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European Wireless 2002
Feb 26-28 2002, Florence, Italy.

The conference will bring together researchers and
practitioners presenting the most up-to-date results and
achievements primarily in the following fields: advancement in
physical layers and MAC protocols for indoor/cellular
narrowband networks and broadband radio access systems;
architectures and related protocols for the interworking of
fixed and wireless (terrestrial and satellite) networks; Quality
of Service (QoS) in wireless networks and/or in the
internetworking environment; Personal Communication
Systems beyond the third generation.

Scope:

The modern wireless and mobile communications scenario is characterized, amidst other features, by the
increasing demand for high bit-rate multimedia applications, and by the desire to perceive and exercise a seamless
and friendly communication system, irrespective of the media used and of the operating environment. This
combines with the tumultuous growth in the range of provided services, from household/entertainment to
business/finance. The end-user is also developing an attitude whereby many aspects of communication are
considered as temporary and/or subject to negotiation, such as: the quality of service, the way information is
delivered and displayed, the content/service provider, the network operator, and even the information contents.
This is due to the high degree of mobility of the customers base, to the need to keep communication costs under
control and again to the wide range of services offered. Therefore, the requirements of access convenience and
flexibility need be reconciled with cost effective resources to continue to exploit the market potential of the massive
demands of an increasingly sophisticated and mobile-aware customer base. Also, adequate technology and
operation strategies need be developed so that the end-user is freed from the technicalities involved in an
end-to-end connection among nomadic users.

Industry, research and standardization bodies have been responding to
the above challenges for several years, and they have come up with
new systems for the provision of universal services. Nonetheless,
some challenges still remain and other are have just started to
appear. These include:

the coexistence of - and transition between - different generations
of systems;
the novel capabilities of network components and advanced features of
mobile terminals;
the access and coverage in hierarchically nested mobile systems
designed to accommodate user bases within widely different scales;
the development of Internet protocols to be able to handle the
required functions of a mobile core network, and the provision of
adequate Quality of Service in and adverse wireless radio
environment, just to mention a few.


Areas of interest:

Contributions of original work are solicited in, but not restricted to, the fields as given below.

Adaptive Antennas 
Advances in Source and Channel Coding 
Base Station Technology 
Broadband Wireless Access 
Fixed/Mobile Networks Integration and Interworking 
Indoor Channel Modeling, Wave Propagation and Measurements 
Integration of Broadcast Services into point-to-point Mobile Systems 
Integration of Radiolocalization Systems into Wireless User Terminals 
Integration of Terrestrial and Satellite Networks 
Interference Mitigation and Management Techniques 
Internet as a Core Network 
Location-Based Services 
Mobile Ad-hoc Networks 
Mobile Agents 
Mobile Internet 
Mobile/Wireless Networks Architectures and Protocols 
Mobile/Wireless Networks Modeling and Simulation 
Modeling and Simulation of Wireless Transmission Systems 
Multiple Access Schemes 
Power Management 
Quality of Service and Resource Allocation 
Routing in Ad-hoc Networks 
Short Range Communication Systems 
Signal Design for 4th Generation Systems 
Signal Processing Techniques for Equalization and Channel Estimation 
Wireless LANs 
Wireless Multimedia Systems 


All papers will be reviewed by the program committee. Accepted papers
will be published in the conference proceedings. Papers of particular
merit will be proposed for publication in the AEI European
Transactions on Telecommunications and ACM/Baltzer Wireless Networks
journals.

Tutorials:

Within the events of the European Wireless 2002, tutorials on
different topics will be organized. Details will be available in the
final conference announcement.

Best Student Papers Award:

Papers with a student as a primary author will be considered for the
European Wireless recognition prize. Student authors must clearly
indicate with their submission that they would like to be considered
for this award.

Paper Submission Instructions:

All paper submissions will be handled electronically, following the
instructions reported here.


Important Dates:

 Paper Submissions Due 		September 15, 2001 
 Notification of Acceptance 	November 15, 2001 
 Camera-Ready Versions Due 	December 10, 2001 
 Conference Dates 		February 26-28, 2002 


  
For More Information:

Send email to ew2002@ing.unipi.it with any questions or comments about the
conference or for more information.