[Mycolleagues] CFP: Special Issue on Ubiquitous Wireless Mesh Networks, International Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS), Wiley

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Special issue on: Ubiquitous Wireless Mesh Networks
International Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS), Wiley, indexed by
SCIE

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/117946196/grouphome?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

Wireless mesh networks are becoming promising communication
technologies for broadband wireless access by providing wireless
backbone to mobile devices over multi-hop wireless communication
systems. This emerging technology has a great potential for ubiquitous
wireless network access anywhere and anytime. A number of wireless
networking and communication technologies that support ubiquitous
wireless services and applications are currently in wide spread use.
Wi-Fi and WiMax based wireless mesh networks are examples of such
technologies currently under deployment, fostering broadband wireless
network access and supporting different communication ranges. While
these technologies provide flexible communication compared to wired
networks and single hop communication models, they are still
restricted to the existing wireless backbone coverage. The convergence
of ubiquitous computing and networking with wireless and mobile
networking technologies opens a path to a prom! ising opportunity for
ubiquitous wireless mesh networks and services. Indeed, this provides
a great potential for enabling ubiquitous wireless network access in
the next generation mobile networks. However, due to the heterogeneous
nature of networks, devices, and services, ubiquitous multi-hop
wireless access technology introduces new research challenges in all
areas of network protocol stack, including security, interoperability
and performance challenges. The aim of this special issue is to
publish state-of-the-art research results in the area of ubiquitous
wireless mesh networks, with focus on innovative architectures,
networking protocols, communication models, services and applications.
Manuscripts relating to these issues will be invited from researchers
working in these areas worldwide. Topics of primary interest include,
but are not limited, to the following:

Ubiquitous and autonomic middleware
Experience with the deployment of wireless
mesh networks for ubiquitous access
Unique challenges and future trends
Ubiquitous wireless Internet access and services
Self-organization and self-management
Wireless mesh network support for ubiquitous computing
Localization, synchronization, and mobility
Routing, multicasting and broadcasting protocols
Cross-layer design and optimization
Experimental testbeds, prototypes, and practical systems
Quality of service provisioning
Methods and tools for visualization and monitoring
Performance modeling and simulations
Mobility support in wireless mesh networks
Architectures, protocols, and algorithms
Security, privacy, and trustworthiness issues.
Scheduling, load balancing and channel models
Technologies and standards for enabling ubiquitous wireless mesh
networks

Guest Editors:

Mieso Denko
Department of Computing and Information Science
University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
Email: denko at cis.uoguelph.ca

Isaac Woungang
Department of Computer Science
Ryerson University
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Email: iwoungan at scs.ryerson.ca

Han-Chieh Chao
Department of Electronic Engineering and Institute
of Computer Science & Information Engineering
National Ilan University, I-Lan, Taiwan, ROC
Email: hcc at niu.edu.tw

Pedro Cuenca
Departamento de Sistemas Informaticos
Escuela Politecnica Superior
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Email: pedro.cuenca at uclm.es

Submission Details:
Original, high quality contributions that are not yet published or
that are not currently under review by other journals or peer-reviewed
conferences are sought. Manuscripts should be submitted directly via
the IJCS submission web site at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ijcs
Once you register, you will be asked to enter the following information:
- Manuscript type- Special Issue Article
- Title:
- Running Head: Denko et al.
etc.

Paper submissions must conform to the layout and format guidelines in
International Journal of Communication Systems.
Instructions for Contributors are available at:
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/5996/home/ForAuthors.html
Each submitted paper will be reviewed by at least three qualified
reviewers.

Important Dates:
Manuscript due date: December 1, 2008
First round notification: January 30, 2009
Revised paper due: February 16, 2009
Notification of acceptance: March 9, 2009
Submission of final manuscript: April 28, 2009
Tentative Publication date: 4th quarter of 2009

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