Third International Conference on Access Networks (AccessNets)
Venue: Las Vegas
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Event Date/Time: Oct 15, 2008 | End Date/Time: Oct 16, 2008 |
Paper Submission Date: Apr 01, 2008 |
Description
The aim of the annual International Conference on Access Networks (AccessNets) is to provide a forum that brings together scientists and researchers from academia as well as managers and engineers from the industry and government organizations to meet and exchange ideas and recent work on all aspects of access networks and how they integrate with their in-home counterparts. AccessNets'08 is the third edition of this exciting event, which will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, on Oct. 15-17 2008. The conference will consist of technical sessions, workshops, and panels. The technical sessions will present original and fundamental research advances while the workshops and panels will focus on development, application, and related business issues in this hot and exciting area.
TOPICS:
The conference solicits original technical papers that were not previously published and are not currently under review for publication elsewhere. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
* FTTx and PON technologies
* xDSL technology and DSM
* Hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) technology
* Cable-based access technology
* Powerline communication technology
* Digital satellite access technology
* WiFi and WiMax networks
* Wireless mesh networks
* Integrated wired/wireless networks
* Long reach Ethernet
* Home networks
* Networked appliances
* Hybrid wired/wireless LANs
* Municipal and community networks
* Network architectures and protocols
* Medium access control
* Cross-layer design
* OFDM, OFDMA, CDMA techniques
* MIMO techniques
* Service convergence
* Quality of service provisioning
* Network scalability and upgradeability
* Network survivability and security
* Billing and management aspects
* Business and regulatory aspects
* Deployment/standardization statuses