Emerging Technologies for 3G Cellular Wireless Communications Systems

    Background

   Recently,  several  enhancements  have  been  introduced  into  the 3G
   cellular   wireless  standards,  resulting  in,  among  other  things,
   improved  spectral efficiency and improved performance of a variety of
   applications   (both   delay-tolerant  and  latency-sensitive).  As  a
   consequence,  the  performance  and  capabilities  of  the 3G wireless
   technologies  already  rivals  that  of  some technologies proposed as
   next-generation  wireless  systems. The use of novel techniques in the
   early  evolution  of the 3G wireless systems, such as cdma2000 1xEV-DO
   Revisions  0  and  A  in  3GPP2  and  WCDMA HSDPA/EUL in 3GPP, provide
   substantial  improvement  in  spectral  efficiency  and  comprehensive
   network  control  and  resource  allocation  to  deliver  services  as
   demanded  by  end-user  applications.  This  evolution  is expected to
   continue, in order to further enhance the performance and capabilities
   of the 3G cellular standards.

   In  addition  to  providing insight into the details of the techniques
   used  in  these  technologies,  this issue will serve as a stimulus to
   accelerate  technological  adoption  of  enhanced  3G  (E3G)  wireless
   technologies  and  provide  a  performance and capability benchmark of
   next-generation multiple-access systems.

    Scope of Contributions

   The  papers  in  this  Feature  Topic  will  focus on state-of-the-art
   research  in  various  aspects  of  next  generation  multiple  access
   technologies  suitable  for  3G wireless. We solicit papers covering a
   variety  of  topics  that  include,  but not limited to, the following
   subjects:
     * 3G evolution - cdma2000 (1x and 1xEV-DO) and WCDMA (HSDPA/EUL)
     * Further   3G   evolution   towards   all-IP   optimized   wireless
       air-interfaces
     * System implementation and optimization
     * Applications  performance (VoIP, video telephony, wireless gaming,
       file transfer, e-mail, web-browsing, etc.)
     * MAI reduction techniques
     * Dynamic channel/resource allocation and assignment
     * Adaptive modulations and coding
     * Fast adaptive equalization
     * Novel power control techniques
     * Synchronization control
     * Standardization issues

   Papers  should  be  of  tutorial  nature  or  contain state-of-the-art
   research  and  development  materials.  Authors  must  follow the IEEE
   Communications  Magazine  guidelines  regarding the manuscript format.
   For  further  details, please find information for authors at the IEEE
   Communications Magazine website at
   http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/sub_guidelines.html

   Submit     your     paper     through     Manuscript     Central    at
   http://commag-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com/    and    choose   "February
   2006/Emerging  Technologies  for  3G  Cellular Wireless Communications
   Systems"  from the drop down menu on the submission page in the Author
   Center.

   Tentative Schedule

   Manuscript Submission: April 30, 2005
   Acceptance Notification: October 30, 2005
   Final Manuscript Due: November 30, 2005
   Publication: February 2006