JOURNALS/MAGAZINES

[J1] V. Morgenshtern and H. Bölcskei, "Crystallization in Large Wireless Networks," Information Theory, IEEE Transactions on Volume 53, Issue 10, Oct. 2007 Page(s):3319 - 3349.

[J2] F. Boccardi, K. Yu and A. Alexiou "Relay-Aided Multiple Antenna Transmissions for Wireless Backhaul Applications," to appear in Bell Labs Technical Journal.

BOOKS

[B1] A. Gkelias and K. K. Leung, "Multiple Antenna Techniques for Wireless Mesh Networks," Book chapter in Wireless Mesh Networks: Architectures, Protocols, and Applications, Springer Science, 2007.

CONFERENCES/WORKSHOPS

2006

[C1-1] A. Maltsev, V. Pestretsov, R. Maslennikov, A. Khoryaev, "Triangular Systolic Array with Reduced Latency for QR-decomposition of Complex Matrices," 2006 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS 2006), 21-24 May 2006, Island of Kos, Greece.

[C1-2] A. Alexiou, K.K. Leung, C. Papadias, A. Valkanas, G. Paltenghi, "MEMBRANE: Multi-Element Multihop Backhaul Reconfigurable Antenna NEtwork," IST Mobile Summit 2006,
4-8 June 2006, Myconos, Greece.

[C1-3] A. Maltsev, R. Maslennikov, A. Khoryaev, "Comparative Analysis of Spatial Covariance Matrix Estimation Methods in OFDM Communication Systems," The 6th IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and Information Technology, 27-22;30 August 2006, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

[C1-4] S. Tiraspolsky, A. Rubtsov, A. Maltsev, A. Davydov, "Mobile WiMAX - Deployment Scenarios Performance Analysis,," 3rd International Symposium of Wireless Communications Systems (ISWCS'06), 5-8 September 2006, Valencia, Spain.

[C1-5] A. Pudeyev, A. Maltsev, A. Rubtsov , S. Tiraspolsky, "Selective interference cancellation using Kalman filtering," 3rd International Symposium of Wireless Communications Systems (ISWCS'06), 5-8 September 2006, Valencia, Spain.

[C1-6] V. Morgenshtern and H. Bölcskei, "Random matrix analysis of large relay networks," in Proc. Allerton Conference on Communication, Control, and Computing, Monticello, IL, Sept. 2006, (invited paper).

[C1-7] Yun Hou and Kin K. Leung, "Performance impact of erroneous channel predictions on packet scheduling in wireless networks," Global Mobile Congress, Beijing, 2006.

2007

[C2-1] A. M. Kuzminskiy, Y. I. Abramovich, "Interval-Based Maximum Likelihood Benchmark for Adaptive Second-Order Asynchronous CCI Canceallation," IEEE ICASSP, Honolulu, Hawaii, Usa, April 2007.

[C2-2] F. Boccardi and H. Huang, "A near-optimum technique using linear precoding for the MIMO broadcast channel," IEEE ICASSP, Honolulu, Hawaii, Usa, April 2007.

[C2-3] C. Akcaba, P. Kuppinger, B. Bolcskei, "Distributed Transmit Diversity in Relay Networks," IEEE Information Theory Workshop (ITW), Bergen, Norway, pp. 233-237, July 2007.

[C2-4] K.Yu and A. Alexiou, "Impact of Channel Estimation Errors on Various Spatial- Temporal Transmission Schemes," IST Mobile Summit, Budapest, July 2007.

[C2-5] A.A. Maltsev, A.V. Pudeyev, A.A. Maltsev Jr., "Multi-user frequency domain scheduling for WiMAX OFDMA" IST Mobile Summit, Budapest, July 2007.

[C2-6] Yun Hou and Kin K. Leung, "A Framework of Opportunistic Allocation of Wireless Resources," IEEE PacRim 2007, Victoria, B.C, Canada, 22-24 Aug. 2007.

[C2-7] A.M.Kuzminskiy, Y.I.Abramovich, "Semi-blind interference cancellation with distributed training," EUSIPCO, Poznan, Sept. 2007.

[C2-8] Yun Hou and Kin K. Leung, "A Novel Distributed Scheduling Algorithm for Wireless Mesh Networks," IEEE Globecom 2007, Washington, D.C., U.S.

[C2-9] F. Boccardi and H. Huang, "Limited Downlink Network Coordination in Cellular Networks," PIMRC, Athens, Greece, Sept. 2007.

[C2-10] F. Boccardi, K. Yu, A. Alexiou, "A New Approach for High Data Rate Relay Transmissions," PIMRC, Athens, Greece, Sept. 2007.

