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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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