MASCOTS 2007: Istanbul, Turkey
15th International Symposium on Modeling, Analysis, and Simulation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (MASCOTS 2007), October 24-26, 2007, Istanbul, Turkey. IEEE Computer Society 2007
Performance of Wireless/Sensor Networks - 1
Paulo Sérgio Sausen, José Renato de Brito Sousa, Marco Aurélio Spohn, Angelo Perkusich, Antonio Marcus Nogueira de Lima: Dynamic Power Management with Scheduled Switching Modes in Wireless Sensor Networks. 1-8
François Ingelrest, Nathalie Mitton, David Simplot-Ryl: A Turnover based Adaptive HELLO Protocol for Mobile Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks. 9-14
Yu Dong, Wing-Kai Hon, David K. Y. Yau, Jren-Chit Chin: Distance Reduction in Mobile Wireless Communication: Lower Bound Analysis and Practical Attainment. 23-30
Performance of Wireless/Sensor Networks - 2
Despina Triantafyllidou, Khaldoun Al Agha: Evaluation of TCP Performance in MANETs using an Optimized Scalable Simulation Model. 31-37
Nitya Sundareswaran, George F. Riley, Ken Boyd: Improving Quality of Service in MAC 802.11 Layer. 38-45
Dheeraj Reddy, George F. Riley: Measurement Based Physical Layer Modeling for Wireless Network Simulations. 46-53
Performance of Wireless/Sensor Networks - 3

Deniz Cokuslu, Kayhan Erciyes: A Hierarchical Connected Dominating Set Based Clustering Algorithm for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks. 60-66
Marwen Abdennebi, Samir Tohmé: Design and Analysis of a WiMAX Mesh Based Cellular Radio Access Networks. 67-72
Pinar Sarisaray Boluk, Gurkan Gur, Sebnem Baydere, A. Emre Harmanci: Performance Comparison of Error Compensation Techniques with Multipath Transmission in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks. 73-86
Performance of Wireless/Sensor Networks - 4
Nicos Gollan, Jens Schmitt: Energy-Efficent TDMA Design Under Real-Time Constraints in Wireless Sensor Networks. 80-87
Jia Hu, Geyong Min, Michael E. Woodward: Modeling of IEEE 802.11e Contention Free Bursting Scheme with Heterogeneous Stations. 88-94
Shamim Begum, Sandeep K. Gupta, Ahmed Helmy: Performance Analysis of Wireless MAC Protocols Using a Search Based Framework. 95-102
Performance of Wireless/Sensor Networks - 5

Petr Jurcík, Anis Koubaa, Mário Alves, Eduardo Tovar, Zdenek Hanzálek: A Simulation Model for the IEEE 802.15.4 protocol: Delay/Throughput Evaluation of the GTS Mechanism. 109-116
Rabun Kosar, Cem Ersoy: Enhancing The Performance of Nonuniformly Deployed Sensor Network by Locating Bottleneck Areas for Partial Redeployment. 117-123
Applications and Tools - 1
Walter A. Burkhard: Efficient External Table Reordering. 124-131
George Kastaniotis, Elias K. Maragos, Vasileios Dimitsas, Christos Douligeris, Dimitris K. Despotis: Web Proxy CachingObject Replacement: Frontier Analysis to Discover the Good-Enough Algorithms. 132-137
Novella Bartolini, Gian Carlo Bongiovanni, Simone Silvestri: An Autonomic Admission Control Policy for Distributed Web Systems. 138-144
Francesc Guim, Julita Corbalán, Jesús Labarta: Modeling the Impact of Resource Sharing in Backfilling Policies using the Alvio Simulator. 145-150
Applications and Tools - 2
Antonis Papadogiannakis, Demetres Antoniades, Michalis Polychronakis, Evangelos P. Markatos: Improving the Performance of Passive Network Monitoring Applications using Locality Buffering. 151-157
Humberto T. Marques Neto, Virgílio A. F. Almeida, Jussara M. Almeida: Pricing Broadband Internet Adaptive Services. 158-165
Yusuke Sakumoto, Ryouta Asai, Hiroyuki Ohsaki, Makoto Imase: Design and Implementation of Flow-Level Simulator for Performance Evaluation of Large Scale Networks. 166-172
Naser Sedaghati-Mokhtari, Mahdi Nazm Bojnordi, Sied Mehdi Fakhraie: MDST: Multiprocessor DSP Simulation Toolkit for Voice Processing Applications. 173-178
Computer Systems
Xiaolong Jin, Geyong Min: Queue Length Distribution and Loss probability of Generalized Processor Sharing Systems under Multi-Class Self-Similar Traffic. 179-185
Melhem Tawk, Khaled Z. Ibrahim, Smaïl Niar: Adaptive Sampling for Efficient MPSoC Architecture Simulation. 186-192
Andrzej Kochut, Kirk A. Beaty: On Strategies for Dynamic Resource Management in Virtualized Server Environments. 193-200
Performance and Methodology - 1
