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                              CALL FOR PAPERS
                                      
                Special Issue of Computer Communications on
                                      
                    Current Issues in Terabit Switching
                                      
   PUBLICATION: Fall 2001
   
   Terabit per second switches and routers are beginning to be
   commercially available. However, numerous issues still exist in the
   design of very high-speed switches. Link speeds are now approaching,
   and exceeding, memory bandwidths complicating buffer designs. The
   trend of growth in link speeds exceeding increases in memory bandwidth
   is expected to continue. In addition to very high-speed links and
   large switching capacities, future very high-speed switches are
   expected to be able to support multiple classes of traffic with
   varying service requirements. This includes traffic classes with
   guaranteed throughput and bounded delay requirements. Input buffered
   architectures are being used to deal with memory bandwidth
   bottlenecks. New challenges exist in switch-matrix and flow-level
   scheduling. Challenges remain in packet classification. Multistage
   switching fabrics are being revisited. Network processors are opening
   new opportunities for supporting high-level capabilities including
   traffic management. In addition, standardization efforts for switch
   fabric interfaces are ongoing. Overall, this is an exciting time for
   switch developers and researchers. This special issue of Computer
   Communications is seeking new and unpublished contributions addressing
   issues in terabit switches including, but not limited to:
     * Input buffered switch architectures
     * Switch-matrix scheduling
     * Flow-level scheduling
     * QoS for variable length packets
     * Differentiated services
     * Multicast support
     * Traffic management and control
     * Congestion management and control
     * Look-up and classification algorithms
     * Multistage switching fabrics
     * Open and standard fabric interfaces
     * Performance models
     * Experimental test beds and results
     * Case studies of terabit switch deployment
     * Application-level switching for new services
     * Burst switching and other new paradigms
       
   Papers describing current research in very high-speed switching are
   solicited. Tutorial and survey papers are also solicited.
   
IMPORTANT DATES

   Deadline for submissions:   March 1, 2001
   Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2001
   Publication:                Fall 2001
   
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

   Electronic submission, in postscript or PDF format, to the either of
   the guest editors (email address given below) is highly encouraged. If
   electronic submission is not possible, please send five copies by
   regular mail to either of the guest editors.
   
   Kenneth J. Christensen (Guest co-editor)
   Department of Computer Science and Engineering
   4202 East Fowler Avenue, ENB 118
   University of South Florida
   Tampa, Florida USA 33620
   Email: christen@csee.usf.edu
   
   Marcel Waldvogel (Guest co-editor)
   Department of Computer Science, Campus Box 1045
   Washington University
   St. Louis, Missouri USA 63130-4899
   Email: mwa@arl.wustl.edu
   
   Complete details on submission and further information are available
   from the journal's web site (http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/comcom), or
   from the General Editor, Jeremy Thompson (comcom@troubador.com.uk).