@article {Simula.simula.936,
	title = {Home M2M Networks: Architectures, Standards, and QoS Improvement},
	journal = {IEEE Communications Magazine},
	volume = {49},
	number = {4},
	year = {2011},
	month = {April},
	pages = {44-52},
	abstract = {It is envisioned that home networks will shift from the current machine-to-human communications to the machineto-machine (M2M) paradigm with the rapid penetration of embedded devices in home surroundings. In this article, we {fi}rst identify the fundamental challenges in home M2M networks. Then, we present the architecture of home M2M networks that is decomposed into three sub-areas depending on the radio service ranges and potential applications. Finally, we focus on the Quality-of-Service (QoS) management in home M2M networks, considering the increasing number of multimedia devices and growing visual requirements in a home area. Three standards for multimedia sharing and their QoS architectures are outlined. A cross-layer joint admission and rate control design is reported for QoS-aware multimedia sharing. This proposed strategy is aware of the QoS requirement and the resilience of multimedia services. Illustrative results indicate that the joint design is able to intelligently allocate radio bandwidth based on QoS demands in resource-constrained home M2M networks.},
	author = {Zhang, Yan and Yu, Rong and Yao, W. and Xie, Shengli and Xiao, Y. and Guizani, M.}
}
@article {Simula.simula.245,
	title = {Joint Optimization of Power, Packet Forwarding and Reliability in MIMO Wireless Sensor Networks},
	journal = {Mobile Networks and Applications},
	volume = {16},
	number = {6},
	year = {2011},
	pages = {760-770},
	abstract = {In this paper, we study the reliable packet forwarding in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) with the multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and orthogonal space time block codes (OSTBC) techniques. The objective is to propose a cross-layer optimized forwarding scheme to maximize the Successful Transmission Rate (STR) while satisfying the given end-to-end power consumption constraint. The channel coding, power allocation, and route planning are jointly considered to significantly improve the transmission quality in terms of STR. The joint optimization design is formulated as a global deterministic optimization and also a local stochastic optimization issues. It is found that the stochastic optimization approach can effectively model, analyze, and solve the routing problem. In order to substantially reduce the implementation complication of the global optimization, we propose a low-complexity distributed scheme. The determination of relaying nodes and power budgets are decoupled, i.e. performing route planning and power allocation separately. We have shown that the result in the distributed scheme is able to provide sufficiently accurate predication of the global optimization. In addition, the proposed scheme can clearly reduce the Symbol Error Rate (SER) and achieve higher STR compared with two existing energy-efficient routing protocols, in which no joint design is considered.},
	doi = {10.1007/s11036-010-0265-3},
	author = {Yu, Rong and Zhang, Yan and Song, L. and Yao, W.}
}
@article {Simula.ND.315,
	title = {QoS-Aware Packet Forwarding in MIMO Sensor Networks: a Cross-Layer Approach},
	journal = {Wiley Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing},
	volume = {10},
	number = {6},
	year = {2010},
	pages = {748-757},
	author = {Song, L. and Zhang, Yan and Yu, Rong and Yao, W.}
}
@inproceedings {Simula.ND.257,
	title = {Cross-Layer Optimized Routing for Wireless Sensor Networks Using Dynamic Programming},
	journal = {the IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), ICC 2009},
	year = {2009},
	publisher = {IEEE},
	type = {Conference},
	isbn = {978-1-4244-3435-0},
	author = {Song, L. and Zhang, Yan and Yu, Rong and Yao, W.},
	editor = {IEEE, }
}
