CFP : Special Issue of Elsevier Computer Communications on Research Directions in 4th Generation Wireless Networks

CFP : Special Issue of Elsevier Computer Communications on Research Directions in 4th Generation Wireless Networks
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Research Directions in 4th Generation Wireless Networks Guest Editors Sanjay Jha (University of New South Wales, Australia) Amitava Mukherjee (PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd, India) Publication: WINTER 2003 With over one billion mobile phone users (plus millions of PDA users) projected by the end of 2002, it is anticipated that mobile handheld devices will become the predominant user terminal of choice in near future. Towards meeting this goal, third-generation (3G) standards and related technologies have been developed that will help in the early deployment of such networks, interoperability among equipment from different manufacturers, and significant cost reductions. At the same time, major efforts are underway to deliver applications and services to the mobile user over a packet-switched IP network with the ultimate goal of eliminating circuit switching and the cellular infrastructure, as it exists today. So the current trends in network evolution are directed towards an all-IP core network, with a vision of providing an All-IP networking platform up to the terminal in the next generation. Work has already begun on such an all-IP end-to-end solution, commonly referred to as the fourth-generation (4G) systems that will combine mobility with multimedia-rich content, high bit rate, and IP transport. This special issue of Computer Communications is seeking new and unpublished contributions addressing research issues in 4G mobile/wireless networks including, but not limited to: Seamless mobility Location management Handoff management QoS guarantees New architectures Infrastructure deployment strategies Application adaptivity Billing and inter-carrier issues New services (w/ performance issues) Papers describing current research are solicited. Survey, tutorial, industry experience, and case study papers are alsosolicited. IMPORTANT DATES Deadline for submissions: February 1 2003 Notification of acceptance: August 1 2003 Publication: Winter 2003 SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Guidelines on how to present your paper are given at http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/comcom. Authors are invited to submit full original papers in electronic form (PDF or postscript) to: Dr Sanjay Jha The University of New South Wales Kensington, Sydney, Australia Email: sjha@cse.unsw.edu.au Dr Amitava Mukherjee PriceWaterhouseCoopers Ltd Calcutta, India Email: amitava.mukherjee@in.pwcglobal.com Full details of submission or further information are available from the journal's web site (www.elsevier.nl/locate/comcom), or from the General Editor, Jeremy Thompson (comcom@troubador.co.uk). Electronic submission guidelines are available at www.elsevier.nl/homepage/authors.

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       Research Directions in 4th Generation Wireless Networks

Guest Editors
Sanjay Jha (University of New South Wales, Australia)
Amitava Mukherjee (PricewaterhouseCoopers Ltd, India)

Publication: WINTER 2003

With  over one billion mobile phone users (plus millions of PDA users)
projected  by  the end of 2002, it is anticipated that mobile handheld
devices  will  become  the predominant user terminal of choice in near
future. Towards meeting this goal, third-generation (3G) standards and
related  technologies  have been developed that will help in the early
deployment  of  such  networks,  interoperability among equipment from
different  manufacturers, and significant cost reductions. At the same
time,  major efforts are underway to deliver applications and services
to the mobile user over a packet-switched IP network with the ultimate
goal of eliminating circuit switching and the cellular infrastructure,
as  it  exists  today.  So the current trends in network evolution are
directed towards an all-IP core network, with a vision of providing an
All-IP  networking platform up to the terminal in the next generation.
Work has already begun on such an all-IP end-to-end solution, commonly
referred  to  as  the fourth-generation (4G) systems that will combine
mobility   with   multimedia-rich  content,  high  bit  rate,  and  IP
transport.

This  special  issue  of  Computer  Communications  is seeking new and
unpublished   contributions   addressing   research   issues   in   4G
mobile/wireless networks including, but not limited to:

       Seamless mobility
       Location management
       Handoff management
       QoS guarantees
       New architectures
       Infrastructure deployment strategies
       Application adaptivity
       Billing and inter-carrier issues
       New services (w/ performance issues)

Papers  describing  current  research are solicited. Survey, tutorial,
industry experience, and case study papers are alsosolicited.

IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for submissions: February 1 2003
Notification of acceptance: August 1 2003
Publication: Winter 2003

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Guidelines   on   how   to   present   your   paper   are   given   at
http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/comcom.  Authors  are  invited to submit
full original papers in electronic form (PDF or postscript) to:
Dr Sanjay Jha
The University of New South Wales
Kensington, Sydney, Australia
Email: sjha@cse.unsw.edu.au

Dr Amitava Mukherjee 
PriceWaterhouseCoopers Ltd
Calcutta, India
Email: amitava.mukherjee@in.pwcglobal.com

Full  details  of submission or further information are available from
the  journal's  web  site (www.elsevier.nl/locate/comcom), or from the
General  Editor,  Jeremy Thompson (comcom@troubador.co.uk). Electronic
submission guidelines are available at
www.elsevier.nl/homepage/authors.