In a
wireless mesh network, mobile devices or networks cooperatively
establish mulit-hop, or even multi-radio communication paths in a
dynamic environment, providing an alternative form of wireless
connectivity. To achieve scalability and performance, such a
network must manage complex tradeoffs among factors such as coverage,
throughput/delay and QoS support. Many such networks must also be
able to support self-organizing and self-healing modes of operation.
The
emergence of wireless PAN, LAN, and MAN technologies and an
ever-growing demand for connectivity suggest that wireless mesh
networks will play an important role in the future development of the
Wireless Internet. The importance and timeliness of this topic is
confirmed by the many start-up companies defining technology and
products in this space, as well as the work of standards bodies such as
the IEEE 802.11s Working Group.
The goal of this workshop is to bring together an international
group of academics, researchers, and industry practitioners to a)
provide a view of the state-of-art, b) identify outstanding challenges
and c) present current research on all aspects of mesh networks. The
workshop will therefore include panel discussion and invited speakers,
as well as papers selected through this CFP.
In particular, we encourage submissions which make fundamental
contributions to the theory and practice of wireless mesh networking,
with emphasis on cross-layer protocol design and implementation,
especially in the context of programmable and software defined radio.
We solicit paper on topics including, but not limited to the
following areas of relevance to mesh networks:
