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CONTENTS

VOLUME 1

Mini-Symposia Papers

MS-01: Global Development of Telecommunication Services

Chairman: Hyoung Joong Kim, Korea Page

DCS Applications in Telecommunications Networks 1D. Vijayaruban and A. RavindranLucent Technologies

Telecommunications Industry in Taiwan 7S. Y. Chen, Shan-Hsin Tsao and Ying-Ming HsiehChunghwa Telecommunications Co. Ltd., Taiwan.

Users' Participation in IMT-2000 Standardisation Upon User-Based Standards Strategy 14J. W. Myung*, R. Peng** and A. Kripalani****Senior Manager for Standards Strategy, **Director of GlobalStandards Planning Group and ***Vice President of GlobalStandards Planning Group, Qualcomm Korea Ltd.

MS-02: Future Trends in Information SystemsChairmen: Prof. G. S. Kuo, Taiwan

Dr. Riadh W. Y. Habash, Finland Page

Teleteaching: Transforming University Teaching and Learning 23S. Giles, Monash University, Australia

SingAREN: The Singapore Advanced Research and Education Network 26L H Ngoh, C. K. Tham, F. Yeoh, A. L Ananda, T. H. Cheng,B. S Lee and S. ManjeetNanyang Technical University Singapore

Knowledge Management - What It Is and What It Means to the Industry 33G M. Fadzil, Head, TM Multimedia, Telekom Malaysia

Technical Symposium Papers

Session 01: Electromagnetics, Radiation and Propagation IssuesSession Chair(s): Dr. T. K. A. Rahman

Prof. Dr. Tharek A. RahmanTrack: Wireless Page

Improved Measured Equation of Invariance 40Ahmad Cheldavi, Ali Reza Foroozesh and M. Kamarei*Department of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology,Narmak, Tehran, Iran, * Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering,University of Tehran

Comparison of Measured and Calculated Values of Electromagnetic Fields 44in a Residence and OfficeAvni Morgul, Selim Seker and Tolga M. Tulgar*Dept. of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey*School of EEE, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Radio Wave Propagation over Rooftop of Mixed Height Buildings' 48W. Amphuchineewan and C. WaiyapattanakornDepartment of Electrical Engineering Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Propagation Characteristics of Microwave Due to Rainfall in Singapore 52Z.X. Zhou, L.W. Li, T.S. Yeo, and M.S. LeongDepartment of Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Measurements and Simulation of Radio Environment for in-Building Wireless Lan 56Darmawaty Mohd Ali, Ahmad Faizal Mohd Zain and Shamsul Baharin*Department of Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering,Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, *Research and Development Department, CellularCommunications Network (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.

2 GHz Radio Propagation in Fixed Wireless Access Environment 60Tan Kim Geok and Tharek Abdul RahmanWireless Communications Research LaboratoryFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Analysis of Frequency Selective Surface Using Entire Domain Method 64Ahmad Cheldavi, Ali Reza Foroozesh and Farohk HodjatDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Iran University of Science andTechnology, Tehran, Iran.

Biological Effects and Health implications of Radio Frequency Radiation 68R. W. / Habasn and H. T Alhafid*Mikkeii Polythechnic (International Centre), Mikkeli. Finland. *Facuity of Engineering.Ajmnn 'JP'VersiiY zf Science and Technology, UAE.

Session 02: RF and Microwave Measurements for Wireless ApplicationsSession Chair(s): Dr. Mohd. Dani Baba

Dr. Mohd. Ibrahim Mohd. ArifTrack: Wireless P a 9 e

Analysis of Crosstalk Energy in Ultra-High-Speed Microstrip Transmission Lines 72for Wireless Communication SystemsS. Malisuwan, Vichate Ungvichian and L. Lu*EMI R&DLAB, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, USA, *Qualcomm Inc., San Diego.