Rukma Prabhu Verlekar, Varsha Apte, Prakhar Goyal, Bhavish Agarwal: PerfCenter: A Methodology and Tool for Performance Analysis of Application Hosting Centers. 201-208
Enrique Hernández-Orallo, Joan Vila-Carbó: Network Performance Analysis based on Histogram Workload Models. 209-216
Jing Fu, Olof Hagsand, Gunnar Karlsson: Queuing Behavior and Packet Delays in Network Processor Systems. 217-224
Jonatha Anselmi, Giuliano Casale, Paolo Cremonesi: Approximate Solution of Multiclass Queuing Networks with Region Constraints. 225-230
Performance and Methodology - 2
Dan Tsafrir, Keren Ouaknine, Dror G. Feitelson: Reducing Performance Evaluation Sensitivity and Variability by Input Shaking. 231-237
Arno Moonen, Marco Bekooij, Rene van den Berg, Jef L. van Meerbergen: Practical and Accurate Throughput Analysis with the Cyclo Static Dataflow Model. 238-245
Qi Zou: PSOS: A Novel Protocol Simulation Platform for Satellite Networks. 246-251
Parijat Dube, Hao Yu, Li Zhang, José E. Moreira: Performance Evaluation of a Commercial Application, Trade, in Scale-out Environments. 252-259
Performance and Methodology - 3
Ram Chakka, Enver Ever, Orhan Gemikonakli: Joint-State Modeling for Open Queuing Networks with Breakdowns, Repairs and Finite Buffers. 260-266
Stefan Penz: Wireless Multicast Support for the NS-2 Emulation Environment. 267-273
Parallel and Distributed Systems
Edi Shmueli, Dror G. Feitelson: Uncovering the Effect of System Performance on User Behavior from Traces of Parallel Systems. 274-280
Georges Da Costa, Marios D. Dikaiakos, Salvatore Orlando: Nine months in the life of EGEE: a look from the South. 281-287
Mauro Andreolini, Sara Casolari, Michele Colajanni: Trend-based Load Balancer for a Multi-tier Distributed System. 288-294
Francesco Lelli, Gaetano Maron, Salvatore Orlando: Client Side Estimation of a Remote Service Execution. 295-302
Computer Networks - 1
Ashok Khanal, Bahman S. Motlagh, Taskin Koçak: Improving the Efficiency of Spam Filtering through Cache Architecture. 303-309
Xiaoyu Yang, Yiming Hu: Search Enhanced by Distributed Semantic Clustering in Gnutella-like P2P Systems. 318-324
Computer Networks - 2
Grigorios Zachariadis, Javier A. Barria: Load Distribution for Telecommunications Networks Using Revenue Management. 325-330
Nail Akar: Model-free Adaptive Hysteresis for Dynamic Bandwidth Reservation. 331-336
Hao Wang, David I. Laurenson, Jane Hillston: PEPA Analysis of MAP Effects in Hierarchical Mobile IPv6. 337-342
Computer Networks - 3
Erol Gelenbe, Michael Gellman: Can Routing Oscillations be Good? The Benefits of Route-switching in Self-aware Networks. 343-352
Daniel Popa, Joanna Tomasik: On Markov Chain Modelling of Asynchronous Optical CSMA/CA Protocol. 360-365
Francesco Lo Presti, Chiara Petrioli, Claudio Vicari: Distributed Dynamic Replica Placement and Request Redirection in Content Delivery Networks. 366-373
Computer Networks - 4
Hind Castel, Lynda Mokdad, Nihal Pekergin: Stochastic Bounds Applied to the End to End QoS in Communication Systems. 374-380
Mohammad Sadegh Talebi, Fahimeh Jafari, Ahmad Khonsari: A Novel Flow Control Scheme for Best Effort Traffic in NoC Based on Source Rate Utility Maximization. 381-386
Muhammad Abdulla, Robert Simon: Analysis of Core-Assisted Routing in Opportunistic Networks. 387-394
Yulei Wu, Geyong Min, Mohamed Ould-Khaoua, Hao Yin: An Analytical Model for Torus Networks in the Presence of Hot-Spot Traffic with Batch Arrivals. 395-401
Storage Systems
Timothy Bisson, Scott A. Brandt: Reducing Hybrid Disk Write Latency with Flash-Backed I/O Requests. 402-409
Dongin Shin, Youngjin Yu, Heon Young Yeom: Shedding Light in the Black-Box : Structural Modeling of Modern Disk Drives. 410-417
Optical Networks
Farhad Hormozdiari, Ali Rajabi, Ahmad Khonsari: Mathematical Analysis of Delay Line to Wavelength Allocation Algorithmsin Optical Networks. 418-423
Yoong Cheah Huei, Pung Hung Keng, Nikolai Krivulin: Average Network Blocking Probabilities for TDM WDM Optical Networks with OTSIs and without WC. 424-431
Oto Pobiecky, Ivan Kotuliak, Daniel Popa, Tülin Atmaca, Gérard Hébuterne: LOCOMOTIVE: A Hybrid Access Protocol for Bus-Based Passive Optical Networks. 432-436
Poul E. Heegaard, Werner Sandmann: Efficient Simulation of Optical Ring Networks with Intermittent Transceiver Faults. 437-443



