Call for Papers
IEEE Communications Magazine
Feature Topic on
Network Centric Military Communications
It has been several years now since the vision of Network Centric Warfare (NCW) first appeared on the horizon as the means for moving and using information within and among the militaries of the world. While the utility of NCW is self-evident, the complexity of communicating over mobile, tactical, inter-networked communication links built on inherently low-predictability RF communication links demands fundamental advancement in the state-of-the-art of network engineering. While the relatively highly-predictable (at the physical layer) world of wired networks has been calling for the development of a theory of networks for some time, the challenges of military networked communications that demand robustness, scalability, and reliability globally, even in the face of hostile attacks, calls for a systematic, tractable theoretical foundation on which to build. While the application of existing commercial protocols are essential to migrate from the existing deployed communication systems of today, we are called to develop the next generation theory, protocols and architectures to field the future systems that can meet the demands of tactical military communications. Suggested areas include (but are not restricted to) the following subject categories:
- Development of a Theory of Networks
- Cross-layer optimization
- Cross-layer coherence length
- Designing for low predictability networks
- Network characterization
- Protocol efficiency on bandwidth constrained links
- Network mobility
- Robust signal provisioning and recovery
- Dispersive networks
- Alternatives to end-to-end network design
- Diversity in network security and encryption
- Distributed / Achievable QoS
- Freespace Optical Communications
- Distributed robust security certification
- Robustness against hostile interference
- Network adaptivity
- Dynamic spectrum allocation and management
- Rapid technological change
- Multi-national security issues
- Airborne networks
- Space-based networks
Submission
Articles should be tutorial in nature and be of direct interest to those engineering military communication systems. They should be written in a style comprehensible to readers outside the specialty of the article. Mathematical equations should not be used (in justified cases up to three simple equations could be allowed, provided you have the consent of the Guest Editor. The inclusion of more than three equations requires permission from the Editor-in-Chief). Articles should not exceed 4500 words. Figures and tables should be limited to a combined total of six. Complete guidelines for prospective authors can be found at: http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/sub_guidelines.html. Please susbmit a PDF (preferred) or MSWORD formatted paper by April 1, 2006 via Manuscript Central (http://commag-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com). Resister or log in, and go to the Author Center. Follow the instructions there. Select the topic "Nov 2006/Network Centric Military Communications."
Schedule for Submissions
Submission Deadline: April 1, 2006
Notification of Acceptance: July 1, 2006
Final Manuscript Due: August 15, 2006
Publication Date: November 2006
Guest Editors
Torleiv Maseng
Forsvarets Forskningsinstitutt
Post Box 25
2027 Kjeller, Norway
Phone: +47 63807204
Email: torleiv.maseng@ffi.no
Chris Nissen
The MITRE Corporation
M/S E030
202 Burlington Rd
Bedford, MA 01730, USA
Phone: +1 781-271-3370
Email: can@mitre.org