Microwave Nondestructive Testing of Composite Materials Using An Open-Ended 75Waveguide TechniqueDeepak Kumar Ghodgaonkar, Syahiruddin Annuar and Rizal MaarofFaculty of Electrical Engineering, MARA Institute of Technology, Malaysia

Design of Microstrip Band Pass Filter At 2 GHz 79Mohamad Kamal A Rahim and Mahmood ShamsuddinDepartment of Radio Communication Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Electromagnetic Modeling of a Quasi-Planar Resonator 83Mohd Khairul Mohd Salleh, S. Verdeyme*, H. Aubreton** and J. Maury**Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. * I.R.C.O.M, Facultede Science de Limoges, France. ** previously at Faculte de Science de Limoges, France.

Low Noise Microwave Active Filters for Wireless Applications: Modeling and 87MeasurementsB. Kapilevich and A. ZaitsevDept. of Applied Electromagnetics, Siberia State University of Telecommunicationsand Infromatics, Novosibirsk, Russia

On the Design and Fabrication of Sub-systems for Wireless Communications -A Faculty's Experience g-lZaiki Awang, Ahmad Hairi A. Bakar, M. Hanapiah M. Yusoff*, N. Ismail**R. Abdullah**, S. B. S. S. Abdullah and M. F. M. Shariff***Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. "Science Centre,Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. "Telekom Malaysia, Malaysia. ***Motorola Penang,Malaysia.

Full-scale Computer Simulation of Large-signal Modes of Operation of 95Low-high-low InP IMPATT DiodesEl-Sayed A. El-Badawy*, S. H. Ibrahim** and H. A. El-Motaafy***Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University, Malaysia ** MTC EavDt*** HTI, Egypt. ' ' y / P

Session 03: Antennas and ArraysSession Chair(s): Assoc. Prof. A. F. M. Zain

Dr. M. Nasir TaibTrack: Wireless Page

Triangular Microstrip Stacked Antenna for Dual Band Operation 103P. Vasistha and B. R. VishvakarmaDepartment of Electronics Engineering, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University,India

Analysis of Electromagnetically Coupled Two Layer Elliptical Microstrip Stacked 107AntennaR.L. Yadava and B. R. VishvakarmaElectronics Engineering Department, Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University,Varanasi, India

Design of an L-band Planar Phased Array Antenna Using Microwave Antenna 111CAD SoftwareN. C.Karmakar and Marek E. Bialkowski *Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, University of Queensland,Australia, *School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University,Singapore

Active Microstrip Antenna Fed by Coplanar Waveguide 117E. T. Rahardjo and S. YonoAntenna Propagation and Microwave Research Group, Center for Information andCommunications Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, Indonesia

Microwave Multi-Layer Front-End for Frontal Anti-Collision Radar 121L. GiubboliniCespa-C.N.R. Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Use of Artifical Neural Network for Range Side Lobe Suppression in Radar 125F. Ghani, O. Farooq, Z. A. Abbasi,Department of Electronics Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, India

Smart Antenna Versus Structural Reconfigurable Antenna 128M.lndravuth, C, Waiyapattanakorn and S. PhermpoonwattanasukDepartment of Electrical Engineering Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Mutual Coupling Effects on Smart Antenna's Smartness 131M.lndravuth, C. Waiyapattanakorn and A. WongshsookDepartment of Electrical Engineering Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Flat Plate Antennas (FPA) and Their Applications to Mega TV Systems 135R. AR Ibrahim and S. K. S. LuDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunication, Faculty of Engineering,University of Malaya, Malaysia.

Comparative Analysis Among Satellite Parabolic Antennas and Their Implementation 138Of The Reception of Satellite TV in MalaysiaR. AR Ibrahim and S. K. S. LuDepartment of Electrical Engineering and Telecommunication, Faculty of Engineering,University of Malaya, Malaysia.

