The VTC 2008-Fall conference is organized into 9 tracks that cover all technical areas relevant to the conference. There will be a further track on Vehicular electronics and communications in conjunction with WiVeC.
1. Ad-hoc and sensor networks
Wireless ad-hoc and sensor networks, including: medium access control, routing and transport protocols, cross-layer protocol design, performance and quality-of-service, energy management, operating systems, network security, information processing and aggregation, middleware and programming, simulation and emulation, gateways and inter-working, test-bed deployment and experiences, novel applications.
2. Antennas and propagation
Indoor/outdoor propagation prediction, indoor/outdoor channel measurements, channel estimation, narrowband and wideband channel characterization and modeling, prediction and simulation tools, antenna design.
3. Multiple antenna systems and space-time processing
Smart antennas, array processing, MIMO antenna systems, multi-user MIMO, space-time coding, distributed antenna arrays.
4. Wireless networks and cognitive radio
Network and radio resource management, mobile/wireless quality-of-Service (QoS), mobile/wireless network security and privacy; location and handoff management, mobile and wireless IP, wireline/wireless convergence, mobile/wireless network modelling and performance evaluation, analysis and simulation, mobile/wireless network performance measurements, heterogeneous wireless network architectures, wireless traffic characterization and modeling; cognitive radio, dynamic spectrum access.
5. Wireless systems and access
3G (UMTS, HSPA, CDMA2000, 1x EV-DO, TD-SCDMA), 3G long term evolution, wireless PANs, LANs, MANs and WANs (e.g. IEEE802.15, 11,16, 20), DVB and DAB systems, multiple access, new air interfaces, ultra-wideband systems, multi-carrier systems, multi-user MIMO, software radio, power control algorithms, wireless multicasting, spectrum, channel and power allocation, coexistence of multiple radio access techniques, cross-layer design, multi-user and cooperative diversity, scheduling and statistical multiplexing, performance evaluation.
6. Transmission technologies
Modulation, source/channel coding, performance analysis, channel estimation, iterative processing, interference mitigation, multi-user detection, MIMO systems, equalization, synchronization, adaptive modulation and coding, MAC/PHY cross-layer design, software radio.
7. Mobile satellite systems
Mobile broadband satellite architectures; mobile broadcast systems; satellite bus/payload systems; ground (earth-terminal) systems; mobile, aeronautical, maritime systems; Ka band and higher frequency systems; system integration and interoperability; use of small satellites clusters, hybrid orbits, and high altitude platforms (HAPs); DVB and return channel via satellite (RCS) networks; low earth orbit (LEO) communications satellite networks; satellite network control and resource management; traffic and quality of service (QoS) management, QoS-oriented solutions, satellite system capacity optimization; satellite based positioning for mobile applications.
8. Navigation and positioning systems
Satellite and terrestrial systems and methods for radio navigation and positioning.
9. Transportation
Intelligent transportation systems; railroad signalling, communication and control; vehicular electronics; vehicle traction power control/conversion; power systems; mobile/wireless communications for vehicular safety applications; wireless/mobile system applications for transportation control and routing; roadside infrastructure; mobility management; mobility and vehicle traffic models; mobile/wireless systems for transportation logistics.
10. Vehicular Electronics and Communications
In-car electronics and embedded integration, digital maps and location technologies, drive-by-wire controls, tire-pressure monitoring, HCCI controls, electromagnetic valve controls, vehicle stability controls, engine control modules, smart speed controls, safety control systems, vehicular communications, applications (toll collection, traffic information, wireless diagnosis, etc).
In addition to the tracks above, VTC2008-Fall is proud to offer the Second Workshop on Wireless Vehicular Communications. The WiVEC website will be posted soon, along with a full description of submission topics and criteria. Check back soon for updated information.