Conference Program

July 1st

8:45-9:00Opening
9:00-9:45Keynote speech - Roch Guerin - Does the Networked Generation Need a Next Generation Network? (Room: São Pedro II & III)
9:45-10:45Session W1: Measurements and Monitoring (Room: São Pedro II & III)
Chairperson: Annie Gravey, Telecom Bretagne, France
Paper W1.1: On Traffic Characteristics of a Broadband Wireless Internet Access
Rastin Pries, University of Wuerzburg, Germany; Florian Wamser, University of Wuerzburg, Germany; Dirk Staehle, University of Wuerzburg, Germany; Klaus Heck, Hotzone GmbH, Germany; and Phuoc Tran-Gia, University of Wuerzburg, Germany
Paper W1.2: Discriminating Internet Applications based on Multiscale Analysis
Eduardo Rocha, Instituto de Telecomunicações/UA, Portugal; Paulo Salvador, Instituto de Telecomunicações/UA, Portugal; and António Nogueira, Instituto de Telecomunicações/UA, Portugal
Paper W1.3: Providing cost-effective QoS monitoring in multiservice networks
Paulo Carvalho, University of Minho, Portugal; Solange Rito Lima, University of Minho, Portugal; André Ferreira, University of Minho, Portugal; Emanuel Freitas, University of Minho, Portugal; and Filipe Leitão, University of Minho, Portugal
10:45-11.15Coffee Break
11:15-12.35Session W2: Network Economics and Pricing (Room: São Pedro II & III)
Chairperson: Amaro de Sousa, Institute of Telecommunications, Portugal
Paper W2.1: Option-based dynamic management of wireless spectrum
Loretta Mastroeni, Università di Roma , Italy; and Maurizio Naldi, Università di Roma , Italy
Paper W2.2: Revisiting Internet Access Pricing for Loyal Customers: the Long-Term Interaction Case
Tuan Trinh, Budapest University of Technology Economics, Hungary; and László Gyarmati, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary
Paper W2.3: Introducing Neutral Access Networks
Alessandro Bogliolo, University of Urbino, Italy
Paper W2.4: Performance of wireless heterogeneous networks with always-best-connected users
Nassim Kaci, Télécom Bretagne, France; Patrick Maillé, Télécom Bretagne, France; and Jean-Marie Bonnin, Télécom Bretagne, France
12:35-14.00Lunch
14:00-15:40Session W3: Routing in the Internet (Room: São Pedro II & III)
Chairperson: Maurizio Naldi, University "Tor Vergata" of Rome, Italy
Paper W3.1: Powernet: compact routing on Internet-like random networks
Ilkka Norros, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Finland
Paper W3.2: ClubMED: Coordinated Multi-Exit Discriminator Strategies for Peering Carriers
Stefano Secci, Institut Telecom, Telecom ParisTech, France; Jean-Louis Rougier, Institut Telecom, Telecom ParisTech, France; Achille Pattavina, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Fioravante Patrone, Università di Genova, Italy; and Guido Maier, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Paper W3.3: Distributed Ant Algorithm for Inter-Carrier Service Composition
Helia Pouyllau, Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs France, France; and Nabil Djarallah, Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs France, France
Paper W3.4: Computation of Multi-Constrained Paths in Multi-Domain MPLS-TE Networks
Gilles Bertrand, Institut Telecom; Telecom Bretagne, France; Samer Lahoud, IRISA - Université de Rennes 1, France; Géraldine Texier, Institut Telecom; Telecom Bretagne, France; and Miklos Molnar, IRISA - INSA de Rennes, France
Paper W3.5: A Stochastic Clustering Algorithm for Swarm Compact Routing
Huaiyuan Ma, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway; Otto Wittner, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway; and Bjarne Helvik, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
15:40-16.10Coffee Break
16:10-17:10Session W4: Peer-to-Peer and Content Distribution Networks (Room: São Pedro II & III)
Chairperson: Ilkka Norros, VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland
Paper W4.1: Integration of Mobile Devices into Popular Peer-to-Peer Networks
Andreas Berl, University of Passau, Germany; and Hermann de Meer, University of Passau, Germany
Paper W4.2: Exploiting Power-Law Node Degree Distribution in Chord Overlays
Salma Ktari, TELECOM ParisTech, France; Artur Hecker, TELECOM ParisTech, France; and Houda Labiod, TELECOM ParisTech, France
Paper W4.3: A distributed hash table-based approach for providing a file system neutral, robust and resilient storage infrastructure
George Parissis, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece; and Theodore Apostolopoulos, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

