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<p><strong>Tracks:</strong></p> <p><strong>ENCOT: Emerging Network Communications and Technologies</strong></p> <p>Access and home networks; Ad hoc networks; Application&#8211;specific networks (e&#046;g&#046; SANs); Autonomic Networks; Delay&#8211;tolerant Networking; Distributed communications systems &amp; applications; Energy&#8211;efficient networking; High&#8211;speed &amp; optical networks; Mobile networking and systems; MPLS&#8211;VPN &amp; IPSec&#8211;VPN networks; Multimedia and multicast communications; Networking Communication theory; Network modeling &amp; simulation; Network monitoring techniques; Network security; Next Generation Networks (NGN); Overlay networks; Peer&#8211;to&#8211;peer networking; Programmable and Active Networks; Sensor networks; Switching and routing; Wireless and Satellite Networks</p> <p><strong>COMAN: Network Control and Management</strong></p> <p>Network, control and service architectures; Network signaling, pricing and billing; Network middleware; Network management, monitoring and control; Network resource scheduling; Networks policy&#8211;based management; Management of autonomic networks and systems; Telecommunication networks architectures; On&#8211;demand networks, utility computing architectures; Applications and case studies</p> <p><strong>SERVI: Multi&#8211;technology service deployment and assurance</strong></p> <p>Service&#8211;oriented architectures; Service definition, creation, bundling, deployment; Service reuse, composition and service feature interaction; Service orchestration and federation; Inter&#8211;provider service dependency; Intra&#8211;provider service dependency and service interaction; Service middleware and service development platforms (SDPs); Service open architecture (SOA); Profiling and service adaptation; Service privacy and security; Quality of service, service level agreement [QoS/SLA]; Service agreement violations; Mobile services and service migration; Reliability, availability, serviceability [RAS]; Service performance metrics; Traffic engineering, metering, monitoring; Voice over IP services; IP Multimedia services; Real&#8211;time/not&#8211;real&#8211;rime services; real&#8211;time services over IP/IPv6; Service performance evaluation, tools, simulation</p> <p><strong>NGNUS: Next Generation Networks and Ubiquitous Services</strong></p> <p>Methodologies, development support, and tools for NGN and converging services; NGN and convergence of ubiquitous services; NGN frameworks, architectures, and concepts; NGN technologies and mechanisms; QoS/SLA, traffic in NGN; NGN transport/service layered capabilities and operations; NGN concepts for active, ad hoc, mobile, and wireless networks; 3G and 4G Mobile networks; Fixed/mobile networks integration and internetworking; Services and service differentiation over NGN; Managing ubiquitous services in NGN; NGN interworking, non&#8211;NGN interoperability, migration; Regulatory services in NGN and standard activities; NGN device instrumentation; NGN policy&#8211;based control; Next Generation Internet</p> <p><strong>MPQSI: Multi Provider QoS/SLA Internetworking</strong></p> <p>Architectures, frameworks, mechanisms for admission control and measurement; QoS in multi&#8211;provider and multi&#8211;technology networks; Service classes and multi&#8211;provider service class discovery; Service level agreement and service assurance in multi&#8211;provider environments; Carrier&#8211;class end&#8211;to&#8211;end SLA and QoS monitoring and management; Multi provider accounting/billing/cost sharing; Management, monitoring, and measurements in multi&#8211;provider networks; End&#8211;to&#8211;end QoS/SLA advanced network services in multi&#8211;provider networks; End&#8211;to&#8211;end QoS/SLA for multimedia applications and services in multi&#8211;provider networks; Security issues in multi&#8211;service provider networks; Business models for multi&#8211;providers under QoS/SLA constraints; Standards and fora activities</p> <p><strong><span lang="EN&#8211;US">SDN: Software Defined Networking</span></strong></p> <p><span lang="EN&#8211;US">SDN architectures; Openflow protocols; SDN switches and routers; SDN controllers; Network operating systems; SDN scalability; Virtualization; Flow based operation; Distributed Controllers; State distribution in SDN control; Fault tolerance in SDN; Secure and dependable SDN; </span><span lang="EN&#8211;US">Openflow vulnerabilities; </span><span lang="EN&#8211;US">Software defined Internet architectures;Scaling virtualized functions; Traffic engineering with SDN; Abstractions for SDN; Network programming languages; Information centric networking and SDN; SDN in cloud