@article {11338540020160228,
	title = {Vertical Handover Decision Algorithm Using Ants{\textquoteright} Colonies for 4G Heterogeneous Wireless Networks.},
	journal = {Journal of Computer Networks \& Communications},
	year = {2016},
	pages = {1 - 15},
	abstract = {With the development of 4G mobile telecommunication systems, providing users with the convenience of a seamless continuous connection is not enough anymore. Users want to be connected through the best available network with the best quality of service. It is necessary to have a good decision-making algorithm which decides whether it is necessary to perform handoff to another network, the best network to vertically perform handoff to, and the right time to initiate the handover. This paper proposes a new approach in which mobile terminals (MTs) continuously analyze the network and keep a database of the best available networks. The concept is based on QoS aware ant colony built on the vertical handoff mechanism that uses an updated version of ants{\textquoteright} colony optimization decision algorithm (ACOR), the dynamic and static factors such as RSS, the cost of service, bandwidth, the velocity of MT, the power consumption and security, and the module for predicting the traveling distance within an},
	keywords = {Ant algorithms, Bandwidths, Quality of service, Roaming (Telecommunication), Wireless sensor networks},
	issn = {20907141},
	url = {http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true\&db=iih\&AN=113385400\&site=ehost-live},
	author = {El Fachtali, Imad and Saadane, Rachid and Elkoutbi, Mohammed}
}
@article { ISI:000372275400001,
	title = {Vertical Handover Decision Algorithm Using Ants{\textquoteright} Colonies for 4G Heterogeneous Wireless Networks},
	journal = {JOURNAL OF COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS},
	year = {2016},
	abstract = {With the development of 4G mobile telecommunication systems, providing users with the convenience of a seamless continuous connection is not enough anymore. Users want to be connected through the best available network with the best quality of service. It is necessary to have a good decision-making algorithm which decides whether it is necessary to perform handoff to another network, the best network to vertically perform handoff to, and the right time to initiate the handover. This paper proposes a new approach in which mobile terminals (MTs) continuously analyze the network and keep a database of the best available networks. The concept is based on QoS aware ant colony built on the vertical handoff mechanism that uses an updated version of ants{\textquoteright} colony optimization decision algorithm (ACO(R)), the dynamic and static factors such as RSS, the cost of service, bandwidth, the velocity of MT, the power consumption and security, and the module for predicting the traveling distance within an IEEE 802.11 WLAN cell. Simulation results show that we can not only meet the individual needs of users in terms of QoS, but also improve the whole system performance by reducing the number of handover failures and unnecessary handover instances by up to 95\%.},
	issn = {2090-7141},
	doi = {10.1155/2016/6259802},
	author = {El Fachtali, Imad and Saadane, Rachid and Elkoutbi, Mohammed}
}
@conference { ISI:000380509200009,
	title = {Cooperation based Instantly Decodable Network Coding for Mobile Clouds},
	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 = {46-51},
	abstract = {Cloud computing Concept has been recognized as the next generation computing infrastructure. In addition, the explosive expansion of mobile devices usage around all over the world leads to more requirements in terms of resources, environment, and security. Therefore, mobile cloud computing (MCC) paradigm emerges, and it is considered as the future technology for mobile services and applications. Furthermore, Network Coding (NC) is a novel technique that aims to improve performance and throughput in wireless communication. Our work{\textquoteright}s concern is to build a delay and throughput optimized network coding scheme with mobile cooperation for broadcast based Mobile clouds applications. Hence, after a deep literature study, we proposed a scheme that introduces the use of cooperation with Instantly Decodable Network Coding. In order to evaluate our proposition, we carried out simulation experiments to test it and compare it with relevant existing solutions. Finally, the results are very encouraging and the proposed scheme gives a satisfactory delay compared to the existing solutions.},
	isbn = {978-1-4673-8224-3},
	author = {Chanyour, Tarik and Saadane, Rachid}
}
@conference { ISI:000380432600013,
	title = {Network Coding for Energy Optimization and Throughput Enhancement of WideMac for IR-UWB based WSN},
	booktitle = {2015 27TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MICROELECTRONICS (ICM)},
	series = {International Conference on Microelectronics-ICM},
	year = {2015},
	note = {27th International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM), Casablanca, MOROCCO, DEC 20-23, 2015},
	pages = {47-50},
