[CFP] JCN Special Issue on Aerial Access Networks for 6G (Extended Submission Due:September 30, 2021)
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JCN SPECIAL ISSUE ON
Aerial Access Networks for 6G
PUBLICATION
DATE: April 2022
The current development of 5G networks represents a
breakthrough in the design of communication networks, for its ability to
provide a single platform enabling a variety of data services. With these
significant enhancements enabled by 5G, it is already possible to envision the
needs towards 6G. Providing “connectivity from the sky” is one innovative trend
for coming 6G communication systems. Satellites, high and low altitude
platforms (HAP and LAP), drones, aircrafts, and airships are being considered
as candidates for deploying wireless communications complementing the
terrestrial communication. Combining these network elements, Aerial Access Networks
(AANs) have attracted many attentions from both academia and industry, and recognized
as a potential solution for the 6G systems. AANs are heterogeneous networks
that are engineered to utilize satellites, HAPs, and LAPs to build network
access platforms. Unlike terrestrial wireless networks, AANs are characterized
by frequently changed network topologies and more vulnerable communication
connections. However, AANs are not intended to replace the existing
technologies, but instead to work with them in a complementary and integrated
fashion. Therefore, AANs have the demand for the seamless integration of
heterogeneous networks such that the network quality-of-service (QoS) can be
improved. Therefore, it is essential to develop new communications, signal
processing, and optimization techniques to accommodate diverse services and
applications with different QoS requirements in various scenarios.
This IEEE/KICS Journal of Communication Networks
special issue aims to solicit high-quality unpublished research papers by
experts from mobile communication industries (operators, telecom vendors, as
well as consulting firms) and academia in the fields of AANs. Topics of
interest include but are not limited to:
● Channel measurement and modeling
● Integrations of AANs with terrestrial communications in future heterogeneous networks
● Network architecture and protocols including Information Centric Networking (ICN)
● Cross-layer MAC-PHY design
● AI-enabled techniques for AANs
● Transmission technologies, e.g., mmWave/THz, Massive MIMO, intelligent surfaces, etc.
● Interference cancellation, management, and coordination
● QoS-aware trajectory and topology optimization
● Safety and security issues
● Prototype results, testbeds, and new applications
Continuing JCN’s tradition of fast turnaround together with full peer reviews, a tentative schedule is set as follows:
September 30, 2021 Paper submission deadline
November 30, 2021 First round of review
December 30, 2021 Revised paper due
January 30, 2022 Final acceptance notification
February 28, 2022 Final paper due
April
30, 2022 Special issue published
Zhu Han, University of Houston, TX, USA, hanzhu22@gmail.com
Hongliang Zhang, Princeton University, NJ, USA, hz16@princeton.edu
George C. Alexandropoulos, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece, alexandg@di.uoa.gr
Nguyen Hoang Tran, The University of Sydney,
Australia, nguyen.tran@sydney.edu.au
Electronic submissions should be made through http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com:/jcommnet. Information for authors is available on the JCN web site, http://www.jcn.or.kr. The manuscript should be formatted in LaTeX or MS Word file and uploaded in PDF version. JCN accepts double column FULL papers without page limits that follow the standard of JCN (or similar IEEE) publication format. However, we strongly recommend keeping the page count under 20 pages in double columns for ease of readability. Please direct inquiries and intent to submit notifications to the Lead Guest Editor. JCN is a high-quality bimonthly archival journal, published by the Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences with the technical co-sponsorship of the IEEE Communications Society, covering the fields of Communication Theory and Systems, Wireless Communications, and Networks and Services. JCN began publication in March 1999 and is available in IEEE Xplore.
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