IEEE
Communications Magazine
Call for Papers
Feature
Topic: Technologies in Multihop Cellular
Networks
Wireless cellular networks have existed
for decades of years. It plays an important role to provide public
mobile communication services. The next generation cellular networks
are expected to provide more rich and diverse multimedia services
with even much higher data rates, possibly greater than 100 Mbps.
However, the current cellular network architecture may not be
flexible and powerful enough to cater for the requirements of next
generation cellular systems. A new emerging cellular network
structure, Multihop Cellular Network (MCN), which incorporates the ad
hoc characteristic into the cellular system, draws more attention
from researchers. The advantages of using MCN includes increasing the
throughput of the network, enlarging the coverage area of base
station, network scalability, and decreasing the power consumption of
individual mobile user etc. Since MCN may require introducing another
interface, such as WiFi/WiMAX, to provide ad hoc communication
capability, it is not a trivial task for the MCN to be implemented.
Much more unlike conventional one-hop cellular systems, in MCN we
should consider issues like integration of other wireless system,
routing strategy, relaying latency, end-to-end security, access
mechanism, battery consumption, etc. Some standard organizations have
proposed multihop cellular system as a potential candidate for the
next generation cellular system. More test-bed design and
experimental results should be achieved before the standard is
finalized.
The goal of this special issue is to inspire experts
in academia as well as in industry to publish their suggestions,
challenges and techniques of multihop cellular network and trigger
more brilliant ideas in this area. So that cellular network with
access of anytime, anywhere, anyone could be realized in our future
life.
This special issue presents tutorials, survey and original
research articles related to technologies on multihop cellular
network. Topics of interest include (but not limited to):
- Network architectures, system
architectures
- Network protocols and algorithms, including
clustering, routing, etc.
- Security,
authentication/authorization issues, specifically for peer-to-peer
communications
- Integration of cellular, WiFi, WiMAX/MobileFi
networks
- Mobility, location and handoff
management
- Radio resources optimization management including
resource allocation, power control
- Quality of service
assurance
- Opportunity driven multiple access (ODMA) relaying
techniques and schemes
- Test-bed design, implementation,
prototypes and field trial
- Pricing and incentive techniques
for peer-to-peer communication
- Business models for service
provisioning and charging
- Standardization
activity
Submission of the papers:
For
manuscript submission, the authors should follow the IEEE
Communications Magazine guidelines under "Information for Authors" at
http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/sub_guidelines.html.
Manuscripts should be submitted through Manuscript Central at http://commag-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com/.
Please select "September 2007/Technologies in Multihop Cellular
Networks" in the drop down menu.
Schedule:
Manuscripts Due: February 1
2007
Acceptance Notification: May 1 2007
Final Manuscripts
Submission: July 1 2007
Publication Date: September
2007
Guest Editors
Dr. Peter H J Chong
Nanyang
Technological University
Singapore
ehjchong@ntu.edu.sg
Dr.
Fumiyuki Adachi
Tohoku University
Japan
adachi@ecei.tohoku.ac.jp
Dr.
Seppo Hamalainen
Nokia Networks
Finland
seppo.o.hamalainen@nokia.com
Dr.
Victor C M Leung
The University of British
Columbia
Canada
vleung@ece.ubc.ca