Prof. Nidal Nasser| Alfaisal Faculty

Prof. Nidal Nasser

Professor of Software Engineering

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Dr. Nidal Nasser Bio

Dr. Nidal Nasser, SMIEEE, received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees with Honors in Computer Engineering from Kuwait University, State of Kuwait, in 1996 and 1999, respectively. He completed his Ph.D. in the School of Computing at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, in 2004. He is currently a Professor of Software Engineering in the College of Engineering at Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia. He worked in the School of Computer Science at University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Nasser was the founder and Director of the Wireless Networking and Mobile Computing Research Lab @ Guelph. He is currently the founder and Director of the Telecommunications Computing Research Lab @ Alfaisal University. He has authored 180 journal publications, refereed conference publications and book chapters in the area of wireless communication networks and systems (Google Scholar profile: http://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=6mZsWFQAAAAJ). He has also given keynote speeches and tutorials in major international conferences. Dr. Nasser is currently serving as an associate editor of IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, Wiley’s International Journal on Communication Systems, and IEEE CommSoft E-letter. He has been a member of the technical program and organizing committees of several international IEEE conferences and workshops. Dr. Nasser is a member of several IEEE technical committees. He received Fund for Scholarly and Professional Development Award in 2004 from Queen’s University. He received the Computing Faculty Appreciation Award from the University of Guelph-Humber. He received the Best Research Paper Award at the ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA’08), at the International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC’09), at the International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC’11), at the International Conference on Computing, Management and Telecommunications (ComManTel’13), and at the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC’14). In 2017 he received two awards from IBM: (1) IBM Mobile Application Developer Explorer Award, and (2) IBM Big Data Developer Mastery Award. He received the IBM Data Scientist - Instructor Award for Educators in 2018. He also received the IBM Blockchain Developer Mastery Award in 2019.

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Comparison of clustering algorithms and protocols for wireless sensor networks

Journal Article Mon, 07/11/2022 - 12:19 ,

Comparison of clustering algorithms and protocols for wireless sensor networks. (2006). Comparison of clustering algorithms and protocols for wireless sensor networks. 2006 Canadian Conference On Electrical And Computer Engineering, 1787-1792, 2006.

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Enhanced Class-based Packet Scheduling Policy for QoS Provisioning in Multimedia Cellular Networks

Journal Article Wed, 12/31/2014 - 22:42 ,

Enhanced Class-based Packet Scheduling Policy for QoS Provisioning in Multimedia Cellular Networks. (2006). Enhanced Class-based Packet Scheduling Policy for QoS Provisioning in Multimedia Cellular Networks. Ieee International Conference On Computer Systems And Applications, 2006., 62-69, 2006, 62–69.

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WSNp1-6: Applying Peer-to-Peer Asynchronous Publish Subscribe Message Middleware to Mobile Ah Hoc Networks

Conference Paper Wed, 12/31/2014 - 22:42 ,

WSNp1-6: Applying Peer-to-Peer Asynchronous Publish Subscribe Message Middleware to Mobile Ah Hoc Networks. (2006). WSNp1-6: Applying Peer-to-Peer Asynchronous Publish Subscribe Message Middleware to Mobile Ah Hoc Networks. Global Telecommunications Conference, 2006. GLOBECOM’06. IEEE, 1–6. IEEE.

Cluster-based routing protocol for mobile sensor networks

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Cluster-based routing protocol for mobile sensor networks. (2006). Cluster-based routing protocol for mobile sensor networks. 3Rd Acm International Conference On Quality Of Service In Heterogeneous Wired/Wireless Networks, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 191.

Special issue on radio resource management for provisioning IP-based QoS in wireless cellular networks

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Special issue on radio resource management for provisioning IP-based QoS in wireless cellular networks. (2006). Special issue on radio resource management for provisioning IP-based QoS in wireless cellular networks. International Journal Of Communication Systems, 19, 117–119.

Tramcar: A context-aware cross-layer architecture for next generation heterogeneous wireless networks

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Tramcar: A context-aware cross-layer architecture for next generation heterogeneous wireless networks. (2006). Tramcar: A context-aware cross-layer architecture for next generation heterogeneous wireless networks. 2006 Ieee International Conference On Communications 1, 240-245, 2006.

