Local and Metropolitan Area Networks

12th IEEE Workshop on Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LANMAN 2002) August 11-13, 2002, Stockholm, Sweden

The IEEE LAN/MAN Workshop continues its tradition as a leading forum for discussing the latest technical advances in networking in the local and metropolitan areas. A focus area for the upcoming workshop will be the emerging and strategically important field of mobile multimedia communications. Advances in wireless packet networking lead us to envision the delivery of rich media to new generations of mobile, wireless computing and communications appliances. Yet the development of multimedia services and delivery systems presents a number of technical challenges and open questions. Single-track presentations are planned to stimulate technical exchange among researchers and practitioners with a broad interest in networking; we specifically welcome submissions on mobile multimedia communications. Papers should be short, focused, and provide a forum for discussion of new and interdisciplinary ideas. Novel and speculative ideas are particularly encouraged. One page text abstracts are solicited on any LAN/MAN topic including but not limited to:

* Wireless data services

* Emerging access networks:

* Session initiation Ethernet in the First Mile, EPONs and control

* Mobile multimedia architectures * Streaming media protocols

* Advances in Metropolitan Area Networks, * Personal area networks Resilient Packet Rings

* Low-power networking * Internet traffic management * Home networking * Content distribution architectures

* Mobile-aware applications

* Next Generation Wireless Networks

* Optical networks and DWDM

* Measurement and modeling of network operation and performance

The 12th LAN/MAN workshop will be held August 11-13, 2002 in Stockholm, Sweden. Stockholm is located at the center of innovation for the mobile telecommunications industry, providing a perfect setting for this workshop.