2008

[C3-1] C. H. Liu, K. K. Leung, A. Gkelias, "A Novel Cross-Layer QoS Routing Algorithm for Wireless Mesh Networks," IEEE International Conference on Information Networking (ICOIN) 2008, Busan, Korea, 23-25 Jan 2008.

[C3-2] A.M.Kuzminskiy, Y.I.Abramovich, "Switching space-time interference cancellation for OFDM systems with unsynchronized cells," IEEE ISCCSP, Malta, March 2008.

[C3-3]; Erwu Liu and Kin K. Leung, "Proportional Fair Scheduling: Analytical Insight under Rayleigh Fading Environment," IEEE WCNC, Las Vegas, March-April 2008.

[C3-4]; A.M.Kuzminskiy, Y.I.Abramovich, "Nonstationary multiple-antenna interference cancellation for unsynchronized OFDM systems with distributed training," IEEE ICASSP, Las Vegas, April 2008.

[C3-5] C. H. Liu, A. Gkelias, K. K. Leung, "A Cross-Layer Framework of QoS Routing and Distributed Scheduling for Mesh Networks," IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2008-Spring), Singapore, May 2008.

[C3-6] A.Maltsev, V. Sergeyev, A. Pudeyev, "Backhaul Network Based on WiMAX with Relays - System Level Performance Analysis," ISWPC 2008, Santorini, Greece, 7-9 May 2008.

[C3-7] A. Gkelias, F. Boccardi, C. Liu, K. K. Leung, "MIMO Routing with QoS Provisioning," ISWPC 2008, Santorini, Greece, 7-9 May 2008.

[C3-8] Y. Hou, A.M . Kuzminskiy, F. Boccardi, K. Yu, K.K. Leung, "A Cross-layer Study on Multiple-antenna Techniques in Wireless Backhaul Networks," ISWPC 2008, Santorini, Greece, 7-9 May 2008.

[C3-9] S. G. Colombo, T. Mandorino, G. Paltenghi, "TCP Optimization in Wireless Mesh Backhaul Networks," ISWPC 2008, Santorini, Greece, 7-9 May 2008.

[C3-10] I. Panayotopoulos, K. Stamatis, K. Avgeropoulos, A. Valkanas, A. Maltsev, R. Maslennikov, A. Khoryaev, A. Lomayev, "Testbed for Wireless Mesh Backhaul Networks - MEMBRANE Demonstrator," ISWPC 2008, Santorini, Greece, 7-9 May 2008.

[C3-11] F. Boccardi, K. Yu, A. Alexiou, "Relay Transmission Schemes with Multiple Antennas for Wireless Backhaul Networks," ISWPC 2008, Santorini, Greece, 7-9 May 2008.

[C3-12] C. H. Liu, A. Gkelias, K. K. Leung, "Connection Admission Control and Grade of Service for QoS Routing in Wireless Mesh Networks," IEEE PIMRC 2008, 14-18 Sept., Cannes, France.

[C3-13] Erwu Liu and Kin K. Leung, "Fair Resource Allocation under Rayleigh and/or Rician Fading Environments," IEEE PIMRC 2008, 14-18 Sept., Cannes, France.

[C3-14] A. Alexiou, K. Yu, F. Boccardi, "Combining MIMO and Relaying Gains for Highly Efficient Wireless Backhaul," IEEE PIMRC 2008, 14-18 Sept., Cannes, France.

[C3-15] Erwu Liu and Kin K. Leung, "On the Throughput Characteristics of Utility-based Fair Scheduling," IEEE PIMRC 2008, 14-18 Sept., Cannes, France.

[C3-16] C. H. Liu, A. Gkelias, Y. Hou, K. K. Leung, "A Distributed Scheduling Algorithm with QoS Provisions in Multi-Hop Wireless Mesh Networks," IEEE WiMob 2008, 12-14 Oct., Avignon, France.

[C3-17] Erwu Liu and Kin K. Leung, "Throughput Analysis of Opportunistic Scheduling under Rayleigh Fading Environment," IEEE VTC-Fall, Calgary, Canada, September 2008.

[C3-18] A. Maltsev, A. Khoryaev, A. Lomayev, R. Maslennikov, M. Shilov, V. Pestretsov, A. Sevastyanov, "Hardware Link Level Emulator for System Level Simulations of WiMAX-like Systems," ICT-MobileSummit 2008, Stockholm, Sweden.

[C3-19] Erwu Liu and Kin K. Leung, "On Proportional Fair Scheduling in Multi-Antenna Wireless Mesh Networks-Theoretical Analysis," IEEE Globecom, New Orleans, USA, November/December 2008.

DELIVERABLES

Month 3 (31 March 2006)

D1.1 Shortlist of possible communications or collaborations with other FP6 projects (Restricted Publication)

Month 6 (30 June 2006)

D2.1 Most relevant community/market needs and target deployment scenarios for wireless backhaul multi-element multihop networks