TWRN 2010 - The 1st International ICST Workshop on Two-Way Relay Networks TWRN 2010

TWRN 2010

The 1st International ICST Workshop on Two-Way Relay Networks

Aug. 25, 2010 - Beijing, China

The 1st International ICST Workshop on Two-Way Relay Networks (TWRN 2010) will be held in conjunction with CHINACOM 2010 in Beijing, China, August 25-27, 2010. Accepted and presented papers will be included in the conference Proceedings and IEEE Xplore. High quality accepted and presented papers will be indexed by EI.

Wireless relay networks have been extensively investigated due to their capability of increasing the transmission capacity and reliability. However, in the conventional one-way relay network, half-duplex relay nodes are usually assumed, which incurs loss of spectral efficiency and throughput. To avoid such loss, two-way relay networks have been proposed. Although the research community has provided a lot of contributions in this area, there are still a lot of questions that remain unanswered. These questions are both related to the understanding of the fundamental aspects of such networks and how to make them become a reality and coexist with other networks. Thus, the motivation of this workshop is to provide an opportunity for researchers and developers to meet and discuss how to resolve these challenges. This workshop will cover both theoretical and practical aspects of the two-way relay networks, serving as a venue for learning about the state-of-the-art advancements in two-way relay networks.
Topics of Interest

We are seeking papers that present original and unpublished contributions addressing various aspects of two-way relay networks. Possible topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Performance analysis of two-way relay networks over fading channels
Relay strategies in two-way relay networks
Physical layer network coding in two-way relay networks
Channel estimation in two-way relay networks
Multiuser two-way relay networks
Signal design and detection in two-way relay networks
Resource allocation in two-way relay networks
Interference management in two-way relay networks
Cross-layer design and control
Integration of two-way relaying with other technologies.

Important Dates

Submission due: March 25, 2010
Notification date: May 25, 2010
Camera-ready due: June 15, 2010
Workshop dates: Aug 25, 2010 (tentative)