Journal Wireless Personal Communications Issue 4/2017 Advances and Challenges in Convergent Communication Networks (pp. 4919-5498) Table of Contents ( 88 Articles ) 11-09-2017 | Preface | Issue 4/2017 Advances and Challenges in Convergent Communication Networks Homero Toral-Cruz, Albena D. Mihovska, Piotr Gaj, Debiao He, Julio Cesar Ramírez-Pacheco, Miroslav Voznak, Izabella Lokshina 11-09-2017 | Issue 4/2017 PEAL: Power Efficient and Adaptive Latency Hierarchical Routing Protocol for Cluster-Based WSN Faouzi Hidoussi, Homero Toral-Cruz, Djallel Eddine Boubiche, Rafael Martínez-Peláez, Pablo Velarde-Alvarado, Romeli Barbosa, Freddy Chan 28-09-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Network Coding Based Converge-Cast Scheme in Wireless Sensor Networks Li Xu, Jing Zhang, Yang Xiang, Xinyi Huang 29-09-2016 | Issue 4/2017 MMSMAC: A Multi-mode Medium Access Control Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks with Latency and Energy-Awareness Mohamed Guerroumi, Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Abdelouahid Derhab, Nadjib Badache, Samira Moussaoui 07-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Open Access Weighted Hyperbolic DV-Hop Positioning Node Localization Algorithm in WSNs J. Mass-Sanchez, E. Ruiz-Ibarra, J. Cortez-González, A. Espinoza-Ruiz, Luis A. Castro Download PDF-version View full text 01-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 A Low Duty Cycle MAC Protocol for Directional Wireless Sensor Networks Fernaz Narin Nur, Selina Sharmin, Md. Abdur Razzaque, Md. Shariful Islam, Mohammad Mehedi Hassan 05-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 MRL-SCSO: Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning-Based Self-Configuration and Self-Optimization Protocol for Unattended Wireless Sensor Networks A. Pravin Renold, S. Chandrakala 25-10-2016 | Erratum | Issue 4/2017 Erratum to: MRL-SCSO: Multi-agent Reinforcement Learning-Based Self-Configuration and Self-Optimization Protocol for Unattended Wireless Sensor Networks A. Pravin Renold, S. Chandrakala 27-09-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Open Access Self-Organizing Mobility Control in Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks Based on Virtual Electrostatic Interactions Bartłomiej Płaczek, Marcin Bernas Download PDF-version View full text 23-09-2016 | Issue 4/2017 A Contract-Based Model for Multiuser Cooperative Relay in Wireless Communication Networks Nan Zhao 01-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Underwater Ad Hoc Wireless Communication for Video Delivery Sandra Sendra, Jaime Lloret, Jose M. Jimenez, Kayhan Zrar Ghafoor 30-09-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Hybrid MANET–DTN and a New Algorithm for Relay Nodes Selection Jan Papaj, Lubomir Dobos, Anton Cizmar 01-11-2016 | Issue 4/2017 A Trust-Distortion Resistant Trust Management Scheme on Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Zahra Hosseini, Zeinab Movahedi 05-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 An Augmented Routing Algorithm for Trusted Detection of Link Failures in MANETs M. S. Rahul, E. Arun, P. Mohamed Shameem, J. Rajeesh 07-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Node Re-Routing and Congestion Reduction Scheme for Wireless Vehicular Networks Peppino Fazio, Mauro Tropea, Salvatore Marano 24-09-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Visual Hysteresis Based Dynamic Interference Shaping for Real-Time Video Services in Dense Deployed Cellular Networks Zhaoming Lu, Shiyu Zhou, Xiangming Wen, Hua Shao, Bin Fu 13-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Analysis of Neighbourhood Relations for Femtocell Networks Marek Sedlacek, Robert Bestak 28-09-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Efficient RFID Authentication Using Elliptic Curve Cryptography for the Internet of Things Han Shen, Jian Shen, Muhammad Khurram Khan, Jong-Hyouk Lee 28-09-2016 | Issue 4/2017 A Fairness-Enhanced Micropayment Scheme Yining Liu, Quanyu Zhao, Gao Liu, Liang Chang, Jian Shen 03-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 A Countermeasure to SQL Injection Attack for Cloud Environment Tsu-Yang Wu, Chien-Ming Chen, Xiuyang Sun, Shuai Liu, Jerry Chun-Wei Lin 01-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Secure Data Access and Sharing Scheme for Cloud Storage Xiong Li, Saru Kumari, Jian Shen, Fan Wu, Caisen Chen, SK Hafizul Islam 05-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Exploring the