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An acceptable trade-off between new call blocking and handoff call dropping probabilities in multimedia cellular networks

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An acceptable trade-off between new call blocking and handoff call dropping probabilities in multimedia cellular networks. (2006). An acceptable trade-off between new call blocking and handoff call dropping probabilities in multimedia cellular networks. 4Th Annual Communication Networks And Services Research Conference (Cnsr'06 …, 2006.

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Adaptive resource management for cellular-based multimedia wireless networks

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Adaptive resource management for cellular-based multimedia wireless networks. (2006). Adaptive resource management for cellular-based multimedia wireless networks. Proceedings Of The 2006 International Conference On Wireless Communications …, 2006.

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Robust dynamic Call Admission Control framework for prioritised multimedia traffic in wireless cellular networks

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Robust dynamic Call Admission Control framework for prioritised multimedia traffic in wireless cellular networks. (2006). Robust dynamic Call Admission Control framework for prioritised multimedia traffic in wireless cellular networks. International Journal Of High Performance Computing And Networking 4 (1-2), 3-12, 2006, 4, 3–12.

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A theoretical approach for service provider decision in heterogeneous wireless networks

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A theoretical approach for service provider decision in heterogeneous wireless networks. (2006). A theoretical approach for service provider decision in heterogeneous wireless networks. Ccnc 2006. 2006 3Rd Ieee Consumer Communications And Networking Conference …, 2006.

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Radio resource management techniques for QoS provisioning in wireless cellular networks

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Radio resource management techniques for QoS provisioning in wireless cellular networks. (2006). Radio resource management techniques for QoS provisioning in wireless cellular networks. 4Th Annual Communication Networks And Services Research Conference (Cnsr'06 …, 2006.

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NXG02-5: Optimal Utility-based Scheduling Scheme for High Speed Downlink Packet Access

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NXG02-5: Optimal Utility-based Scheduling Scheme for High Speed Downlink Packet Access. (2006). NXG02-5: Optimal Utility-based Scheduling Scheme for High Speed Downlink Packet Access. Ieee Globecom 2006, 1-6, 2006.

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QoS-aware call admission control in wideband CDMA wireless networks

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QoS-aware call admission control in wideband CDMA wireless networks. (2006). QoS-aware call admission control in wideband CDMA wireless networks. International Journal Of Communication Systems, 19, 185–203.

Energy-balancing multipath routing protocol for wireless sensor networks

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Energy-balancing multipath routing protocol for wireless sensor networks. (2006). Energy-balancing multipath routing protocol for wireless sensor networks. Proceedings Of The 3Rd International Conference On Quality Of Service In …, 2006.

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An intra-class and inter-class utility-fair bandwidth adaptation algorithm for multi-class traffic in wireless networks

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An intra-class and inter-class utility-fair bandwidth adaptation algorithm for multi-class traffic in wireless networks. (2006). An intra-class and inter-class utility-fair bandwidth adaptation algorithm for multi-class traffic in wireless networks. 2006 Asia-Pacific Conference On Communications, 1-5, 2006.

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A Mobility Prediction based Weighted Clustering Algorithm Using Local Cluster heads Election for QoS in MANETs

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A Mobility Prediction based Weighted Clustering Algorithm Using Local Cluster heads Election for QoS in MANETs. (2006). A Mobility Prediction based Weighted Clustering Algorithm Using Local Cluster heads Election for QoS in MANETs. Ieee International Conference On Wireless And Mobile Computing, Networking …, 2006.

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Performance Analysis of a Threshold-based Call Admission Control Scheme for Multimedia Wireless Networks

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Performance Analysis of a Threshold-based Call Admission Control Scheme for Multimedia Wireless Networks. (2006). Performance Analysis of a Threshold-based Call Admission Control Scheme for Multimedia Wireless Networks. 2006 Asia-Pacific Conference On Communications, 1-6, 2006.

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Handoffs in fourth generation heterogeneous networks

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Handoffs in fourth generation heterogeneous networks. (2006). Handoffs in fourth generation heterogeneous networks. Ieee Communications Magazine 44 (10), 96-103, 2006, 44, 96–103.

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Special issue on radio resource management for provisioning IP‐based QoS in wireless cellular networks

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Special issue on radio resource management for provisioning IP‐based QoS in wireless cellular networks. (2006). Special issue on radio resource management for provisioning IP‐based QoS in wireless cellular networks. International Journal Of Communication Systems 19 (2), 117-119, 2006.

