CALL FOR PAPERS
IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications
MULTI-HOP WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS
In multi-hop wireless networks, communication between two end nodes is
carred out through a number of intermediate nodes whose function is to relay
information from one point to another. In the last few years, many research
works have focused on multi-hop "ad hoc" networks, in which relaying nodes
are in general mobile, and communication needs are primarily between nodes
within the same network.
In contrast, an increasing number of multi-hop wireless deployments and
proprietary commercial solutions have focused on a class of networks termed
"mesh networks." Unlike ad hoc networks, mesh networks serve as access
networks that employ multi-hop wireless forwarding by non-mobile nodes to
relay traffic to and from the wireline Internet. In such an environment,
hybrid technologies and/or hierarchical network organization can be used for
differentiating wireless access from wireless infrastructure links; power
consumption is not a primary concern as relaying nodes are fixed and
wire-powered; traffic patterns may be asymmetric and, rather than involving
pairs of end-nodes, mostly involve communication to and from wired gateways.
Moreover, provisioning of high network capacity, service differentiation
support, and secure and reliable communication are critical topics for such
access networks.
The goal of this issue is to collect cutting edge research achievements in
the field of mesh networks. We solicit papers that, rather than generically
addressing multi-hop wireless networks, specifically deal with research
issues arising in wireless mesh network environments. The scope of this
issue includes all aspects of mesh networks, including network architecture,
protocol design and analysis, algorithms for resource allocation and
routing, performance analysis, error control, system implementation and
measurement, cross layer design, etc. We are seeking papers that describe
original and unpublished contributions. Possible topics include, but are not
limited to:
* Homogeneous/heterogeneous mesh network architectures
* Capacity and scalability issues in mesh networks
* Network autoconfiguration and/or planning solutions
* Interworking between mesh networks of different logical domains
* Cross-layer design
* Medium access control (MAC) schemes
* Error control schemes
* Routing
* QoS support
* Security
* Use of advanced antenna technologies (MIMO, beam forming, etc.)
* Broadcasting and multicasting
* Performance analysis
* Wireless mesh network testbed design and measurements
Prospective authors should follow the IEEE J-SAC manuscript format described
in the Information for Authors. Authors MUST submit their draft manuscripts
through the EDAS peer review website, together with a short abstract
(approximately 150 words in the EDAS website form. Please note potential
authors should create their own accounts through the EDAS peer review
website before submitting manuscript(s). EDAS will accept manuscript in PDF
format only.
The review process will be based on a pre-review phase, devised to screen
papers out of the goals of the CFP, and a single round of technical reviews.
Acceptance will be limited to those papers requiring only moderate
revisions. The following timetable applies:
Manuscript Submission: OCTOBER 1, 2005
Acceptance Notification: March 1, 2006
Final Manuscript Due: May 1, 2006
Publication: 4th Quarter 2006
Guest Editorial Board
Giuseppe Bianchi
Univ of Roma Tor Vergata
Italy
giuseppe.bianchi@uniroma2.it Shyam S. Chakraborty
Helsinki Univ of Technology
Finland
Shyam.Chakraborty@hut.fi Xingang Guo
Comm Tech Lab, Intel
Portland, OR USA
xingang.guo@intel.com Edward Knightly
Rice Univ
Houston, TX USA
knightly@ece.rice.edu
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