-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] CfP Special Issue on Machine-to-Machine Communications - Deadline: June 4, 2012 Datum: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:26 +0200 Von: Carles Anton-Haro carles.anton@cttc.es An: tccc@lists.cs.columbia.edu

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Call for Papers

Special Issue on Machine-to-Machine: An Emerging Communication Paradigm

Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (ETT) (formerly known as European Transactions on Telecommunications) http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%292161-3915

----- !! Manuscripts due : June 4, 2012 !! ----- ----- !! Publication date : Q1/2013 !! -----

Aim and Scope: --------------

In recent years, the number of networked machines and/or devices, such as those encountered in automatic meter readers, vending machines, or in remote monitoring applications; has dramatically increased. As a result, we have witnessed the emergence of the so-called paradigm of Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication. M2M devices are often characterized by very modest data rates, low mobility and stringent cost requirements, along with the need to communicate over a wide area. Besides, in the coming years, M2M devices are expected to significantly outnumber voice and (often bandwidth-hungry) data terminals. All this entails a major re-design of future cellular networks, which were originally conceived with human-to-human communications in mind. This opens a wide research area for future M2M communications, including investigations on scalability, wide-area coverage, energy-efficiency, spectral-efficiency, heterogeneity, cooperation, security and inter-networking architectures. To this end, the European Telecommunication Standards Institute's M2M Technical Committee has proposed a hybrid architecture whereby cellular-enabled gateways act as traffic aggregation and protocol translation points for their capillary (i.e. wireless sensor) networks. Capillary networks, in turn, are composed of a potentially high number of devices (namely, sensors and actuators) equipped with short-range radio interfaces, often compliant IEEE802.15.4-related standards. Current standardization activities in 3GPP (Third Generation Partnership Project) encompass a number of optimizations specifically addressing machine-type communication needs. Moreover, IPSO (IP for Smart Objects) is assembling a protocol stack from standards being finalized at the IEEE and IETF. This special issue aims at gathering recent advances in the areas of advanced M2M communication systems, and technologies, with the perspective of current M2M-related standardization activities in 3GPP, ETSI, IEEE, IETF and IPSO.

Topics of Interest: -------------------

The topics relevant to this special issue include but are not limited to:

- Scalable system architecture and components - Channel and traffic modeling and methodology - Optimization of radio access technologies and protocols for M2M communications - Interworking and routing protocols for M2M networks - Device and mobility management - Data aggregation techniques and architectures for massive M2M networks - Low-latency and energy-efficient communication protocols - Energy-harvesting techniques for M2M devices - Security, trust, reliability and privacy of M2M devices and services - New M2M applications, services, and business models - Emulation, test-beds, and field trials - Regulatory issues

Submission instructions: ------------------------

The papers should be formatted according to the ETT guidelines which can be found at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1541-8251/homepage/ForA.... Only original unpublished contributions and invited articles will be considered for the issue. Authors should submit a PDF version of their complete manuscript via Manuscript Central (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ett) according to the timetable below. When submitting your manuscript, please:

- Choose manuscript type "Special Issue paper" (step 1), - Answer "Yes" to the question "Is this paper for a special issue?" (step 1), and - Enter "M2M - An Emerging Communication Paradigm" as the special issue title (step 5).

Important Dates: ----------------

Submission deadline: June 4, 2012 Author Notification: November 5, 2012 Final Manuscript: January 7, 2013 Publication: Q1 2013

Guest Editors: --------------

- Carles Antón-Haro, Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), Barcelona, Spain (carles.anton@cttc.es) - Thierry Lestable, SAGEMCOM, Paris, France (thierry.lestable@sagemcom.com) - Yonghua Lin, IBM China Research Lab, Beijing, China (linyh@cn.ibm.com) - Navid Nikaein, EURECOM, Sophia Antipolis, France (navid.nikaein@eurecom.fr) - Thomas Watteyne, Dust Networks, Hayward, CA, USA (twatteyne@dustnetworks.com).