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Fair channel quality-based scheduling scheme for HSDPA system

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Fair channel quality-based scheduling scheme for HSDPA system. (2006). Fair channel quality-based scheduling scheme for HSDPA system. Computer Systems and Applications, 2006. IEEE International Conference on., 221–227. IEEE.

Cluster-based routing protocol for mobile sensor networks

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Cluster-based routing protocol for mobile sensor networks. (2006). Cluster-based routing protocol for mobile sensor networks. Proceedings Of The 3Rd International Conference On Quality Of Service In …, 2006.

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A mobility prediction-based weighted clustering algorithm using local cluster-heads election for QoS in MANETs

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A mobility prediction-based weighted clustering algorithm using local cluster-heads election for QoS in MANETs. (2006). A mobility prediction-based weighted clustering algorithm using local cluster-heads election for QoS in MANETs. 2006 Ieee International Conference On Wireless And Mobile Computing …, 2006.

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WSNp1-6: Applying Peer-to-Peer Asynchronous Publish Subscribe Message Middleware to Mobile Ah Hoc Networks

Conference Paper Wed, 12/31/2014 - 22:42 ,

WSN16-1: A Weighted Clustering Algorithm Using Local Cluster-heads Election for QoS in MANETs

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WSN16-1: A Weighted Clustering Algorithm Using Local Cluster-heads Election for QoS in MANETs. (2006). WSN16-1: A Weighted Clustering Algorithm Using Local Cluster-heads Election for QoS in MANETs. Ieee Globecom 2006, 1-5, 2006.

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Special issue on radio resource management for provisioning IP-based QoS in wireless cellular networks

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Heterogeneous Wireless Networks: Optimal Resource Management and QoS Provisioning

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Heterogeneous Wireless Networks: Optimal Resource Management and QoS Provisioning. (2006). Heterogeneous Wireless Networks: Optimal Resource Management and QoS Provisioning. Resource, Mobility, And Security Management In Wireless Networks And Mobile …, 2006.

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Robust dynamic Call Admission Control framework for prioritised multimedia traffic in wireless cellular networks

Journal Article Wed, 12/31/2014 - 22:42 ,

QoS‐aware call admission control in wideband CDMA wireless networks

Journal Article Tue, 08/09/2022 - 11:57 ,

QoS‐aware call admission control in wideband CDMA wireless networks. (2006). QoS‐aware call admission control in wideband CDMA wireless networks. International Journal Of Communication Systems 19 (2), 185-203, 2006.

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QoS-aware call admission control in wideband CDMA wireless networks

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Enhanced blocking probability in adaptive multimedia wireless networks

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Enhanced blocking probability in adaptive multimedia wireless networks. (2006). Enhanced blocking probability in adaptive multimedia wireless networks. 2006 Ieee International Performance Computing And Communications Conference …, 2006.

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Applying Peer-to-Peer Asynchronous Publish Subscribe Message Middleware to Mobile Ah Hoc Networks.

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Applying Peer-to-Peer Asynchronous Publish Subscribe Message Middleware to Mobile Ah Hoc Networks. (2006). Applying Peer-to-Peer Asynchronous Publish Subscribe Message Middleware to Mobile Ah Hoc Networks. Globecom, 2006.

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Fair and efficient channel dependent scheduling algorithm for HSDPA system

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Fair and efficient channel dependent scheduling algorithm for HSDPA system. (2005). Fair and efficient channel dependent scheduling algorithm for HSDPA system. 2005 2Nd International Symposium On Wireless Communication Systems, 238-241, 2005.

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Effective radio resource management techniques for QoS provisioning in multimedia wireless networks.

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Effective radio resource management techniques for QoS provisioning in multimedia wireless networks. (2005). Effective radio resource management techniques for QoS provisioning in multimedia wireless networks.

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Adaptability enhanced framework for provisioning connection-level QoS in multimedia wireless networks

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Adaptability enhanced framework for provisioning connection-level QoS in multimedia wireless networks. (2005). Adaptability enhanced framework for provisioning connection-level QoS in multimedia wireless networks. Second Ifip International Conference On Wireless And Optical Communications …, 2005.

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Stochastic analysis for adaptive bandwidth allocation framework in wireless cellular networks

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Stochastic analysis for adaptive bandwidth allocation framework in wireless cellular networks. (2005). Stochastic analysis for adaptive bandwidth allocation framework in wireless cellular networks. Wireless And Mobile Computing, Networking And Communications, 2005.(WiMob’2005), IEEE International Conference on, 2, 142–149. IEEE.

