Some of Jon Peha's Recent Papers

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A Sample Recent Papers.

M. G. Morgan and J. M. Peha, Science and Technology Advice for Congress, RFF Press, 2003.
J. M. Peha, "A New Proposal for a Commercially-Run Nationwide Broadband System Serving Public Safety," Comments in the Matter of Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band, Federal Communications Commission PS Docket No. 06-229 and WT Docket No. 96-86, Feb. 7, 2007.
J. M. Peha and S. Panichpapiboon, "Real-Time Secondary Markets for Spectrum," Telecommunications Policy Journal, August 2004.
J. M. Peha, "Protecting Public Safety With Better Communications Systems," IEEE Communications, March 2005.
J. M. Peha, "The Benefits and Risks of Mandating Network Neutrality, and the Quest for a Balanced Policy," 34th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2006.
J. M. Peha, "Sharing Spectrum through Spectrum Policy Reform and Cognitive Radio," Proceedings of the IEEE, 2008.
J. M. Peha, Bringing Broadband to Unserved Communities, Brookings Institution Press, July 2008.
J. M. Peha, I. M. Khamitov, "PayCash: A Secure Efficient Internet Payment System," Electronic Commerce Research and Applications Journal , Winter 2004.
D. P. Satapathy, J. M. Peha, ``Etiquette Modifications For Unlicensed Spectrum: Approach and Impact," 48th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-98). (PDF)
J. M. Peha, Testimony before the House Science Committee, US Congress, Hearing on Scientific and Technical Advice for Congress, July 25, 2006.
J. M. Peha, Testimony before the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Hearing on Innovations in Interoperability, March 2007.
Jon M. Peha, "Emerging Technology and Spectrum Policy Reform," Proceedings of United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Workshop on Market Mechanisms for Spectrum Management, Geneva, Jan.2007.
J. M. Peha, A 'Successful' Policy for Public Safety Communications, Comments in the Matter of Implementing a Broadband Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band, Federal Communications Commission PS Docket No. 06-229, May 26, 2008.
J. M. Peha, "The Need for Fundamental Reform in Public Safety Spectrum and Communications Policy." Presented at the New America Foundation, Oct. 2006. Audio and video of the event are available. (Note: there is substantial overlap with the 2007 Federal Communications Bar Journal paper. This has greater emphasis on proposals for spectrum use.)
J. M. Peha, "Fundamental Reform in Public Safety Communications Policy," Federal Communications Bar Journal, June 2007. (Note: there is substantial overlap with the 2006 New America paper. This has greater emphasis on meeting public safety needs.)
N. Wisitpongphan and J. M. Peha, "Effect of TCP on Self-Similarity of Network Traffic," Proceedings of 12th IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN), Oct. 2003.
M. A. Lynn, J. M. Peha, "Priority Token Bank Scheduling in a Network of Queues," IEEE ICC-97. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, A. Sutivong, "Admission Control Algorithms For Cellular Systems," ACM Wireless Networks. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, "Tradable Universal Service Obligations," Telecommunications Policy, July 1999.
J. M. Peha, "Making the Internet Fit for Commerce: new policies to enforce tax laws, protect privacy, deter fraud, and prevent illegal sales," Issues in Science and Technology, Winter 1999-2000. (PDF)
D. Wu, T. Hou, W. Zhu, Y.-Q. Zhang, J. M. Peha, "Streaming Video over the Internet: Approaches and Directions," IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology, Feb. 2001.
J. M. Peha, "How America's Fragmented Approach to Public Safety Wastes Spectrum and Funding," 33rd Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, Sept. 2005.
J. M. Peha, "The Future of Video: Challenges in Promoting Competition and Protecting Intellectual Property," Testimony before the Federal Communication Commission Hearing, July 2008.
J. M. Peha, "Competing Models for Spectrum Sharing," presentation for the National Academy of Sciences, Feb. 28, 2006.
J. M. Peha, "The Debate Over TV 'White Space' Spectrum," IEEE Crowncom, July 2007.
J. M. Peha, B. Gilden, R. Savage, S. Sheng, B. Yankiver, "Finding an Effective Sustainable Model for a Wireless Metropolitan-Area Network: Analyzing the Case of Pittsburgh," 35th Telecommunications Policy Research Conference, (TPRC) Sept. 2007.
J. M. Peha, W. H. Lehr, S. J. Wilkie, " The State of the Debate on Network Neutrality," International Journal of Communication, 2007.
J. M. Peha, Testimony before the US Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, ``Tax Policy Litmus Tests: Enforceability, Privacy, and Efficiency,'' Dec. 1999. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, "The Digital TV Transition: A Chance to Enhance Public Safety and Improv e Spectrum Auctions," IEEE Communications.
J. M. Peha, "Approaches to Spectrum Sharing," IEEE Communications, Feb. 2005.
J. M. Peha, "Spectrum Management Policy Options," IEEE Communications Surveys , 1998. (PDF) Also available in HTML .
J. M. Peha, "Cellular Phones Failed Katrina Survivors; Congress Has a Solution," Washington Post, Sept. 15 2005.
J. M. Peha, "Science and Technology Advice for Congress: Past, Present, and Future," Renewable Resources Journal, Summer 2006.
Q. Wang, J. M. Peha, "State-Dependent Pricing and Its Economic Implications," Telecommunications Systems, 2001.
J. M. Peha, "More Market Mechanisms, in Moderation," comments on Issues Related to the Federal Communication Commission's Spectrum Policies, FCC Docket 02-135, July 7, 2002.
