[Tccc] International Workshop on Planning and Optimization of Wireless Communication Networks (PlanNet 2011)

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International Workshop on Planning and Optimization of Wireless Communication Networks (PlanNet 2011), June 9, 2011
In conjunction with IEEE ICC 2011, Kyoto, Japan
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Call for Papers
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The goal of future wireless networks is to provide ubiquitous connections and support high data rate demand. The WiMAX, LTE, and LTE-Advanced standardizations have already moved toward this direction but still require significant improvements. Network planning and optimization faces many challenges arising from the use of new air interfaces and new technologies (e.g., MIMO, smart antennas, cooperative relay), the mix of voice, video and data traffic, the co-existence of different RATs (Radio Access Technologies), the growing importance of indoor coverage and the paradigm shifts (e.g., femtocells). The future wireless networks cannot operate efficiently, unless these challenges are properly addressed.

This workshop will bring together both the mobile communications industry (operators, telecom vendors, radio network planning and optimization consulting firms and tool producers) and academia to present and discuss the problems, challenges, directions, and state-of-art in the fields of future wireless communication networks deployment, planning and optimization.

Topics of interest relating to network planning and optimization and future wireless communications are (but not limited to):

1. Automatic UMTS/HSPA/LTE/LTE-A/WiFi/WiMAX radio network planning and optimization methods
2. The use of measurements in radio network planning and optimisation
3. Indoor network planning and optimization (BBU+RRU, repeaters, DAS, picocells and femtocells)
4. Heterogeneous wireless networks (UMTS/HSPA/LTE/WiFi/WiMAX/DVB) simulation, planning and optimization
5. Self-configuration, self-optimization and self-healing in LTE and LTE-Advanced networks
6. Traffic modeling and real network traffic scenarios

PlanNet2011 accepts only novel, previously unpublished papers. Submissions must include an abstract, five to ten keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 6 pages, including tables and figures (up to two extra pages at additional cost) in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column, 10-pt font). Submission of a paper should be regarded as an undertaking that, should the paper be accepted, at least one of the authors will register for the conference and present the work. Submissions will be conducted electronically on the conference website: http://www.comsoc.org/confs/icc/2011/index.php .

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Important Dates
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Paper submission: Oct. 15, 2010
Notification: January 11, 2011
Camera ready: February 11, 2011

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Workshop Chairs
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Prof. Jie Zhang, CWiND, University of Bedfordshire, UK
Prof. Lingyang Song, Peking University, China
Dr Hui Song, Ranplan Wireless Network Design Ltd, UK

Website (under construction): http://www.beds.ac.uk/research/irac/cwind/PlanNet2011

Best regards,

Jie

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Jie Zhang (PhD)
Professor of Wireless Communications & Networks
Director, Centre for Wireless Network Design (CWiND)
Dept. of Computer Science & Technology
University of Bedfordshire
Luton, LU1 3JU
UK
E: jie.zhang@beds.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1582 743288
W: www.beds.ac.uk/departments/computing/staff/jie-zhang
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