Radio Resource Management Algorithms in Wireless Cellular Networks.

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Radio Resource Management Algorithms in Wireless Cellular Networks. (2005). Radio Resource Management Algorithms in Wireless Cellular Networks. Handbook Of Algorithms For Wireless Networking And Mobile Computing, 415-437, 2005.

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Stochastic decision-based analysis of admission control policy in multimedia wireless networks

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Stochastic decision-based analysis of admission control policy in multimedia wireless networks. (2005). Stochastic decision-based analysis of admission control policy in multimedia wireless networks. International Conference On Research In Networking, 1281-1296, 2005, 1281–1296.

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Stochastic analysis for adaptive bandwidth allocation framework in wireless cellular networks

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Generic vertical handoff decision function for heterogeneous wireless

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Generic vertical handoff decision function for heterogeneous wireless. (2005). Generic vertical handoff decision function for heterogeneous wireless. Second Ifip International Conference On Wireless And Optical Communications …, 2005.

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Performance evaluation of a transport layer solution for seamless vertical mobility

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Performance evaluation of a transport layer solution for seamless vertical mobility. (2005). Performance evaluation of a transport layer solution for seamless vertical mobility. 2005 International Conference On Wireless Networks, Communications And …, 2005.

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A performance comparison of class-based scheduling algorithms in future UMTS access

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A performance comparison of class-based scheduling algorithms in future UMTS access. (2005). A performance comparison of class-based scheduling algorithms in future UMTS access. Pccc 2005. 24Th Ieee International Performance, Computing, And …, 2005.

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Using mobile agents for intrusion detection in wireless ad hoc networks

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Using mobile agents for intrusion detection in wireless ad hoc networks. (2005). Using mobile agents for intrusion detection in wireless ad hoc networks. Second Ifip International Conference On Wireless And Optical Communications …, 2005.

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Real-time service adaptability in multimedia wireless networks

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Real-time service adaptability in multimedia wireless networks. (2005). Real-time service adaptability in multimedia wireless networks. Proceedings Of The 1St Acm International Workshop On Quality Of Service …, 2005.

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Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Pervasive Systems and Computing, PSC'05

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Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Pervasive Systems and Computing, PSC'05. (2005). Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Pervasive Systems and Computing, PSC'05.

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Optimal multi-class guard channel admission policy under hard handoff constraints

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Optimal multi-class guard channel admission policy under hard handoff constraints. (2005). Optimal multi-class guard channel admission policy under hard handoff constraints. The 3Rd Acs/Ieee International Conference Oncomputer Systems And …, 2005.

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Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Pervasive Systems and Computing, PSC'05: Message from PSC-05 chairs

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Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Pervasive Systems and Computing, PSC'05: Message from PSC-05 chairs. (2005). Proceedings of the 2005 International Conference on Pervasive Systems and Computing, PSC'05: Message from PSC-05 chairs. Proceedings Of The 2005 International Conference On Pervasive Systems And …, 2005.

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Adaptive call admission control for multimedia wireless networks with QoS provisioning

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Adaptive call admission control for multimedia wireless networks with QoS provisioning. (2004). Adaptive call admission control for multimedia wireless networks with QoS provisioning. Workshops On Mobile And Wireless Networking/High Performance Scientific …, 2004.

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Adaptive bandwidth framework for provisioning connection-level qos for next-generation wireless cellular networks

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Adaptive bandwidth framework for provisioning connection-level qos for next-generation wireless cellular networks. (2004). Adaptive bandwidth framework for provisioning connection-level qos for next-generation wireless cellular networks. Electrical And Computer Engineering, Canadian Journal Of, 29, 101–108.

Uplink QoS-aware admission control in WCDMA networks with class-based power sharing

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Uplink QoS-aware admission control in WCDMA networks with class-based power sharing. (2004). Uplink QoS-aware admission control in WCDMA networks with class-based power sharing. First International Conference On Quality Of Service In Heterogeneous Wired …, 2004.

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Uplink QoS-Aware Admission Control in WCDMA Networks with Class-Based Sharing

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Uplink QoS-Aware Admission Control in WCDMA Networks with Class-Based Sharing. (2004). Uplink QoS-Aware Admission Control in WCDMA Networks with Class-Based Sharing. In Proc. Of Qshine, 2004.

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