-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] ICC'11 PlanNet - Planning and Optimization of Wireless Communication Networks Datum: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 19:34:23 +0800 Von: Lingyang Song lingyang.song@gmail.com An: tccc@lists.cs.columbia.edu

Sorry for the cross posting. ------ IEEE ICC 2011 Workshop on Planning and Optimization of Wireless Communication Networks (PlanNet2011) , Kyoto, Japan, June, 2011 www.ieee-icc.org/2011

**Aim of the Workshop** The goal of future wireless networks is to provide ubiquitous connections and support high data rate demand. The WiMAX, LTE, and LTE-Advanced standardizations have already processed toward this direction but still require significant improvements. Network planning and optimization faces many challenges arising from the use of new air interfaces and new technologies (e.g., MIMO, smart antennas, cooperative relay), the mix of voice, video and data traffic, the co-existence of different RATs (Radio Access Technologies), the growing importance of indoor coverage and the paradigm shifts (e.g., femtocells). The future wireless networks cannot operate efficiently, unless these challenges are properly addressed.

This workshop will bring together both the mobile communications industry (operators, telecom vendors, radio network planning and optimization consulting firms and tool producers) and academia to present and discuss the problems, challenges, directions, and state-of-art in the fields of future wireless communication networks deployment, planning and optimization.

Topics of interest relating to network planning and optimization and future wireless communications are (but not limited to):

* Automatic UMTS/HSPA/LTE/LTE-A/WiFi/WiMAX radio network planning and optimization methods * The use of measurements in radio network planning and optimisation * Indoor network planning and optimization (BBU+RRU, repeaters, DAS, picocells and femtocells) * Heterogeneous wireless networks (UMTS/HSPA/LTE/WiFi/WiMAX/DVB) simulation, planning and optimization * Self-configuration, self-optimization and self-healing in LTE and LTE-Advanced networks * Traffic modeling and real network traffic scenarios

**Submission Guidelines** PlanNet accepts only novel, previously unpublished papers. Submissions must include an abstract, five to ten keywords, the e-mail address of the corresponding author and should not exceed 5 pages, including tables and figures (up to 2 extra pages at additional cost) in standard IEEE camera-ready format (double-column, 10-pt font). Submission is via EDAS. For EDAS settings, file format is PDF and page size is A4.

**Important Dates** Paper submission deadline: Oct 15, 2010 Accept/reject notice: Jan 15, 2010 Camera read submission: Feb 15, 2010

**Organizing committee** Workshop General Chair Prof. Jie Zhang, CWiND, University of Bedfordshire, UK Workshop TPC Chairs Prof. Lingyang Song, Peking University, China Workshop Industry Chair Hui Song, Ranplan Wireless Network Design Ltd., UK

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