-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Datum: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 11:36:17 +0200 Von: EURASIP JWCN Alert wcn@alert.hindawi.com An: gustaf.neumann@wu-wien.ac.at
EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
Special Issue on
Wireless Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Call for Papers
Wireless mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs), due to their dynamic nature, pose many unique challenges compared to traditional wired or cellular wireless networks. MANETs must be self-organized without any requirement for base stations. Their topologies are unpredictable due to mobility and change with the number and distribution of active nodes in the network. Fading and channel variations also induce changes in the network topology and introduce additional complexities in these networks. Given power and energy constraints, as well as the shared nature of the wireless medium, communications may be expected to be multihop. In such a harsh environment, robustness and quality of service (QoS) are essential factors to be considered. MANETs may consist of a heterogeneous mixture of nodes with variety of traffic types and different QoS requirements. Scaling laws for these networks are not fully understood. Many tradeoff studies related to capacity, delay, bandwidth, and energy consumption are currently under intense investigations.
The goal of this special issue is to collect cutting-edge research results in the field of wireless MANETs. We solicit papers that deal with pressing problems unique to wireless MANETs. The scope of this issue includes all aspects of MANETs, including scaling laws, tradeoff studies, coding, interference management, protocol design, cross-layer design, and, more importantly, fundamental limits of MANETs under different conditions. We seek original and unpublished work. The potential list of topics is not necessarily exhaustive and other appropriate subjects will be considered.
Topics of interests include, but are not limited to:
o Analytical framework and appropriate metrics for evaluation of MANETs o Fundamental limits of multihop MANETs o Capacity, delay, bandwidth, and energy tradeoffs o Scalable energy-efficient protocols, and framework for analysis of protocols o Error control schemes o Network coding o Interference management o Cross-layer design o Cooperation among nodes o Hybrid networks containing static and mobile nodes o QoS support for different traffic types
Authors should follow the EURASIP JWCN manuscript format described at the journal site http://www.hindawi.com/journals/wcn/ Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the EURASIP JWCN's manuscript tracking system at journal's web site, according to the following timetable.
Manuscript Due February 1, 2006 Acceptance Notification June 1, 2006 Final Manuscript Due September 1, 2006 Publication Date 4th Quarter, 2006
Guest Editors:
Hamid R. Sadjadpour, Baskin School of Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA; hamid@soe.ucsc.edu
Robert Ulman, Army Research Office, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA; robert.ulman@us.army.mil
Anthony Ephremides, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland at College Park, MD 20742, USA; etony@mintaka.isr.umd.edu
Ananthram Swami, Army Research Lab, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197, USA; aswami@arl.army.mil
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