-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [Tccc] Deadline extended - Special Issue on IMS as Service Delivery Platform for Converged Networks Datum: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 09:59:52 -0400 Von: Varma, Vijay K vvarma@telcordia.com An: tccc@cs.columbia.edu

************************ Deadline Extended to July 14 *********************

Special Issue on

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

IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine

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 and uploaded to http://vtmagazine.trackchair.com/

Important Dates: Manuscript submission due: July 14, 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

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