BROADNETS 2008
            Fifth International Conference on Broadband 
              Communications, Networks,and Systems

                           Sponsored by
                            CreateNet

                     Technically sponsored by
                    IEEE Communications Society
                              ICST                     

                       September 8 - 11, 2008
                             London UK
                      http://www.broadnets.org

CALL FOR PAPERS

BROADNETS 2008 is an international conference focusing on broadband
communications, networks, and systems and covers the entire gamut of 
next generation networks, communications systems, applications and 
services. The conference welcomes papers in three tracks, covering 
topics (including, but not limited to):

WIRELESS Track 
MIMO and OFDM techniques * Modulation and coding schemes  * MAC 
protocols * Mobility management * Radio resource management * Packet 
scheduling algorithms * Routing protocols * Network architecture and 
topology design * Hybrid networks * Wireless traffic management * 
Cross-layer design and optimization * Wireless QoS * Multihop and 
relay networks * Mobile ad hoc networks * Wireless sensor and mesh 
networks

OPTICAL Track 
WDM transmission technologies and systems * Optical cross-connects 
and optical packet and burst switches * Optical packet, burst and 
circuit switching networks * Optical access networks - FTTx networks 
and systems * Hybrid packet / circuit nodes and architectures * Radio 
over fiber based networks * FTTx networks and systems * Optical grids 
in access and core * SAN extensions *  Multilayer optical networks 
(incl. Ethernet, IP, G-MPLS technologies) * Cross-layer design (incl. 
application layer dependence) * Reliable optical networking * Optical 
networking for green information and communications technology  * 
Traffic grooming and processing * Modelling and design of optical 
networks and systems * Network operations and management * Passive 
Optical Networks * Techno-economic aspects of optical networks * 
Demonstrations and field-trials.

INTERNET Track 
Routing * Scheduling * Congestion control * Traffic engineering * 
Network modeling * Network measurement * Network management * Network 
QoS * Network security * Overlay networks * Peer-to-peer networks * 
Content distribution networks * Web technologies * Media technologies 
(VoIP, IPTV, video streaming) * Location-based services * "Clean-slate"
Internet architectures, algorithms, protocols, and services


PAPER SUBMISSION

Authors are invited to submit full papers of up to 8 pages in
two-column, no less than 10pt font, IEEE conference proceedings format.
Papers should be submitted only in PDF format.

Authors of accepted papers are required to register at regular
registration rates in order for the paper to appear in the conference
proceedings.

For instructions on how to submit a paper to BROADNETS 2008, please 
visit:

http://www.broadnets.org/2008/authorkit.html

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IMPORTANT DATES:
Paper submission       : March 21, 2008 (Extended Deadline)
Acceptance notification: May 13, 2008
Camera-ready submission: May 30, 2008
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ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

General Co-Chairs
Izzat Darwazeh, University College London, UK
Byrav Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA

TPC Co-Chairs
Piet Demeester, Ghent University - IBBT, Belgium
Narasimha Reddy, Texas A&M University, USA
Yang Yang, University College London, UK

Panels Co-Chairs
Gigi Karmous-Edwards, MCNC, USA
Wenbing Yao, Brunel University, UK

Workshops Chair
Shiwen Mao, Auburn University, USA

Publicity/Web Chair
Srinivasan Ramasubramanian, University of Arizona, USA

Posters/Demos Chair
John Mitchell, University College London, UK

Publications Chair
Arunita Jaekel, University of Windsor, Canada

Finance Chair
Karen Decker, ICST

Sponsorship Chair
Eva Wikonkal, ICST

Conference Coordination Chair
Kitti H. Kovacs, ICST

Steering Committee Members
Imrich Chlamtac, CreateNet (Chair), Italy
Krishna Sivalingam, UMBC, USA
Thomas Hou, Virginia Tech, USA
Ioannis Tomkos, Athens Info. Tech., Greece
Bruce Worthman(Staff Liaison), IEEE Comsoc