See: http://www.cs.umanitoba.ca/~vmisic/pubs/spects04performance.html
SPECTS 2004: http://www.scs.org/confernc/ssimc/ssimc04/cfp/spects04.htm



   Performance Issues of Wireless LANs, PANs, and Ad Hoc Networks

     special session of the 2004 International Symposium on Performance
      Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (SPECTS'04)
              organized by Jelena Misic and Vojislav B. Misic
               jmisic@cs.umanitoba.ca, vmisic@cs.umanitoba.ca
             University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

   Scope

   Wireless networks - in particular local area networks (LANs), personal
   area networks (PANs), and ad hoc networks - are becoming more and more
   popular. Applications for such networks include wireless extensions of
   wired  networks (such as 802.11 family of networks), cable replacement
   and  short-range  communications  (such  as  Bluetooth),  packet radio
   networks,  sensor  networks  (such  as  802.15.4  ZigBee),  and  other
   wireless networks with fixed or variable topology. Performance of such
   networks is the major factor that determines their feasibility for the
   given  set of application requirements. Performance has many different
   aspects,  from  physical, data link, network and transport layers, and
   all  of  these  are intimately related to topology, energy efficiency,
   management, user mobility, and security issues.

   This  special session will focus on the area of performance evaluation
   of  wireless  LANs, PANs, and ad hoc networks, from physical issues to
   applications  aspects.  The  main  objective  is  to evaluate relevant
   models,  algorithms,  protocols,  simulation  tools,  and other recent
   advances  leading to improved understanding of the performance of such
   networks.

   Topics of Interest

   We   are   seeking  papers  that  describe  original  and  unpublished
   contributions addressing various performance aspects of wireless LANs,
   PANs,  and  ad  hoc  networks. Topics of interest include, but are not
   limited to:
     * Performance  of  wireless  local  area networks, wireless personal
       area networks, ad hoc networks, and sensor networks
     * Recent  standards  for wireless communications (802,11, Bluetooth,
       802.15   and   its   varieties,  ZigBee),  their  performance  and
       comparison
     * Media access control protocols and their impact on performance
     * Routing, broadcasting, and multicasting
     * Quality of Service provisioning
     * TCP performance in WPANs and ad-hoc networks
     * User  mobility  modeling,  mobility  management, and the impact of
       mobility on network performance
     * Topology  construction and maintenance, and the impact of topology
       changes on network performance
     * Interoperability,   interference   and  co-existence  of  wireless
       networks of different standards
     * Performance  issues  of integration of WLANs and WPANs with the 3G
       cellular systems
     * Methods for analytical modeling of wireless networks
     * Methods  and tools for wireless network simulation and performance
       evaluation

   Paper Submission

   Submit  full papers as PDF files, by email to both editors. The papers
   should  have  about  six  to eight double-column, single-spaced pages,
   including  figures and references, using 10-point font size. The paper
   should  contain  paper  title,  authors'  names,  affiliations, postal
   address,  phone, fax, and e-mail address of the authors, about 200-250
   word abstract, and up to five keywords.

   Key Dates

   Submission of Papers              January 31, 2004
   Notification of Acceptance        April 25, 2004
   Final Camera-Ready Submission Due May 23, 2004