[ecoop-info] Call for papers (WDN-CN2015 in WCNC)

[Khanh Tran Gia]

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                                      Call For Paper
               The 8th International WDN Workshop on
       Cooperative and Heterogeneous Cellular Networks
                                     (WDN-CN2015)
                   held in conjunction with WCNC2015

                 [Technically cosponsored by IEICE-CS]
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 Date and Location: 9 March, 2015, New Orleans, LA, USA
                                   http://www.icwdn.org/
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TOPIC AREAS

·             Heterogeneous cellular networks (HetNet)
·             Cloud radio access networks (C-RAN)
·             Cloud services integration in HetNet
·             Energy efficiency vs. QoS tradeoffs in HetNet
·             Small cell clustering for services delivery
·             Resource allocation techniques for HetNet
·             Cell range expansion (CRE) and traffic off-loading
·             Enhanced inter-cell interference coordination techniques
·             Self-organizing networks (SON) and reinforcement learning
·             Phantom cell, soft cell, and multi-flow carrier aggregation
·             3GPP, WiFi, and WiGig interworking
·             Open and closed access operation modes
·             Game theoretic techniques for future HetNet
·             Coordinated multi-point transmission (CoMP) techniques
·             Distributed antenna systems (DAS)
·             Limited feedback techniques for CoMP
·             Cell planing and antenna design for CoMP
·             Large scale CoMP for HetNet and dense small cells networks
·             Massive MIMO, active antenna systems
·             Enhanced channel models for CoMP
·             Backhaul and networking
·             Cellular topology considering Remote Radio Head (RRH)
·             Cloud-based support for HetNet
·             Splitting of user- and control-planes for HetNet
·             Mobility management and handoffs for HetNet
·             Energy efficient algorithms and green wireless for HetNet
·             Network load balancing and smart information storage for C-RAN
·             Cognitive, cooperative, and reconfigurable networks
·             Analysis of future trends for HetNet
·             Low electromagnetic exposure in cellular networks
·             Regulation and standardization for cooperative HetNet
·             Storage and computation capability of small cells


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

General Co-Chairs
Emilio Calvanese Strinati, CEA-LETI, France
Kei Sakaguchi, Osaka University, Japan
Thomas Haustein, Fraunhofer HHI, Germany

IMPORTANT DATES:

Full paper submission: 1 November 2014
Notification of acceptance: 15 December 2014
Final camera ready copy: 10 January 2015
Workshop: 9 March 2015

INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUTHORS:
Authors are invited to submit full papers electronically
through EDAS conference management system:
http://edas.info/N18647

For more information about WDN-CN 2015
Please visit http://www.icwdn.org/