CFP : 2nd International IEEE Create Net Conference on Testbeds and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities Tridentcom 2006
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2nd International IEEE/Create-Net Conference on Testbeds
and Research Infrastructures for the Development of Networks and Communities


Jointly sponsored by the IEEE ComSoc, IEEE, Create-Net and
the International Communication Sciences and Technology Association (ICST)

Barcelona, Spain, March 1-3, 2006


Description
Telecommunication infrastructures play a vital role in modern society. The
advancements in the range of network service offerings, their performance,
quality of service, security, and ubiquity are relentless, despite global
economy fluctuations. The demand for high bandwidth network infrastructures
is continuously growing within both academic and industrial sectors.

Grid computing is one of the many examples of the new emerging paradigm of
networking characterized by huge data traffic flows, that require an
extremely high-performance network infrastructure. The need of high speed is
emerging also in mobile, wireless network environments, where new wireless
technologies promise data rates above 100 Mbps. Other high bandwidth network
examples include community access networks, on demand optical networks and
the Next Generation Internet.

To meet these challenges, experimental activities on infrastructures, such
as testing, verification, deployment, are pivotal for academic researchers,
developers, service managers and providers, as well as for end users. The
management of research infrastructures is increasingly dependent on a
business model that optimizes their operational price/performance ratio. For
example, access to experimental infrastructures for real-life applications
by specific user communities would benefit all the stakeholders involved:
the end users, because of the experimental evaluation of the provided
services, the researchers and infrastructure experimenters, because of the
knowledge gained from case-study analysis, and the infrastructure managers,
because of the business exploitation of the network.

The synergies created by opening research infrastructures to real life users
offer all parties involved an enormous development potential, which needs to
be thoroughly investigated and discussed. Tridentcom brings together all
aspects related to experimental telecommunication infrastructures, creating
a forum where telecommunication networks researchers, vendors, providers and
users can exchange ideas on past experience, requirements, needs, visions
for the establishment of such infrastructures.

Best testbeds papers with a focus on communication software will be
considered for publication in a planned Feature Topic of IEEE Communication
Magazine, co-edited by Kazem Sohraby and Algirdas Pakstas


Call For Papers

   Telecommunication infrastructures play a vital role in modern society. The
   advancements in the range of network service offerings, their performance,
   quality of service, security, and ubiquity are relentless, despite global
   economy fluctuations. The demand for high bandwidth network infrastructures
   is continuously growing within both academic and industrial sectors.

   Grid computing is one of the many examples of the new emerging paradigm of
   networking  characterized  by huge data traffic flows, that require an
   extremely high-performance network infrastructure. The need of high speed is
   emerging also in mobile, wireless network environments, where new wireless
   technologies promise data rates above 100 Mbps. Other high bandwidth network
   examples include community access networks, on demand optical networks and
   the Next Generation Internet.

   To meet these challenges, experimental activities on infrastructures, such
   as testing, verification, deployment, are pivotal for academic researchers,
   developers, service managers and providers, as well as for end users. The
   management  of research infrastructures is increasingly dependent on a
   business model that optimizes their operational price/performance ratio. For
   example, access to experimental infrastructures for real-life applications
   by specific user communities would benefit all the stakeholders involved:
   the  end users, because of the experimental evaluation of the provided
   services, the researchers and infrastructure experimenters, because of the
   knowledge gained from case-study analysis, and the infrastructure managers,
   because of the business exploitation of the network.

   The synergies created by opening research infrastructures to real life users
   offer all parties involved an enormous development potential, which needs to
   be thoroughly investigated and discussed. Tridentcom brings together all
   aspects related to experimental telecommunication infrastructures, creating
   a forum where telecommunication networks researchers, vendors, providers and
   users can exchange ideas on past experience, requirements, needs, visions
   for the establishment of such infrastructures.

   Research on all aspects of testbed and research infrastructure operation and
   management will find in Tridentcom its primary forum for focused discussion.
   High quality papers reporting on original research and on experiment results
   addressing the above areas are solicited for submission. The main topics of
   the conference are:

     * Next Generation Internet Testbeds
     * Next Generation Wireless Network Testbeds
     * Next Generation Optical Network Testbeds
     * Ubiquitous Network Testbeds
     * Wireless Sensor Testbeds
     * Testbed Operation & Management for User Communities
     * Testbed Operation & Management for Research Communities
     * Testbed Cooperation & Integration
     * Innovative Measurements Methodologies & Tools
     * Traffic Measurements Testbeds
     * Software Tools to Support Distributed Testbeds / Virtual Laboratories
     * Management of Massive Databases of Experimental Data
     * Knowledge & Technology Transfer Procedures
     * Security (AAA) Testing on Open Testbeds
     * Social Impacts of Infrastructures
     * Infrastructure Real-Life Applications
     * Business Models for Infrastructure Budgeting & Planning
     * Infrastructure Renting & Pricing Policies
     * Vendors & Providers Partnerships

   Best  testbeds  papers  with a focus on communication software will be
   considered for publication in a planned Feature Topic of IEEE Communication
   Magazine, co-edited by Kazem Sohraby and Algirdas Pakstas

Important Dates

   Full papers due                August 31, 2005
   Notification of acceptance     October 31, 2005
   Camera-ready manuscript due    November 30, 2005
   Early registration deadline    January 30, 2006
   Conference date                March 1-3, 2006

Best Testbed Award

   A Best Testbed Award will be assigned to the research infrastructure that
   will best implement the open infrastructure model, so that to offer the
   greatest valuable service to the public, and the most sustainable business
   model to the infrastructure managers

Proposals for Demos

   Proposals for demos are solicited. Demo proposals should consist of:
      - title and description of the demo,
      - infrastructure requirements,
      - biographical sketch of the presenter(s).
   Please submit your proposals by September 30, 2005.

Submission Guidelines

   Authors are invited to submit full papers of up to 10 pages, including
   references, figures and tables, formatted according to the IEEE 8.5" x 11"
   proceedings format. Submission instructions are available at the submission
   guidelines page.