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  EURASIP JWCN Special Issue on
  Ad Hoc Networks: Cross-Layer Issues

Call for Papers

Ad Hoc Networks, due to their intended support of ?no-limit?
infrastructure-less communication, pose many significant new
challenges with respect to traditional wireless networks. The
main particularities of ad hoc networks, which typically
require new solutions for distributed signal processing and
control, can be summarized as follows: the autonomous and
spontaneous nature of nodes which leads to dynamic
unpredictable topology; node mobility which may cause link
failures and network partitions; battery limitations which
imply constraints on transmission power and network
connectivity; and the need for cooperative and/or
opportunistic behaviour in spite of the natural energy
conservative selfish attitude of nodes.

Traditional layered protocol architectures are not well
suited to deal with these multifaceted issues, because they
do not exploit the potential improvement in performance that
can be obtained through the cross-layer design. Typical
examples of transversal objectives which deserve joint
interaction of algorithms and techniques that span multiple
layers are energy efficiency, quality-of-service support,
reliability, and network scalability. This special issue
sollicits research papers which shed new light on the
potential benefits gained by applying a cross-layer design
perspective to ad hoc networks. We seek original and
unpublished contributions addressing novel architectures,
algorithms, and/or protocols, where evidence of the 
performance gain obtained is shown by either theoretical 
analysis, simulation, or experimental results.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

 o Energy-aware protocols
 o Power control
 o Topology management
 o Self-organization algorithms
 o Localization and neighbour discovery techniques
 o Mobility management
 o Routing strategies
 o Interdependencies between transport, network, and MAC
   protocols
 o Error control schemes
 o Scheduling
 o Synchronization
 o Physical layer issues
 o Smart antenna beamforming
 o Security in ad hoc networks

Authors should follow the EURASIP JWCN manuscript format
described at the journal site http://wcn.hindawi.com/.
Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their
complete manuscript through the EURASIP JWCN's manuscript
tracking system at http://www.mstracking.com/wcn/, according to
the following timetable.

  Manuscript Due            June 15, 2004
  Acceptance Notification   October 15, 2004
  Final Manuscript Due      December 31, 2004
  Publication Date          1st Quarter, 2005

Guest Editors:

Sergio Palazzo, Department of Computer and Telecommunication
Engineering, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, 95125
Catania, Italy; palazzo@diit.unict.it

Leandros Tassiulas, Department of Computer Engineering and
Telecommunication, University of Thessaly, Argonafton &
Filellinon, 38221 Volos, Greece; leandros@inf.uth.gr

Lang Tong, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA;
ltong@ece.cornell.edu

Refereeing:

If you are willing to referee paper(s) for this special
issue, please visit the following URL:
http://www.mstracking.com/wcn/si/si.php?si=ADHOC. All referees
shall receive a complimentary copy of the special issue upon
publication.

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