OFDMA Architectures, Protocols, and Applications

Call for Papers

Orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) technologies are currently attracting intensive attention in wireless communications to meet the ever-increasing demands arising from the explosive growth of Internet, multimedia, and broadband services. OFDMA-based systems are able to deliver high data rate, operate in the hostile multipath radio environment, and allow efficient sharing of limited resources such as spectrum and transmit power between multiple users. OFDMA has been used in the mobility mode of IEEE 802.16 WiMAX, is currently a working specification in 3GPP Long Term Evolution downlink, and is the candidate access method for the IEEE 802.22 “wireless regional area networks”. Clearly, recent advances in wireless communication technology have led to significant innovations that enable OFDMA-based wireless access networks to provide better quality-of-service (QoS) than ever with convenient and inexpensive deployment and mobility.

However, regardless of the technology used, OFDMA networks must not only be able to provide reliable and high quality broadband services, but also be implemented cost-effectively and be operated efficiently. OFDMA presents many of the advantages and challenges of OFDM systems for single users, and the extension to multiple users introduces many further challenges and opportunities, both on the physical layer and at higher layers. These requirements present many challenges in the design of network architectures and protocols, which have motivated a significant amount of research in the area. Also, many critical problems associated with the applications of OFDMA technologies in future wireless systems are still looking for efficient solutions. The aim of this special issue is to present a collection of high-quality research papers that report the latest research advances in this field from physical and network layers to practical applications. Original papers are solicited in all aspects of OFDMA techniques including physical layer issues, architectures, protocol designs, enabling technologies, theoretical studies, practical applications, and experimental prototypes. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Adaptive coding and modulation
  • Signal processing for OFDMA
  • Interference control techniques
  • Bandwidth and resources allocation
  • Efficient MAC protocol development
  • Routing algorithms and congestion control schemes
  • MAC and network layer management
  • Cross-layer design and optimization
  • Cooperative and game theoretic analysis
  • Quality of service provisioning
  • Network modeling and performance analysis
  • Security and privacy management
  • Broadband Wireless Access
  • Testbed, experiment, implementation, standards, and practical applications

Authors should follow the EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking manuscript format described at the journal site http://www.hindawi.com/journals/wcn/. Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking System at http://mts.hindawi.com/, according to the following timetable.

Manuscript DueAugust 1, 2008
First Round of ReviewsNovember 1, 2008
Publication DateFebruary 1, 2009

Guest Editors

  • Victor C.M. Leung, The University of British Columbia, 2329 West Mall Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4
  • Alister G. Burr, Department of Electronics, University of York, York, YO10-5DD, UK
  • Lingyang Song, Wireless Group, Philips Research Laboratories, Cross Oak Lane, Redhill, Surrey RH1 5HA, UK
  • Yan Zhang, Simula Research Laboratory, 1325 Lysaker, Norway
  • Thomas Michael Bohnert, Siemens AG, 80312 Munich, Germany