[Tccc] CFP: Workshop on Advanced Wireless Broadband Networks

Workshop on Advanced Wireless Broadband Networks
http://www.cs.queensu.ca/awbn

Held in conjunction with

The Sixth Annual International Conference on
Mobile and Ubiquitous Systems: Computing, Networking and Services
(MobiQuitous'09)

13 - 16 July, 2009, Toronto, Canada

|| Scope ||
Progression in the cellular networks generations has always been
driven by an ever increasing for higher quality services and a
larger array of applications. Currently, extensive international
deployments span both 2G and 3G evolutions, each with its own
advantages and disadvantages. The interest in 4G networks,
however, has been driven by more than increasing data rates. Key
objectives include simplifying network management, reducing
deployment and operational cost and enhancing deep building
penetration. Recently, substantial efforts have been dedicated by
the ITU to realize systems denoted by "IMT-Advanced" that fulfill
these objectives in an IPv6-based, open wireless architecture with
mobile multimedia while providing global mobility support. 3GPP's
Long Term Evolution and IEEE's 802.16 (WiMax) working groups are
working hard to respond to IMT-Advanced requirements. However,
materializing the vision for IMT-Advanced systems is not without
challenges, and efficient solutions are required in nearly all
aspects of cellular network design. More pressingly are the
recent economic and energy challenges that continue to have
wide-ranging effects across the different sectors.

The objective of this workshop is hence to track recent
advances in standardization, research and commercial efforts
directed towards realizing 4G cellular networks and beyond
(including LTE-Advanced and IEEE 802.16m). We are soliciting
works describing both theoretical and practical research
endeavors. We also encourage visionary and experimental
descriptions.

|| Topics ||
The following is a non-exclusive list for topics of relevant interest.
* Applications and services over 4G networks (VoIP, IPTV, etc.)
* Resource management functionalities; QoS.
* Scheduling; opportunistic fast scheduling
* Relaying; routing; link scheduling;
* Issues for IP, TCP, SIP over broadband.
* IMS; IMS with legacy, 3G and 4G elements.
* Cross-layer design; optimization.
* Convergence and interoperability between 4G and non-4G elements.
* Broadcasting, multicasting over wireless broadband.
* Mobility and handoff management (horizontal, vertical, spectrum).
* Spectrum management and regulatory issues (national, transnational).
* Reports on deployments, experiences and testbeds.
* Reports and clarification on standardization efforts (4G, 4G+).
* Capacity planning; node placement (base stations, relay stations).
* Reliability; dependability; survivability.
* Charging; billing; pricing.
* Business models; solutions to economic challenges.

|| Important Dates ||
Submission deadline` April 13th, 2009
Notification of acceptance May 20th, 2009
Camera-ready copy due May 30th, 2009

|| Submission Guidelines ||
We seek original contributions that have neither been previously
published nor are currently under review. Authors should prepare
an Adobe Acrobat PDF version of their full paper. Papers must not
exceed 6 pages double column (US Letter size, 8.5 x 11 inches) in
IEEE format. Submissions should be emailed to awbn@cs.queensu.ca
not later than April 13th, 2009, 23:50 EDT.

|| One-page CFP ||
A one page CFP can be found at the following link:
http://www.cs.queensu.ca/awbn/onepage_cfp.pdf
Please, feel free to advertise the CFP at your institution, and
to relay it to researchers working on the subject matter.

|| Workshop Co-chairs ||
Najah Abu Ali
College of IT, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Abd-Elhamid M. Taha,
School of Computing, Queen's University, Canada

|| Technical Program Committee ||
Ashraf Hamad, Microsoft, USA
Claudio Sacchi, University of Trento, Italy
Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida, USA
Farid Naït-Abdesselam, University of Sciences and Technologies of Lille,
France
Hussein Abdel-Wahab, Old Dominion University, USA
Hussein Mouftah, University of Ottawa, Canada
Jalel Ben-Othman, University of Versailles, France
Jingyuan Zhang, University of Alabama, USA
Joel Rodrigues, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Jogesh K. Muppala, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China
Jun Luo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Justin Lipman, Intel Corporation, USA
Kejie Lu, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
Ljiljana Trajkovic, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Luciano Bononi, University of Bologna, Italy
Lynda Mokdad, Dauphine Universite Paris, France
Madjid Merabti, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Mieso Denko, University of Guelph, Canada
Mohamed Eltoweissy, Virginia Tech, USA
Mostafa Bassiouni, University of Central Florida, USA
Nidal Nasser, University of Guelph, Canada
Polychronis Koutsakis, Technical University of Crete, Greece
Rosario G. Garroppo, University of Pisa, Italy
Salil Kanhere, University of New South Wales, Australia.
Samer Samarah, University of Ottawa, Canada
Sherali Zeadally, University of the District of Columbia, USA
Stefan Valentin, University of Paderborn, Germany
Tarek Bejaoui,The High Institute of Applied Sciences and Techologies of
Mateur, Tunisia
Terence D. Todd, McMaster University, Canada
Thomas Watteyne, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, France
Victor Rangel, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Yu Chen, State University of New York - Binghamton, USA
Ziad A. Hunaiti, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
_______________________________________________
Tccc mailing list
Tccc@lists.cs.columbia.edu
https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc