[Tccc] CFP: P2PNA SI on "Protocols and Algorithms for Mobile and Wireless Peer-to-peer Networks"

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Call for Paper

Journal of Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (Springer)
URL: http://www.springer.com/engineering/signals/journal/12083

Special Issue on

Protocols and Algorithms for Mobile and Wireless Peer-to-peer Networks
URL: http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/CFP-12083-20100325.pdf?SGWID=0-0-45-898837-p173740112

In recent years, we have witnessed a paradigm shift in the design of
internet scale distributed systems, with widespread proliferation of
peer-to-peer (P2P) technologies. Peer-to-peer computing is an
encroaching domain of very large scale distributed computing.

The concept of P2P computing was developed to enable content
distribution which is beyond the means of traditional client-server
systems. Since then a number of P2P applications have been evolved.
File sharing, voice communication, audio, and video streaming are the
popular P2P applications. As a P2P system is a large scale, extremely
dynamic, and decentralized system, besides the core logic, a wide
range of research issues have to be addressed for deployment.

Due to advances in wireless communication technologies, campus and
enterprise-wide availability of wireless networks is already a
reality. In some cases, an entire metropolitan area is covered by a
single wireless network. Smartphones and handheld devices, equipped
with modern communication interfaces, allow wireless data access from
anywhere and at any time. Those devices and the associated data access
services are attracting more consumers due to their decreasing prices.
As a result, the demand to port network applications for mobile
handheld devices is increasing. However, in spite of many interesting
technological developments, wireless networks are still constrained by
several factors, such as limited and expensive bandwidth and variable
wireless channel conditions. Additionally, capability of mobile
devices is restricted by their limited computing power, smaller memory
and permanent storage, and extremely small power source. Dynamics of
P2P networks simply worsen the scenario and make the deployment of P2P
applications in wireless networks challenging.

This special issue aims to portrait a picture of the recent studies in
the realm of theories, systems and, solutions for P2P networks and
applications in wireless and mobile environment. Topics of interest
include, but are not limited to:

- P2P architectures in wireless and mobile networks
- Efficient searches in wireless and mobile P2P networks
- Trade-offs between replication, bandwidth, storage, and search costs
- Energy aware P2P networks in wireless and mobile networks
- Channel/bandwidth awareness in wireless and mobile P2P networks
- Business logics in wireless and mobile P2P networks
- P2P content distribution in wireless and mobile networks
- Caching in wireless and mobile P2P networks

The review process is divided into two phases. Only most relevant
contributions will be considered for the second phase, where rigorous
technical reviews will be requested.

Important Dates:
Paper Submission Deadline: 01 November, 2010
Notifications from 1st Phase: 01 December, 2010
Notifications from 2nd Phase: 01 March, 2011
Camera Ready Submission: 15 April, 2011
Date of Publication: Late 2011

Sincerely,
Guest Editors,
Sagar Naik, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of
Waterloo (snaik@uwaterloo.ca)
Mursalin Akon, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of
Waterloo (mmakon@uwaterloo.ca)