XXIX Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems

WRA.

I Workshop on Broadband Access Networks (WRA 2011)

Workshop web site http://www.lrc.ic.unicamp.br/wra/2011/

June 3rd, 2011, Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul

Co-located with the 29th Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (SBRC 2011)

Presentation

The rapid growth in the number of Internet users as well as the proliferation of high-bandwidth services such as high definition IPTV, video on demand, and interactive online games, has encouraged the investments on broadband access networks. The Brazilian federal government has launched, in May 2010, a program called Plano Nacional de Banda Larga (PNBL - National Broadband Plan) aimed at making access to broadband Internet universal. Given the social and economic importance of low-cost and efficient technologies for broadband access, we invite researchers from academia and industry to discuss current trends in this area.

The First Workshop on Broadband Access Networks (I WRA) aims to be a forum for the presentation of recent and ongoing work on technologies for access networks, in particular those related to the convergence of optical and wireless networks. The workshop will be co-located with the XXIX Brazilian Symposium on Computer Networks and Distributed Systems (SBRC), which will be held from May 30th to June 3rd 2011, in Campo Grande, MS, Brazil.

Topics of Interest

The I WRA is soliciting papers describing original work, unpublished and not currently submitted for publication elsewhere, on topics including, but not limited to, the following:

Access network measurements
Access network monitoring
Access network performance, scalability, and reliability
Autonomy in access networks
Cross-layer design
Digital satellite access technology
Dynamic spectrum access networks
FTTx and PON technologies
Green aspects of access networks
Hybrid fiber coaxial (HFC) technology
Integrated wired/wireless networks
Long reach Ethernet
Management issues in access networks
Mobility
Municipal and community networks
MIMO techniques
OFDM, OFDMA, WCDMA techniques
Quality of Service provisioning in access networks
Radio over fiber
Security and privacy in access networks
Service convergence
Traffic engineering and control in access networks
Ubiquitous computing
WiFi and WiMAX networks
Wireless mesh networks
xDSL technology and DSM

Author Guidelines

Paper submission will be exclusively online through the JEMS conferencing system. Authors should access https://submissoes.sbc.org.br/home.cgi?c=1314. Papers may be written in Portuguese or English, and must be in PDF format. Each paper is limited to 14 pages, including abstract, figures, tables, references, and appendix. Papers must follow the SBC format, available at http://www.sbc.org.br/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&Itemid=195&task=viewcategory&catid=32 Papers will be reviewed with the standard reviewing procedure (with at least 3 independent anonymous reviews). To be published in the I WRA Proceedings, at least one of the authors of an accepted paper is required to register and present the paper at the event.

Important Dates

Paper submission: ~~April 4th, 2011~~ April 11th, 2011
Notification of acceptance: April 25th, 2011
Submission of camera-ready papers: May 2nd, 2011

Organizing Committees

SBRC General Chair

Ronaldo Alves Ferreira (UFMS)

Workshops Chair

Fábio Moreira Costa (UFG)

Program Committee Chair

Daniel Macêdo Batista (USP)

WRA General Chairs

Juliana Freitag Borin (UNICAMP)
César A. V. Melo (UFAM)

Steeting Committee

Edmundo Madeira (UNICAMP)
Nelson L. S. da Fonseca (UNICAMP)

Program Committee

André Costa Drummond, UNICAMP
Horácio Fernandes, UFAM
Arlindo Flávio, UNIFESP
Michele Mara, UFPE
Joberto S. B. Martins, UNIFACS
José Augusto Suruagy Monteiro, UNIFACS
Edjair Mota, UFAM
Eduardo Nakamura, UFAM
Michele Nogueira, UFPR
José Ferreira de Rezende, UFRJ
Antônio A. de Aragão Rocha, UFRRJ
Djamel Sadok, UFPE
Jorge Luiz de Castro e Silva, UECE
Eduardo Souto , UFAM
Dario Vieira, EFREI
Fábio Verdi, UFSCar
Artur Ziviani, LNCC