International Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing 
Special Issue Announcement 
 
Medium Access Control for WLANs, WPANs, Ad Hoc Networks, and Sensor
Networks

http://www.cs.memphis.edu/~yxiao/IJWMC_CFP.html
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Guest Editors

Dr. Yang Xiao, The University of Memphis, USA
Email: yangxiao@ieee.org

Dr. Kui Wu, University of Victoria, Canada
Email: wkui@cs.uvic.ca
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The recent evolution and successful development of Wireless Local Area
Networks (WLANs), Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), Ad Hoc
Networks, and Sensor Networks have yielded a demand to improve the
Medium Access Control (MAC) Layer. The key goals of this improvement
include Quality of Service (QoS) support mechanisms, efficient channel
access mechanisms, and energy saving mechanisms, etc. The effort to
improve the MAC layer is linked with many technical challenges
including compatibility with legacy networks, complexity in
implementation, and practical values in real market, etc. The need to
address QoS support, MAC enhancement, and energy saving and provide
timely, solid technical contributions in the MAC layer of these
networks establishes the motivation behind this special issue.

 
This special issue focuses on the novel and practical ways to improve
the MAC layer protocols in terms of QoS support, channel access, and
energy saving for WLANs, WPANs, Ad Hoc Networks, and Sensor Networks.
Papers that do not focus on the MAC layer will not be reviewed.
Specific areas of interest include (but are not limited to):

Quality of Service support in the MAC layer

Channel access protocols in the MAC layer

Energy efficiency in the MAC layer 

 

The manuscripts should be submitted as an e-mail attachment in PDF
format to Yang Xiao at yangxiao@memphis.edu. If the file is larger than
1MB, the authors are encouraged to use WINZIP. Submitted papers must
not be previously published nor submitted for publication elsewhere.
Accepted papers should not exceed 6000 words or 12 single spaced pages
in IEEE Transactions style. If email submission is impossible then six
(6) copies of the paper should be sent by the due date to:

Prof. Yang Xiao
Computer Science Division
The University of Memphis
373 Dunn Hall
Memphis, TN 38152. USA
Email: yangxiao@memphis.edu. Fax: (901) 678-2480
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Important Dates:

-        Submission deadline: Oct. 1, 2004
-        Notification of conditional acceptance: Feb. 1, 2005
-        Submission of final version and revision report: Mar. 1, 2005
-        Notification of final acceptance: Mar. 15, 2005
-        Publication of special issue: Issue 6 of 2005
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