CALL FOR PAPERS

SPONSORS

Sponsored by ICST
Technically co-sponsored by CREATE-NET

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SCOPE

BROADNETS 2010 is an international conference focusing on broadband communications, networks, and systems and covering the entire gamut of next generation networks, communications systems, applications and services.

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TOPICS

The conference welcomes papers in three tracks that cover the following topics (including, but not limited to):

WIRELESS Track

* MIMO and OFDM techniques
* Modulation and coding schemes
* MAC protocols
* Mobility management
* Radio resource management
* Packet scheduling algorithms
* Routing protocols
* Network architecture and topology design
* Hybrid networks
* Wireless traffic management
* Cross-layer design and optimization
* Wireless QoS
* Multihop and relay networks
* Mobile ad hoc networks
* Wireless sensor networks
* Cognitive radio
* Cognitive wireless networks
* Self-Organizing Networks (SON)
* Dynamic and flexible spectrum management (DSM/FSM)
* Software Defined Radio
* Reconfigurable radio systems
* Cellular networks


INTERNET Track

* Routing
* Scheduling
* Congestion control
* Traffic engineering
* Network modeling
* Network management
* Autonomics in the Future Internet
* Cognitive technologies
* QoS in the Internet
* Security, trust
* Overlay networks
* Virtualization
* Content distribution networks
* Web technologies
* Semantic technologies
* Peer-to-peer networks
* Media technologies (VoIP, IPTV, video streaming)
* Electronic services (health, government, learning, etc.)
* Social networks
* Future Internet applications
* Prosumer applications
* Machine-to-machine applications
* "Clean-slate" Internet architectures, algorithms, protocols, and services


OPTICAL Track

* Optical access networks
* Converged optical/wireless access networks
* Radio over fiber based networks
* WDM transmission technologies and systems
* Optical switch architectures
* Optical packet, burst, and label switching networks
* Optical grids in access and core
* SAN extensions
* Multilayer optical networks
* Cross-layer design (incl. application layer dependence)
* Reliable optical networking
* Optical networking for green information and communications technology
* Routing, wavelength assignment, and traffic grooming
* Modeling and design of optical networks and systems
* Network control and management
* Techno-economic aspects of optical networks
* Demonstrations and field-trials


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PUBLICATION

All accepted papers will be published in the Lecture Notes of ICST (LNICST) series.

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SUBMISSION

For detailed submission guidelines, please visit http://broadnets.org/2010/submission.shtml

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IMPORTANT DATES

Workshop/tutorial proposal: 19 February 2010
Paper submission deadline: 5 March 2010
Notification of acceptance: 21 May 2010
Camera-ready deadline: 25 June 2010

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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

General Chairs
Ioannis Tomkos, Athens Information Technology, Greece
Christos Bouras, University of Patras, and RACTI, Greece

Technical Program Chairs
Panagiotis Demestichas, University of Piraeus, Athens, Greece
Georgios Ellinas, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Prasun Sinha, Ohio State University, USA

For a complete list of committee and board members, please visit http://broadnets.org/2010/committees.shtm