@article {12053057320170104,
	title = {A tight approximate analytical framework for performance analysis of equal gain combining receiver over independent Weibull fading channels.},
	journal = {EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications \& Networking},
	volume = {2017},
	number = {1},
	year = {2017},
	pages = {1 - 12},
	abstract = {In this paper, a method for approximating the probability distribution of sum of independent and identical Weibull random variables is adopted to analyze the performance of equal gain combiner (EGC) receiver over non-identical Weibull fading channel (WFC). Our main result is to derive a generalized expression of the probability density function (PDF) of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at the EGC output in the case of non-identical WFC. Based on this PDF, accurate approximation of significant performance criteria, such as outage probability (OP), the amount of fading (AoF), and average symbol/bit error probability (ASEP/ABEP), are derived. In addition, we derived the analytical expressions for channel capacities under various adaptation policies such as optimal rate adaptation (ORA), optimal simultaneous power and rate adaptation (OPRA), channel inversion with fixed rate (CIFR), and truncated channel inversion with fixed rate (TCIFR). The proposed mathematical analysis is complemented},
	keywords = {Adaptation policies, Average symbol/bit error probability (ASEP/ABEP), Cumulative distribution function, Cumulative distribution function (CDF), Diversity combining (Telecommunications), Equal gain combining (EGC), Fox H-function, Meijer G-function, Moment generating function (MGF), Probability density function, Probability density function (PDF), Radio transmitters \& transmission {\textendash} Fading, Random variables},
	issn = {16871472},
	url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=iih\&AN=120530573\&site=ehost-live},
	author = {Bessate, Abdelmajid and El Bouanani, Faissal}
}
@article { ISI:000392517100026,
	title = {Unified analysis of EGC diversity over Weibull fading channels},
	journal = {INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS},
	volume = {30},
	number = {1},
	year = {2017},
	month = {JAN 10},
	abstract = {In this paper, the performance analysis based on PDF approach of an L-branch equal gain combiner (EGC) over independent and not necessarily identical Weibull fading channels is presented. Several closed-form approximate expressions are derived in terms of only one Fox H-function as PDF, cumulative distribution function, and moments of the EGC output Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), outage probability, amount of fading, channel capacity, and the average symbol error rate for various digital modulation schemes. All results are illustrated and verified by simulations using computer algebra systems. Copyright (C) 2015 John Wiley \& Sons, Ltd.},
	issn = {1074-5351},
	doi = {10.1002/dac.2925},
	author = {El Bouanani, Faissal and Ben-Azza, Hussain}
}
@article { ISI:000390395500004,
	title = {A very tight approximate results of MRC receivers over independent Weibull fading channels},
	journal = {PHYSICAL COMMUNICATION},
	volume = {21},
	year = {2016},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {30-40},
	abstract = {In this paper, we study the performance of L-branch maximal-ratio combining (MRC) receivers operating over independent Weibull-fading channels. Our main result is a very tight approximation of the probability density function (PDF) of the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) at the output of the combiner. Based on this result, accurate approximation of significant performance criteria, such as outage probability and average symbol error rate (ASER) are derived. We also evaluate the average bit error rate (ABER) for several coherent and non-coherent modulation schemes, using a closed-form expression for the moment-generating function (MGF) of the output SNR for MRC receivers. In addition, we derive some analytical expressions for channel capacity under various adaptation policies such as optimal rate adaptation (ORA), Optimal simultaneous power and rate adaptation (OPRA), Channel inversion with fixed rate (CIFR), and Truncated channel inversion with fixed rate (TCIFR). The proposed mathematical analysis is complemented by numerous numerical results, which point out the effects of fading severity on the overall system performance. Computer simulations are also performed to verify the validity and the accuracy of the proposed theoretical approach. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.},
	issn = {1874-4907},
	doi = {10.1016/j.phycom.2016.09.001},
	author = {Bessate, Abdelmajid and El Bouanani, Faissal}
}
@conference { ISI:000380509200045,
	title = {Performance Analysis of MRC Diversity in Correlated Weibull Fading Channels},
	booktitle = {2015 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (WINCOM)},
	year = {2015},
	note = {International conference on wireless networks and mobile communications, Marrakech, MOROCCO, OCT 20-23, 2015},
	pages = {267-273},
	abstract = {Ascertaining the importance of the Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC) receiver and the suitability of the Weibull model to describe mobile fading channels, we study the performance of this combiner over correlated Weibull Fading Channels (WFC) with arbitrary parameters. We adapt the approximate closed-form expressions of many performance criteria of L-branch MRC derived in {[}1] to the case of correlated channels. Additionally, to reduce the computing complexity of performance criteria, the probability density function (PDF) and the moment generating function (MGF) of the output SNR are written otherwise in terms of simple polynomial and Laguerre generalized function. All the results are evaluated and illustrated by using Mathematica Software, verified and validated by monte-carlo simulation and comparison with previous results {[}2].},
	isbn = {978-1-4673-8224-3},
