This is the Call for Papers for a Feature Topic on Intelligence in
Optical Networks scheduled to appear in IEEE Communications Magazine
in September '2001 Issue.
It would provide a collection of papers aiming at different aspects of building
Intelligence in Optical Networks. Few of them identified are:
- Service based Next Generation Networks
- Optical Services considered for being delivered in these networks
- Optical service creation, delivery using network intelligence
- Network Management and Control in current and next generation networks
- Alternatives to Network Intelligence like IN concepts, SoftSwitch concepts,
Active Networks and Programmable Networks
- Intelligent Access Networks (Intelligent Local Loops)
The acceptance of the papers would be subject to reviews by editorial
board and
its members and other experts whom they identify.
Schedule (Planned for Sep. 2001):
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Call for Submissions: 15th Nov. 2000
Manuscripts Due: 15th Jan. 2001
Acceptance Notification: 1st April 2001
Final Revised Manuscripts due: 1st June 2001
Manuscripts to Publisher: 1st July 2001
Submission Guidelines:
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Please submit your papers to Guest Editor, Anant Kumar Jain via email at
(akjain@lucent.com).
Please visit the following web page for submission guidelines:
http://www.comsoc.org/~ci/sub_guidelines.html
Best regards,
Anant Kumar Jain
978-960-6064
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