IEEE GLOBECOM 2008

DD01M1: In Building Wireless
Presenter: Leo Holzenthal Jr. (University of New Orleans, USA)

A very large scale, neutral host type, fiber optic based distributed antenna system was conceived to provide wireless telephone and radio signals to subscriber units within the confines of a large international airport.

FemtoCells
Presenter: Rana Sircar (Wipro Technologies, India)
Femtocells, concept aimed at resolving coverage issues and to achieve Fixed-Mobile Convergence in networks. Subscriber benefits are analyzed in terms of cost and user experience. Operator benefits are analyzed in terms of technology challenges, cost, regulatory issues etc.

DD02M1: MIMO Systems for Wireless Communications
Presenters: George Tsoulos and Georgia Athanasiadou (University of Peloponnese, Greece)

The natural evolution of smart antennas has led to Multiple-Input-Multiple-Output (MIMO) systems. The purpose of this session is to assemble overview presentations that address these issues and describe the state-of-the-art of MIMO systems from a practical point of view.

DD03M2: Wireless Access for Vehicular Environments (WAVE) I
Presenters: Tim Weil and James Marousek (Booz Allen Hamilton, USA)

The Department of Transportation Vehicular Infrastructure Integration (DOT VII) program, paving the way for the Intelligent Transportation Systems of tomorrow, envisions a future in which intelligent vehicles routinely communicate with each other and the transportation infrastructure in real time.

DD04M2: Next Generation Service Oriented Networks
Presenter: John Wittgreffe (BT Group PLC, UK)
IT resources and other telco capabilities are exposed for direct access by application designers and developers during D&D, and by users at runtime. Resources can be configured to adapt and continually optimize to make sure that the Quality of Experience for end user applications is kept high.

DD05M3: Wireless Access for Vehicular Environments (WAVE) II
Presenters: Dimitri Khijniak (Technocom, USA)
Tao Zhang (Telcordia Technologies, Inc., USA)

Wireless access in vehicular environments (WAVE) technology comes into sight as a state-of-the-art solution to contemporary inter-vehicle communications, which is anticipated to be widely applied in the near future to radically improve the transportation environment in the aspects of safety, intelligent management and data exchange services.

DD06M3: Emergency Services for IP Networks
Presenters: Richard Barnes (BBN Technologies, USA)
Michael Loushine (Telcordia Technologies, Inc., USA)

The focus is on Citizen-to-Authority Communications. Users increasingly rely on multimedia communications that take place on next generation networks based on the Internet Protocol (IP). This reliance means that the average user will one day reach for this multimedia communication system to place what could be the most important communication of their life: an emergency services call.

AH - Ad Hoc, Sensor and Mesh Networking Symposium
CQ - Communications Quality of Service, Reliability, & Performance Modeling Symposium
CT - Communication Theory Symposium
CS - Communications Software and Services Symposium
NS - Computer and Communications Network Security Symposium
NG - Next Generation Networks, Protocols, and Services Symposium
ON - Optical Networks and Systems Symposium
SP - Signal Processing for Communications Symposium
WC - Wireless Communications Symposium
WN - Wireless Networking Symposium
SA - Other Selected Areas in Communications
SS - Special Session History

10:00 – 12:00
AH01M1: Localization in WSN
AH02M1: Underwater WSN & Applications
AH03M1: Routing Protocols in WSN
NS1M1: Key Management
SA01M1: Emerging Access Network Technologies
NG01M1: Peer-to-Peer Networking
SP01M1: MIMO I
SP02M1: OFDM I
WC01M1: MIMO Beamforming
WC02M1: Space-Time Codes
WC03M1: Estimation in Cooperative Systems
WC04M1: Resource Allocation
WN01M1: Cognitive Radio Networks
WN02M1: Modeling and Optimization of Wireless Networks
CQ01M1: QoS in Emerging Wireless Networks
CT01M1: Uplink and Downlink Communication
CS01M1: Multimedia Application and Services

Poster Sessions
NG10PM1: Networked Services
NG11PM1: Future Networks
NG12PM1: Network Performance

13:50 – 15:30

AH04M2: Modeling of WSN I
AH05M2: Sensor Network Security
AH06M2: Modeling of WMN
NS2M2: Cryptography
SA02M2: Emerging Wireless Transmission Technologies
NG02M2: Routing
SP03M2: Sensor Networks
SP04M2: OFDM II
WC05M2: Fundamental Limits in MIMO Communications
WC06M2: Applications of Cooperative Communications
WC07M2: Network Coding
WC08M2: Diversity
WN03M2: Modeling and Analysis of WLANs
WN04M2: Security Issues in Wireless Networks
CQ02M2: Wireless Network Modeling
CT02M2: Interference Management
SA03M2: Satellite Systems and Architectures

Poster Sessions
SP13PM2: Advanced Topics in Signal Processing I
ON07PM2: Optical Networking
ON08PM2: Optical Networks and Subsystems

AH07M3: Modeling of WSN II
AH08M3: Energy Based & Cross-Layer Protocols in MANET
AH09M3: Clustering and Cross-Layer Protocols in WSN
NS3M3: Authentication I
SA04M3: Satellite Systems and Architectures
NG03M3: Internet Architecture
SP05M3: MIMO II
SP06M3: Equalization & Interference Mitigation
WC09M3: MIMO Broadcast Channels,
WC10M3: Distributed Space-Time Coding
WC11M3: Cross-Layer Performance Analysis
WC12M3: Ultra-Wideband Communication Systems
WN05M3: Wireless MAC
WN06M3: Modeling and Performance Analysis
CQ03M3: QoS in Ad-Hoc and Cellular Networks
CT03M3: Multiterminal Systems
CS02M3: Network Management,Context Awareness and Service Creation

Poster Sessions
NS11PM3: Computer and Communications Security I
NS12PM3: Computer and Communications Security II
WC37PM3: Special Topics in Communications

Session 101: Business and Regulatory Drivers in Telecommunications
Regulatory measures influence market conditions as well as business models. Panel members will discuss different regulatory policies being applied in various world regions and their consequences for the markets and business strategies.

