The integration of WLANs and 3G networks, such as GSM/GPRS, UMTS,
cdma2000, etc, has recently evolved into a very hot topic. The
recent evolution and successful deployment of WLAN systems has
fueled the need for this integration. Several forums and standardization
bodies worldwide have already taken initiatives for exploiting
WLAN technology and integrating this technology into 3G networks.
In this context, many technical challenges need to be resolved
such as those associated with vertical handovers across WLAN and
3G radio technologies, security, 3G-based authentication, 3G network
selection, consistent provision of quality of service, etc.
The VTC 2004-Spring symposium on “Interworking between
Wireless LANs and 3G Networks” aims to address the above
challenges and to focus on efficient interworking solutions. It
also aims at reporting the recent results of related R&D and
standardization activities worldwide. Papers are solicited in
the following representative areas:
- 3G-based authentication
- Security issues
- Access to 3G-based services (e.g. WAP, MMS)
from WLANs
- Access to 3G multimedia services from WLANs
- Seamless session handover between WLAN and
3G
- WLAN information advertisement
- 3G network selection
- Consistent QoS across WLAN and 3G
- 3G-based online/offline billing
- 3G voice services over WLANs
- Interworking architectures and scenarios
- Value added services with WLAN-3G integration
- Performance evaluation studies
- Standardization activities
- Extension of location services to WLANs.
| Symposium Chair |
Apostolis Salkintzis
Motorola
Applied Technology & Knowledge Engineering
Tel: +30-210-8172335
Fax: +30-210-6810168
E-mail: salki@motorola.com
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