Session 04: Mobile, Cellular and Personal CommunicationsSession Chains): Dr. A. H. A. Bakar

Dr. Deepak K. GhodgaonkarTrack: Systems P a 9 e

Fuzzy Logic Controlled Dynamic Tuning of Mobile Radio Receivers 143A. Q. Ansari and MoinuddinDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engg. & Technology, Jamia Millia Islamia, India

Queueing Scheme For The Handover Process Using MBPS and SPPQ 147K. Lumdee and W. BenjapolakulDepartment of Electrical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Cell Selection for Boundary Handover in Cellular Mobile Telephone System UsingExpected Direction 1 5 1

N. Nantaburom and W. BenjapolkulThe Department of Electrical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Some Issues Concerning Global Personal Mobile Communication Through Iridium 155M. Saiim Beg, N. Gehlot and M. MuhammadFaculty ot Engineering, Universiti Telekom, Malaysia

On Designing a Distributed Management System for Satellite Communication 159Hwa-Sun Song, Nam-Ho Kim and Young-Jun Chung*Department of Electrical Engineering, Kangwon National University, Korea. "Departmentof Computer Science, Kangwon National University, Korea

Session 05: Modulation, Coding and Access TechniquesSession Chair(s): Dr. M. Salim Beg

Dr. Shah Rizam M. BakiTrack: Systems Page

Analysis of The Effects of Combining More Frequency Groups In Sectored MobileBase Stations 1 6 4

G.R. Vincent, N.K. Noordin, *S. ChandranFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. *Wisma Ericsson, Malaysia

Performance Analysis of Multiwavelength Optical Orthogonal CDMACommunication System 1 f iqK.Murugesan, V.C. Ravichandran and P. RavishankarSchool of ECE, Anna University Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Performance of Block Coded Modulation Employing RAC Product Codes 173

Department of Computer Engineering, G'me American University, Girne, Turkey

Performance Evaluator for an ADSL SystemA. Faghfuri and A. Fotowat-Ahmady ' 'Electrical Engineering Dept, Sharif University of Technology, Iran

Digital Line Guard For Telephone And Fax System 181W. Nor Ainin W. Abdullah, Noraliza Hamzah, K. Hamidi Abd RahmanFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

VOLUME 2

Session 06: Signal and Image ProcessingSession Chair(s): Dr. Mohd Nasir TaibTrack: Systems Page

Noise Removal via Wavelet Shrinkage 184N. Y. Lee*, H. J. Kim and K. S. KimKangwon National University, Korea. * Global Analysis Research Center, Seoul, Korea

Generic PID Controller Using DSP 190S. Patil and G. JadhavDepartment of Electronics & Communication, Gogte Institute of Technology, India

Vector Quantization and Predictive Mean Search Algorithm For Image Coding 193E. Khan, F. Ghani and H.M. TabassumDepartment of Electronics Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, India

Computation of R-M Spectral Signature Using Ordered Binary Decision Diagram(OBDD) for Fault Detection 198A. K. Singh, R. K. Srivastava, A. Mohan and S.K. KakDepartment of Electronics Engineering, Institute of Technology,Banaras Hindu University, India

On Computing Multiple or Clustered Eigenvalues 202C. W. Jeon*, H. J. Kim**, J. G. Lee*** and K. C. Bang*****Soonchunhyang University, Korea. **Kangwon National University, Chunchon, Korea***Seoul National University, Korea. ****Namseoul University, Cheonan, Korea.