	abstract = {Energy and throughput optimization occupies an important place in the research area of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). These networks are a class of useful but challenging networks. Combining Network Coding (NC) and efficient scheduling in the MAC layer of such networks gives more efficiency and copes with the problem of energy waste and inefficiency management as well as transmission{\textquoteright}s lose and collision. Our work{\textquoteright}s concern is to assess the contribution of the network coding technique{\textquoteright}s introduction to improve the efficiency and optimize the energy consumption in the MAC layer of IR-UWB based WSNs. Therefore, we tested this new technique using WideMac Protocol; which is a relevant MAC protocols dedicated to WSNs based on IR-UWB. Furthermore, we used XOR coding to fit low computational capabilities requirement in such networks. The obtained results are very encouraging and the proposed MAC scheme{\textquoteright}s improvements have demonstrated the positive impact of using NC in terms of both used metrics.},
	isbn = {978-1-4673-8759-0},
	issn = {2159-1679},
	author = {Chanyour, Tarik and Chergui Hali, Hanane and Saadane, Rachid}
}
@conference { ISI:000380408200012,
	title = {Secure Sparse Network Coding for Reliable Routing in Large Scale DTMN},
	booktitle = {2015 THIRD INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON RFID AND ADAPTIVE WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS (RAWSN)},
	year = {2015},
	note = {3rd International Workshop on RFID and Adaptive Wireless Sensor Networks (RAWSN), Agadir, MOROCCO, MAY 13-15, 2015},
	pages = {57-62},
	publisher = {FST FES; IEEE Morocco Sect; CNRST; MobiTic; Laboratoire Signaux Systemes Composants; LiMs Laboratoire},
	organization = {FST FES; IEEE Morocco Sect; CNRST; MobiTic; Laboratoire Signaux Systemes Composants; LiMs Laboratoire},
	abstract = {Security issue occupies an important part in all communication system and especially for new generation networks. Among these networks, we find Delay Tolerant Mobile Networks (DTMNs) which are a class of useful but challenging networks. Combining Network Coding (NC) and clustering for routing in such networks gives more efficiency and copes with routing reliability problem among large scale networks. Our work{\textquoteright}s concern is to build a secure network coding scheme in the presence of eavesdroppers in large-scale DTMNs. Therefore, we used a cluster based routing protocol dedicated to DTMN specificities. In addition, we used Sparse Random Linear Network Coding (SRLNC) to feat low computational capabilities requirement in such networks. Furthermore, we addressed the packets retransmission decision problem for SRLNC with a fair trade-off throughput/overhead. The results are very encouraging and the proposed routing scheme has the advantage to be reliable as well as secure for large scale DTMN.},
	isbn = {978-1-4673-8096-6},
	author = {Chanyour, Tarik and Saadane, Rachid and Belkasmi, Mostafa},
	editor = {Berrada, I and Ghennioui, H}
}
@conference { ISI:000380387700085,
	title = {Routing based on Network Coding and Clustering in DTMN},
	booktitle = {2014 SECOND WORLD CONFERENCE ON COMPLEX SYSTEMS (WCCS)},
	year = {2014},
	note = {2014 Second World Conference on Complex Systems (WCCS), Agadir, MOROCCO, NOV 10-12, 2014},
	pages = {274-279},
	publisher = {Ibn Zohr Univ; Moroccan Soc of Complex Syst; IEEE Morocco; Int Acad for Syst and Cybernet Sci IASCYS},
	organization = {Ibn Zohr Univ; Moroccan Soc of Complex Syst; IEEE Morocco; Int Acad for Syst and Cybernet Sci IASCYS},
	abstract = {Network coding is a novel technique that aims to improve routing schemes{\textquoteright} throughput. Besides, clustering is used to cope with the scalability problem among high scale networks. This paper combines the use of both techniques to address routing problem in Delay Tolerant Mobile Networks (DTMN). By the mean of its routing, the cluster based routing protocol we use offers opportunities for principal network coding operation, mainly the coding and decoding operations. Once a routed packet is received by the cluster head, it codes it regarding its destination cluster. The last cluster head performs decoding operation to deliver packets to their destination.},
	isbn = {978-1-4799-4647-1},
	author = {Chanyour, Tarik and Saadane, Rachid and Belkasmi, Mostafa}
}
@conference { ISI:000310353000012,
	title = {Evaluation of Hybrid Geo-location based on UMTS and OPS Technologies},
	booktitle = {2012 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIMEDIA COMPUTING AND SYSTEMS (ICMCS)},
	year = {2012},
	note = {International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems (ICMCS), Tangiers, MOROCCO, MAY 10-12, 2012},
	pages = {63-67},
	publisher = {Morocco Sect MTT/AP Joint Chapter},
	organization = {Morocco Sect MTT/AP Joint Chapter},
	abstract = {The degree of accuracy and availability of service make a distinction between the two main methods of geolocation that areGPS and UMTS. GPS provides good performances in terms of location in open area, but performances degrade to a significant manner when we go into an enclosed area. While the UMTS offers good results in urban areas, we can note a complementarity between these two techniques. In this paper we present a hybrid algorithm that combines these two techniques and takes best advantage of each of them with two approaches one simple and another advanced.},
	isbn = {978-1-4673-1520-3},
	author = {Saadane, Rachid and Belkasmi, Mostafa and El Koutbi, Mohammed and Dadda, Mohamed Rachid},
	editor = {Essaaidi, M and Zaz, Y}
}
