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IEEE 1st International Workshop on Femtocell Networks (FEMnet)
in conjunction with IEEE GLOBECOM 2010, Miami, FL,
USA
Workshop Date: 6 December 2010
Conventional cellular architectures are
designed to provide coverage over large areas and support many users.
Unfortunately, the conventional cellular architecture has yet to provide
the expected throughputs at the cell edge, where users are far from the
base station and experience significant interference. This problem is most
acute on the uplink, due to constraints on the transmit power of the mobile
devices and deployment of aggressive frequency reuse. Another limitation of
the macrocell approach is the poor indoor
penetration and the presence of dead-spots due to shadowing. Femtocells, small cellular access points in residential
homes and offices, are one solution to the problem of improving area
spectral efficiency in cellular systems. Femtocell
networks can potentially improve spatial reuse by allowing future cellular
systems to achieve data-rates comparable to wireless local area networks
while retaining the seamless connectivity and mobility of cellular
networks.
Beside research activities in academia
and industry, there are considerable standardization efforts related to femtocell networks in 3GPP and IEEE. This new
networking topology, however, also comes with its own challenges. There are
significant technical problems that need to be addressed for successful
deployment and operation of these networks. The “International Workshop on Femtocell Networks” complements the high-quality
technical papers and exhibition at Globecom 2010.
The workshop will feature keynote speeches, presentations, and a panel
discussion. This workshop will bring together academic and industrial
researchers to identify and discuss technical challenges and recent results
related to femtocell networks. Topics of interest
include but are not limited to the following:
• Downlink
and uplink PHY/MAC design for femtocells in 3G, WiMAX, and LTE systems, as well as beyond 4G
communication systems
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Interference analysis, avoidance, and mitigation
• Coexistence
between a macrocellular network and femtocell network
• Resource
allocation techniques
• Closed
subscriber group (CSG) versus open-access femtocells
• Power
control and power saving mechanisms
• Mobility
support and handover
• Time
synchronization
• Cognitive femtocell networks
• Trade-offs
between femtocells, picocells,
relay networks, and distributed antenna systems
• Comparison
with other fixed-mobile convergence (FMC) approaches
• Self
organizing networks and issues in self maintenance and self install
• Issues
related to enterprise femtocells
Important Dates:
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Full Paper
Submission Deadline: 2 July 2010
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Acceptance
Notification: 13 August 2010
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Camera-Ready
Submission: 31 August 2010
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Workshop
Date: 6 December 2010
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