Wireless networks are passing through a transition phase for the past few years now and
this transition is giving a way towards the convergence of all IP-based networks to form the …

There are currently a large variety of wireless access networks, including the emerging
vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs). A large variety of applications utilizing these networks …

Cognitive systems were first introduced by Mitola and in the last decade they have proved to
be beneficial in self-management functionalities of future generation networks. The …

This paper proposes enhancements to the channel (-state) estimation phase of a cognitive
radio system. Cognitive radio devices have the ability to dynamically select their operating …

Abstract With the Internet of Services, Web services from all areas of life and business will be
offered to service consumers. Even though Web service technologies make it easy to …

The usage of Web or Cloud-based applications on mobile devices suffers from varying link
quality, which causes user-perceivable delays and therefore reduces the Quality of …

One of the primary issues in pervasive computing is the adaptation of the communication to
the needs of limited devices. Web services are one of the technologies that present both big …

(SUs) use the time-frequency gaps of primary users'(PUs) licensed spectrum
opportunistically, the experienced throughput of SUs depend not only on the traffic load of …

The paper presents a Cognitive Device Management System (CDMS) that can enhance
user devices with self-management capabilities. In general, a cognitive system can be …

Applications that operate on meshes are very popular in High Performance Computing
(HPC) environments. In the past, many techniques have been developed in order to …