GreeNet 2011 - Second Green Wireless Communications and Networks Workshop (GreeNet)

Broadband wireless mobile communications systems are now being widely deployed around the world offering seamless access to data services for smartphones, laptops and other mobile devices. However, there is an increasing gap between the exponentially growing traffic demands and the slow growth of operator revenue from offering these services. Further, there is an increasing awareness of the environmental impact of both wireless networks and the Internet in general. Many operators have promised, as part of their corporate social responsibility agenda, to reduce the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions associated with their networks to improve their future sustainability.

The objective of this workshop is to address these issues by discussing the new technologies that can be exploited to improve the energy efficiency and sustainability of future wireless networks. One major area where advances may be made is in moving towards more heterogeneous wireless networks which employ a mix of network components, such as macro-cell base stations, wireless (fixed and/or mobile) relays, microcells, picocells and femtocells. A second important avenue of research relates to new technologies and algorithms that can be deployed within the radio of each device to reduce energy consumption. Examples of such technologies include efficient radio amplifiers, antennas and Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) configurations as well as new energy saving physical layer techniques and packet scheduling algorithms.

This second workshop will build on the success of the first GreeNet workshop to continue the dialogue between academia and industry on this important emerging research area. Advances that cover new theoretical findings, practical applications and activities relevant to standards bodies such as 3GPP and IEEE 802 bodies are all welcome.

Papers on the following (but not limited to) topics are invited:
Energy Efficient Wireless Network design : Efficient network architectures; Radio access networks; Network traffic engineering and QoS support; Network operation and management
Enabling technologies : Physical layer techniques; MAC protocols; Cross-layer optimization; Cognitive networks
Network components and devices : Low power devices User terminal designs Base station hardware architectures Power management for user terminals and network devices
Applications of wireless technologies : Wireless networking for smart grid and power management; home working/smart office; Intelligent transport; Machine-to-machine communications; Regulatory issues; Applications to 3GPP/IEEE 802 standards