Call for Papers

7. Next Generation Networking

Next Generation Networks and the future Internet face challenges from scaling to trillions of nodes and zillions of information elements. At the same time, convergence over several underlying network technologies is required to achieve the best integration architecture, services and operations management, and service provisioning in both wired and wireless domains. The aim of this symposium is to provide a forum for discussions on challenging research topics concerning networks, operation of networks, and network services in future fixed, mobile, and wireless networks.

Topics of Particular Interest

• Architecture
  • Internet architecture and design
  • Autonomic and self-organized networking
  • Integration of mobile and fixed networks
  • Network composition
  • Addressing and naming
  • Internet survivability and network resilience
  • IPv6 and IPv6 Transition
• Protocols
  • Internet signalling and service enabling protocols
  • Traffic engineering
  • IP over satellite and space networks
  • Internet roaming management and support
  • VoIP protocols and management
  • Unicast, multicast, broadcast routing protocols
  • Overlay and peer-to-peer networks
  • Flow management: packet classification and congestion control
• Technologies
  • Group communication for controlling networks and services
  • Self-protecting networking
  • Support for streaming and real-time media
  • Mobile code and network programmability
  • Converged networks, including NGN for VoIP and IPTV
  • Content networking: caching, content distribution, load balancing, etc.
• Provisioning, monitoring, and management
  • Techniques and tools for Internet traffic measurements
  • Plug and play networking components
  • Network resource management
  • Control and management in dynamic/mobile network environments