Invited Speakers:
Diana Tomimura, ALATEL, Field Measurements of Broadband PLC: A Case Study in the Brazilian Regulation
Shabnam Ladan, Iran Telecom Research Center (ITRC), Evaluation of Migration Scenarios toward NGN Considering Economic Aspects
Dr. Khaled K. Deeb, Barry University, A Survey on Network Neutrality - Aa New Form of Discrimination Based on Network Profiling

Session 102: Packet/Optical Network Infrastructure
Point-to-point WDM transport networks are evolving to dynamic optical networks to reduce both CAPEX and OPEX. In this session, we address enabling technologies for dynamic optical networks; optical node architectures, optical transmission technologies, and optical control plans.

Invited Speakers:
Masahiko Jinno, NTT, Optical Transport Networks: Current Challenges and Solutions for the Future
Ho-Rang Jang, Carnegie Mellon University, A Self-routing Switch Fabric Architecture on a Chip
Takashi Yamada, NTT, Multilevel Transmission System Using Multiple LDs and Block Receiving Technique
KwangJoon Kim, ETRI, Activities and Plans on High Speed Transmission in Korea
George Clapp, Telcordia Applied Research, Advancements in the Agility and Robustness of Optical Networks

Session 103: Ambient/Ubiquitous/Pervasive Intelligence and Cognitive Systems
Networks are becoming increasingly ubiquitous, driven both by the proliferation of intelligent nodes and by expanding networking connectivity. This session investigates how this new infrastructure will be leveraged to provide ambient intelligence and cognitive services.

Invited Speakers:
Zhanshan (Sam) Ma, University of Idaho, Dragonfly Inspiration for Pervasive Communications and Computing
Rongheng Lin, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, A Social Based Ubiquitous Service Platform
Dr. Keiji Hirata, NTT, t-Room: Next Generation Video Communication System
Jiang Tao, HIT, Cooperative Sensing Technique in Cognitive Radio
Nikhil Kelkar, Virginia Tech, A Business Model Framework for Dynamic Spectrum Access in Cognitive Networks

Session 104: Data and Network Security
In this session, we will discuss comprehensive approaches relating to security improvement in advanced telecommunications networks, new service creation based on the ring of trust, and ROI management for security measures.

Invited Speakers:
Jonathan Zar, Pingalo, Inc. and the VoIP Security Alliance, Privacy and Security As Assets
Satanik Panda, Ardent Collaborations, Genetic Algorithm based Secure Authentication Protocol with Dual Central Server and Token Authentication in Large Scale Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks
Mahdi Khalesi and Mohammad A. Azgomi, Iran University of Science and Technology, Towards a Trust-Based Model for Administration of Mailing Lists
Daniele Abbadessa, NEC Europe Ltd., Enriching IPTV Services and Infrastructure with Identity Management
Darren Grabowski, NTT America Inc., Global Network Pandemic – The Silent Threat

Session 105: Fixed/Mobile Service Convergence
The session highlights the latest innovations on how to manage mobility of multi-mode terminals, how to guarantee service continuity across different contexts, and how to support examples of convergent services through a fixed-mobile service platform.

Invited Speakers:
Marco Liebsch, NEC Laboratories Europe, Simultaneous Binding Extension to Proxy Mobile IPv6 as Service Enabler for Multi-Mode Mobile Devices
Mischa Schmidt, NEC Europe Ltd ., Voice Call Continuity - A critical Step towards All-IP based Next Generation Networks
Fernando Soriano Vallejo, Telefonica, IP Interconnection of Convergent Services
A. Schülke, NEC Laboratories Europe, Real-time SDP Personalization in a Multi-Device Environment
Kazumine Matoba, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Architecture and Key Technologies of Next Generation Service Platform
Ogino Nagao, KDDILabs, Enhanced Fixed/Mobile Converged Services Based on Context Management
S. Lisa, Telecom Italia Labs, Use of 2D Barcode to access Multimedia Content and the Web from a Mobile Handset

Session 106: Traffic Engineering and Network Architecture for Future Networks
This session addresses the technology trends of traffic engineering and network architecture for future networks. Traffic engineering for multi-service networks, inter-domain routing management, autonomic network management and a content-centric network architecture for the future internet are discussed.

Invited Speakers:
Stefan Schnitter, Detecon International, and Martin Horneffer, Deutsche Telekom AG, Challenges for Class of Service aware Traffic Engineering in IP/MPLS Backbone Networks
Roberto Kung, Director, Core Networks, Orange Labs R&D, Traffic Engineering and Operational Issues in Aggregation and Core Networks with Mass Deployment of Broadband Multiservices with IPTV
Kyriaki Levanti, Carnegie Mellon University, P2P-based Internet-wide Management of Interdomain Routing
Gladys Diaz, Université Paris, Autonomic Networks and Management of Dynamic Services Deployment: A Study of Approaches by using Overlays Networks
M. D’Ambrosio, Telecom Italia, Providing Data Dissemination Services in the Future Internet