Level 1: MobiCom, MobiHoc, Infocom.
Level 2: International Chamber of Commerce, GlobeCom, WCNC, PIMRC, MSWiM.
Level 3: Vocational Training Council
Grading is mainly based on influence, paper quality and meeting acceptance rate. Of course, these three factors are complementary and mutually causal.
Generally speaking, the first-level meeting has little restriction on the length of articles, which is basically the same as that of magazines. For example, Infocom generally requires no more than 12 pages and double-column typesetting. Basically, articles published at this level of meetings have standards for publication in magazines. Moreover, due to the rapid development of wireless networks, people even prefer to publish articles in first-class conferences rather than magazines. From the perspective of influence, basically all people who do wireless networks will pay attention to the articles at this level of meetings and be proud of having published articles at these meetings. Of course, the citation rate of articles in these conferences is generally much higher than that in ordinary conferences and even magazines. High return naturally means high risk, and the acceptance rate of this level of meetings is often surprisingly low, even to the point of "abnormal". For example, the acceptance rate of Infocom 2005 is 17.2%, that of MobiHoc 2005 is 14.2%, and that of MobiCom 2004 is only 8%! Basically, if an article is to be published at these meetings, it must be original, profound and complete. This is very difficult. The three conferences I listed, MobiCom and MobiHoc, are all small in scale and only accept papers on wireless network research, while Infocom is much larger and basically covers all aspects of the network.
Secondary meetings usually have more restrictions on the length of articles, usually 5-6 pages. The quality of the article is lower than the first-class product, but it is generally acceptable. If you want to publish articles at these meetings, it is enough to have any two of the three points: new ideas, deep content and completeness. Sometimes, if the idea is new, even the other two can be discussed again. Articles published at these meetings are usually cited several times, but most of them will not have much impact. Their admission rate is basically acceptable, about 30%. However, compared with other majors in the computer field, the admission rate is still low. There is no way, who let everyone rush to do wireless? The conferences I listed, ICC and Globecom basically covered all directions of communication and network, and all the accepted papers were above 1000. WCNC, PIMRC and MSWiM are basically concentrated on wireless networks.
I have only listed one for the third level for the time being, and I haven't thought about the others. Let me list the relevant data of VTC, and everyone will understand the level of this level. VTC limits the length of an article to two pages, that is, an extended summary. VTC is held twice a year, and the admission rate of the latest one (VTC Fall 2005) is 60%.
Generally speaking, there are many researches on wireless networks, which is the main reason for the low overall acceptance rate. On the other hand, the threshold of wireless network is too low, and one person and one computer can basically achieve all directions. People in this field are all fighting for speed, and things are not difficult. Everyone can think of it. The key is to see who thinks fast. Finally, to paraphrase a teacher's metaphor when I was an undergraduate (although she was not talking about the Internet, she was talking about wireless communication): in this direction, a few cows are like owners, and most of our researchers are like hungry dogs. The research of wireless communication is that the hungry dog drools and wags its tail, waiting for the owner to throw down the bone, then rushing to tear the bone to pieces in the shortest time, and then continuing to wait. ...