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5th International Workshop on Next Generation Networking
Middleware
NGNM 2008
(part of MANWEEK 2008, September 22-26)
Samos Island, Greece
http://magellan.tssg.org/2008/
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CALL FOR PAPERS
The fixed mobile convergence of telecommunication networks
along with the telecom-IP
network convergence have opened up prospects for a rich ecosystem of
IP-based next
generation converged network technologies and applications. Emergence of
principles and
practices like Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) and Web 2.0, along
with gradual adoption
of industry standards like the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), IP
Multimedia Subsystem
(IMS), and Java API for Internetworking (JAIN) is making this convergence
possible. The
challenges to the operators are to provide suitable interfaces to an
increasingly complex and
heterogeneous underlying wireless access landscape, typically consisting
of cellular (e.g.,
UMTS, LTE, etc.), metropolitan area (e.g., WiMAX) and short range (e.g.,
WiFi) systems.
Future telecom service providers, on the other hand, are expected to stem
from the fact that
a converged network needs to carry a multitude of high-bandwidth
triple-play (voice, video
and data) services over a single network that is much more distributed,
multipoint, diverse,
and interactive in nature. End users will interact with the network via
sophisticated devices,
and be able to select from a wide range of Quality-of-Service (QoS)
options. To cater to
these emerging service paradigms, network intelligence has to address
several aspects
including multimedia session management, coordination of multi-protocol
connections,
advanced security, etc. Multimedia content delivery over the Internet has
been extensively
researched. However, the related engineering problem is evolving into the
problem of how to
dynamically create content distribution infrastructures and services in
the context of telco
provider managed networks. To stay ahead in the competition and provide
market leading
offerings, carriers further need to enable a global ecosystem of
third-party independent
application developers to deliver converged services leveraging open
standards-based
service delivery platform. Finally, to establish a common architecture
for the convergence
among services and networks, standards and frameworks will be required to
ensure the
interoperability of networks and applications, and facilitate best
utilization of the existing
telecommunications infrastructure within the converged ecosystem.
It is in this setting of an open services market with service operators,
application developers
as well as the IT infrastructure as stakeholders, that the role of
middleware is crucial.
Middleware-enabled rapid development and deployment of new applications
allows early
introduction of value-added services to attract new customers and retain
existing ones.
Established telcos often have a plethora of legacy systems, such as
Intelligent Networks (IN),
Business / Operational Support Systems (BSS/OSS), Web-based systems and
SIP/IMSbased
services, which can all interoperate through open interfaces provided by
the
middleware layer, allowing a seamless, autonomic interaction between
them. The arguments
for a middleware-oriented consolidation of services in the
telecommunications service
provider/carrier space are also largely applicable to the enterprise
segment. There are, of
course, differences in requirements and service expectations for
corporate users as opposed
to consumers; however, the trend towards consolidation of IT and telecom
architectures is
just as compelling. Further, middleware approaches can offer scalability
and load-balancing
capabilities to critical infrastructure components. For example, the roll
out of distributed /
federated presence-based applications will necessitate management of huge
amounts of
subscriber data residing in the middleware. Finally, there are challenges
of enabling
guaranteed QoS and seamless access to triple-play services. In the
emerging
heterogeneous networking environment, cross-layer and inter-system
optimization studies
are essential to guarantee that these challenges are met. In this regard,
large-scale
distributed experimental testbeds with real or virtual components
interconnected through an
efficient middleware can be leveraged to validate promising approaches,
algorithms and
mechanisms prior to commercial deployment.
In this workshop, we seek original, unpublished papers on different
aspects of middleware
technologies for enabling Next-Generation Network (NGN) services and
applications. Topics
of submission include, but are not limited to:
- Middleware architecture for converged networks
- NGN middleware for triple play and quad play services
- NGN middleware for ad hoc, mobile and wireless services
- Middleware for NGN mobility support
- NGN middleware adaptation to underlying technologies (e.g., cellular,
metropolitan area and short range systems)
- Resource Allocation and Heterogeneous Network Access in Converged
Networks
- NGN middleware for content distribution infrastructures and
services
- Middleware for peer-assisted carrier-grade content delivery.
- Publish/subscribe middleware
- Scalable, adaptive, and self-managing aspects of middleware
- Converged networks policy-based management, monitoring, and
control
- QoS provisioning, service differentiation, accounting, and billing
- Identity management infrastructures and anonymity support
infrastructures
- Trust, security and privacy issues
- Presence and contextual data management
- NGN middleware for context-aware applications
- NGN middleware for collaborative/P2P applications
- NGN middleware for enterprise applications
- Middleware support for NGN inter-networking and interoperability with
non-NGN systems
- Middleware for distributed experimental testbeds with real or virtual
components
- Web Service/Grid-enabled middleware for converged networks
- Service modeling and composition
- Service deployment and orchestration
- Programming paradigms, Web 2.0, and mashups
PAPER SUBMISSION
Paper submissions must present original, unpublished research or
experiences. Latebreaking
advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research are also
encouraged
for submission to NGNM 2008. Papers under review elsewhere MUST NOT be
submitted to
NGNM 2008. Authors are requested to submit either long papers or short
papers (work-inprogress
reports), strictly in LNCS format (see below):
• Long papers (up to 12 single-spaced single-column pages)
• Short papers describing work-in-progress (up to 6 single-spaced
single-column pages)
Submissions exceeding the above mentioned paper size will not be reviewed
and will be
returned to the authors. Please see Submission
for detailed instructions.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES
Paper Registration: May 10 2008
Submission: May 17 2008
Notification: June 20 2008
Camera ready: June 30 2008
Conference: September 22-26 2008
WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS
Thomas Magedanz (TU Berlin / FOKUS, Germany)
Markus Muck (Infineon, Germany)
Lambros Sarakis (NCSR “Demokritos”, Greece)
Paolo Bellavista, Ph. D.
Associate Professor in Computer Science Engineering
IEEE Senior Member; IEEE Communications EB Member
DEIS - Università degli Studi di Bologna
Viale Risorgimento, 2 - 40136 Bologna (ITALY)
Tel# +39-051-2093866; Fax# +39-051-2093073
Email: pbellavista@deis.unibo.it
Web:
http://lia.deis.unibo.it/Staff/PaoloBellavista/