Symposium on
Next Generation Networks and
Communications
Part of IEEE WirelessCom 2005
Sheraton Maui
Resort, Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii, USA
Abbas Jamalipour, University of Sydney,
Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute Alsace,
Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey
Institute of
Petre Dini, Cisco Systems,
Next generation mobile networks are characterized
through the integration and convergence of wired and wireless networks. Third
generation wireless cellular systems such as UMTS and cdma2000 will include
other emerging technologies for broadband Internet access such as hot spot
services or ad hoc multi-hop access networks, to provide a wire-line compatible
service to mobile Internet users. In addition the integration of new
technologies like sensor networks, broadcast technologies like DVB, or the
support of moving networks on trains or busses poses interesting challenges.
New standards such as IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE
802.20, and IEEE 802.21 are emerging to provide new broadband access services
in the next few years. Many researchers around the world within academia and
industry are working on defining and development of the next generation mobile
networks.
An advanced core network is required to interconnect
all those networks in a seamless and transparent fashion. Managed quality of
service, secure VPNs, broadcast and multicast
services are only a few of the new services provided. New Internet style
application oriented signaling protocols like SIP are finding their way into
mobile and fixed networks to support creation of new services, which are
desperately needed to bring profitability to an expensive infrastructure. In
general the high cost of mobile network deployment emphasizes the need to
charge for traffic and services, as well as for improved self-organization,
areas not yet well developed in the Internet.
The next generation network will be seen as a new
initiative to bring together all heterogeneous systems under the same
framework, where the service shortcoming of one system can be complemented by
other systems. Network convergence is therefore regarded as the next major
challenge in the evolution of telecommunications technologies and the
integration of computer and communications.
Next Generation Networks and Communications Symposium
will focus on all aspects of next generation mobile network architecture and
try to gather the state-of-the art research activities in this important field.
In particular it will address the evolution of today’s Internet, the PSTN and
third Generation
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
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4G mobile network architectures
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Ad hoc wireless networks
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Application specific protocols
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Call admissions and congestion control
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Content distribution networks
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DVB and DAB techniques
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Hybrid wireless communication systems
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IMT2000 and beyond cellular systems
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Internet over satellite
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Internetworking heterogeneous wireless/wire-line networks
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Mobile ad hoc routing
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Mobile Internet technologies
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Mobile IP techniques
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Mobile quality of service management
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Mobility, location and handoff management
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Multimedia QoS and traffic management
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Multi-protocol architectures and devices
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Network Control and Signaling
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Network resource management
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Network topology adaptive control
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Packet and all-IP network design
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Performance of E2E protocols over wireless networks
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Proxies and middleware for wireless networks
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QoS and media streaming support
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QoS routing in wireless networks
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Routing in Fixed and Mobile Networks
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Routing in multi-hop, ad hoc and sensor networks
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Self organization of networks
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Sensor networks
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Service middleware and open interfaces
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Service provisioning platforms
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Service roaming and VHE
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Terrestrial-satellite integration scenarios & techniques
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Traffic and service charging
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Transport protocols for wireless
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VoIP protocols and services
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Wireless LANs protocols and standards
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Wireless multicasting
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Wireless network security and privacy
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Wireless switching and routing techniques
· Wireless system optimization techniques
· Next generation broadband satellite systems