Impact of QR Codes in Authentication Protection: A Study Based on PMT and TPB Jing Yang, Yue Zhang, Cees J. M. Lanting 13-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Malicious Events Grouping via Behavior Based Darknet Traffic Flow Analysis Shaoning Pang, Dan Komosny, Lei Zhu, Ruibin Zhang, Abdolhossein Sarrafzadeh, Tao Ban, Daisuke Inoue 08-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 An Improved Remote User Authentication Scheme Using Elliptic Curve Cryptography Shehzad Ashraf Chaudhry, Husnain Naqvi, Khalid Mahmood, Hafiz Farooq Ahmad, Muhammad Khurram Khan 04-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Prediction of Speech Quality Based on Resilient Backpropagation Artificial Neural Network Lukas Orcik, Miroslav Voznak, Jan Rozhon, Filip Rezac, Jiri Slachta, Homero Toral-Cruz, Jerry Chun-Wei Lin 01-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Open Access Priority-Aware Packet Pre-marking for DiffServ Architecture Based on H.264/SVC Video Stream Structure Slawomir Przylucki, Dariusz Czerwinski Download PDF-version View full text 14-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 RePC: A Localization Method Based on Regional Partition and Cooperation in Communication Networks Dan Xu, Yao Peng, Wei Wang, Daojing He, Xia Zheng, Zhanglei Li, Anwen Wang, Weike Nie 03-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Open Access The Entanglement Level and the Detection of Quantum Data Transfer Correctness in Short Qutrit Spin Chains Marek Sawerwain, Joanna Wiśniewska Download PDF-version View full text 13-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 The Optimal Sizing of HSS Database in IMS Milan Kellovsky, Ivan Baronak, Matej Kavacky, Erik Chromy 04-10-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Open Access Waterfall Traffic Classification: A Quick Approach to Optimizing Cascade Classifiers Paweł Foremski, Christian Callegari, Michele Pagano Download PDF-version View full text 24-09-2016 | Issue 4/2017 Redesigning the Healthcare Model to Address Obesity Problem Using the Integration of Processes and Mobile Technologies: Facing a Worldwide Epidemic in an Innovative Manner Izabella V. Lokshina, Barbara J. Durkin 08-09-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Timing Synchronization Performance of Preamble Signal with Orthogonal Frequency Multiplexed Data Signal in the Presence of Frequency Offset Takaaki Kitano, Yuki Tanaka, Yukitoshi Sanada 18-09-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Energy-Spectral-Efficiency Tradeoff in Interference-Limited Wireless Networks Zhihang Li, Huilin Jiang, Pei Li, Zhiwen Pan, Nan Liu, Xiaohu You 15-09-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Doppler Shift and Capacity Analysis of MIMO Antenna Arrays in a Novel 3D Geometric Channel Model Jie Zhou, Yingli Yao, Genfu Shao, Hisakazu Kikuchi 11-09-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Utilization of Raptor Codes for OFDM-System Performance Enhancing N. M. El-Gohary, Mohsen A. M. El-Bendary, Fathi E. Abd El-Samie, M. M. Fouad 16-09-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Effect of Power Amplifier Nonlinearity on the Physical Layer Security of MIMO Systems Oussama Ben Haj Belkacem, Mohamed Lassaad Ammari, Ridha Bouallegue 30-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Secured Self Organizing Network Architecture in Wireless Personal Networks Pondi Jyothirmai, Jennifer. S. Raj, S. Smys 24-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Secured Data Storage and Retrieval Algorithm Using Map Reduce Techniques and Chaining Encryption in Cloud Databases S. Muthurajkumar, M. Vijayalakshmi, A. Kannan 26-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Insecurity of a Pairing-Free Certificateless Ring Signcryption Scheme Han Shen, Jianhua Chen, Debiao He, Jian Shen 05-06-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Capacity-Oriented Resource Allocation for Device-to-Device Communication Underlaying Cellular Networks Rui Tang, Jihong Zhao, Hua Qu 26-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Rate and Power Optimization Under Received-Power Constraints for Opportunistic Spectrum-Sharing Communication Indu Bala, Manjit Singh Bhamrah, Ghanshyam Singh 01-06-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Two-Level Community-Based Routing in Delay Tolerant Networks Maojin Xia, Qingshan Wang, Qi Wang, Cheng Cao, Lifang Wang, Hao Guo 03-06-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Two