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Wireless Ad-hoc Networks


Technical Report

  • Chunyu Hu and Jennifer C. Hou, LISP: a link-indexed statistical traffic prediction approach to improving IEEE 802.11 PSM, UIUCDCS-R-2003-2669, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003. (note: published in IEEE Int'l Conf. on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS'04))

  • Chunyu Hu, Rong Zheng, Jennifer C. Hou and Lui Sha, A Microscopic Study of Power Management in IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2004-2452, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 2004. (note: accepted for publication in International Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing (IJWMC), special issue on Medium Access Control for WLANs, WPANs, Ad Hoc Networks, and Sensor Networks)

  • Honghai Zhang and Jennifer C. Hou, Capacity of Wireless Ad-hoc Networks under Ultra Wide Band with Power Constraint, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2004-2453, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 2004. (note: published in IEEE Infocom 2005)

  • Honghai Zhang and Jennifer C. Hou, On the critical total power for asymptotic k-connectivity in wireless networks, UIUCDCS-R-2004-2454, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004. (note: An enhanced version will appear in IEEE/ACM Trans. on Neworking)

  • Chunyu Hu, Hwangnam Kim and Jennifer C. Hou, An Analysis of the Binary Exponential Backoff Algorithm in Distributed MAC Protocols, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2005-2599, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 2005. (note: An enhanced version has been accepted for publication in the special issue of ``Emerging Wireless Networks: Performance Modeling and Analysis,'' Elsevier Computer Networks,)

  • Chunyu Hu, Hwangnam Kim, Jennifer C. Hou, Dennis Chi and Sai Shankar, Provisioning Quality Controlled Medium Access in UltraWideBand (UWB) WPANs, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2005-2600, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 2005. (note: An enhanced version appeared in IEEE INFOCOM 2007)

  • Hyuk Lim, Lu-Chuan Kung, Jennifer C. Hou, and Haiyun Luo, Zero-Configuration, Robust Indoor Localization: Theory and Experimentation, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2005-2629, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 2005. (note: publsihed in IEEE INFOCOM 2006)

  • Chunyu Hu and Jennifer C. Hou, A novel approach to contention control in IEEE 802.11e-operated WLANs, UIUCDCS-R-2006-2764, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006. (note: A shortened version appeared in IEEE INFOCOM 2007)

  • Ting-Yu Lin and Jennifer C. Hou, Interplay of spatial reuse and SINR-determined data rates in CSMA/CA-based multi-hop multi-rate wireless networks, UIUCDCS-R-2006-2765, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006. (note: A shortened version appeared in IEEE INFOCOM 2007)

  • Yong Yang, Jennifer C. Hou and Lu-Chuan Kung, Modeling of physical carrier sense in multi-hop wireless networks and its use in joint power control and carrier sense adjustment, UIUCDCS-R-2006-2769, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2006. (note: A shortened version appeared in IEEE INFOCOM 2007 miniconference)

  • Tae-Suk Kim, Yong Yang, and Jennifer C. Hou, Modeling of IEEE 802.11 based Multi-rate Wireless Ad Hoc Networks and Its Application towards Optimal Network Operation, UIUCDCS-R-2007-2841, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 2007.

  • Zheng Zhen, Yong Yang, and Jennifer C. Hou, How Physical Carrier Sense Affects Protocol Capacity in Multi-hop Wireless Networks: Modeling and Analysis, UIUCDCS-R-2007-2858, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2007. (note: A shortened version appeared in IEEE INFOCOM 2008)

  • Yan Gao, Jennifer C. Hou, and Hoang Nguyen, Topology Control for Maintaining Network Connectivity and Maximizing Network Capacity Under the Physical Model, UIUCDCS-R-2007-2859, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2007. (note: A shortened version appeared in IEEE INFOCOM 2008)

  • Kyung-Joon Park, Jihyuk Choi, and Jennifer C. Hou, Optimal Physical Carrier Sense for Maximizing Network Capacity in Multi-hop Wireless Networks, UIUCDCS-R-2007-2860, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2007.


    Wireless Sensor Networks


    Technical Report

  • Rong Zheng, Chao-Ju Hou, and Lui Sha, Asynchronous wakeup for ad hoc networks: theory and protocol design, UIUCDCS-R-2002-2301, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2002. (note: publsihed in ACM Mobihoc 2004)

  • Ning Li and Jennifer C. Hou, BLMST: A Scalable, Power-Efficient Broadcast Algorithm for Wireless Sensor Networks, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2003-2349, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 2003. (note: published in Proc. of QSHINE 2004)

  • Honghai Zhang and Jennifer C. Hou, Maintaining Sensing Coverage and Connectivity in Large Sensor Networks, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2003-2351, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, June 2003. (note: published in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks: An International Journal, Vol 1, num 1-2, 2005)

  • Ning Li and Jennifer C. Hou, Design and Analysis of an MST-Based Topology Control Algorithm, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2003-2372, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 2003. (note: published in Proc. of IEEE INFOCOM 2003)

  • Rong Zheng, Jennifer C. Hou and Lui Sha, Modeling Power Management Policies in Wireless Networks, UIUCDCS-R-2003-2354, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003. (note: published in IEEE Globecom 2004)

