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Mobile Networks and Applications
The Journal of SPECIAL ISSUES on Mobility of Systems, Users, Data and
Computing


Call For Papers
Special Issue on Internet Wireless Access: 802.11 and Beyond
With Guest Editors

Roberto Battiti			Marco Conti
University of Trento		National Research Council (CNR)
E-mail: battiti@dit.unitn.it	E-mail: marco.conti@iit.cnr.it

	
Renato Lo Cigno
University of Trento
E-mail: locigno@dit.unitn.it

	
OVERVIEW:

The explosion of 802.11 networks in recent years is making the dream of easy,
ubiquitous, and fast Internet access a reality, but can the actual
architectures and techniques for WLANs support future on-demand networking?

The key points of the current success of 802.11 WLANs (e.g., the use of free
spectrum and the "Ethernet like" simplicity) pose several questions about the
widespread use of this technology in the future. For this reason, researchers
are currently investigating, from several different perspectives, solutions
for enhancing the WLAN technologies (e.g., by using less congested portions
of the spectrum, or by implementing price-based access control policies).
Major advances are called for in the areas of Medium Access Control (MAC)
protocols, access control, power management, security, and Quality of Service
(QOS).

SCOPE:

This special issue will focus on the evolution of Wireless Internet Access
toward on-demand networking, both in private and public environments,
possibly with complete roaming freedom. The aim of this special issue is to
present the latest research papers on this topic focusing on MAC and higher
layers. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

    * MAC layer management and protocols;
    * Power management;
    * Network layer management for roaming support;
    * QoS and Service Differentiation;
    * Network control and management (AAA, Security, etc.);
    * Ad hoc network support;
    * Pricing policies in public networks;
    * Experimental and prototype results;
    * Analysis and simulation protocols

PUBLICATION SCHEDULE:
MANUSCRIPT DUE: 		April 30, 2004
ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION: 	July 30, 2004
FINAL MANUSCRIPT DUE: 		September 30, 2004

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Authors are invited to submit their manuscripts (pdf or ps format) via e-mail
to Renato Lo Cigno by April 30, 2004. Manuscripts should be no more than 20
double-spaced pages in length, excluding figures, graphs and illustrations.
If electronic submission is not possible, authors should submit six (6)
copies of their manuscript to:

Prof. Renato Lo Cigno
Dip. di Informatica e Telecommunicazioni
Universita di Trento
Via Sommarive 14
38050 Povo, Trento
Italy