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Call for Papers 

Protection and Survivability in Optical Networks 

After more than a decade of research and extensive experimentation,
wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) has become one of the key
technologies in modern telecommunications networks. If on one hand WDM
offers a viable solution to the increasing user's need for higher bandwidth,
on the other the tremendous bandwidth made available by WDM is
jeopardized by the occurrence of even a single fault in the network. These
faults are all the more dangerous due to the unprecedented volume of traffic
that can be accommodated in a single fiber, e.g., 160 wavelengths each
carrying 10 Gbps, or in a single cable, e.g., 70 fibers. Survivable WDM
network architectures are therefore mandatory. 

Many issues related to the protection and restoration of WDM networks
have to be carefully examined in order to gain full advantage of the WDM
potentials. This Special Issue of Optical Networks Magazine seeks to
consolidate and disseminate leading research results in this important field of
optical networking. Topics sought for this Special Issue include (but are not
limited to) the following: 

      innovative protection and restoration mechanisms for optical
      networks 
      optimal design of WDM networks with built-in survivability 
      protection optimization in multilayer networks (e.g., IP over WDM) 
      fault detection in the optical layer 
      protection and restoration protocols in WDM networks (e.g., APS
      and ring protection) 
      protection and restoration in SONET/SDH over WDM network
      architectures (e.g., coordination between the protection
      mechanisms in the two layers) 
      optical transport technologies for robust backbone networks 
      survivability in WDM metro networks 
      protection of Internet traffic 
      efficient transport of large capacities with improved survivability 
      testbed and experimental results. 

Original, unpublished contributions and invited articles will be considered for
the Special Issue. Authors wishing to submit papers are encouraged to send
an electronic version (postscript or PDF files only) to one of the Guest
Editors. 

Authors are also requested to submit a separate cover letter via e-mail,
which contains the paper title, authors with affiliations, and a 200-word
abstract. 

The paper should be formatted to print on either A4 or 8.5"x11" paper. The
paper should be no longer than 15 double-spaced pages, excluding
illustrations and graphs. If electronic submission is not possible, please
submit six hard copies of the paper to the regular mail address of one of the
Guest Editors. 


Submission deadline: 30 June 2000 
Acceptance notification: 30 November 2000 
Final manuscript due: 15 January 2001 
Publication date: Third quarter 2001