  • Honghai Zhang and Jennifer C. Hou, On Deriving the Upper Bound of \alpha-Lifetime for Large Sensor Network, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2004-2410, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, February 2004. (note: published in ACM Mobihoc 2004, ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks 2005)

  • Ning Li and Jennifer C. Hou, Topology Control in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks: Problems and Solutions, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2004-2412, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, March 2004. (note: published in Proc. of IEEE INFOCOM 2004)

  • Ning Li and Jennifer C. Hou, FLSS: A Fault-Tolerant Topology Control Algorithm for Wireless Networks, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2004-2426, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 2004. (note: published in Proc. of IEEE MOBICOM 2004)

  • Honghai Zhang and Jennifer C. Hou, On the Critical Total Power for Asymptotic k-Connectivity in Wireless Networks, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2004-2454, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 2004. (note: published in IEEE Infocom 2005)

  • Wei-Peng Chen, Jennifer C. Hou, Lui Sha, and Marco Caccamo, A Distributed, Energy-aware, Utility-based Approach for Data Transport in Wireless Sensor Networks, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2004-2455, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 2004. (note: published in Milcom 2005)

  • Rong Zheng, Guanghui He, Indranil Gupta, Jennifer C. Hou and Lui Sha, Time-Indexing in Sensor Networks, UIUCDCS-R-2004-2429, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004. (note: published in ACM Trans. on Sensor Networks, 2006.)

  • Ning Li and Jennifer C. Hou, Topology control in heterogeneous wireless networks: problems and solutions, UIUCDCS-R-2004-2412, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004. (note: published in IEEE INFOCOM 2004)

  • Honghai Zhang and Jennifer C. Hou, On deriving the upper bound of \alpha-lifetime for large sensor networks, UIUCDCS-R-2004-2410, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004. (note: published in ACM Mobihoc 2004)

  • Ning Li and Jennifer C. Hou, Improving Connectivity of Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2004-2485, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, October 2004. (note: published in Proc. of MobiQuitous 2005)

  • Honghai Zhang and Jennifer C. Hou, On the Asymptotic Minimum Energy Required to Transport Packets in Wireless Networks, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2005-2548, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 2005.

  • Honghai Zhang and Jennifer C. Hou, Is Deterministic Deployment Worse than Random Deployment for Wireless Sensor Networks?, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2005-2549, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 2005. (note: a shortened version appeared in IEEE INFOCOM 2006)

  • Hyuk Lim and Jennifer C. Hou, Distributed Localization for Anisotropic Sensor Networks, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2005-2628, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 2005. (note: A shortened version appeared in IEEE INFOCOM 2006)

  • Yong Yang, I-Hong Hou, Jennifer C. Hou, Mallikarjun Shankar, and Nagi Rao, Sensor Placement Revisited in a Realistic Environment, UIUCDCS-R-2007-2840, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, April 2007.


    Network Simulation and Emulation


    Technical Report

  • Ahmed Sobeih and Jennifer C. Hou, A Simulation Framework for Sensor Networks in J-Sim, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2003-2386, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, November 2003. (note: published in Proc. of ANSS 2005. A substantially extended version appeared in IEEE Communications Magazine)

  • Hwangnam Kim and Jennifer C. Hou, Network Invariant-Based Fast Simulation for Large Scale TCP/IP Networks, UIUCDCS-R-2004-2424, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2004. (note: a shortened version appeared in IEEE INFOCOM 2006)

  • Hwangnam Kim and Jennifer C. Hou, Mixed-mode simulation for IEEE 802.11-operated WLANs: achieving the best of all worlds performance, UIUCDCS-R-2004-2463, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2004.

  • Ahmed Sobeih, Mahesh Viswanathan, and Jennifer C. Hou, Incorporating Bounded Model Checking in Network Simulation: Theory, Implementation and Evaluation, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2004-2466, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, July 2004. (note: published in Proc. of ACM-IEEE MEMOCODE 2004)

  • Chunyu Hu and Jennifer C. Hou, A Reactive Channel Model for Expediting Wireless Network Simulation, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2005-2539, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, March 2005. (note: published in Proc. of SIGMETRICS 2005 as an extended abstract)

  • Ahmed Sobeih, Mahesh Viswanathan, and Jennifer C. Hou, Bounded Model Checking of Network Protocols in Network Simulators by Exploiting Protocol-Specific Heuristics, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2005-2547, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, April 2005.

  • Chunyu Hu and Jennifer C. Hou, Toward Efficient and Scalable Wireless Network Simulation, UIUCDCS-R-2005-2670, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005.


    Network Measurement, Diagnostics, and Control


    Technical Report

  • Guanghui He and Jennifer C. Hou, An in-depth, analytical study of sampling techniques for self-similar Internet traffic, UIUCDCS-R-2004-2484, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, 2004.


    Multicast and Multicast Routing


    Technical Report

  • Ahmed Sobeih, William Yurcik, and Jennifer C. Hou, VRing: A Ring-based Application-Layer Multicast Protocol, Technical Report UIUCDCS-R-2004-2468, Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 2004. (note: published in Proc. of IEEE/ACM MASCOTS 2004)

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