computing; SDN applications; SDN in wireless environment; Controller performance evaluations; Mobility solutions</span></p> <p><strong>GRIDNS: Grid Networks and Services</strong></p> <p>GRID theory, frameworks, methodologies, architecture, ontology; GRID infrastructure and technologies; GRID middleware; GRID protocols and networking; GRID computing, utility computing, autonomic computing, metacomputing; Programmable GRID; Data GRID; Context ontology and management in GRIDs; Distributed decisions in GRID networks; GRID services and applications; Virtualization, modeling, and metadata in GRID; Resource management, scheduling, and scalability in GRID; GRID monitoring, control, and management; Traffic and load balancing in GRID; User profiles and priorities in GRID; Performance and security in GRID systems; Fault tolerance, resilience, survivability, robustness in GRID; QoS/SLA in GRID networks; GRID fora, standards, development, evolution; GRID case studies, validation testbeds, prototypes, and lessons learned</p> <p><strong>EDNA: Emergency Services and Disaster Recovery of Networks and Applications</strong></p> <p>Theory on disaster&#8211;tolerant robust networks; Recovery by disruption resource procedures; Security issues with emergency services and disaster recovery; Networks resiliency methods; Formal methods for safety&#8211;critical systems; Networks emergency services; Public safety, reliable emergency communications, and applications; Response to the networks emergency services; Disaster prevention and recovery; Fighting mechanisms for disaster of networks and applications; Notifications and recovery in various network technologies; Customer protection and serviceability perception; Cost models and business impact; Cultural and legal aspects; Future advanced network development and evolution; Standards and guidelines; Lawful interception and defense strategies;</p> <p><strong>IPv6DFI: Deploying the Future Infrastructure</strong></p> <p>IP Upgrade &#8211; An Engineering Exercise or a Necessity?; Worldwide IPv6 Adoption &#8211; Trends and Policies; National Strategies in Stimulating IPv6 Adoption; IPv6 in Government Infrastructures &#8211; Specific Requirements; IPv6 Infrastructures for Emergency Response and Law Enforcement &#8211; MetroNet6; Communications Equipment Certification for IPv6 Support; IPv6 in Broadband Networks; IPv6 Programs, from Research to Knowledge Dissemination; IPv6 Technology &#8211; Practical Information; Advanced Topics and Latest Developments in IPv6; IPv6 Deployment Experiences and Case Studies; IPv6 Enabled Applications and Devices</p> <p><strong>IPDy: Internet Packet Dynamics</strong></p> <p> Measurement of stream characteristics (reordering, delay, losses, jitter, etc&#046;); Measurement and estimation of network characteristics; Tools, metrics and benchmarks; End&#8211;to&#8211;end packet dynamics; Timing aspects in packet dynamics; Impact of load balancing, parallelism within nodes, etc&#046; on packet dynamics; QoS mechanisms and their impact on packet dynamics; Models (e&#046;g&#046;, relating protocols, resources and architectures to packet dynamics); Mitigation of adverse effects of reordering, jitter, etc&#046;;<br>Traffic engineering; Impact of packet dynamics on application performance</p> <p><strong>GOBS: GRID over Optical Burst Switching Networks</strong></p> <p>Terabit burst switching; Burst assembly for IP DiffServ over optical burst switching networks; Optical network infrastructure for Grid; Synchronous stream optical burst switching; Optical burst switching based GRID architecture; Reliable optical burst switching for next&#8211;generation Grid networks; Throughput for Grid optical burst switching Grid networks; Resiliency paths over the optical Grid networks; Consumer oriented Grids using optical burst switching; Protocols for optical burst switched Grid networks; Hybrid optical switching for data&#8211;intensive media Grid; Anycast routing in optical burst switched Grid networks; Optical burst switching for IP&#8211;over&#8211;WDM/DWDM; Customizable Grid&#8211;to&#8211;optical network; Ultra high capacity optical networks; Hybrid optical burst/circuit switched for Grid&#8211;enabled optical networks; Job scheduling in optical burst switching Grid networks; Architecture and middleware for Grid&#8211;Over&#8211;OBS</p> <p><strong>LEARN: Learning Methodologies and Platforms</strong></p> <p>New learning methodologies; Blended learning; Accessibility in Learning; Online laboratories; Virtual laboratories; Remote laboratories; Learning strategies to enhance online courses; Learning Content adaptation for blended learning; Learning platforms and their compatibility with cisco&#046;netacad&#046;net<br></p><p><br></p>