CALL FOR PAPERS
Computer Communications
www.elsevier.com/locate/comcom
Special Issue on
IPv6: The Next Generation Internet Protocol

   Description

   The next generation of the Internet Protocol called IPv6 has evolved
   considerably since it was first defined in the early 90's. Whereas the
   main thrust of IPv6 is the greatly increased addressing space, which
   is expected to provide ample address space for the foreseeable future.
   IPv6 also introduces several other features like integrated security
   (IPsec), improved mobility support (Mobile IPv6), integrated
   multicasting, QoS support with the provisioning of flow labels and
   auto-configuration, etc. In order to speed up the deployment of IPv6
   around the world, all those advantages embedded with it should be
   explored thoroughly. Computer Communications, which is a SCI journal,
   invites original, previously unpublished research, survey and tutorial
   papers, plus case studies and short research notes, on both applied
   and theoretical aspects of data communications. Topics of interest
   include but not limited to:
     * Next Generation IPv6-based Networks
     * Routing and Address Space Management
     * Security and Privacy Aspects
     * Multicasting, Any-casting and Multimedia Distribution Networks
     * Mobile Network Architecture
     * Performance Aspects in IPv6
     * IPv4 to IPv6 Transition and Strategies
     * Large Scale IPv6 Trial Experiences and Commercial Services
     * Ubiquitous Networking Applications
     * IPv6 Management and Operations Support

   Submissions

   Author's guideline can be found at
   http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/comcom. Each submission should include a
   cover page with the title of paper, name and affiliation of all
   authors, name and contact address, fax, and email address of the
   corresponding author, a list of five key words, and a short abstract
   of maximum 200 words. Please send PDF (preferred) or Microsoft Word
   formatted papers to Jiann-Liang Chen (Lchen@mail.ndhu.edu.tw)
   according to the following timetable. The cover page and the
   manuscript must be sent in separate files. All papers will be reviewed
   by experts for technical merit, correctness, and relevance.


   Important Dates

   Full Manuscript Due        15 December 2004
   Acceptance Notification    15 March 2005
   Revised Manuscript Due     15 May 2005
   Final Manuscript Due       15 July 2005


   Guest Editors

   Professor Jiann-Liang Chen (Corresponding Editor)
   Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering
   National Dong Hwa University,
   Hualien, Taiwan, ROC
   Email: lchen@mail.ndhu.edu.tw

   Professor Han-Chieh Chao
   Department of Electrical Engineering
   National Dong Hwa University
   Hualien, Taiwan, ROC
   E-mail: hcc@mail.ndhu.edu.tw

   Professor Sy-Yen Kuo
   Department of Electrical Engineering
   National Taiwan University
   Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
   E-mail: sykuo@cc.ee.ntu.edu.tw