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<div>In wireless sensor networks (WSNs), the use of the IP technology has always
been considered inadequate due to its high overhead in processing and memory
usage. However, the use of IP technology in WSNs can provide basis for
transparent communication among sensor nodes and seamless interconnection
between WSNs and the Internet-based infrastructure network, thus eliminating the
need for translation gateways or similar devices that are used in current WSNs
for this purpose. Besides, many devices in a WSN make network autoconfiguration
and statelessness highly desirable for the network operator. For this, IPv6 has
ready solutions. Moreover, the large number of devices poses the need for a
large address space, which is well met by IPv6. Application of IP technology to
IEEE 802.15.4 will be a very important research direction. We invite
investigators to contribute original research articles as well as review
articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts in integrating IP technology
into WSNs. We are particularly interested in articles describing the new
architecture, routing and MAC protocols, network management, and others in
IP-enabled WSNs. Potential topics include, but are not limited
to:</div>
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<div>01. Network architecture of IP-enabled wireless sensor
network</div>
<div>02. Routing and data transport in IP-enabled wireless sensor
networks</div>
<div>03. MAC protocols for wireless sensor
networks</div>
<div>04. Transport protocols for congestion control and
middleware</div>
<div>05. Interconnection to
Internet</div>
<div>06, Network
management</div>
<div>07, Security and
privacy</div>
<div>08. Scalability of wireless sensor
networks</div>
<div>09. Embedded, network-oriented operating
systems</div>
<div>10. Self-organization and
governance</div>
<div>11. Quality of
service</div>
<div>12. Modeling and performance
evaluation</div>
<div>13. Demos and
prototypes</div>
<div>14. Implementation experience and
measurements</div>
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<div>Before submission authors should carefully read over the journal's Author
Guidelines, which are located at
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ijdsn/guidelines/. 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:</div>
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<div>Manuscript Due<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Friday, 15 June
2012</div>
<div>First Round of Reviews<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Friday, 7 September
2012</div>
<div>Publication Date<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Friday, 2 November
2012</div>
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<div>Lead Guest
Editor</div>
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<div>Deyun
Gao</div>
<div>School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong
University, Beijing 100044,
China</div>
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<div>Guest
Editors</div>
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<div>Chuan Heng
Foh</div>
<div>School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore</div>
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<div>Oliver W. W.
Yang</div>
<div>School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE), University of
Ottawa, Ottawa, ON,
Canada</div>
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<div>Xusheng
Sun</div>
<div>School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of
Technology, Atlanta, GA,
USA</div>
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<div>Chin-Feng
Lai</div>
<div>Institute of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Ilan
University, Yi-Lan,
Taiwan</div>
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