO multiuser schemes 

      Imran, Reema; Zorba, Nizar; Yaacoub, Elias; Hassanein, Hossam S.; Verikoukis, Christos ( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Long Term Evolution (LTE) supports closed-loop Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) techniques, as a mechanism to improve system performance. An open topic since the appearance of MIMO is whether the feedback load, that ...
    • Can dynamic pricing make femto users and service providers happy? 

      Khabazian, Mehdi; Zorba, Nizar; Hassanein, Hossam S. ( IEEE Computer Society , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Femtocell is a promising technology that will improve wireless resources efficiency through frequency spatial reuse however, its integration with the current cellular systems has been considered a fundamental challenge. ...
    • Power consumption in spatial cognition 

      Odeh, Maha; Zorba, Nizar; Verikoukis, Christos ( wiley , 2013 , Article)
      Multiple input multiple output adds a new dimension to be exploited in cognitive radio by simultaneously serving several users. The spatial domain that is added through multiple input multiple output is another system ...
    • Enhanced service delivery for cognitive systems within multiple antenna scenarios 

      Hassouneh, Nisreen; Odeh, Maha; Zorba, Nizar; Hassanein, Hossam S. ( IEEE Computer Society , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) is a well established technology that when jointly considered with Cognitive Radio (CR) it will create interactions that need to be optimized. The capability to provide service to more ...
    • A novel energy saving MIMO mechanism in LTE systems 

      Imran, Reema; Shukair, Mutaz; Zorba, Nizar; Kubbar, Osama; Verikoukis, Christos ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Long Term Evolution (LTE) supports closed-loop MIMO techniques to improve its performance, but in order to exploit multiuser MIMO channel capabilities, the design of an efficient MAC scheme that supports Multiuser MIMO is ...
    • Energy optimization in multiuser quantized feedback systems 

      Althunibat, Saud; Zorba, Nizar; Granelli, Fabrizio; Verikoukis, Christos ( Springer Nature , 2013 , Article)
      This article explores the effects of quantization of feedback information on energy consumption in multiuser wireless communication systems. In order to optimize the energy consumption of the system, the article concentrates ...
    • Energy optimization in unsynchronized TDD systems for joint uplink downlink scheduling 

      Zorba, Nizar; Yaacoub, Elias; Verikoukis, Christos ( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Energy is an important resource in wireless communications systems that has to be optimized in order to guarantee low interference in the network as well as efficient use of the available resources. One of the prominent ...
    • Energy efficient techniques for 802.11n multiuser MAC WLANs 

      Gajic, Danica; Kartsakli, Elli; Zorba, Nizar; Liß, Christian; Alonso, Luis; ... more authors ( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      In this paper we evaluate the energy efficiency of MIMO technologies introduced in the emerging IEEE 802.11n standard for infrastructure based WLANs. The main focus is on exploiting multiuser capabilities of MIMO technologies, ...
    • A modified joint uplink-downlink opportunistic scheduling for Quality of Service guarantees 

      Zorba, Nizar; Yaacoub, Elias; El-Hajj, Ahmad M.; Dawy, Zaher ( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Quality of Service (QoS) is a very important metric in wireless communication systems, where both Uplink (UL) and Downlink (DL) connections request strict QoS demands in terms of rate, delay, etc. for their proper operation. ...
    • Enhancing the quality of experience of video streaming in LTE networks using distributed antenna systems 

      Yaacoub, Elias; Zorba, Nizar ( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Video transmission over long term evolution (LTE) networks is studied. The use of distributed antenna systems (DAS) is proposed to enhance the video quality of experience (QoE). Real time video streaming over both the ...
    • Long-term fairness in multi-cell networks using rate predictions 

      Abou-zeid, Hatem; Hassanein, Hossam S.; Zorba, Nizar ( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Providing fair service to users in cellular networks is of significant importance to mobile operators. However, the geographic variability of network coverage and irregularity of user demand in space and time has made ...
    • Green operation techniques for large scale deployments of small cell LTE networks 

      Yaacoub, Elias; Zorba, Nizar; Sakarellos, Vasileios K.; Verikoukis, Christos} ( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      This paper investigates the large scale deployment of LTE small cell/femtocell networks. The interplay between the different small cell base stations (BSs) is studied in order to achieve the best user performance taking ...
    • Quality of experience for spatial cognitive systems within multiple antenna scenarios 

      Imran, Reema; Odeh, Maha; Zorba, Nizar; Verikoukis, Christos ( IEEE , 2013 , Article)
      Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) adds a new dimension, the spatial one, to be optimized in Cognitive Radio (CR) by offering service simultaneously to more than one user. In this paper, statistical optimization techniques ...
    • Power management in multiuser adaptive modulation transmission under QoS requirements 

      Althunibat, Saud; Zorba, Nizar; Skianis, Charalabos; Verikoukis, Christos ( wiley , 2013 , Article)
      A transmitter power management mechanism is presented in this paper where Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) Multiuser Random Beamforming with Adaptive Modulation strategy is performed by the system. The objective of ...
    • Grassmannian beamforming for Coordinated Multipoint transmission in multicell systems 

      Zorba, Nizar; Hassanein, Hossam S. ( IEEE Computer Society , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Wireless communications suffer from the problem of interference, where undesired signals reach the destination and cause its performance to degrade. Several mechanisms have been proposed over the last years to mitigate the ...
    • Opportunistic bi-directional scheduling under quality of experience demands 

      Zorba, Nizar; Yaacoub, Elias; El-Hajj, Ahmad M.; Dawy, Zaher; Verikoukis, Christos ( Association for Computing Machinery , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Quality of Experience (QoE) is a very important metric in wireless communication systems, where customers request strict QoE demands that translate into restrictions on both Uplink (UL) and Downlink (DL) connections. The ...
    • Enhanced connectivity in vehicular ad-hoc networks via V2V communications 

      Yaacoub, Elias; Zorba, Nizar ( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Vehicle to vehicle (V2V) communications to enhance the downlink and uplink connectivity in vehicular networks are studied. Effective rate formulations for the uplink and downlink directions are presented and analyzed, while ...
    • Green handover with a hybrid satisfaction mechanism 

      Zorba, Nizar; Hassanein, Hossam S.; Verikoukis, Christos ( IEEE Computer Society , 2013 , Conference Paper)
      Green communications have emerged as one of the most important trends in wireless communications because of its several advantages of interference reduction, battery life increase and electrical bill cut. Its application ...
    • Spatial opportunistic transmission for Quality of Experience satisfaction 

      Imran, Reema; Odeh, Maha; Zorba, Nizar; Verikoukis, Christos ( Elsevier , 2014 , Article)
      The capability of Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) to deliver service simultaneously to more than one user is an exceptional characteristic for the cognitive radio (CR) communication. In this paper, statistical ...