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Call for Papers 

Simulation, Cad, and Measurement of Optical Networks 

Emerging optical technologies, together with the rapidly rising demand for
network bandwidth, are fueling an increasing amount of research in the field
of optical networks. A new optical network layer is evolving, which focuses
on providing advanced optical capabilities, such as optical reconfiguration,
wavelength provisioning, and all-optical protection and restoration. New
network protocols and architectures, in local, metropolitan, and wide-area
environments, must be developed in order to fully utilize this emerging optical
layer, and to create an efficient optical network that will ultimately provide
end-to-end optical services. This special issue is focused on the use of
simulation and computer-aided design (CAD) in support of the technical and
commercial development of optical network technologies, architectures,
protocols, and applications; and on measurement of optical transmission
parameters and optical network traffic. Commercial, experimental, and
research submissions are encouraged. 

This Special Issue will collect and archive the state-of-the-art in all research
and applied areas related to CAD, simulation, and measurement as they apply
to optical networking, including, but not limited to: 

      existing CAD tools for design of optical LANs and access networks,
      all-optical switched networks, passive optical networks, core and
      access networks, optical layer protection and restoration,
      wavelength routing and conversion, dynamic reconfiguration; 
      simulation packages for optical networking, optical layer protocols,
      interaction between the optical networking (DWDM or lightpath
      routed) layer and adjacent layers, i.e., transmission, SONET/SDH,
      ATM, IP; or the simulation of management interactions dealing with
      the optical networking (DWDM or lightpath routed) layer; 
      existing or proposed methodologies for simulation and/or CAD
      modeling of the above; 
      measurements and comparisons of traffic and performance of all
      types of optical networks, opaque (all-) optical networks, hybrid
      optical networks; of backbone, regional, and access optical
      networks; of switched and passive optical networks; of hybrid
      provisioning implementations. 

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS 

Prospective authors should send an electronic version (Postscript or PDF
files ONLY) to one of the guest editors. The paper should be no longer than
15 double-spaced pages, excluding illustrations and graphs. If electronic
submission is impossible, please submit FIVE hard copies of the paper to Don
Montgomery's mail address. 


Submission deadline: 1 May 2000 
Acceptance notification: 1 September 2000 
Final manuscript due: 1 December 2000 
Publication date: Third quarter 2001