In order to synchronize better with other workshops being held at the WICON
conference, the submission deadline for MeshNets 2005 has been significantly
extended to 27 February.
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                               MeshNets 2005
                          http://www.meshnets.org

                       In conjunction with WICON 2005
                     10 July 2005, Budapest, Hungary


                             IMPORTANT DATES

                Submissions due:             January 30, 2005
                Notification of Acceptance:  March 15, 2005
                Camera-ready Version due:    May 15, 2005


CALL FOR PAPERS

The long-term success of the Wireless Internet depends on the establishment
of an architectectural framework that can meet the increasingly stringent
demands place on it by our mobile, "always connected" society.  Wireless mesh
networks are expected to be a key element of this future.

In a wireless mesh network, mobile devices or networks cooperatively
establish mulit-hop, or even multi-radio communication paths in a dynamic
environment, providing an alternative form of wireless connectivity.  To
achieve scalability and performance, such a network must manage complex
tradeoffs among factors such as coverage, throughput/delay and QoS support. 
Many such networks must also be able to support self-organizing and
self-healing modes of operation.

The emergence of wireless PAN, LAN, and MAN technologies and an ever-growing
demand for connectivity suggest that wireless mesh networks will play an
important role in the future development of the Wireless Internet.  The
importance and timeliness of this topic is confirmed by the many start-up
companies defining technology and products in this space, as well as the work
of standards bodies such as the IEEE 802.11s Working Group.

The goal of this workshop is to bring together an international group of
academics, researchers, and industry practitioners to a) provide a view of
the state-of-art, b) identify outstanding challenges and c) present current
research on all aspects of mesh networks. The workshop will therefore include
panel discussion and invited speakers, as well as papers selected through
this CFP.

In particular, we encourage submissions which make fundamental contributions
to the theory and practice of wireless mesh networking, with emphasis on
cross-layer protocol design and implementation, especially in the context of
programmable and software defined radio.

We solicit paper on topics including, but not limited to the following areas
of relevance to mesh networks:

    * Link and MAC layer design
    * Cross-layer optimization
    * Radio resource management and QoS support
    * Programmable and software defined radios
    * User mobility models and mobility management
    * Topology deduction and network measurement
    * Performance evaluation and modelling
    * Experimental systems and test-beds
    * Security and authentication
    * Interworking between wireless access and the wired backbone



PROPOSALS FOR PANELS

Proposals for panel sessions on wireless networking and related topics
are also solicited.

Panel topics should address innovative, controversial, or otherwise
provocative topics related to wireless mesh networking. Please submit
proposals to the General Chairs .


SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

All submissions will be handled electronically.  Papers must be submitted in
PostScript or Adobe PDF format. Papers must not exceed 8-10 (A4 size) pages,
including text, figures and references, with a minimum font size of 11pt and
reasonable margins.  Submitted papers must be original and unpublished work,
not currently under review for any other conference or journal.

All paper submissions will be carefully reviewed by experts and returned to
the author(s) with comments to ensure the high quality of accepted papers.
The authors of accepted papers must guarantee that their paper will be
presented at the conference. At least one author of each accepted paper must
be registered for the conference in order for that paper to appear in the
proceedings and to be scheduled for presentation.

Papers of particular merit will be proposed for publication in the ACM
Journal of Mobile Networks and Applications (MONET), by Kluwer Academic
Pulblishers.

ORGANIZATION:

General  Co-chairs:
    Shyam Chakraborty
    Helsinki University of Technology
    ssc@cc.hut.fi

    Sumit Roy
    University of Washington
    roy@ee.washington.edu


IMPORTANT DATES:

Submissions due:             * January 30, 2005 *
Notification of Acceptance:      * March 15, 2005 *
Camera-ready Manuscripts due:      * May 15, 2005 *