Ad Hoc Networks

The Ad Hoc Networks is an international and archival journal providing a publication vehicle for complete coverage of all topics of interest to those involved in ad hoc and sensor networking areas. The Ad Hoc Networks considers original, high quality and unpublished contributions addressing all aspects of ad hoc and sensor networks. Specific areas of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Mobile and Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

• Sensor Networks

• Wireless Local and Personal Area Networks

• Home Networks

• Ad Hoc Networks of Autonomous Intelligent Systems

• Novel Architectures for Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks

• Self-organizing Network Architectures and Protocols

• Transport Layer Protocols

• Routing protocols (unicast, multicast, geocast, etc.)

• Media Access Control Techniques

• Error Control Schemes

• Power-Aware, Low-Power and Energy-Efficient Designs

• Synchronization and Scheduling Issues

• Mobility Management

• Mobility-Tolerant Communication Protocols

• Location Tracking and Location-based Services

• Resource and Information Management

• Security and Fault-Tolerance Issues

• Hardware and Software Platforms, Systems, and Testbeds

• Experimental and Prototype Results

• Quality-of-Service Issues

• Cross-Layer Interactions

• Scalability Issues

• Performance Analysis and Simulation of Protocols