ACCESSNETS 2009 - ACCESSNETS 2009 - Fourth International Conference on Access Networks

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Category ACCESSNETS 2009

Deadline: April 02, 2009 | Date: November 02, 2009

Venue/Country: Hongkong, Hong Kong

Updated: 2010-06-04 19:32:22 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

* CALL FOR PAPERS *

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* ACCESSNETS 2009 *

* Fourth International Conference on Access Networks *

* November 2-4, 2009, Hong Kong, China *

* http://www.accessnets.org *

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Submission deadline: April 2, 2009

OVERVIEW:

With the rapid growth of the Internet as well as the increasing demand for broadband services, access networks have been

receiving growing investments in recent years. This has led to a massive network deployment with the goal of eliminating

the bandwidth bottleneck between end-users and the network core. Today many diverse technologies are being used to provide

broadband access to end users. The architecture and performance of the access segment (local loop, wired and wireless

access networks, and even home networks) are getting increasing attention for ensuring quality of service of diverse

broadband applications. Moreover, most access lines will no longer terminate on a single device, thus leading to the

necessity of having a home network designed for applications that transcend simple Internet access sharing among multiple

personal computers and enable multimedia support. Therefore, the access network and its home portion have become a hot

investment pool from both a financial as well as a research perspective.

The aim of the annual International Conference on Access Networks (AccessNets) is to provide a forum that brings together

scientists and researchers from academia as well as managers and engineers from the industry and government organizations

to meet and exchange ideas and recent work on all aspects of access networks and how they integrate with their in-home

counterparts. AccessNets'09 is the fourth edition of this exciting event, which will be held in Hong Kong, China, on

November 2-4, 2009. The conference will consist of technical sessions, industry track, workshops, and panels. The technical

sessions will present original and fundamental research advances while the industry track, workshops and panels will focus

on development, application, and related business issues in this hot and exciting area.

TOPICS:

The conference solicits original technical papers that were not previously published and are not currently under review for

publication elsewhere. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

* FTTx and PON technologies

* xDSL technology and DSM

* Hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) technology

* Cable-based access technology

* Powerline communication technology

* Digital satellite access technology

* WiFi and WiMax networks

* Wireless mesh networks

* Integrated wired/wireless networks

* Long reach Ethernet

* Home networks

* Networked appliances

* Hybrid wired/wireless LANs

* Municipal and community networks

* Network architectures and protocols

* Medium access control

* Cross-layer design

* OFDM, OFDMA, CDMA techniques

* MIMO techniques

* Service convergence

* Quality of service provisioning

* Network scalability and upgradeability

* Network survivability and security

* Deployment/standardization statuses

PANELS AND WORKSHOPS:

We solicit panel and workshop proposals on hot and controversial topics in access networks. Proposals should be submitted to the

panel and workshop co-chairs, respectively. Please visit the conference website for detailed instructions.

PAPER SUBMISSION:

Please visit the conference website (http://www.accessnets.org) for detailed instructions.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Paper submission due April 2, 2009

Notification of acceptance June 15, 2009

Final manuscript due July 31, 2009

CONFERENCE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

GENERAL CHAIR

Danny H.K. Tsang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China

TPC CO-CHAIRS

Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology USA

Pin-Han Ho, University of Waterloo, Canada

Vincent K.N. Lau, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China

WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS

Chonggang Wang, NEC Laboratories America, Inc., USA

Nei Kato, Tohoku University, Japan

PANEL CO-CHAIRS

Martin Maier, INRS, Canada

Qinqing Zhang, Johns Hopkins University, USA

PUBLICATION & WEB CHAIR

Xiaojun Hei, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

PUBLICITY CO-CHAIRS

Chadi Assi, Concordia University, Canada

Rong Zhao, Detecon International GmbH, Bonn, Germany

INDUSTRY SPONSORSHIP CHAIR

Carlson Chu, PCCW, Hong Kong, China

CONFERENCE COORDINATOR

Szilvia Papp, ICST

LOCAL ARRANGEMENT CHAIR

Lawrence Cheung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China

Wilson Chu, Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

STEERING COMMITTEE

Imrich Chlamtac (Chair), Create-net, Italy

Jun Zheng, University of Ottawa, Canada

Nirwan Ansari, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE

See http://www.accessnets.org