Novel Adaptive Transmission Schemes in a Decode-and-Forward Relaying Network Mohammad Mohammadi Amiri, Behrouz Maham 27-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Cyclostationary Features Based Modulation Classification in Presence of Non Gaussian Noise Using Sparse Signal Decomposition Udit Satija, Madhusmita Mohanty, Barathram Ramkumar 05-06-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Cyclic Delay Diversity with Phase Shift in Low Rate SC-FDMA Uplink Yuka Enjoji, Yukitoshi Sanada 23-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Design and Development of an Efficient EBG Structures Based Band Notched UWB Circular Monopole Antenna Naveen Jaglan, Binod Kumar Kanaujia, Samir Dev Gupta, Shweta Srivastava 03-06-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Pilot Contamination Reduction in Multi-cell TDD Systems with Very Large MIMO Arrays Hairong Wang, Yongming Huang, Shi Jin, Yinggang Du, Luxi Yang 22-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 A Robust Energy Aware Power Control Algorithm with SINR-Flexible Requirement in Cognitive Radio Networks Mingyue Zhou, Xiaohui Zhao 29-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Attacks on and Countermeasures for Two RFID Protocols Xiuqing Chen, Tianjie Cao, Robin Doss, Jingxuan Zhai 25-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Design and Performance Analysis of Soft Decision-Based Network-Assisted Interference Cancellation and Suppression Scheme Sangmi Moon, Hun Choe, Myeonghun Chu, Cheolwoo You, Huaping Liu, Jeong-Ho Kim, Jihyung Kim, Dae Jin Kim, Intae Hwang 26-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Fast Distributed Consensus Through Path Averaging on Random Walks Valerio Freschi, Emanuele Lattanzi, Alessandro Bogliolo 24-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Chaotic Maps-Based Strong Anonymous Authentication Scheme for Roaming Services in Global Mobility Networks Qi Xie, Bin Hu, Xiao Tan, Duncan S. Wong 25-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Quality of Service Enhancement of Mobile Adhoc Networks Using Priority Aware Mechanism in AODV Protocol Jayson Keerthy Jayabarathan, A. Sivanantharaja, S. Robinson 26-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 FFT-Based Channel Estimation Scheme in LTE-A Downlink System Sangmi Moon, Hun Choe, Myeonghun Chu, Cheolwoo You, Huaping Liu, Jeong-Ho Kim, Jihyung Kim, Dae Jin Kim, Intae Hwang 29-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Distributed Channel Fast Allocation in Cognitive Wireless Sensor Networks Yong Sun, Jian-sheng Qian 25-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Proposed Scheme for Maximization of Minimal Throughput in MIMO Underlay Cognitive Radio Networks A. M. Benaya, Ahmed A. Rosas, Mona Shokair 01-06-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Mathematical Modeling of n-Sided Polygon Metamaterial Split Ring Resonators for 5.8 GHz ISM Band Applications Prerna Saxena, Ashwin Kothari 03-07-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Priority Aware Cognitive Radio Driven Hospital System Ishtiak Al Mamoon, A. K. M. Muzahidul Islam, Ashir Ahmed, Sabariah Baharun, Shozo Komaki 26-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Reference Anchor Selection and Global Optimized Solution for DV-Hop Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks Linqing Gui, Xiaorong Zhang, Quan Ding, Feng Shu, Anne Wei 29-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Arguments of Innovative Antenna Design and Centralized Macro Sites for 5G Muhammad Usman Sheikh, Joonas Säe, Jukka Lempiäinen 25-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Impact of Feedback Errors on the Security of MIMO Wiretap Systems with Antenna Selection Mohamed Lassaad Ammari, Paul Fortier 28-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 A Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Method via Joint Diagonalization Xian-Feng Xu, Chen-Dong Duan, Lai-Jun Liu, Xiao-Jun Yang 24-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Performance Modeling of Link Duration in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks Under Weibull Fading Channel Conditions Siddharth Shelly, A. V. Babu 24-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 A Novel Urban Vehicular Content-Centric Networking Frame Xiaonan Wang, Hongbin Cheng, Deguang Le 26-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 A Cognitive Channel Allocation Model in Cellular Network using Genetic Algorithm Sunil Kumar