• A demonstration of evolved user equipment for collaborative wireless backhauling in next generation cellular networks 

      Apostolaras A., Nikaein N., Knopp R., Cipriano A.M., Korakis T., Koutsopoulos I., Tassiulas L. (2015)
      In this work, we demonstrate and validate a novel architecture for next generation cellular networks that enables collaborative forwarding at Layer 2 among adjacent eNBs with the aid of enhanced user equipment (UE) devices, ...
    • Dynamic resource provisioning for energy efficiency in wireless access networks: A survey and an outlook 

      Budzisz, L.; Ganji, F.; Rizzo, G.; Ajmone Marsan, M.; Meo, M.; Zhang, Y.; Koutitas, G.; Tassiulas, L.; Lambert, S.; Lannoo, B.; Pickavet, M.; Conte, A.; Haratcherev, I.; Wolisz, A. (2014)
      Traditionally, energy efficiency aspects have been included in the wireless access network design space only in the context of power control aimed at interference mitigation and for the increase of the terminal battery ...
    • Energy aware buffer aided cooperative relay selection 

      Hadef, M.; Apostolaras, A.; O'Reillys, J.; Mourad, A.; Mouhouche, B.; Koutsopoulos, I.; Korakis, T.; Tassiulas, L. (2014)
      In this paper we evaluate an energy-aware relay selection mechanism which exploits channel state information and the availability of buffers at relays to perform flexible relaying based on a backpressure-driven optimization ...
    • Energy-efficient planning and management of cellular networks 

      Chiaraviglio, L.; Ciullo, D.; Koutitas, G.; Meo, M.; Tassiulas, L. (2012)
      We study base stations energy-efficient management algorithms in a cellular access network taking into account different planning strategies. To provide energy savings, sleep modes are adopted at the Base Stations (BSs). ...
    • Evolved user equipment for collaborative wireless backhauling in next generation cellular networks 

      Apostolaras A., Nikaein N., Knopp R., Cipriano A.M., Korakis T., Koutsopoulos I., Tassiulas L. (2015)
      In this paper, we propose a novel architecture for next generation cellular networks that enables collaborative forwarding at Layer 2 among adjacent eNBs with the aid of enhanced user equipment (UE) devices, that act ...
    • Greening the Airwaves with Collaborating Mobile Network Operators 

      Koutitas G., Iosifidis G., Lannoo B., Tahon M., Verbrugge S., Ziridis P., Budzisz L., Meo M., Marsan M.A., Tassiulas L. (2016)
      Base station sharing is currently considered one of the most promising solutions for reducing the energy consumption costs of cellular networks. This paper presents a game theoretic framework for the study of such cooperative ...
    • Optimal selfishness-aware device-assisted content delivery in cellular networks 

      Poularakis, K.; Tassiulas, L. (2014)
      Utilization of device-to-device communication links provides an alternative way for mitigating the skyrocketing mobile data growth that challenges cellular operators nowadays. Namely, the owners of these devices can serve ...
    • Optimal selfishness-aware device-assisted content delivery in cellular networks 

      Poularakis K., Tassiulas L. (2016)
      Utilization of device-to-device communication links provides an alternative way for mitigating the skyrocketing mobile data growth that challenges cellular operators nowadays. Namely, the owners of these devices can serve ...
    • An overview of energy-efficient base station management techniques 

      Zhang, Y.; Budzisz, Ł; Meo, M.; Conte, A.; Haratcherev, I.; Koutitas, G.; Tassiulas, L.; Marsan, M. A.; Lambert, S. (2013)
      Cellular networks have been traditionally dimensioned to fulfill the desired quality of service (QoS) requirements at all times, and consequently their deployment has been planned to meet the expected peak of the user ...
    • User cooperation in heterogeneous cellular networks for improved spectral efficiency 

      Argyriou A. (2015)
      In this paper we propose user cooperation in Heterogenous cellular networks (HCNs) for combating intra-cell interference and improving downlink spectral efficiency (SE). The main idea we put forward is to employ interference ...
    • Video Delivery in Dense 5G Cellular Networks 

      Argyriou A., Poularakis K., Iosifidis G., Tassiulas L. (2017)
      One of the main challenges for mobile network operators today is the efficient delivery of mobile VoD services. In order to satisfy their requirements, we must revolutionize the way we manage the densely deployed resources ...