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Tridentcom 2009: The 5th International Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the

Development of Networks & Communities

March/April, Washington D.C., USA @ http://www.tridentcom.org http://www.tridentcom.org/

Please see http://www.tridentcom.org/Tridentcom%202009%20CFP-V1.pdf for a one page "Call for Papers"

Call for Papers

Important Dates:

Papers due: October 1, 2008

Demo proposals due: November 1, 2008

Notification of acceptance: December 15, 2008

Submission of camera-ready papers: February 15, 2009

TridentCom 2009 represents a landmark in the history of international testbed conferences. With the rapid convergence of networks and applications, changes in

related industries, more complex value chains and increased competition, early prototyping and experimentation will become a key means for driving innovation and

development of market oriented solutions. In this context, value generation has shifted from network technologies towards applications and content. Thus, the nature and

scope of testbeds have changed substantially in recent years from solely network technologies towards complex service delivery infrastructures riding on various

networks. In contrast to traditional vendor, operator and technology specific "closed" testbeds, the notion of "open" testbeds has emerged. "Open" in this context means

both wide access as a shared resource and extensibility to include on-demand new end systems, network technologies, protocol stacks, and, most importantly, new

middleware and service delivery platforms for specific test purposes. To meet this need, major research and development programs have started around the globe,

including GENI in the U.S. and FIRE in Europe, to establish large scale experimental facilities. TridentCom 2009 will provide a forum to explore existing and planned

testbed concepts, infrastructures, and tools to address the research and business challenges in a world of global convergence.

Prospective authors from both academia and industry are invited to submit high quality papers in two categories, Full Papers and Testbed Practices Papers, as well as

demonstration proposals reporting on all aspects of testbed and research infrastructure operation and management, including, but not limited to:

* Next Generation Internet and Clean Slate Protocol Stack Testbeds

* GRID Testbeds and P2P Testbeds

* Automonic Communications and Self-managing Network Testbeds

* Next Generation Wireless Network Testbeds

* Next Generation Optical Network Testbeds

* Ubiquitous Network and Seamless Services Testbeds

* End System and Sensor Testbeds

* Smart Home and Converged Communication and Media Services Testbeds

* SOA/Web 2.0 Services Testbeds

* Next Generation Services Testbeds

* Service Creation and Provisioning Testbeds

* Next Generation Networks, IMS, and Quad Play Testbeds

* Configurable Hardware/Software Platforms for Testbeds

* Testbed Tools for Interoperability, Benchmarking and Traffic Measurements

* Innovative Measurements Methodologies and Tools for Networks and Services

Authors are invited to submit Full Papers of up to 10 pages and Testbed Practices Papers of up to 6 pages, including references, figures and tables, formatted according

to the IEEE 8.5" x 11" proceedings format. Proposals for workshops are also welcome.

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