July 2nd

9:00-9:45Keynote speech - Victor Bahl - White Space Networking - Is it Wi-Fi on Steroids? (Room: São Pedro II & III)
9:45-12:35Tutorial TT1: Wolfgang Kleinwächter - Internet Governance (Room: São Pedro I)
9:45-10:45Session T1: Multicast Networks (Room: São Pedro II & III)
Chairperson: Paulo Carvalho, University of Minho, Portugal
Paper T1.1: Mobility of Sources and Listeners in IP Multicast-enabled Networks
João Mateiro, Instituto de Telecomunicações/UA, Portugal; Susana Sargento, Instituto de Telecomunicações/UA, Portugal; Augusto Neto, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal; and Nuno Ferreira, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal
Paper T1.2: Router assisted overlay multicast
Konstantinos Katsaros, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece; Nikolaos Bartsotas, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece; and George Xylomenos, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
Paper T1.3: Network Coding Multicast in Satellite Networks
Fausto Vieira, Instituto de Telecomunicações/UP, Portugal; and João Barros, Instituto de Telecomunicações/UP, Portugal
10:45-11.15Coffee Break
11:15-12.35Session T2: Optimization of Network Design and Resources (Room: São Pedro II & III)
Chairperson: Michal Pioro, University of Warsaw, Poland
Paper T2.1: Robust load-balancing under statistical uncertainty: models and polynomial-time algorithms
Anders Gunnar, SICS, Sweden; and Mikael Johansson, KTH, Sweden
Paper T2.2: Traffic Engineering of Multiple Spanning Tree Routing Networks: the Load Balancing Case
Dorabella Santos, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal; Amaro de Sousa, Instituto de Telecomunicações/UA, Portugal; Filipe Alvelos, Universidade do Minho, Portugal; Mateusz Dzida, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland; Michal Pióro, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland; and Michal Zagozdzon, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
Paper T2.3: Multilayer Optimization of Inverse-Multiplexed 100 Gb/s Ethernet Services over Optical Transport Networks
João Santos, Nokia Siemens Networks SA Portugal, Portugal; João Pedro, Nokia Siemens Networks SA Portugal, Portugal; Paulo Monteiro, Nokia Siemens Networks SA Portugal, Portugal; and João Pires, Instituto de Telecomunicações/IST, Portugal
Paper T2.4: Quantifying the Restoration Capacity in Optical Mesh Networks
Claunir Pavan, Instituto de Telecomunicações/UA, Portugal; Rui Manuel Morais, Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal; and Armando Nolasco Pinto, Instituto de Telecomunicações/UA, Portugal
12:35-14.00Lunch
14:00-17:30Tutorials
TT2: João Barros - Network Information Theory: Principles and Applications (Room: São Pedro I)
TT3: Mikhail Smirnov - Cognitive Radio Control: The Disappearing Policy (Room: São Pedro II & III)
15:30-16.00Coffee Break

