-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [Tccc] Call for papers - DRCN 2005 Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:24:16 +0100 From: Massimo Tornatore tornator@elet.polimi.it To: tccc@cs.columbia.edu

Dear colleagues,

I would like to bring you to your attention to the 5th International Workshop on Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN 2005), on behalf of Roberto Clemente (Telecom Italia Lab, Italy), General Chair.

Please find below the Call-for-Paper.

Kindest regards

Massimo Tornatore

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CALL FOR PAPERS DRCN 2005 The 5th International Workshop on Design of Reliable Communication Networks "Reliable Networks for Reliable Services" Island of Ischia, Italy, on 16-19 October 2005

On behalf of the DRCN 2005 Organizing Committee, I would like to invite you to participate as a speaker or delegate in the 5th Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN) Workshop (www.drcn.org), which will be held at the Albergo della Regina Isabella on the beautiful Island of Ischia, Italy, on 16-19 October 2005.

You can get the DRCN 2005 Call for Papers at http://drcn2005.telecomitalialab.com/callforpapers.htm.

The International Workshop on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN) is a biannual conference to provide a platform for presentations and discussions of recent developments and future trends in communication networks and network subsystems, focusing on all aspects of network reliability. The workshop consists of technical presentations, tutorials, panel discussions, posters, exhibitions and demos.

Relevant dates April 15, 2005 - Paper submission June 3, 2005 - Notification of acceptance June 15, 2005 - Tutorial proposals due September 2, 2005 - Final paper due October 16-19, 2005 - Conference dates

Topics Under the central theme "Reliable Networks for Reliable Services" detailed topics of relevance for DRCN 2005 include, but are not limited to: Equipment and Technology for Survivability -Next-generation SONET/SDH, resilient packet rings (RPR), coarse WDM, Ethernet, WDM optical and photonic networks -IP-centric control, GMPLS, fast IGP, OSPF, IS-IS convergence, integrated IP and optical mechanisms -Fault detection and isolation schemes, link monitoring protocols, digital wrapper, GFP, LCAS applications to restoration -Reliability or availability of key equipment: MEMs, Lasers, OXCs -Photonic cross-connect and OADM designs -Impact of ultra long haul DWDM on restoration strategies and architecture

Basic Methods and Theory for Survivable Network Design and Operation -Algorithms for survivable routing, capacity planning and reconfiguration -Design and evolution of ring, mesh, hybrid, p-cycle, loop-back, shared-backup path, and other architectures -Physical and virtual topology design, design heuristics, simulation and experimental methods -Integration of survivability and dynamic demand adaptation techniques -Survivable design under demand uncertainty -Supporting multiple quality of protection and multiple failure design considerations, SRLG issues -Fast restoration in mesh-based networks -Reliability and availability analysis methods and theory Network Planning, Management, Monitoring and Control -Multi-technology network management (MTNM), monitoring and control -Network planning, simulation, visualisation and analysis tools -Operations research methods in design, pre-planning, and on-line operations -Coordinating multi-layer and multi-service survivability requirements -Rapid service provisioning, pre-provisioning, inventory strategies, and service level agreements -Survivable metro-edge/access and core network evolution planning

Operations, Applications and Services Oriented Networking -Protection requirements for different network services -Business case studies of survivable service offerings -Novel applications and service requirements (health care, for example) -Government and defence needs for reliability / availability / survivability -Reliability and fault tolerance of web server clusters, storage area networks (SAN), fixed and mobile wireless and satellite -Disaster recovery, ad-hoc networks -Papers are particularly welcomed on reliability and survivability aspects of non-traditional networking contexts such as SANs, satellite networks, or server farms for example, as well as papers documenting case studies, measurement programs and data and operational accounts of actual failures, their impacts, and the recovery process.

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Massimo Tornatore PhD Student Politecnico di Milano Department of Electronics and Information Via Ponzio 34/35, 20133 Milano Italy phone: +39 02 2399 3489 fax : +39 02 2399 3613 e-mail: tornator@elet.polimi.it web: www.elet.polimi.it/upload/tornator

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