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IEEE LCN 2009 The 34th Annual IEEE Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN) http://www.ieeelcn.org

Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society

Zurich, Switzerland October 20-23, 2009

CALL FOR PAPERS

LCN invites you to Europe for the third time in its history. The IEEE LCN conference is the premier conference on the leading edge of practical computer networking. During the last 34 years, it has been the venue of choice for presenting many state of the art developments ranging from high-speed local networks to the global Internet to specialized sensor networks. LCN is a highly interactive conference that enables effective interchange of results and ideas among researchers, users, and product developers. We encourage you to submit original papers describing research results or practical solutions in leading edge topics including, but not limited to:

Ad hoc and sensor networks Adaptive applications Embedded networks Authentication, authorization, accounting High-speed access networks Congestion and flow control Home and SOHO networks Cross-layer optimization IPv6 deployment and migration Location-dependent services Local area networks Mobility management Optical networks Multimedia and real-time communication Overlay networks Network management Peer-to-peer networks Network reliability and security Personal and wearable networks Network traffic characterization Storage area networks Performance evaluation/engineering Ubiquitous networking Performance measurement and tuning Wireless networks Quality-of-Service provisioning

Authors are invited to submit full or short papers for presentation. Full papers (up to 8 pages, 10 pt font in IEEE 2-column format) should present novel perspectives within the general scope of the conference. Short papers are an opportunity to present preliminary or interim results and are limited to 4 pages in length. Short papers will be presented in a poster format and published in the proceedings. All papers must include title, complete contact information for all authors, abstract, and keywords.

PAPER SUBMISSION: Submission instructions using the EDAS system will be available at http://www.ieeelcn.org. Please direct your questions to the Program Chairs, Mohamed Younis younis@cs.umbc.edu and Chun Tung Chou ctchou@cse.unsw.edu.au.

IMPORTANT DATES: Paper registration deadline: April 6, 2009 Paper submission deadline: April 13, 2009 Notification of acceptance: June 30, 2009 Camera-ready paper due: July 28, 2009

WORKSHOPS: LCN will continue with its tradition of co-located workshops covering topics of current interest. Workshop papers will be published in the LCN proceedings. Information on workshops, submission deadlines, and all other details will be available at http://www.ieeelcn.org.

DEMOS: Proposals are solicited for research and product demonstrations and exhibits. Submission instructions will be available at http://www.ieeelcn.org. Please direct your questions to the Demo Chair, Nils Aschenbruck aschenbruck@cs.uni-bonn.de.

General Chair: - Ehab Elmallah, University of Alberta Program Chair: - Mohamed Younis, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Program Co-Chair: - Chun Tung Chou, University of New South Wales Finance Chair: - Frank Hubner, AT&T Labs Publication Chair: - Tom Pfeifer, TSSG, Waterford IT Local Arrangements Chair: - Burkhard Stiller, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich Workshops Chair: - Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida Demo Chair: - Nils Aschenbruck, University of Bonn Publicity Chair: - Anura Jayasumana, Colorado State University Editorial Liaison Chair: - Farid Nait-Abdesselam, University of Sciences and Technology of Lille Corporate Relations Chair: - Matthias Frank, University of Bonn International Advisors: - Ken Christensen, University of South Florida - Sanjay Jha, University of New South Wales - Declan O'Sullivan, Trinity College Dublin Webmaster: - Gary Kessler, Champlain College Standing Committee: - Joe Bumblis, University of Wisconsin-Stout - Ken Christensen, University of South Florida - Hossam Hassanein, Queen's University, Canada - Gary Kessler, Champlain College - Peter Martini, University of Bonn - Burkhard Stiller, University of Zurich and ETH Zurich - Tim Strayer, BBN