Toronto Networking Seminar



Resource Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks – Challenges and Opportunities

Hossam Hassanein
Telecommunications Research Lab
Queen’s University

Date:  Friday, October 27,  3pm
Location: BA1170 (Bahen Center)

Abstract:

The objective of this talk is to shed some light on our efforts in addressing the challenges to Resource Management (RM) in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks (HWNs). Our understanding is that establishing a comprehensive RM framework for such networks requires the consideration of elements in two dimensions – the access level and the end-to-end level. It is also crucial to accommodate the unique characteristics of HWNs. In the talk we, will detail our efforts in three main directions. The first comprises establishing a framework overlooking the interactions of network levels (network, path, link and access) in end-to-end service delivery. We describe practical mechanisms for multi-metric routing, in addition to inter-level mapping of end-to-end QoS requirements. We also describe generalized access scheduling techniques with economic considerations. The second direction entails the introduction of novel and non-traditional RM mechanisms that exploit characteristics specific to HWNs. We show how technologies within a HWN can be enhanced through joint functionalities. The third direction shows how vertical handoffs, despite their challenges, can be used to the benefit of the service provider; and how the use of wireless multihop communication can be utilized in a structurally-hybrid environment to maintain a robust network operation.

Bio:

Hossam Hassanein is a leading researcher in the School of Computing at Queen's University in the areas of broadband, wireless and variable topology networks architecture, protocols, control and performance evaluation. Before joining Queen's University in 1999, he worked at the department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Kuwait University (1993-1999) and the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo (1991-1993). Dr. Hassanein obtained his Ph.D. in Computing Science from the University of Alberta in 1990. He is the founder and director of the Telecommunication Research (TR) Lab http://www.cs.queensu.ca/~trl in the School of Computing at Queen’s. Dr. Hassanein has more than 250 publications in reputable journals, conferences and workshops in the areas of computer networks and performance evaluation. Dr. Hassanein has organized and served on the program committee of a number international conferences and workshops. He is a senior member of the IEEE and serves as the Secretary of the IEEE Communication Society Technical Committee on Ad hoc and Sensor Networks (TC AHSN). Dr. Hassanein is the recipient of Communications and Information Technology Ontario (CITO) Champions of Innovation Research award in 2003.