-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] 2nd CFP IEEE Network Magazine special issue on 'Ad hoc Networking: Data Communications & Topology Control' Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:55:30 +0200 From: David Simplot David.Simplot@lifl.fr Organization: IRCICA/LIFL, Univ. Lille 1 To: tccc@cs.columbia.edu

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IEEE Network Magazine

Special Issue on 'AD HOC NETWORKING: DATA COMMUNICATIONS & TOPOLOGY CONTROL'

http://www.lifl.fr/RD2P/download/net-adhoc-cfp-final.pdf

IEEE Network seeks articles for a special issue on Ad Hoc Networking: Data Communications and Topology Control, to appear in July 2004. The guest editors for this special issue are David Simplot-Ryl, University of Lille, France, and Ivan Stojmenovic, University of Ottawa, Canada.

Purpose

Wireless networks and mobile computing research has until recently concentrated on single-hop networks (network nodes communicating directly to a fixed infrastructure), such as cellular and satellite systems. Ad hoc networking covers multi-hop scenarios (network nodes communicating via other network nodes) such as conference, hospital, battlefield, rescue, and monitoring scenarios. Particular ad hoc network systems include packet radio networks, sensor networks, personal communication systems, rooftop networks, and wireless local area networks. Even multi-hop cellular networks may be a viable option when a huge number of cellular phones are concentrated on a small area such as stadium.

This special issue will cover comprehensively the network layer in ad hoc networks, which deals with data communication and topology control problems. Data communication problems include routing, broadcasting, multicasting, geocasting, clustering, area monitoring, data and service access. Topology control problems include neighbor discovery, topology construction and maintenance, activity scheduling, position discovery, partition detection, location updates, and network management. The new approaches to ad hoc networks design emphasize cross-layering approach, and therefore the relevant issues arising from network layer problems will also be covered, such as power management, security, quality of service, performance evaluation, data link and transport layers.

The goal of the special issue is to publish original research and review articles which should be comprehensive to all readers, regardless of their specialty.

Manuscript submission

Send papers as PDF file to both co-guest editors simplot@lifl.fr and ivan@site.uottawa.ca. It is recommended that submissions be limited to 4500 words, with the number of references limited to 10. Guidelines for authors can be found on the IEEE Network magazine Website at http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/net/ntwrk/authors.html .

Important dates

Manuscript Submission: November 30, 2003 Acceptance Notification: February 29, 2004 Final Manuscript Due: May 1, 2004 Publication: July/August 2004

Guest co-editors

Dr. David Simplot-Ryl IRCICA/LIFL, Univ. Lille 1, France David.Simplot@lifl.fr

Dr. Ivan Stojmenovic SITE, University of Ottawa, Canada ivan@site.uottawa.ca

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