[RABAN 2010] 1st International Workshop on Recent Advances in Broadband Access Networks

1st International Workshop on

Recent Advances in Broadband Access Networks

http://www.cs.tut.fi/RABAN/

18-20 October, 2010

Moscow, Russia

As wireless cellular systems proliferate rapidly over the last decade, they introduce fundamental changes to the anytime, anywhere Mobile Internet access, as well as arise new challenges for the research community. The emergence of new generation broadband standards (such as IEEE 802.16m and LTE-Advanced) requires aggressive improvements in all aspects of wireless system design, ranging from more advanced antenna technologies on mobile platforms, to cross-layer energy efficient and co-operative transmission techniques.

The Workshop aims to bring together the researchers from academia and the experts from industry to address recent advances in the design, modeling, prototyping, implementation, standardization, and deployment of broadband wireless access networks. It is held in conjunction with the 2nd International Congress on Ultra Modern Telecommunications and Control Systems (ICUMT), Moscow, Russia on 18-20th October, 2010.

Topics of the 1st RABAN Workshop include, but not limited to, the following:

* Cross-layer optimization concepts

* Energy efficiency and power management

* Co-operative techniques and traffic relaying

* Multi-access networks and multi-radio terminals

* Network cognition and self-configuration

* Multi-tier network technologies and architectures

* Mobile broadband traffic support

* Vehicular networks

* Client quality of experience enhancement

* Machine-to-machine communications

* Interference mitigation approaches

* Distributed antenna architectures

* Advanced MIMO techniques

* Channel estimation techniques and channel models

* Spectrum management and regulatory issues

Key dates for the 1st RABAN Workshop are:

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Paper submission: 17 July 2010, EXTENDED

Notification of acceptance: 10 August 2010

Camera-ready version: 30 August 2010

Submission Instructions

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The authors are encouraged to submit full papers describing cutting-edge, state-of-the-art, previously unpublished and complete research, not currently under review by another conference or journal.

Papers in double column IEEE format must be submitted electronically via the EDAS system http://edas.info/newPaper.php?c=9139&track=10335 and should not exceed 8 pages. As more information becomes available, it will be posted at the 1st RABAN Workshop web page http://www.cs.tut.fi/RABAN/.

Proceedings of the Workshop will be published in IEEE Xplore and indexed in the relevant databases.

TPC Co-Chairs

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Nageen Himayat (Intel Corporation Santa Clara, USA)

Sergey Andreev (Tampere University of Technology, FINLAND)

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Please direct all correspondence to Sergey Andreev,

Tampere University of Technology, Finland

Email: sergey.andreev@tut.fi

Tel: +358 44 329 4200