	author = {Bessate, Abdelmajid and El Bouanani, Faissal}
}
@conference { ISI:000380509200002,
	title = {A secure multi-hops routing for VANETs},
	booktitle = {2015 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WIRELESS NETWORKS AND MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS (WINCOM)},
	year = {2015},
	note = {International conference on wireless networks and mobile communications, Marrakech, MOROCCO, OCT 20-23, 2015},
	pages = {6-10},
	abstract = {Vehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) are a promising communication technology. they offers many applications, which will improve traffic management and safety. Nevertheless, those applications have stringent security requirements, as they affect road traffic safety. Security requirement like authentication, privacy and Integrity are crucial to VANETs, as they avoid attacks against vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside communication. In this paper, we investigate the authentication and privacy issues in VANETs. We explore the Attribute Based Signature (ABS) primitive and its variants. We then select among existing ABS literature, an efficient scheme (the best known) that achieve both traceability and user-privacy (anonymity). Finally, we propose a protocol for VANETs that uses traceable ABS in general context of multi-hop routing.},
	isbn = {978-1-4673-8224-3},
	author = {Mrabet, Khalid and El Bouanani, Faissal and Ben-Azza, Hussain}
}
@conference { ISI:000361140000102,
	title = {A New Closed-Form Approximations For MRC Receiver Over Non-Identical Weibull Fading Channels},
	booktitle = {2014 INTERNATIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND MOBILE COMPUTING CONFERENCE (IWCMC)},
	series = {International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference},
	year = {2014},
	note = {10th International Wireless Communications \& Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), Nicosia, CYPRUS, AUG 04-08, 2014},
	pages = {600-605},
	publisher = {IEEE; IEEE Cyprus Sect; Frederick Univ},
	organization = {IEEE; IEEE Cyprus Sect; Frederick Univ},
	abstract = {In this paper, we derive a novel probability density function (PDF)-based expression for various performance criteria with L-branch maximal-ratio combining over independent and not necessarily identical Weibull fading channels. Approximating the output SNR by a simple H-distribution, useful closed formulas for cumulative distribution function, moment generating function, outage probability, amount of fading, average capacity, and average symbol error rate for some M-ary modulation schemes are derived in terms of Meijer G-function. All results are illustrated and validated},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-0959-9},
	issn = {2376-6492},
	author = {El Bouanani, Faissal}
}
@conference { ISI:000363271300045,
	title = {New Iterative Decoding Algorithms of 2D Product Block Codes},
	booktitle = {2014 WORLD CONGRESS ON COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (WCCAIS)},
	year = {2014},
	note = {World Congress on Computer Applications and Information Systems (WCCAIS), Hammamet, TUNISIA, JAN 17-19, 2014},
	abstract = {This paper presents four new iterative decoders for two dimensional product block codes (2D-PBC) based on Genetic Algorithms. Each of these iterative decoders runs in parallel on a number of processors connected by a network. They have almost the same complexity as the conventional iterative decoder, but their performances are improved since at each iteration, they trap the better of extrinsic information computed by the elementary decoders running simultaneously on all processors.},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-3351-8},
	author = {Ahmadi, Abdeslam and El Bouanani, Faissal and Ben-Azza, Hussain}
}
@conference { ISI:000363271300046,
	title = {Novel Results for the Spectral Efficiency and Symbol Error Rate of GSC Receiver over Identical and Uncorrelated Weibull Fading Channels},
	booktitle = {2014 WORLD CONGRESS ON COMPUTER APPLICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (WCCAIS)},
	year = {2014},
	note = {World Congress on Computer Applications and Information Systems (WCCAIS), Hammamet, TUNISIA, JAN 17-19, 2014},
	abstract = {In this work, we introduce a novel probability density function (PDF)-based expression to obtain the maximum average spectral efficiency (MASE) and the average symbol error rate (ASER) of L-branch Generalized Selection Combining (GSC) receiver over independent and identical Wei bull fading channels. Approximating the output SNR by a simple H-distribution, useful expressions of outage probability, MASE and ASER for some M-ary modulation schemes are derived in terms of Meijer G-function. The approximated PDF is validated by computed simulations using Mathematica software.},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-3351-8},
	author = {El Bouanani, Faissal and Ben-Azza, Hussain and Belkasmi, Mostafa}
}
@article { ISI:000322276600002,
	title = {New results for Shannon capacity over generalized multipath fading channels with MRC diversity},
	journal = {EURASIP JOURNAL ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKING},
	year = {2012},
	abstract = {In this article, we investigate the Shannon capacity for L-branch maximal combining ratio (MRC) over generalized multipath fading channel. We derive closed-form expressions of the maximal spectral efficiency over Rayleigh, Rician, Nakagami-m, and Weibull multipath fading channel under flat fading conditions. The results are expressed in terms of Meijer G-functions, which can be evaluated numerically using mathematical tools such as Mathematica and Maple. We show, in particular, that the more the number L increases, the larger the Shannon capacity is. We deduce that four branches are sufficient in several cases to mitigate the fading effect and the channel model will approaches the one of AWGN.},
	issn = {1687-1499},
	doi = {10.1186/1687-1499-2012-336},
	author = {El Bouanani, Faissal and Ben-Azza, Hussain and Belkasmi, Mostafa}
}
