[cfp] IEEE Communication Magazine, Special Issue on Multi-Domain Optical Networks: Issues and Challenges (June 2008)

30 Jul 2007


      Manuscript Submission Deadline: December 1, 2007 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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IEEE Communications Magazine  June 2008
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Feature Topic
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Multi-Domain Optical Networks: Issues and Challenges
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Background
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The continuing maturation and declining costs of optical technologies has resulted in current and future optical networks having several optical domains with different granularities; each domain controlled by an independent and autonomous service provider. Now consider the emerging applications, which require high-bandwidth and interconnection with multiple applications across multiple domains. These kinds of applications necessitate the critical need for intelligent optical network control plane which is aware and can compute end-to-end paths based several domain specific and technology specific parameters. Standardized interworking across various multi-granularity network interfaces and interoperability among vendors equipment/domains are crucial to provision end-to-end services and establish cost effective network evolution path. Current optical networks are based on multiple technologies and control solutions, standard and propriety, making inter-domain and inter-carrier interworking difficult posing several new requirements, for example, the routing process needs to know the extent of each domain and the granularities on each link within the domains and should be sensitive to the costs associated in traversing through other domains; the domain specific information sharing and dissemination; performance monitoring across multiple domains; fault-localization and reporting; security; billing and accounting; control plane standardization; efficient inter-domain routing protocols such as OBGP/PNNI; SLA negotiation and guarantee across multiple domains; interoperability issues; etc. Needless to say that, by having an interoperable and standard control plane across mutli domain optical networks, carriers can benefit from cost effective selection of network elements, platforms, and multiple vendor solutions resulting in faster deployment and reduced CAPEX and OPEX. To promote research and address these challenges many leading private and government agencies have funded numerous projects across the world. Clearly, 
these newer research initiatives will play a crucial prove-in role for emergent multi-domain optical networks, and their importance cannot be understated. This special issue will serve to share the collective experiences of researchers, industry professionals, practicing engineers, network operators, and equipment vendors in the area of multi-domain optical networking space.
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Scope of Contributions
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This feature topic aims to consolidate and disseminate the recent developments and advances in the area of multi-domain optical networks. The articles describing original research and development, deployment issues and challenges, experimental results and applications as well as survey articles related to multi-domain optical networks are solicited. In particular, we solicit papers in the area of multi-domain optical networks focusing on topics including but not limited to:
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 Multi-domain optical networks (opaque, transparent, translucent) architecture and design
 Virtual topology design and scheduling of traffic demands
 Plug-and-play optical network configuration
 On-demand layer 1 network services
 Path computation element (PCE) for multi-domain networks
 Efficient RWA algorithms for service provisioning with inter-domain SLA requirements
 Protection/restoration schemes including performance monitoring, fault-location, and reporting
 Reliable and diverse interconnection of multiple core networks and SONET/SDH rings
 Traffic grooming and sub-wavelength service provisioning
 The role of GMPLS and ASON control planes extensions and standardization
 Interaction between control and data planes and intra-domain and inter-domain protocols
 OBGP/PNNI, gateway and multi-granularity issues
 Impact of information sharing and heterogeneous components/systems on service provisioning
 Physical layer impairment aware routing
 Inter-domain and inter-layer traffic analysis, traffic shaping, and traffic engineering
 Alien wavelength monitoring, operation, administration, management, and scalability issues
 Optical layer security, E2E authentication, authorization, and accounting
 The present and future application scenarios, such as lambda grids, VPNs, etc.,
 Billing, accounting, and interoperability issues and business models
 Socio-economical issues from vendors and service providers point of view
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Schedule for Submissions
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Manuscript Submission Deadline&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; December 1, 2007 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Acceptance Notification&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; February 15, 2008&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Final Manuscript Due &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; March 15, 2008&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Publication Date&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;June 2008 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Authors must follow the IEEE Communications Magazine guidelines regarding the manuscript and its format. For details, please refer to the "Information for Authors" at the IEEE Communications Magazine Website at http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/sub_guidelines.html. Submission will be done through IEEE Manuscript Central: http://commag-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com. Choose June2008/Multi-Domain Optical Networks: Issues and Challenges from the Select a Topic or Series Drop Down Menu in the IEEE Manuscript Central. Please submit no later than 1st December 2007. Accepted papers will also be included in Communications Interactive (CI), the online version of Communications Magazine.
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Feature Topic Editors
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For additional information about this Feature Topic, please contact the Guest Editors listed below:
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Chava Vijaya Saradhi
Department of Broadband and Wireless Communications
Create-Net, Italy
Email: saradhi@ieee.org
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Byrav Ramamurthy
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Email: byrav@cse.unl.edu
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Dominic Schupke
Nokia Siemens Networks
Research, Technology and Platforms
Email: dominic.schupke@nsn.com
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Eiji Oki
NTT Japan
Network Service Systems Laboratories
oki.eiji@lab.ntt.co.jp
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[cfp] IEEE Communication Magazine, Special Issue on Multi-Domain Optical Networks: Issues and Challenges (June 2008)

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