Methods for Obtaining Reversible Variable Length Codes From Huffman Codes 206A. S Malik and Yo-Sung HoKwangju Institute of Science and Technology. Kwangju, Korea

An Automated Method for the Superimposition of the Cerehra! SPECT Images 210A. Meiious and M. J. E. SalamiKulliyyah of Engineering, International Islemic University, Malaysia

Analysis of Miiiticomponent Transient Signals using Eiyen-Decomoositicn BasedMethods 214M.J.E. Salami and A. MellousKulliyyah of Engineering, International islamic University, Malaysia

Two Points Adaptive Broadband Active Noise Cancellation System 218A F. Al-Ailouni*, and R.J. Schilling**•Hijjawi Faculty of Engineering Technology, Department of Communication Engineering,Yarkmouk University, Jordan. ** Electrical and Computer Engineering Department,Clarkson University, USA

Results on Scalar Quantization of Image Subband with Dithering 222M. Ashourian and Z. M. YusofFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, MalaysiaAn Efficient Compression Technique For Two-Tone Documents 226F. Ghani, E. Khan and A. A. MoinuddinDepartment of Electronics Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, India

Speaker Verification Based on Hybrid ANN/HMM and Wavelet Analysis 233M. Al-Rawi and A. MaterkaInstitute of Electronics, Technical University of Lodz, Stefanowskiego, Lodz, Poland

Symbolic Computation for Higher Order Frequency Response Functions 237M. I. YusofFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Interpretation of Higher-Order Frequency Response Functions 241M. I. YusofFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Intelligent Load Preprocessor 245S. Rizam M. S. B. and N. TaibFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Session 07: Terrestrial, Satellite Communications,Remote Sensing and Monitoring

Session Chair(s): Dr. Zaiki AwangTrack: Wireless P a g e

An Improved Model to Calculate the PFD Trigger Threshold for the Co-ordinationof BSS(S) and Point-to-Multipoint Terrestrial Systems OAQA. Kerans and M. J. Ryan*

Australian Communications Authority, Australia, *School of Electrical EngineeringUniversity of New South Wales, Australia.

Application of a Low Cost GPS Receiver as a Timing Sensor 2 5 3

M.H. Refan and K. Mohammadi*ShahidRajaee University, Iran. Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran

* ^ m o t e Sensing 257

Review of Remote Sensing Applications in Agricultural Engineering 261J. A. AmayrehDepartment of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, JordanUniversity of Science and Technology, Jordan

Remote Monitoring of Solar Power Systems Using DTMF 265R. D. Vanaki, P. Kulkarni, S. Patil, G. Jadhav, M. Kulkarni and S. MedarDepartment of Eelectronics and Communication, Gogte Institute of Technology, India.

Intelligent Control and Remote Monitoring Data Acquisition System via TCP/IP 271Md. Zain Awang, W. Mansor and M. N. TaibFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds Using Sol-Gel Derived Active Coating on Fiber 274U. M.Noorand D. Uttamchandani*Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. "Department ofElectronics and Electrical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, UK.

Real-Time PC-Based Instrumentation and Control System Using Parallel Communication 278F. Ibrahim and W. MansorFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Session 08: ATM Switching, Traffic and NetworksSession Chair(s): Dr. Anuar AhmadTrack: Wireless Page

A Cell Loss Recovery Method for Cell-Based Echo Cancellation for VoiceCommunication Over ATM Networks 281H. A. A. Rashid, K. Takahashi and S. BegFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Telekom, Malaysia

Rate Flow Control Algorithms for TCP/IP Over ATM Networks 285A. M. Abdelrahman, B. M. Ali and M. R. MukerjeeFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Modeling Multiple Access Scheme for Wireless ATM Network 289M. D. Baba and R. F. R. MuhamadFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

TCP Enhancement - ACK Delay Control in Internetwork 293J. Ma*, P. Zhang, J. Wu and S. Cheng*Nokia Research Centre, Finland. National Laboratory of Switching Technologyand Telecommunication Networks, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications,China

Study for Tariffing ATM Services in Indonesia by Considering Class of Services 297And Traffic ParametersK. Ramli, B. Budiardjo and RustamanCenter for Information and Communications Engineering Research, Dept. ofElectrical Engineering, University of Indonesia, Indonesia

Session 09: Networks, Switching and ProtocolsSession Ch'air(s): Dr. Mat Ikram YusofTrack: Systems P a 9 e

