CFP : IEEE Communications Magazine Feature Topic on Network Traffic Measurement and Experiments

CFP : IEEE Communications Magazine Feature Topic on Network Traffic Measurement and Experiments
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See also: http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/call.html IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE Call for Papers Feature Topic Issue on "Network Traffic Measurements and Experiments" Although network traffic has been studied since the early days of the public telephone system, the field has become more challenging in recent years for a number of reasons. First, the Internet has become bigger and faster, and accomodates an increasing range of traffic types (data, voice, and video). The global size, high speed, and enormous traffic volumes make it that much more difficult to measure traffic flows. The wide variety of traffic types means that traditional telephony models and data traffic models developed for single-service homogeneous networks need to be revised. For instance, some measurements indicate a degree of self-similarity in today's traffic which has not been previously known. Second, the Internet is evolving from the current best-effort IP service model towards an integrated service model that includes guaranteed quality of service (QoS). While traffic characterization has not been needed for the current best-effort Internet service, accurate knowledge of traffic characteristics will be essential for providing future Internet services with QoS assurance. Network design, planning, and traffic management are all predicated on knowledge of traffic. Towards that objective, it is useful to give attention to experimental measurements of network traffic and practical approaches to traffic characterization. This feature topic issue of IEEE Communications Magazine will present current research on traffic measurements and experiments including the following topics - experimental traffic and network performance measurements - practical methods for traffic measurement - congestion monitoring and prediction - experiences with traffic management and QoS control - measurements for network planning and design IEEE Communications Magazine is intended for a general readership. Accordingly, the feature topic issue will focus on practical and experimental studies rather than theoretical modeling and analysis. Submissions should be oriented towards understanding methodologies, practice, and field experiences. All submissions should follow IEEE Communications Magazine policy and will be peer reviewed. Prospective submissions should follow the following schedule: - submission of papers: September 15, 1999 - notification of acceptance: December 15, 1999 - final manuscripts: March 1, 2000 - publication date: May 2000 Guest editor: Thomas M. Chen SMU Dept of Electrical Engineering PO Box 750338 Dallas, TX 75275 USA tel: +1 214 768 8541 email: tchen@seas.smu.edu

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IEEE COMMUNICATIONS MAGAZINE

                                           Call for Papers 

                                       Feature Topic Issue on
                         "Network Traffic Measurements and Experiments"

Although network traffic has been studied since the early days of the public telephone system, the field has become
more challenging in recent years for a number of reasons. First, the Internet has become bigger and faster, and
accomodates an increasing range of traffic types (data, voice, and video). The global size, high speed, and enormous
traffic volumes make it that much more difficult to measure traffic flows. The wide variety of traffic types means that
traditional telephony models and data traffic models developed for single-service homogeneous networks need to be
revised. For instance, some measurements indicate a degree of self-similarity in today's traffic which has not been
previously known.

Second, the Internet is evolving from the current best-effort IP service model towards an integrated service model
that includes guaranteed quality of service (QoS). While traffic characterization has not been needed for the current
best-effort Internet service, accurate knowledge of traffic characteristics will be essential for providing future
Internet services with QoS assurance. Network design, planning, and traffic management are all predicated on
knowledge of traffic. Towards that objective, it is useful to give attention to experimental measurements of network
traffic and practical approaches to traffic characterization.

This feature topic issue of IEEE Communications Magazine will present current research on traffic measurements
and experiments including the following topics

      - experimental traffic and network performance measurements
      - practical methods for traffic measurement
      - congestion monitoring and prediction
      - experiences with traffic management and QoS control
      - measurements for network planning and design

IEEE Communications Magazine is intended for a general readership. Accordingly, the feature topic issue will focus
on practical and experimental studies rather than theoretical modeling and analysis. Submissions should be oriented
towards understanding methodologies, practice, and field experiences. All submissions should follow IEEE
Communications Magazine policy and will be peer reviewed.

Prospective submissions should follow the following schedule:

      - submission of papers: September 15, 1999
      - notification of acceptance: December 15, 1999
      - final manuscripts: March 1, 2000
      - publication date: May 2000

Guest editor:

Thomas M. Chen
SMU
Dept of Electrical Engineering
PO Box 750338
Dallas, TX 75275 
USA
tel: +1 214 768 8541
email: tchen@seas.smu.edu