Call For Papers

                        IEEE Communications Magazine

                           Feature Topic - GMPLS

   Scope:

   The  Generalized  MultiProtocol  Label Switching (GMPLS) is a very hot
   topic, which is currently under standardization by IETF and ITU. GMPLS
   is  the next step of MPLS; it provides a generalized signaling control
   protocol  standard  for  the  multiple  types  of switching. It is our
   expectation  that  GMPLS is going to shape a new control plane for the
   future  IP-networks  and  to simplify the control functions supporting
   multiple   types   of   switching.   In   particular,   the  so-called
   GMPLS-oriented  Label Switching Router (LSR) architecture is concreted
   for   better   performance,   and   impacts  many  aspects  of  future
   IP-networks.

   This  Feature Topic of IEEE Communications Magazine seeks to present a
   series  of  state-of-the-art  articles  on  GMPLS-related  topics.  In
   particular,  we are interested in tutorial and survey articles on, but
   not limited to, the following topics:
     * GMPLS Architecture
     * GMPLS-oriented Label Switching Router (LSR) System
     * GMPLS-oriented QoS
     * GMPLS-oriented Link Management
     * GMPLS-oriented OAM
     * GMPLS-oriented Mobile IP-Networks
     * GMPLS-oriented Wireless Handoff
     * GMPLS-oriented All-Optical IP-Networks
     * GMPLS-oriented Scalability
     * GMPLS-oriented New Issues

   Schedule:

   Submission Deadline: November 1, 2002
   Acceptance Notification: January 15, 2003
   Final Manuscript Due: March 31, 2003
   Publication Date: June 1, 2003

   Submission:

   Please  submit  your  complete  paper  in  a  .doc or .pdf file to our
   Editor-in-Chief, gskuo@ieee.org for paper review.