FlexBWAN 2011 - 1st Workshop on Flexibility in Broadband Wireless Access Network (FlexBWAN)

Flexibility in Broadband Wireless Access Network (FlexBWAN) Workshop

in conjunction with ICCCN 2011 July 31 or August 4 2011 (TBD), MAUI Hawaii

CALL FOR PAPERS

In the last decade telecommunication capabilities and subscriber usage have changed dramatically, especially for mobile Internet services. Mobile/Wireless accesses are typically preferred due to the intrinsic benefits they bring, especially for ubiquitous connectivity; on the other hand the emerging services, customers' expectations and providers' constraints, altogether, urge on full technical solutions, including features like QoS, Resource Management, Content Management, AAA. Nonetheless a wide range of complementary standards cover different issues and are expected to interwork, providing extensive connection opportunities. All in all Broadband Wireless Access Networks (BWA) are supposed to continue their growth and enhancement path towards a unified, ubiquitous and seamless multi-standard coverage. For this reason the workshop FlexBWAN mainly focuses on solutions providing smart techniques for the flexible adaptation and integration of existing wireless solutions, particularly those originally meant for best-effort access.

Topics include, but are not limited to

Service-Oriented Adaptation of Current and Future BWA Techs (e.g. UMTS, LTE, 802.16x, 802.22)
Green Networking in BWA Network
Heterogeneous Multi-Access Networks, Vertical and Horizontal Integration
Self-Configuration and Self-Optimization in BWA Networks
QoS and QoE in Mobile and BWA Networks
Resource Management, Admission Control, and Scheduling in BWA Networks
Broadcasting and Multicasting in BWA Networks
Micro and Macro Mobility Management in BWA Networks
BWA Network Management
Capacity Planning and Traffic Engineering in BWA Networks
Characterization of BWA Traffic
Traffic, Mobility and Channel Models in BWA Networks
Design and Evaluation of Testbeds and Field Trials
Experiences/Lessons from Recent Deployments
Alternative Network Deployments, Dense Networking for Wireless Access purpose
Cross-Layer Optimization Concepts and Experimental Evaluation
Important Dates

Paper Submission Deadline: 18/02/2011
Acceptance Notification: 25/04/2011
Camera Ready Due: 13/05/2011

Paper Submission Guidelines

Submitted manuscripts must be formatted in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column, 10-pt font) and must be submitted via EDAS ( http://edas.info//N10091 ) as PDF files.
Submissions must include a title, abstract, keywords, author(s) and affiliation(s) with postal and e-mail address(es).
The manuscripts should be no longer than 6 pages. Up to two additional pages are permitted if the authors are willing to pay an over-length charge at the time of publication (manuscripts may not exceed 8 pages).
Submitted papers may not have been previously published in or be under consideration for publication in another journal or conference.
The Program Committee reserves the right to not review papers that either exceed the length specification or have been submitted or published elsewhere.
Accepted papers will be published in proceedings that will be available through IEEE Xplore (pending IEEE approval). Papers that are not presented at the workshop by one of the co-authors will not appear in IEEE Xplore.
General Chairs

Riccardo Scopigno, Ph.D.

Networking Laboratory (BWA)
Istituto Superiore Mario Boella (ISMB)
Via P.C. Boggio, 61 - 10138 Torino - Italy
Tel: +39 011 2276 603
Fax: +39 011 2276 299
E-mail: scopigno [at] ismb.it Yunxin (Jeff) Li, Ph.D.

ATP Research Laboratory
NICTA
13 Garden Street Eveleigh, NSW 2015 - Australia
Tel: +61 2 8306 0741
Fax: +61 2 9376 2027
E-mail: Jeff.Li [at] nicta.com.au Andrea Vesco, Ph.D.

Networking Laboratory (BWA)
Istituto Superiore Mario Boella (ISMB)
Via P.C. Boggio, 61 - 10138 Torino - Italy
Tel: +39 011 2276 610
Fax: +39 011 2276 299
E-mail: vesco [at] ismb.it