IWCLD is devoted to cross-layer techniques for communications systems and provides a premier forum for researchers from academia, industry and government to present and exchange new ideas, technical advances, and ongoing works on cross layer design and related topics.

Papers should be in English, not exceeding 5 double-column pages and should follow IEEE paper templates available on the workshop web site www.iwcld2011.org. The proceedings of the workshop will be published by IEEE press and all papers included in the proceedings will be cited by the IEEEXplore database. Best papers will be published in the European Transactions on Telecommunications journal.

The workshop will feature keynotes addressed by leading researchers, as well as invited and contributed papers. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

 Cross-layer architectures and mechanisms for wireless communications and networks
• Cellular networks (3G, 4G, etc.)
• Mesh
• Ad-Hoc
• Sensor networks
• Heterogeneous PHY networks

 Cross-layer considerations and resource allocation for specific PHY techniques
• MIMO
• Multi-carrier
• Cooperative communications
• Cognitive radio

 System and network optimization
• Scalability issues
• End-to-end QoS support
• Coverage area
• Energy minimization
• Network coding
• Application-layer adaptation

 Cross-layer protocols
• Signaling for cross-layer interaction
• PHY/MAC/RLC and transport layer interactions
• Mobility management and routing
• Security aspects

 Standards and Services
• Optimization of current standards (WiMAX,W-CDMA, etc.)
• Interoperability with legacy systems
• Solutions for network and system convergence
• Implementation and testbed result