Wireless LAN Technologies to Support Distributed Group Activities 301M. Nzama, A. Zaslavsky, S. Giles, P. Stanski, P. Granville and C. AvramSchool of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monash University, Australia

Hierarchical Design of a PCN For Cost Optimization 308M. Maitra*NA. Mukherjee** and D. Sana***"Department of Electrical Engineering, Jadavpur University, India. ""PricewaterhouseCoopersLtd., India, ***Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, Jadavpur University, India

Simulation of Wireless LAN Using OPNET 312L. C. Teck, A. F. M. Zain, S. Baharin* and N. Saad*Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia. "Research and DevelopmentDepartment, Celcom (M) Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

Graphical-Based TCP/IP Traffic Monitoring: A Case Study in the Faculty of Information 316Technology, ITM, MalaysiaN. Taib and I. Samat*Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. * Faculty ofInformation Technology and Quantitative Sciences, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

Session 10: Multimedia Networks and SystemsSession Chair(s): Dr. Mohd. Dani BabaTrack: Wireless Page

The Virtual Tea Room: Integrating Video into Everyday Life 318S. Giles and D. AbramsonSchool of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monash University, Australia

De-Jittering Scheme for MPEG-Traffic Over ATM Networks 322T. Saadawi and K. ShuaibDepartment of Electrical Engineering, City University of New York, USA

A Layered Video Conferencing Codec Which Adapts to the Traffic of the Internet 3?7C. Jo and J JangDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Sogang University, Korea

Efficient WWW Browsing in Mobile Computing Environments T * IW K. Tan and A. ZaslavskySchool of Computer Science and Software Engineering, Monash Un>versity, Australia

Smart Registration via Interne^W Mansor. N Ahmad, F. Ibrah m. N. A. Jan:, S. R. M. S. Bak! snG N H-ssinr acuity of Electrical Engineering. Institut Teknologi W^RA, Malaysia

Poster PapersPage

Computer-Aided Design and Fabrication of Microstrip Filters 360Z. M. Sidi and Z. AwangFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

ATM: The Current and Future Applications 364C. M. ChinTelekom Malaysia, Malaysia

IntelLAB - Computer-Aided Measurement and Control System 368V. A. ChackoFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Computerized Performance Testing System for Electric Fans 373V. A. ChackoFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Computer-Aided Design and Fabrication of Microstrip Directional Coupler 378S. Jaafar and Z. AwangFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Design of Satellite Master Antenna TV (SMATV), Analogue and Digital Systems 383R. AR. Ibrahim and S. K. S LuFaculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Link Budget Calculations on an FM Satellite Downlink in Malaysia 388R. AR. Ibrahim and S. K. S. LuFaculty of Engineering, University of Malaya. Malaysia

High dc Voltage Generation Technique for Laser System 392I. Musirin and M. D. Rajab*Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. "SapuraDigital (M) Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia

Managing the Implementation of Internet-Based E-Business 396F. SolimanSchool of Management, University of Technology, Sydney

Cost Effective of Information Service Providers (ISP) in Malaysia 340I. Samat and N. Taib*Faculty of Information Technology and Quantitative Sciences, Institut Teknologi MARA.Malaysia. * Faculty of Electrical Engg., Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Internet-Based Employee Assessment (IEA) 343M. I. Yusof, N. Husain* and M. Abdullah**Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, "Faculty of InformationTechnology and Quantitative Sciences, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, ""Facultyof Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia

Real Time Transfer Protocol for Multimedia Applications on High Speed Networks 346S. M. Zaheer A. Shamsi and N. FisalFaculty 6f Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Real Time Instrumentation Using the Internet 350B. N. S. Rahimullah, J. Johari, V. A. Chacko and Z. ZakariaFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Institut Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Success Factors for Implementation of Internet-Based E-Business 354F. SolimanSchool of Management, University of Technology, Sydney