CALL FOR PAPER http://wocn2004.tjer.net/ First IFIP International Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications Networks WOCN 2004 June 7-10, 2004, Sultan Qaboos University Muscat, Oman The First IEEE and IFIP International Conference on wireless and Optical Communications Networks (WOCN 2004) invites high-quality recent research results in the areas of Mobile and Wireless Communications, optical communications and networking, architectures, protocols, planning and design, management and operation. The main goal of the conference is to bring together scientists and engineers who work on wireless and optical communications networks. The First IEEE and IFIP International Conference on Mobile and Wireless Communications and Optical communications Networks (WOCN 2004) will be held in Muscat, Oman 2004. WOCN 2004 is the first conference in its series aimed at stimulating technical exchange in the emerging and important field of mobile, wireless and Optical communications networks. WOCN 2004 seeks to address and capture highly innovative and state of the art research and work in the wireless and Optical industries. The scope of the conference includes a wide range of technical challenges in view of the growing interest for wireless access to Internet and the evolution of third generation cellular systems included ITU IMT/UMTS. The conference also accepts progress on IST European Commission funded research projects. The Authors can present their finding on wireless quality of service, resource management, Ad Hoc and sensor networks. Radio interface design, adaptive antennas and arrays and indoor propagation, measurement and predictions also will be considered. A growing number of digital devices inside homes and the application of Ultra Wide Band (UWB), as well as Spectrum efficiency and low power consumption including low cost and secure wireless personal access are some of the areas to be considered in this conference. Optical communications networks are becoming increasingly important as the demand for high capacity links are required. Dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) is widely deployed at the core networks to accommodate high capacity transport systems. Optical components, such as optical amplifier, tunable filters, transceivers, termination devices and add-drop multi-plexers are becoming more affordable and reliable. Access and metropolitan area networks are increasingly built with optical technologies to overcome the electronic bottleneck at network edges. New components and subsystems for very high speed optical networks offer new design options. The objective of this event is therefore to foster the exchange of information among researchers in this fast-moving field. The authors can present their finding on new Fibers, optical fiber gratings and devices, optical amplifiers, optical sensing and medical application of fiber optics and opto-electronics. Important Dates Paper Submissions Deadline: March 20, 2004 Notification of Acceptance: April 15, 2004 Camera Ready Versions Due: April 30, 2004 Organizing Committee: General Chair: C. Guy. Omidyar, I2R, Singapore General co-chair: Hadj Bourdoucen, SQU General Vice Chair: Ali Al Lawati, SQU Program Chairs and Co-chairs: Abbas Jamalipour, University of Sydney, Australia Ahmed Al Naamany, SQU Maurice Gagnaire, ENST, France Adel Gastli, SQU Tutorials Chairs: Farid Touati and Tariq Jamil, SQU Treasurer: Masoud Al Hinai, SQU Advisory and Steering Committee: Amer Al-Rawas (SQU) Amer Al-Rawas (Omantel) Ahmed Al-Theeb (PEIE) Mohamed Al-Lawati (PDO) Matar Al-Maamari (Royal Office) Ibtisam Al-Riyami (PDO) Hilal Al-Habsi (Oman Refinery) Mohammed Al Theeb (Oman Fiber) Scientific Technical Program Committee: Adam Wolisz, Technische Universitat Berlin, Germany Adolf Finger, Technical University of Dresden, Germany Andrew T. Campbell, Columbia University, USA Ayman Naguib, Qualcomm, USA Azzedine Boukerche, University of North Texas, USA Boon Sain Yeo, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Branimir Vojcic, George Ashington University, USA Cormac Sreenan, University College Cork, Ireland Djamel Sadok, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Brazil Elena Pagani, Universita` degli Studi di Milano, Italy Elisabeth Royer, University of California, Santa Barbara Farouk Kamoun, ENSI, Tunisia Francois Chin, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Geraldo Robson Mateus, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil Guillaume Vivier, Motorola Labs, France Guy Omidyar, Institute for Infocomm Research, Singapore Guy Pujolle, Université Paris 6, France Hamid Aghvami, Kings College of London, UK Hossam Afifi, INT, France Jan Slavik, TESTCOM, Czech Republic Kassem Saleh, American Uni of Sharjah, UAE Kaveh Pahlavan, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA Khaldoun Al Agha, LRI, University of Paris XI, France Khaled Ben Letaief, Hong Kong University, HK Khaled Elsayed, Cairo University, Egypt Lajos Hanzo, University of Southampton, UK Lila Boukhatem, LRI, University of Paris XI, France Luigi Fratta, Politecnico di Milano, Italy Mahmoud Naghshineh, IBM Watson Research Center, USA Marie-Jose Montpetit, Nokia, USA Martin Haardt, Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany Parviz Kermani, IBM Watson Research Center, USA Pascal Lorenz, Universite de Haute Alsace, France Ramjee Prasad, Aalborg University, Denmark Serge Fdida, Laboratoire