Singh, Achal Kaushik, Deo Prakash Vidyarthi 15-06-2017 | Issue 4/2017 A Novel Reliability and Traffic Aware Gateway Selection Scheme in Wireless Mesh Networks Arash Bozorgchenani, Mohsen Jahanshahi 01-06-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Open Access Message Dissemination in Vehicular Networks on the Basis of Agent Technology Samira Harrabi, Ines Ben Jaafar, Khaled Ghedira Download PDF-version View full text 24-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Research on Blind Identification Method of Error Correcting Code Type Xin-hao Li, Min Zhang, Quan Yuan 30-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Energy Efficient Power Allocation Scheme for Downlink Distributed Antenna System in Composite Fading Channel Xiangbin Yu, Ying Wang, Hao Wang, Junya Chu 26-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 A Decentralized Reconstruction Algorithm for Distributed Compressed Sensing Wenbo Xu, Yupeng Cui, Zhilin Li, Jiaru Lin 02-06-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Relay Selection Algorithm for Cognitive Relay Network Yong Jin, Yunshan Hou, Zhentao Hu, Xianxing Liu 27-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Independent Neighbour Set based Clustering Algorithm for Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks C. Sivaraj, P. J. A. Alphonse, T. N. Janakiraman 29-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Security Analysis and Enhancement of the Most Recent RFID Authentication Protocol for Telecare Medicine Information System Mustapha Benssalah, Mustapha Djeddou, Karim Drouiche 29-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 A k-hop Scalable Management Scheme for Large Scale Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Abdelhak Bentaleb, Saad Harous, Abdelhak Boubetra 27-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 A Self-Verifiable Password Based Authentication Scheme for Multi-Server Architecture Using Smart Card Jangirala Srinivas, Sourav Mukhopadhyay, Dheerendra Mishra 26-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 A Limited Energy Consumption Model for P2P Wireless Sensor Networks Lamia Cheklat, Mourad Amad, Abdellah Boukerram 28-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Characterization of 3D Elliptical Spatial Channel Model for MIMO Mobile-to-Mobile Communication Environment M. Yaqoob Wani, Noor M. Khan 25-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Blind Equalization Based on JADE in PDM-CO-OFDM Pingxing Feng 24-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Energy- and Spectral-Efficiency Trade-Off in OFDMA Downlink Channels Seongjin Kim, Heejung Yu 13-07-2017 | Issue 4/2017 DK-LEACH: An Optimized Cluster Structure Routing Method Based on LEACH in Wireless Sensor Networks Xu-Xing Ding, Min Ling, Zai-Jian Wang, Feng-Lou Song 02-06-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Energy-Harvesting Decode-and-Forward Relaying Under Hardware Impairments Pham Ngoc Son, Hyung Yun Kong 25-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Pairing and Scheduling for Large Array MIMO Using Regularized Channel Inversion Receivers Over Nakagami-m Fading Hasnain Arshad, A. Habib, Ali Mustafa, Bilal Khan, Saad Zahid 30-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Improving Secrecy Outage and Throughput Performance in Two-Way Energy-Constraint Relaying Networks Under Physical Layer Security Sang Quang Nguyen, Hyung Yun Kong 25-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Modified Gradient Descent Bit-Flipping Decoding for Low-Density Parity-Check Codes Hua Li, Hong Ding, Linhua Zheng 27-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 From Sensing to Predictions and Database Technique: A Review of TV White Space Information Acquisition in Cognitive Radio Networks Hilary K. Anabi, Rosdiadee Nordin, Omar B. Abdulghafoor, Aduwati Sali, Ahmed Mohamedou, Abdulmajid Almqdshi, Nor Fadzillah Abdullah 24-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Effect of Uncertainty in the Backhaul Channel Gain Reciprocity on the Performance of Pilot Assisted Power Allocation in Vehicular Small Cells Sajjad Alizadeh, Reza Saadat 24-05-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Analyse the Academic Performance of Students Using ANN Classification with Modified Pillar K-means and IWFA Smita Pallavi, Kanhaiya Lal, S. P. Lal 01-10-2017 | Issue 4/2017 Design of SOP Based Cross-Layered Opportunistic Routing Protocol for CR Ad-Hoc Networks S. Lavanya, M. A. Bhagyaveni