---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing - Special Issue on Mobile Ad-hoc Networking and Computing Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 20:43:49 -0300 From: "Profa Dra Mirela Sechi Moretti Annoni Notare" mirela@newsite.com.br To: "STS Co" sts@newsite.com.br
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[Due to the many requests we have received (particularly from these who will be attending MobiCom this july) We are extending the submission deadline to July 25th.]
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The field of mobile and wireless networking is reemerging amid unprecedented growth in the scale and diversity of computer networking. However, many today's wireless local area networks (WLAN) need an infrastructure network. Infrastructure networks not only provide access to other networks, but also include forwarding functions, medium access control, etc. In these infrastructure-based wireless networks, communication typically takes place only between the wireless nodes and the access point, but not directly between the wireless nodes. Ad hoc wireless networks, however, do not need any infrastructure to work. Each node can communicate with another node; no access point controlling medium access is necessary.
As opposed to a LAN wired networks, a mobile ad-hoc communication network will have mobile clients as well as mobile servers, without a pre-existing communication infrastructure. The dynamic re-configurability of such a network poses challenges in such diverse areas as routing, bandwidth management, data management, location management, frequent disconnections, mobile file handling, wireless broadcasting, network reliability and security.
Papers are sollicited for a special issue of the Journal of Distributed Computing (JPDC) on Mobile Ad-hoc Networking and Computing The purpose of this special issue is to focus on all aspects of mobile ad-hoc networking. Topics of interest include, but not limited to:
o- Mobile communication network architecture (e,g., self-organizing network architectures and protocols, etc.) o- Routing protocols (unicast, multicast, geocast, content-based, etc.) for mobile and wireless ad hoc networks o- Synchronization and scheduling issues in mobile ad-hoc systems. o- Data management and mobility management for wireless ad-hoc networks o- Security and fault-tolerance issues for ad hoc networks o- Resource and information management; o- Pervasive computing o- Distributed algorithms for ad hoc networks (e.g., leader election, group management, etc.) o- Low power and energy-efficient designs o- Sensor networks o- Performance, analysis and simulation of mobile networking protocols; o- Measuring and negotiating quality of service (QoS) o- Applications of ad hoc networks (distributed databases, wireless multimedia, civilian and non-civilian appliactions, etc.)
Papers must be unpublished and must not be submitted elsewhere for publication. Authors are encouraged to submit papers in electronic form (postcript only) to the Guest Editor: Prof. Azzedine Boukerche (boukerche@cs.unt.edu) by **July 25, 2001**. Five copies of the manuscripts can also be submitted.
Each submission must accompany a short abstract, names of authors and their affiliations (e-mail adresses, telephone and fax numbers), and a contact person for correspondence. All of the articles will be reviewed for their originality and their contribution following the JPDC's standards and criteria.
Guest Editor Prof. Azzedine Boukerche Department of Computer Sciences, P.O Box 311366 University of North Texas Denton, TX 76203-1366, USA Tel: (940)-565-4869, Fax (940) 565-2799 Email: boukerche@cs.unt.edu
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