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Von: prosper.chemouil@orange-ftgroup.com Datum: 8. September 2011 23:10:51 MESZ An: itc@COMSOC.ORG Betreff: Second Call for Papers: IEEE Communications Magazine Feature Topic on Information-Centric Networking

Call for Papers: IEEE Communications Magazine Feature Topic on INFORMATION-CENTRIC NETWORKING

Information-Centric Networking (ICN) marks a fundamental shift in communications and networking. ICN focuses on finding and transmitting information to end users instead of connecting end hosts that exchange information. The key concepts are expected to have a huge impact on the familiar textbook protocol stack, in network architecture in general, and will create new opportunities for all associated stakeholders including equipment vendors, network operators, service and content providers, and above all end-users.

Scope and Objectives Information-centric networking is to succeed only if it can to provide clearly superior solutions to well-known problems in the current generation of all-IP networks and can be introduced to general usage incrementally. We invite authors to consider the following aspects with respect to information-centric networks:

• Naming & addressing: What breakthroughs in naming and addressing

will make ICN scalable when faced with a global network of billions of devices and zettabytes of available content?

• Protocol stack: Can ICN deliver a neat and simple protocol stack?
• Network architecture: What does a ICN network architecture look

like?

• Management: What are the essential characteristics of a complete

management framework that is scalable, flexible, and suitable for ICN?

• Caching: New issues to be addressed such as buffer management and

caching policy.

• Energy efficiency: Will ICN pave the way to a holistic energy

efficient operation?

• Internet of Things (IoT): How does ICN scale in the scenarios

envisioned for the IoT and how does it compare with current IP-based IoT solutions?

• Security: Can ICN foster the development of a more secure and

trusted global communications infrastructure?

• Which business models could foster a fair relationship between

content producers, content providers and service/network providers?

Submitted articles do not need to cover all these aspects but should strive to clearly contrast the ICN approach with the current TCP/IP-based state of affairs. Prospective authors should describe the key concepts, design, implementation, and evaluation of ICN proposals. Articles that demonstrate the feasibility of groundbreaking approaches through testbed/experimental results are particularly welcome. We invite authors to submit articles reporting original, previously unpublished research work on information-centric networking. Authors can find article guidelines at http://dl.comsoc.org/ci1/info/cfp/cfpcommag0712.htm.

Submission Schedule

• Submission Deadline: November 1, 2011
• Notification of Acceptance: February 29, 2012
• Final Manuscript Due: May 1, 2012
• Publication Date: July 2012

Feature Topic Editors Dr. Kostas Pentikousis Huawei Technologies European Research Centre Email: k.pentikousis@huawei.com

Dr. Prosper Chemouil Orange Labs Email: prosper.chemouil@orange-ftgroup.com

Dr. Kathleen Nichols Pollere Inc Email: nichols@pollere.net

Prof. George Pavlou University College London, Dept. of Electronic & Electrical Engineering Email: g.pavlou@ee.ucl.ac.uk

Prof. Dan Massey Colorado State University Email: massey@cs.colostate.edu