CALL FOR PAPERS

       JOURNAL OF NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT
             http://www.cstp.umkc.edu/jnsm/

        Special Issue on Distributed Management

The recent rapid increase in the complexity of networks is
mainly due to the expanded range of network devices and systems,
multiple inter-connected networking technologies, and intricate
services such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Voice over
IP (VoIP). The intricacies in the services have been supported
by increased capabilities in network elements and have compounded
the difficulties in maintaining Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
The increased complexity in networks poses tremendous challenges
for management in terms of functionality, the amount of data to
be processed, and the types of data. It is envisioned that
distributed management will play a strong role in managing
complex networks where the distribution of the various aspects
of management such as monitoring, configuration, provisioning,
accounting, billing, fault, and performance becomes imperative
for greater reliability, scalability and efficiency. This
special issue is intended to present the crucial issues and
efficient solutions in the distributed management of current
and future networks.

The focus of this special issue will include the following
topics:


- Distributed Management Architectures
- Distributed Management of Service Level Agreements and
  Quality of Service
- Distributed IP Traffic Management
- Distributed Management for Intra and Inter-domain
  Bandwidth Brokerage
- Distributed Management of IP Services such as VPN and
  Voice Over IP
- Distributed Management of Mobile Systems and Wireless
  Networks
- Distributed Management of IP Over SONET/SDH, WDM,
  and CATV
- Distributed Charging and Accounting for IP Services
- Distributed Fault, Performance, and Security Management
- Distributed Configuration and Policy-based Management
- Directory, Web, and XML technologies in Distributed
  Management
- Frameworks for developing Distributed Management
  Applications
- Scalability, Reliability, and Performance Issues in
  Distributed Management
- Case Studies of Distributed Management Systems
- Experiences with Commercial Distributed Management Systems

Instructions to Contributors:

We invite prospective authors to submit high quality journal
papers via e-mail to one of the guest editors, depending on
their geographic zone. Only electronic submissions in PDF or
PS are acceptable. Please prepare the manuscript according to
the "Instructions to Contributors", which can be found in any
copy of the Journal, or by visiting the JNSM Web site at
http://www.cstp.umkc.edu/jnsm/.

Guest Editors:

Dr. Ajita John                Prof. Dr. Burkhard Stiller
(Contact for US submissions)  (Contact for non-US submissions)
Avaya Labs                    Univ. of Federal Armed Forces Munich
307 Middletown Lincroft Rd    Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39
Room 1N 267                   D-85577 Neubiberg, Germany
Lincroft, NJ 07738            and ETH Zurich
USA                           Gloriastrasse 35
                              CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland
E-mail: ajita@avaya.com       E-mail: stiller@tik.ee.ethz.ch

Schedule:

Manuscript due:                September 30, 2003
Notification of acceptance:    January 15, 2004
Final manuscript due:          March 31, 2004
Publication:                   3rd Quarter