During the last years, a continuous convergence and fusion of computing and networking
systems is stressed in the ICT research community. Context awareness appears to be a …

In third generation wireless network, the demand of wireless multimedia service is
responsible for the enormous growth of data traffic. Cellular operators throughout the world …

Ever growing penetration of the behind-the-meter technologies is changing the electricity
consumption profiles of end-users. Intelligent coordination of these emerging technologies …

The most important challenge in an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) is bandwidth
allocation. This is because it is a mandatory service to satisfy the end users' service level …

The main idea behind CoMP operation is to efficiently coordinate multiple transmission
points to provide better transmission quality and QoS, while improving spectral efficiency …

In this paper, we propose a low complexity Dynamic Hybrid Clustering (DHC) scheme for
LTE-A networks employing Coordinated MultiPoint with Dynamic Point Selection (CoMP …

It is widely accepted that cloud computing technologies will soon have substantial impact on
a broad range of industrial and institutional sectors such as governance, health care …

In today's heterogeneous networking (HetNet) environments, where end users are provided
with universal connectivity opportunities, femtocell deployments can become key players in …

The fast emerging technology of femtocells, through the utilization of existing IP
infrastructures, promises to improve critical performance indicators in cellular networks, such …

Abstract In this chapter, Joint Radio Resource Management (JRRM) issues in cognitive
networks are discussed presenting the TV White Spaces (TVWS) spectrum exploitation use …