July 3rd

9:00-9:45Keynote speech - George Rouskas - Net SILOs: A network architecture for advanced cross-layer experimentation (Room: São Pedro II & III)
9:45-10:45Session F1: Sensor and Delay-Tolerant Networks (Room: São Pedro II & III)
Chairperson: Günter Haring,University of Vienna, Austria
Paper F1.1: Adaptive Packet Prioritisation for Wireless Sensor Networks
Laurence Hey, Imperial College London, United Kingdom; and Erol Gelenbe, Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Paper F1.2: Improving Vehicular Delay-Tolerant Network Performance with Relay Nodes
Vasco Soares, Institute of Telecommunications/UBI, Portugal; Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University, United States; and Joel Rodrigues, Instituto de Telecomunicações/UBI, Portugal
Paper F1.3: Multimedia Data Transport for Wireless Sensor Networks
João Almeida, Inesc-ID/IST, Portugal; António Grilo, Inesc-ID/IST, Portugal; and Paulo Pereira, Inesc-ID/IST, Portugal
10:45-11.15Coffee Break
11:15-12.35Session F2: Network Architectures (Room: São Pedro II & III)
Chairperson: Vicente Casares-Giner, Polytechnical University of Valencia, Spain
Paper F2.1: A Versatile Control Plane for EPON-based FTTX Access Networks
Minh Thanh NGO, Telecom Bretagne, France; and Annie GRAVEY, Telecom Bretagne, France
Paper F2.2: Network Middleware Design for Bridging Legacy Infrastructures and NGN
Nobutaka Matsumoto, KDDI Research Development Laboratories, Inc., Japan; Michiaki Hayashi, KDDI Research Development Laboratories, Inc., Japan; and Hideaki Tanaka, KDDI Research and Development Laboratories, Inc., Japan
Paper F2.3: Performance Analysis of an Enhanced Distributed Access Mechanism in a Novel Multiservice OPS Architecture
Thaere EIDO, Institut TELECOM / TELECOM SudParis, France; Ferhan PEKERGIN, LIPN - CNRS UMR 7030, France; and Tülin ATMACA, Institut TELECOM / TELECOM SudParis, France
Paper F2.4: Integration of Optical and Wireless Technologies in the Metro-Access: QoS Support and Mobility Aspects
David Remondo, UPC, Spain; Mario Nunes, INESC-ID, Portugal; Susana Sargento, Institute of Telecommunications/UA, Portugal; Matteo Cesana, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Ilario Filippini, Politecnico di Milano, Italy; Joan Triay, UPC, Spain; Anna Agusti, UPC, Spain; Marilet De Andrade, UPC, Spain; Lluis Gutierrez, UPC, Spain; Sebastia Sallent, UPC, Spain; and Cristina Cervello-Pastor, UPC, Spain
12:35-14.00Lunch
14:00-15:40Session F3: Traffic and Rate Control (Room: São Pedro II & III)
Chairperson: Mário Nunes, INESC, Portugal
Paper F3.1: SpeedDetect: a simple TCP extension for handling sudden capacity increase
Gergely Biczók, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; Gábor Németh, Ericsson Research, Hungary; Péter Tarján, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary; Ferenc Kubinszky, Ericsson Research, Hungary; and András Veres, Ericsson Research, Hungary
Paper F3.2: Performance Analysis of Sliding Window Based Erasure Correction for Real-Time Traffic
Tuomas Tirronen, Helsinki University of Technology TKK, Finland; and Jorma Virtamo, Helsinki University of Technology TKK, Finland
Paper F3.3: Evaluation of Single Rate Multicast Congestion Control Schemes for MPEG-4 Video Transmission
Christos Bouras, University of Patras Research Academic Computer Technology Institute, Greece; Apostolos Gkamas, Research Academic Computer Technology Institute , Greece; and Georgios Kioumourtzis , University of Patras , Greece
Paper F3.4: A Single Channel Signalling Mechanism for Power/Rate Control in WLANs
Ali Ibrahim, Orange Labs, France; Luca Muscariello, Orange Labs, France; and James Roberts, Orange Labs, France
Paper F3.5: On movement-based location update. A lookahead strategy
Vicente Casares-Giner, ETSI Telecomunicación, UPV, Valencia, Spain; and Pablo Garcia-Escalle, ETSI Telecomunicación, UPV, Valencia, Spain
15:40-16.00Coffee