-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] ACM TOMACS Special Issue on Modeling and Simulation of Cross-Layer Interactions in Communication Networks Datum: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:16:44 +0100 Von: Fabrizio Granelli granelli@disi.unitn.it An: csim@comsoc.org, tccc@lists.cs.columbia.edu, taos@comsoc.org

ACM TOMACS Special Issue – Call for Papers ----------------------------------------------------------- Modeling and Simulation of Cross-Layer Interactions in Communication Networks

Guest Editors: Fabrizio Granelli and Michael Devetsikiotis

Submission deadline: April 30th, 2009

Cross-layering represents an important emerging design approach to overcome limitations and lack of flexibility of the layering principle, which is the basis of today’s communication networks. Indeed, in specific scenarios such as Quality-of-Service provisioning and wireless networks deeper integration and interaction among different layers is envisaged. Despite the wide-spread adoption of the general cross layer design principle, not much attention has been placed on solid, quantitative, systematic study of the system behaviour and interactions among different protocols at different layers. In fact, even if several cross-layering architectures are available in the literature, only a few works face the problem of providing frameworks for modeling cross-layering interactions and support the definition of cross-layering solutions. Quantitative cross-layer formulations and models are still needed to effectively provide guidelines on the impact of the design parameters in terms of overall system performance. Simulation based methods represent indispensable tools to provide further in-sight in this direction, given the analytical intractability of the full cross layer complex system. Indeed, specific modeling techniques need to be at the “top” of the performance evaluation process for cross-layer systems, and properly studied using formal principles, with strong support from simulation analysis to capture the subtle interactions across the layers.

The special issue is aimed at gathering novel contributions in the development of models for cross- layering interactions and computational solutions. Prospective authors are invited to submit original contributions (not submitted for publication elsewhere) on the following topics: - modeling and simulation of cross-layering interactions - modeling and simulation of cross-layering processes - modeling and abstraction of cross-layer functionalities - architectural models for cross-layering signalling - sensitivity analysis, derivative approximation and simulation-based optimization - model-based cross-layer system optimization - cross layer simulation implementation issues - simulation environments for analysis of cross-layer interactions - verification of cross-layer models and simulations - cross-layer systems experimental trials and testbeds

Full papers that are associated with workshop presentations are eligible to be submitted to this special issue. Papers are to be submitted by April 30th, 2009, through the ACM ToMaCS WWW site, http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/tomacs.

For more information, please contact the Guest Editors Fabrizio Granelli (granelli@disi.unitn.it) or Michael Devetsikiotis (mdevets@ncsu.edu).

Relevant dates: Submission deadline: April 30th, 2009 Notification of acceptance: July 31st, 2009 Final paper due: September 15th, 2009 Expected publication: April 2010 (vol. 20, no. 2)