Search Results - "El Helou, Melhem"

Queue-Aware Resource Allocation in Full-Duplex Multi-Cellular Wireless Networks by Fawaz, Hassan, Lahoud, Samer, Helou, Melhem El, Khawam, Kinda

“…In this paper, we aim to tackle the challenges of resource block scheduling and power allocation in the context of multi-cell full-duplex wireless networks…”
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A Four-Sided Matching Game For Energy-Efficient Scheduling in Narrowband-IoT Networks by Yassine, Farah, Helou, Melhem El, Lahoud, Samer, Bazzi, Oussama

“…This paper studies the uplink resource allocation problem in NB-IoT networks. We aim to maximize the network's energy efficiency to serve devices in need for…”
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Energy Efficiency Enhancement for LoRaWAN Networks with Multiple Gateways by Loubany, Ali, Lahoud, Samer, Samhat, Abed Ellatif, Helou, Melhem El

“…LoRaWAN has emerged as a promising and suitable technology for massive machine-type communications. The emerging trend of green communication networking will…”
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Cooperation for Spreading Factor Assignment in a Multioperator LoRaWAN Deployment by Fawaz, Hassan, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer, Martin, Steven, Helou, Melhem El

“…Faced with the limitations of the Aloha random access scheme and spread spectrum techniques, LoRaWAN is yet to realize its potential as the flagship technology…”
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RALI: Increasing Reliability in LoRaWAN through Repetition and Iteration by Rayess, Juliana El, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer, Helou, Melhem El, Martin, Steven

“…For a seamless deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT), lightweight self-organizing solutions are needed to overcome the challenges of IoT, mainly stemming…”
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LoRaWAN Network: Radio Propagation Models and Performance Evaluation in Various Environments in Lebanon by El Chall, Rida, Lahoud, Samer, El Helou, Melhem

“…Recently, LoRaWAN has emerged as a promising technology for the Internet of Things (IoT), owing its ability to support low-power and long-range communications…”
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Improving Energy Efficiency in LoRaWAN Networks with Multiple Gateways by Loubany, Ali, Lahoud, Samer, Samhat, Abed Ellatif, El Helou, Melhem

“…LoRaWAN has imposed itself as a promising and suitable technology for massive machine-type communications. With the acceleration of deployment, improving the…”
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Energy-Efficient Uplink Scheduling in Narrowband IoT by Yassine, Farah, El Helou, Melhem, Lahoud, Samer, Bazzi, Oussama

“…This paper presents a detailed study of uplink scheduling in narrowband internet of things (NB-IoT) networks. As NB-IoT devices need a long battery lifetime,…”
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A fully distributed approach for joint user association and RRH clustering in cloud radio access networks by Taleb, Hussein, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer, Helou, Melhem El, Martin, Steven

“…Cloud radio access network (C-RAN) is a new centralized architecture to meet the exponential growing of demand of mobile traffic in 5G cellular wireless…”
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Joint throughput-energy optimization in multi-gateway LoRaWAN networks by Loubany, Ali, Lahoud, Samer, Samhat, Abed Ellatif, El Helou, Melhem

“…Nowadays, LoRaWAN has become one of the most widely deployed low-power wide-area technologies suitable for Internet of Things applications. Sensor nodes…”
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Queue-aware scheduling in full-duplex wireless networks by Fawaz, Hassan, Lahoud, Samer, El Helou, Melhem

“…Contemporary progress in telecommunication technologies have made full-duplex wireless communications feasible. The latter promise to double the capacity of…”
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Dynamic Multi-Tenant RAN Slicing for eMBB, URLLC, and mMTC in 5G Networks by Awada, Zeina, El Helou, Melhem, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer

“…Network slicing is astute to cope with the heterogeneity of 5G services. The multi-service networks require the segregation of the available radio resources…”
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A Stackelberg Game for Multi-Tenant RAN Slicing in 5G Networks by Awada, Zeina, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer, El Helou, Melhem

“…This paper addresses the multi-tenant radio access network slicing in 5G networks. The infrastructure provider (InP) slices the physical radio resources so as…”
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Throughput Improvement for LoRaWAN Networks Considering IoT Applications Priority by Loubany, Ali, Lahoud, Samer, Samhat, Abed Ellatif, Helou, Melhem El

“…The pure Aloha access scheme used in LoRaWAN increases the probability of collisions at a large scak, which will lead to a reduction in the packet delivery…”
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Study of LoRaWAN Networks Reliability by Rayess, Juliana El, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer, Helou, Melhem El, Martin, Steven

“…The Internet of Things (IoT) is a rapidly evolving field that incorporates a wide range of technologies and applications, enabling the seamless integration of…”
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Pilot Contamination Mitigation in Massive MIMO Cloud Radio Access Networks by Taleb, Hussein, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer, Helou, Melhem El, Martin, Steven

“…Massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) technology is expected to achieve significant gains in both signal-to-noise-plus-interference ratio (SINR) and…”
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A Hybrid Approach for Radio Access Technology Selection in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks by El Helou, Melhem, Lahoud, Samer, Ibrahim, Marc, Khawam, Kinda, Cousin, Bernard, Mezher, Dany

“…In heterogeneous wireless networks, different radio access technologies are integrated and may be jointly managed. To optimize network performance and…”
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Comiqual: collaborative measurement of internet quality by Ibrahim, Marc, Chamoun, Maroun, Kilany, Rima, El Helou, Melhem, Rouhana, Nicolas

“…With the continuous growth of both fixed and mobile Internet usage, measuring the Internet QoS (quality of service) becomes of vital interest for all involved…”
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RRH clustering in cloud radio access networks with re-association consideration by Boulos, Karen, Helou, Melhem El, Khawam, Kinda, Ibrahim, Marc, Martin, Steven, Sawaya, Hadi

“…Cloud Radio Access Network (C-RAN) is an evolution in the base station architecture, mainly composed of two elements: The Base Band Unit (BBU) and the Remote…”
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A Game Theoretic Framework for Power Allocation in Full-Duplex Wireless Networks by Fawaz, Hassan, Khawam, Kinda, Lahoud, Samer, El Helou, Melhem

“…In this paper, we apply a game theoretic approach to power allocation in full-duplex orthogonal frequency division multiple access networks. Such networks…”
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