Topics of interests

We therefore invite for review submissions of up to 1-page abstracts of technical presentations targeting, but not limited to the following topics:

1. Network Planning and Optimization

• Small/femto cell deployment
• Self-organising network (SON)
• Mobility management in femto/macrocell scenarios
• Interference analysis in femto/macrocell scenarios
• Automatic planning and optimization methods for UMTS/HSPA/LTE/LTE-A/WiFi/WiMAX and hybrid radio networks
• New system simulation and performance evaluation methods
• Indoor/outdoor radio propagation models and scenarios
• MIMO measurements scenarios
• Network performance study using MIMO and smart antennas
• Indoor radio network planning and optimization (repeaters, DAS, picocells and femtocells) methods and tools
• Radio resource management (RRM)
• Dynamic frequency allocation and spectrum sharing techniques
• Radio network planning and optimization reference scenarios
• Wireless mesh network planning and optimization methods and tools
• Transmission and core network dimensioning to account for HSPA/LTE/LTE-A and femtocell traffic
• Traffic modeling and real network traffic scenarios

2. Future Wireless Communication

• LTE-Advanced and post LTE-A networks
• Future network architecture
• Relay and cooperative communications
• Heterogeneous wireless networks
• Femtocells
• MIMO and smart antennas
• Cognitive radios
• Wireless mesh networks
• Green Communications
• Smart Building
• Vehicular communications
• Smart-grid communications
• Machine-to-machine communications

Important Dates

Abstract submission due: 15 Feb. 2012. Please send the abstract by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  and  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with Subject title of “OPTNet12 abstract”