-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] Call for Papers and Submission Guidelines - IMS as Service Delivery Platform for Converged Networks Datum: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 14:25:13 -0400 Von: Varma, Vijay K vvarma@telcordia.com An: tccc@cs.columbia.edu

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Special Issue on

IMS as Service Delivery Platform for Converged Networks: Architecture, Protocols, and Applications

IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine

The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) is globally considered as the common platform for providing a unified session control on top of various access network technologies for realizing flexible multimedia applications. IMS is also driving the notion of Next Generation Networks and Fixed Mobile Convergence by merging the fixed and mobile telecommunication networks with the Internet and the adoption of IP technologies within the telecom domain.

From a technology perspective the IMS represents conceptually a combination

of fixed and mobile networks from the telecom domain with emerging VoIP and Internet applications in order to implement a seamless multimedia service environment. The international standardization of IMS was initiated by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) in 2000 and has resulted in first commercial implementations and first trial deployments around the world providing first experiences. The introduction of IMS is challenged today by the questions around business cases, IMS killer applications, migration strategies and interworking issues with existing and upcoming network and service platforms in converging networks.

Topics

In this special issue we would like to provide a snapshot of the state-of-the-art in IMS platform and applications development and deployment around the world. In addition, we want to identify upcoming research areas around IMS and investigate potential solutions in these areas. We solicit papers covering a variety of topics that include, but are not limited to:

* IMS applications: IMS vs. Internet services, new IMS enabled multimedia applications, application servers, feature interactions, service orchestration, 3rd party interfaces, service creation toolkit, experiences with IMS combinational services

* IMS and multimedia telephony, IMS and network convergence

* IMS in mobile networks: PoC/PTT to IMS evolution, voice call continuity between IMS and legacy mobile networks

* IMS and triple play, IMS/IPTV/iTV integration, IMS for broadcasting

* IMS and access network integration and QoS issues for 3G, WLAN, WIMAX, WiBro, etc.

* IMS core issues: security, performance/scalability, benchmarking, interoperability

* Global IMS standards updates: IETF, 3GPP, ETSI TISPAN, OMA, etc.

* IMS client standardization and implementation, IMS SIM card issues

* Introduction strategies around the world for network operators

Papers should be of tutorial nature and contain state-of-the-art research and development materials. Authors must follow the IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine guidelines regarding the manuscript format. All papers should be submitted with email attachment (in PDF format) to one the editors listed below.

Important Dates: Manuscript submission due: July 1, 2006 Acceptance notification; September 30, 2006 Final manuscript due: November 1, 2006 Publication: February, 2007

Guest Editors

Vijay K. Varma Telcordia USA vvarma@telcordia.com

Thomas Magedanz TU Berlin / FhG FOKUS Germany Magedanz@fokus.fhg.de

K.C. Chua ECE / National University of Singapore chuakc@nus.edu.sg

*********************** SUBMISSION GUIDELINES **********************

Articles should be tutorial in nature and should be written in a style comprehensible to readers outside the specialty of the article. Papers presenting original contributions will also be considered, especially in special issues. However, their presentation should be accessible for all readers. Submissions of highly specialized and detailed technical papers should redirected to other journals, for example, the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology.

Mathematical equations should only be used to help the reader in understanding better the contents of the paper. In any case, it is recommended to avoid their use if possible.

References should be limited to a maximum of 15 and should only be included to guide readers interesting in further increasing their knowledge on the topic. All references should be easily accessible for authors, for example through IEEE XPLORE or other sources. However, PhD or diploma thesis should be avoided and a related publication should be used instead. References to Web pages should only be included if it corresponds to web sites with a proven stability. The IEEE VTM uses numbered references in square brackets ordered by the first use of the reference in the article.

Articles should not exceed 5000 words. The combined number of figures and tables should not exceed 8. Exceptionally good articles could go beyond 5000 words (6000 is an absolute maximum) if the number of figures is reduced. Papers should be directly sent via email to one of the editors of the special issue.

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