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CALL FOR PAPERS Journal of Computer Systems, Networks, and Communications Special issue on WiMAX, LTE and WiFi Interworking

Guest Editors: Rashid A. Saeed, Ahmed A. Mabrouk, Amitava Mukherjee, Francisco Falcone and K. Daniel Wong

Although WiMAX, LTE and WiFi all are provide wireless broadband connectivity, they have been optimized for different usage models: WiFi for very high-speed local area network connectivity and WiMAX, LTE for high-speed wireless cellular connectivity. By combining WiMAX, LTE and WiFi technologies, service providers can offer better usability of the networks infrastructure and support for seamless mobility and roaming. The unique similarities between WiMAX, LTE and WiFi networks that make the proposed synergy is promising is these technologies are fully packet switching uses IP-based technologies to provide connection services to the Internet. This standards- and IP-based network approach provides compelling benefits to service providers to collaborate between these technologies.

This special issue is intended to foster state-of-the-art research in the area of WiMAX, WiBro, LTE and WiFi networking and the corresponding technical advances in the design and deployment of feasible network architectures and protocols and to present novel results and solutions to solve various problems and challenges foreseen in WiMAX/LTE and WiFi interworking. The special issue will cover the following topical areas but are not limited to them:

WiMAX, WiBro, MobileFi, LTE and WiFi communications systems Single/dual radio handover Network architecture alternatives for inter-working and integration Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Seamless vertical handover and session continuity. Multi-radio coexistence and power management Authentication, Authorization and Accounting Security issues Common charging and billing Quality of services (QoS) Interworking using IMS, SIP, MIH, VCC and UMA IEEE802.11u, IEEE802.16g/j/m/h Scenarios and usage cases WiMAX,WiBro, LTE and WiFi Interworking Testbed Hybrid wireless mesh network Applications, VOIP, video streaming, etc IP Mobile, roaming and mobility management Core network architecture Fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) PHY, MAC, IP and upper layers issues

Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jcsnc/guidelines.html. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/, according to the following timetable:

IMPORTANT DATES: Deadline of paper Submission: 1 October 2009 Revised Paper Deadline: 1 January, 2010 Tentative Publication Date: 1 March, 2010

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