D. P. Satapathy, J. M. Peha, ``A Novel Co-existence Algorithm for Unlicensed Variable Power Devices," IEEE ICC, 2001.
S. Thajchayapong, J. M. Peha, "Mobility Patterns in Micro-Cellular Wireless Networks," IEEE WCNC, 2003. Expanded version in IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Jan. 2006.
J. M. Peha, "Incremental Reform Towards a Broadcast Underlay, and the Radio Traffic Signal," comments on Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Band, FCC Docket 04-186, Nov. 26, 2004.
J. M. Peha, "The Path Towards Efficient Coexistence in Unlicensed Spectrum," IEEE 802.16 Wireless High-Speed Unlicensed Metropolitan Area Network Standards, April 2000.
J. M. Peha, "Telecommunications Competition in 2010," Info: the Journal of Policy, Regulation and Strategy for Telecommunications, Information and Media, , Vol. 2, No. 2, April 2000, pp. 199-205.
J. M. Peha, "Bridging the Divide Between Technologists and Policy-Makers," IEEE Spectrum.
J. M. Peha, "Congress Needs Nonpartisan Advice on Science and Technology," IEEE Spectrum.
J. M. Peha, Presentation to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), "Effective Third Parties for E-Commerce Taxation," June 2000.
J. M. Peha, "Unrestricted Permits for Ultrawideband Devices," FCC Docket 98-153, June 2000.
J. M. Peha, "Wireless Communications and Coexistence for Smart Environments," IEEE Personal Communications.
Q. Wang, J. M. Peha, M. Sirbu, "An Analysis of Profit and Consumer Surplus Implications of Resale." (PDF)
Q. Wang, J. M. Peha, M. Sirbu, "Optimal Pricing for Integrated-Services Networks," Chapter in Internet Economics , MIT Press, 1997.
J. M. Peha, "Making Electronic Transactions Auditable and Private," Internet Society (ISOC) INET '99. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, "Lessons from Haiti's Internet Development," Communications of the ACM, June 1999. (PDF)
J. Kumagai (with interview of J. M. Peha), "Technology Priorities for the White House," IEEE Spectrum, Sept. 2000.
D. P. Satapathy, J. M. Peha, ``A Novel Co-existence Algorithm for Unlicensed Fixed Power Devices," IEEE WCNC, 2000.
J. M. Peha, "A Secondary Broadband Provider for Public Safety," July 2007.
J. M. Peha, ``Proposal on Taxation of Electronic Commerce,'' US Advisory Commission on Electronic Commerce, Nov. 1999. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, "Creating a Reasonable Policy for Taxation of Electronic Commerce," a brief summary. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, "The Wrong Way to Wire Our Schools," An Editorial on the e-rate universal service policy. (HTML)
"Wireless Andrew Links Carnegie Mellon Campus," The Economist, July 18-24, 1998. (html)
J. M. Peha, R. P. Strauss, "Changing Information Technology and the Fisc," National Tax Journal, Sept. 1997. (PDF)
D. P. Satapathy, J. M. Peha, "Spectrum Sharing Without Licenses: Opportunities and Dangers," Interconnection and the Internet: Selected Papers From the 1996 Telecommunications Policy Research Conference.
J. M. Peha, "A Modest Proposal for The Immodest Internet," An Editorial on the Communications Decency Act. (HTML)
J. M. Peha, ``Ridge's Gift to Computer-Owners,'' editorial on Pennsylvania universal service policies, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Feb. 2000. (HTML)
J. M. Peha, "Scheduling and Admission Control for Integrated-Services Networks: The Priority Token Bank," Computer Networks and ISDN Systems. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, "Computer Networks in K-12 Education," Educational Leadership: Journal of Assoc. for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Oct. 1995. (ASCII)
D. P. Satapathy, J. M. Peha, "Performance of Unlicensed Devices with a Spectrum Etiquette," IEEE Globecom-97.
J. M. Peha, "Dynamic Pricing and Congestion Control for Best-Effort ATM Services," Computer Networks. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, "Retransmission Mechanisms and Self-Similar Traffic Models," IEEE/ACM/SCS Communication Networks and Distributed Systems Modeling and Simulation Conference, Jan. 1997. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, S. Tewari, "The Results of Competition Between Integrated-Services Telecommunications Carriers," Information Economics and Policy, Special Issue on Multimedia, March 1998. (PDF)
Q. Wang, J. M. Peha, "Proactive Price Regulation for Upgrading Telecommunications Infrastructure," Information Economics and Policy, June 1997. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, "Encryption Policy Issues," 1998, a primer on issues likely to arise in Congress in 1999-2000. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, F. A. Tobagi, "Cost-Based Scheduling and Dropping Algorithms To Support Integrated Services," IEEE Trans. Commun. , Feb. 1996. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, speaker and moderator, transcript of " Three Years After 9/11: Connecting America's First Responders," Capitol Hill briefing, Sept. 2004.
J. M. Peha, "Heterogeneous-Criteria Scheduling: Minimizing Weighted Number of Tardy Jobs and Weighted Completion Time," Computers and Operations Research, Dec. 1995. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, Report on Peha's work in Congress.
J. M. Peha, "The Electronic Issue Forum: A Tool for Distance Learning," ACM Outlook, Oct. 1996. (PDF)
J. M. Peha, F. A. Tobagi, "Analyzing the Fault Tolerance of Double-Loop Networks," IEEE/ACM Trans. Networking, Aug. 1994. (PDF)
H. Salgado, M. Sirbu, J. M. Peha, "Spectrum Sharing Through Dynamic Channel Assignment For Open Access To Personal Communications Services," IEEE ICC-95. (PDF)

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