SCN 2017 - 2017 IEEE Workshop on Small Cell Networking for 5G

SCN2017
IEEE Workshop on Small Cell Networking for 5G
https://scn2017.hotell.kau.se
co-located with IEEE WoWMoM
June 12, 2017
Macau, China
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With the current growth in user demand, future wireless access networks will have to offer capacity, which is 500-1000 times larger than todays’ mobile networks. Since the capacity increase through advanced physical layer techniques is limited, shrinking cell sizes is seen as a key enabler to provide higher capacity, also using mmwave technologies. A very dense deployment of such small cells may result in low-power, small-cell networks that benefit from spatial reuse. In order to provide connectivity for mission critical applications, heterogeneous network solutions are required that are composed of flexible backhaul solutions having diverse topologies to connect small-cells with the core network. However, such networks typically have been designed individually without considering joint optimization. Consequently, Small Cell Networking faces several challenges from the technical point of view but also because of increased operation and management cost, high energy consumption or backhaul network slicing issues.
This workshop aims to bring together technologists and researchers who share interest in the area of Small Cell Networks. The main purpose is to promote discussions on recent advances in the analysis, design and implementation of systems, protocols and services that enable the massive deployment of small cell networking solutions for the next generation of mobile networks. It also aims at increasing the synergy between academic and industry professionals working in this area.
We solicit papers that address theoretical, experimental, and work in-progress at all layers of Small Cell Networks, including system aspects and performance modelling:
? Forwarding, routing and load balancing for small cell networking
? Green backhaul/fronthaul solutions
? Energy models for new backhaul/fronthaul technologies
? mm-wave based small cell backhaul and fronthaul links
? mm-wave band channel and link models
? Failover support and network resilience for small cell networks
? Mobility management and backhaul aware user association strategies
? Ultra low-latency and ultra high-reliability aspects for small cell networks
? Joint design and optimization of radio access and backhaul/fronthaul networks
? Control/Data plane split for backhauling and fronthauling
? Small Cell Cooperation and Interference Management
? Software Defined Small Cell Networks
? Network Function Virtualization (NFV) for Small Cell Networks
? Scheduling and Resource management in backhaul/fronthaul networks
? Spectrum, network and energy efficiency in Cloud-RAN
? Ultra-Dense WiFi Deployments
? MAC Layer issues for Small Cell Networks
? Traffic offloading and data caching for small cell networks
? Synchronization and latency aspects for backhaul/fronthaul operation
? Security for Backhaul Networks
PAPER SUBMISSION AND PUBLICATION
High-quality original papers are solicited. Papers (max 6 pages) must be unpublished and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. All papers will be reviewed by Technical Program Committee members and other experts active in the field to ensure high quality and relevance to the conference.
Please submit your paper through EDAS link (https://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=23246). More detailed instructions about paper submissions can be found at https://scn2017.hotell.kau.se
Accepted papers will appear in the proceedings of the main conference (WoWMoM 2017), published by IEEE.
IMPORTANT DATES
Manuscripts Due: March 13, 2017.
Acceptance Notification: April 17, 2017.
Camera-ready Submission: May 1, 2017.
WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS
Andreas Kassler (Karlstad University, Sweden)
Niu Zhisheng (Tsinghua University, Beijing, China)
TECHNICAL PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS
Tao Cai (Huawei, Sweden)
Akihiro Nakao (The University of Tokyo, Japan)