Information for Contributors

Contributions are invited on all topics concerning wireless and optical communications networks and components. We are soliciting original papers describing the state-of-the-art research and development in the areas of wireless and Optical Communication and Networks, including, but not limited to the following topics:

Topics of Interest

Mobile and Wireless Communications 1. Management Resource and Information Management Pricing and Billing Issues 2. Architecture Convergence of Fixed and Mobile Hybrid Communications System 3. Devices Low-Power End-Devices and Wireless Communications 4. Security Security in Mobile and Wireless Networks 5. QoS Adaptive Quality of Service Provisioning End-to-end Quality of Service 6. Mobility Support Handoff Algorithms IP and Mobility Mobility and Connection Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks 7. Applications Personal Communications Location and Context Management Smart Media Mobile Code Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks Applications 8. Access Wireless IP Wireless Multimedia Services Wireless Local Loop (WLL) Multiple Access Technology Broadband Wireless Access 9. Networking Wireless Personal Area Networks Wireless Local Area Networks Mobility and Nomadic Computing Analysis and Simulation of Mobile Network Protocols Home Networking Mobile Ad-hoc Networks and the Internet Mobile Ad-Hoc Networking Routing Sensor networks Satellite Networks INTERNET- Access and broadband technologies Agent technologies Distributed games Hypertext and hypermedia Multimedia on the Web Audio/Video/Voice coding for Internet services Internet security Multicast Virtual private networks Web navigation strategies Quality of service Scalability aspects Traffic characterization

Optical Communications and Devices 1. Optical Networking Technologies Optical network planning, design and modeling Optical access/metro networks IP over optical networks Network protection/restoration Generalized multi-protocol label switching (GMPLS) Planning and design tools for optical networks QoS issues in optical networks Routing and wavelength assignment Multiple access technique and fairness control in optical LANs and MANs 2. Optical Switching and Network Elements Photonic switching system architectures Optical cross-connects and add-drop multiplexers Optical IP routers Photonic packet switching Network signaling and monitoring techniques Optical signal processing Wavelength conversion techniques 3. Optical Transmission Technologies WDM Ultra-long haul transmission systems OTDM transmission systems Soliton transmission systems Transmission system experiments Radio over fibre-optics Optical interconnections Optical interfaces and terminals 4. Optical Passive Components Fiber-Bragg-grating-based devices Fiber-grating dispersion compensators Optical circulators and isolators Optical waveguide-based devices Fiber and waveguide filters Micro-structured waveguides and devices Arrayed waveguide devices Optical splitting and directional couplers 5. Optical Active Components and Modules Optical modulators and switches Semiconductor optical amplifiers Semiconductor lasers and detectors Fibre amplifiers and lasers Raman and Brillouin amplifiers Automatic gain control of optical amplifiers Optical MEMS Photonic integrated circuits/modules Optical tunable filters Optical logics and memories

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Last updated: 1 Jan 06