[IS4CWN] Call for papers: Special Issue on Community Networks - Elsevier Computer Networks Journal

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> http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computer-networks/call-for-papers/special-issue-on-community-networks/
> <http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computer-networks/call-for-papers/special-issue-on-community-networks/>
> 
> 
> Community networking is an emerging model for the Future Internet where
> communities of citizens build, operate and own open IP-based networks,
> forming a key infrastructure for individual and collective digital
> participation. Although community-based networks often extend or
> complement the coverage of networks of commercial ISPs, they differ in
> several key aspects. There is usually no central authority that is
> responsible for a precise network planning; a community network grows
> organically. Support is decentralized and open, provided by the
> community to the community. The network nodes are often inexpensive
> off-the-shelf equipment and the network elements exhibit a high degree
> of heterogeneity in the hardware, software, and capacity. The entire
> network infrastructure belongs to the users and is shared to build the
> network. The network is very dynamic: the number of nodes may rapidly
> grow and change as new members join the network, or when nodes overload
> or fail. These community networks are usually built with low cost
> point-to-point wireless links organised in mesh networks, with an
> increasing presence of optical fibre links.
> 
> In these scenarios, the networking and systems research community has
> the opportunity to contribute with more sustainable, adaptive, scalable,
> integrated, autonomic solutions for those common traits in community
> networks.
> 
> This special issue aims to collect publications addressing theoretical
> and practical challenges of community networks and services, including
> multi-disciplinary contributions that provide insights in the
> socio-technical-economic understanding of the community network
> operation and growth.
> 
> Topics of Interest
> 
> Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
> 
> Wireless mesh network protocols for community networks
> Wireless MAC and routing protocols for heterogeneous community networks
> Services and applications in community networks
> Cross-layer designs and implementation in community networks
> Hybrid community networks with wireless and optical fibre links
> Tools for bootstrapping and running community networks
> Clouds for community networks
> Interoperation of cloud-based community services
> Performance modelling and evaluation of community networks and services
> Quality of service provisioning
> Quality of experience in community networks
> Community network security and privacy
> Large-scale management and data collection infrastructures
> Incentive models for encouraging users and businesses to participate in
> community networks
> Socio-technical-economic models for community networks
> Community networks research infrastructure
> Submission Details
> 
> This special issue solicits papers from an open call and extended papers
> selected from the International Workshop on Community Networks and
> Bottom-up-Broadband (CNBuB). http://research.ac.upc.edu/
> <http://research.ac.upc.edu/>(CNBuB2014, CNBuB2013, CNBuB2012)
> 
> The journal submission should extend previously published
> workshop/conference papers considerably (a minimum of 30%) with new
> content. Papers that are essentially the same as the workshop papers
> will be rejected and will not be considered for review.
> 
> All received submissions within the scope of this special issue will be
> sent out for blind peer review by three experts in the field and be
> evaluated in regards to the relevance for this special issue, level of
> novelty, depth of contribution, and overall quality. Submitted articles
> must be original, unpublished, and not currently under review by other
> journals. If the paper was preliminarily published at a conference, the
> submitted manuscript must be a substantial extension of the conference
> paper. In this case, authors are also required to explain the
> enhancements made in the journal version. Submitted articles must be
> written clearly, in good English, and should not exceed 20 pages,
> everything included such as abstract, figures, tables, references, etc.
> 
> Authors should follow the Computer Networks manuscript format which can
> be found
> athttp://www.elsevier.com/journals/computer-networks/1389-1286/guide-for-authors
> <http://www.elsevier.com/journals/computer-networks/1389-1286/guide-for-authors>.
> Manuscripts should be submitted online through the Elsevier Editorial
> System http://ees.elsevier.com/comnet/ <http://ees.elsevier.com/comnet/>
> and authors should select ' Community Networks ' as the article type for
> submission.
> 
> Important Dates
> 
> Paper Submission Due: January 15, 2015
> First round review results: March 15, 2015
> Submission of revised papers: April 15, 2015
> Second round review results: May 15, 2015
> Publication Target Date:  September, 2015
> 
> Guest Editors
> 
> Dr. Bart Braem
> University of Antwerp, Belgium
> Email: bart.braem at iminds.be <mailto:bart.braem at iminds.be>
> Roger Baig
> Guifi.net Foundation, Spain
> Email: roger.baig at guifi.net <mailto:roger.baig at guifi.net>
> Dr. Felix Freitag
> Technical University of Catalonia, Spain
> Email: felix at ac.upc.edu <mailto:felix at ac.upc.edu>
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