d'informatique de Paris 6, France Sergio Palazzo, University of Catania, Italy Theo Kanter, Ericsson Research, Sweden Witold Krzymien, University of Alberta, Canada Xavier Lagrange, ENST Bretagne, France Zygmunt J. Haas, Cornell University, USA W. D. Zhong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore N. Le Binh, Monash University, Australia K. Kitayama, Osaka University, Japan R. Jain, Nayna Networks, USA Y. Nakano, University of Tokyo, Japan F. Neri, Politecnico di Torino, Italy H. Ghafouri-Shiraz, University of Birmingham, UK A. Xu, Peking University, People's Republic of China D. Datta, IIT Kharagpur, India Mehmet Ulema, Manhanttan College, USA Sirisena, Harsha, University of Canterbury, New Zealand Asrar U. H. Sheikh, KFU, Saudi Arabia The TCP members will be updated every month Information for Contributors Contributions are invited on all topics concerning wireless and optical communications networks and components. We are soliciting original papers describing the state-of-the-art research and development in the areas of wireless and Optical Communication and Networks, including, but not limited to the following topics: 1.Optical Networking Technologies Optical network planning, design and modelling Optical access/metro networks IP over optical networks Network protection/restoration Generalised multi-protocol label switching (GMPLS) Planning and design tools for optical networks QoS issues in optical networks Routing and wavelength assignment Multiple access technique and fairness control in optical LANs and MANs 2.Optical Switching and Network Elements Photonic switching system architectures Optical cross-connects and add-drop multiplexers Optical IP routers Photonic packet switching Network signalling and monitoring techniques Optical signal processing Wavelength conversion techniques 3.Optical Transmission Technologies WDM Ultra-long haul transmission systems OTDM transmission systems Soliton transmission systems Transmission system experiments Radio over fibre-optics Optical interconnections Optical interfaces and terminals 4.Optical Passive Components Fiber-Bragg-grating-based devices Fiber-grating dispersion compensators Optical circulators and isolators Optical waveguide-based devices Fiber and waveguide filters Microstructured waveguides and devices Arrayed waveguide devices Optical splitting and directional couplers 5.Optical Active Components and Modules Optical modulators and switches Semiconductor optical amplifiers Semiconductor lasers and detectors Fibre amplifiers and lasers Raman and Brillouin amplifiers Automatic gain control of optical amplifiers Optical MEMS Photonic integrated circuits/modules Optical tunable filters Optical logics and memories Mobile and Wireless Communications topics of interest include but are not limited to the following: 1. Management Resource and Information Management Pricing and Billing Issues 2. Architecture Convergence of Fixed and Mobile Hybrid Communications System 3. Devices Low-Power End-Devices and Wireless Communications 4. Security Security in Mobile and Wireless Networks 5. QoS Adaptive Quality of Service Provisioning End-to-end Quality of Service 6. Mobility Support Handoff Algorithms IP and Mobility Mobility and Connection Management in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks Policy-based Mobility Management 7. Applications Personal Communications Location and Context Management Smart Media Mobile Code Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks Applications 8. Access Wireless IP Wireless Multimedia Services Wireless Local Loop (WLL) Multiple Access Technology Broadband Wireless Access 9. Networking Wireless Personal Area Networks Wireless Local Area Networks Mobility and Nomadic Computing Analysis and Simulation of Mobile Network Protocols Home Networking Mobile Ad-hoc Networks and the Internet Mobile Ad-Hoc Networking Routing Satellite Networks Guidelines for Submission Authors are requested to submit electronically a PDF or Word file with a maximum of 4 pages including figures in 10 pt fonts to Dr. Guy Omidyar at guy.omidyar@squ.edu.om. The 4-page paper must be written on 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. or A4-size white bond paper, typed single spaced and double-columned within 17 cm x 24 cm. The title of the paper, author's name, affiliation, complete return address, telephone number, facsimile number and e-mail address should appear at the top of the first page, followed by an abstract with a maximum of 100 words. Clear tables, line drawings, and photographs can be included anywhere in the 4-page paper. Characters and illustrations exceeding the 17 cm x 24 cm area limit on each page may not be printed in the conference proceedings. Authors must state that their paper has neither been published before nor currently being submitted elsewhere. The language of the conference is English and papers must be in this language. Accepted papers will be published on the conference's proceedings and/or CD-ROMs. Selected papers will also be published in the IJWOC http://www.worldscinet.com/ijwoc/ijwoc.shtml * Please note that final submission of accepted papers must be in accordance to selected publisher's formatting standard which will be updated shortly. For additional information concerning paper submission, please contact: guy.omidyar@squ.edu.om For information on submitting proposals for panels and tutorials, please contact: guy.omidyar@squ.edu.om