ACCESSNETS 2009 - ACCESSNETS 2009 - Fourth International Conference on Access Networks

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* CALL FOR PAPERS *
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* ACCESSNETS 2009 *
* Fourth International Conference on Access Networks *
* November 2-4, 2009, Hong Kong, China *
* http://www.accessnets.org *
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Submission deadline: April 2, 2009


OVERVIEW:
With the rapid growth of the Internet as well as the increasing demand for broadband services, access networks have been
receiving growing investments in recent years. This has led to a massive network deployment with the goal of eliminating
the bandwidth bottleneck between end-users and the network core. Today many diverse technologies are being used to provide
broadband access to end users. The architecture and performance of the access segment (local loop, wired and wireless
access networks, and even home networks) are getting increasing attention for ensuring quality of service of diverse
broadband applications. Moreover, most access lines will no longer terminate on a single device, thus leading to the
necessity of having a home network designed for applications that transcend simple Internet access sharing among multiple
personal computers and enable multimedia support. Therefore, the access network and its home portion have become a hot
investment pool from both a financial as well as a research perspective.

The aim of the annual International Conference on Access Networks (AccessNets) is to provide a forum that brings together
scientists and researchers from academia as well as managers and engineers from the industry and government organizations
to meet and exchange ideas and recent work on all aspects of access networks and how they integrate with their in-home
counterparts. AccessNets'09 is the fourth edition of this exciting event, which will be held in Hong Kong, China, on
November 2-4, 2009. The conference will consist of technical sessions, industry track, workshops, and panels. The technical
sessions will present original and fundamental research advances while the industry track, workshops and panels will focus
on development, application, and related business issues in this hot and exciting area.

TOPICS:
The conference solicits original technical papers that were not previously published and are not currently under review for
publication elsewhere. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

* FTTx and PON technologies
* xDSL technology and DSM
* Hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) technology
* Cable-based access technology
* Powerline communication technology
* Digital satellite access technology
* WiFi and WiMax networks
* Wireless mesh networks
* Integrated wired/wireless networks
* Long reach Ethernet
* Home networks
* Networked appliances
* Hybrid wired/wireless LANs
* Municipal and community networks
* Network architectures and protocols
* Medium access control
* Cross-layer design
* OFDM, OFDMA, CDMA techniques
* MIMO techniques
* Service convergence
* Quality of service provisioning
* Network scalability and upgradeability
* Network survivability and security
* Deployment/standardization statuses


PANELS AND WORKSHOPS:
We solicit panel and workshop proposals on hot and controversial topics in access networks. Proposals should be submitted to the
panel and workshop co-chairs, respectively. Please visit the conference website for detailed instructions.

PAPER SUBMISSION:
Please visit the conference website (http://www.accessnets.org) for detailed instructions.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Paper submission due April 2, 2009
Notification of acceptance June 15, 2009
Final manuscript due July 31, 2009

CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

GENERAL CHAIR
Danny H.K. Tsang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China

TPC CO-CHAIRS
Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology USA
Pin-Han Ho, University of Waterloo, Canada
Vincent K.N. Lau, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China

WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS
Chonggang Wang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc., USA
Nei Kato, Tohoku University, Japan

PANEL CO-CHAIRS
Martin Maier, INRS, Canada
Qinqing Zhang, Johns Hopkins University, USA

PUBLICATION & WEB CHAIR
Xiaojun Hei, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

PUBLICITY CO-CHAIRS
Chadi Assi, Concordia University, Canada
Rong Zhao, Detecon International GmbH, Bonn, Germany

INDUSTRY SPONSORSHIP CHAIR
Carlson Chu, PCCW, Hong Kong, China

CONFERENCE COORDINATOR
Szilvia Papp, ICST

LOCAL ARRANGEMENT CHAIR
Lawrence Cheung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Wilson Chu, Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

STEERING COMMITTEE
Imrich Chlamtac (Chair), Create-net, Italy
Jun Zheng, University of Ottawa, Canada
Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE
See http://www.accessnets.org