The objective of GCN 2011 is to facilitate an exchange of information on best practices for the latest research advances in the area of green communications and networks, which mainly includes the intelligent control, or efficient management, or optimal design of access network infrastructures, home networks, terminal equipment, and etc.

Volume 1: Communication Systems.- Data Management and Database System.- Digital Image Processing.- Education and Informatics.- Enabling Technologies.- Forensics, Recognition Technologies and Applications.- Fuzzy System and Control.- Green Computing.- Volume 2: Graphics and Visualizing.- Internet Growth Modelling and Virtualized Networks.- Network Components and Application.- Network Design Methodology.- Semantic Web and Intelligent Search.- Social and Economical Systems.- Web Service.- Wireless Network.

Green Communications and Networks presents 95 papers chosen for publication from among 190 reviewed papers accepted for presentation to the International Conference on Green Communications and Networks (GCN 2011), held in Chongqing, China, July 15-17, 2011.GCN 2011 provided a venue for leading academic and industrial researchers to exchange their views, ideas and research results on innovative technologies and sustainable solutions leading to greener communications and networks. In addition to paper presentations, the conference featured keynote speakers and a panel discussion. Reflecting the broad scope of the conference, the contents are organized in these topical categories:Communication SystemsData Management and Database SystemDigital Image ProcessingEducation and InformaticsEnabling TechnologiesForensics, Recognition Technologies and ApplicationsFuzzy System and ControlGraphics and VisualizingGreen ComputingInternet Growth Modelling and Virtualized NetworksNetwork Components and ApplicationNetwork Design MethodologySemantic Web and Intelligent SearchSocial and Economical SystemsWeb ServiceWireless NetworkCollectively, these papers offer novel ideas, new results, reports on work in progress and state-of-the-art techniques in the field. Further, they will serve to stimulate new research on sustainable practices in the area of information computing and applications.

Green communications and networks, with the aiming of energy costs and CO2 emissions’ reducing, and environment protecting, has become a potential research focus for all the next-generation communications’ and networks’ designers. Therefore it is timely to set up forums for researchers and developers to discuss features and exchange ideas on all challenges and solutions for green communications and networks The proceedings of GCN2011 will provide a forum for engineers and scientists in academia, industry, and government to address the most innovative research and development including technical challenges, social and economic issues, and to discuss their ideas, results, work in progress and experience on all aspects of advanced green communications and networks engineering Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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