Call for Papers WWIC 2005 (http://www.wwic2005.org)

May 11-13 2005, Xanthi, Greece

Next generation mobile networks will be based on Internet core networks and wireless access networks. 
The need for efficient merging of the wired and wireless infrastructure as well as the new multimedia 
services and applications of next generation networks call for novel network architectures, protocols 
and traffic-related mechanisms. WWIC addresses research topics such as the design and evaluation
of protocols, the dynamics of the integration, the performance tradeoffs, the need for new performance 
metrics, and cross-layer interactions. The goal of the conference is to present high-quality results 
in the field, and to provide a framework for research collaboration through focused discussions that 
will designate future research efforts and directions. In this context, the program committee will 
accept only a limited number of papers that meet the criteria of originality, presentation quality 
and topic relevance. Proceedings will be published by LNCS Springer. Selected best papers will appear 
in a journal special issue. The specific journal will be announced prior to submission deadline.
In addition, the best paper as well as the runner up will be awarded at the conference, based on 
reviewer comments and suggestions of the Technical Program Committee members. The conference will open 
with an invited keynote speech by Prof. Ian F. Akyildiz from Georgia Tech.

Papers should address one of the following topics. 

- Network design and network planning 
- Traffic engineering 
- Traffic characterisation and modeling
- Mobile service level agreements / specification
- Simulation technologies for next generation mobile networks
- Transport protocols and congestion control 
- Cross layer interactions
- Mobility management
- End-to-end Quality of Service support
- Heterogeneous wireless access networks
- Integration and interworking of wired and wireless networks
- Performance evaluation of mobile and wireless networks and systems
- Handover techniques
- Wireless multimedia systems
- Service creation and management environments for mobile/wireless systems
- Resource management and admission control
- QoS signaling 
- QoS routing
- Wireless Multi-Hop Networks
- Economical issues of wireless networks
- Pricing, charging and accounting in wireless networks

Submission deadline    		December  6, 2004 
Notification of acceptance	January  31, 2005
Camera ready papers		February 28, 2005 
Conference			May   11-13, 2005