NETWORKS 2012 - 2012 XVth International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium (NETWORKS)

The authors are encouraged to submit full papers describing original, previously unpublished research results, not currently under review by another conference or journal, addressing state-of-the-art research and development. All papers will be reviewed.

Papers must be submitted electronically via EDAS. The total length of a paper should not exceed 6 pages

The topics cover, but are not necessarily limited to the following:

Network Design and Planning Methods
network design methods for multimedia services
network topology design and optimization at different layers: physical optical, media and control
Quality of Service, Quality of Resilience, performance and SLA
VPN design
ad-hoc networking
sensor networks and autonomic networks
end-to-end service performance evaluation
network security
network resilience: survivability, protection, restoration and availability
cost modeling and pricing
energy saving
Migration to NGN and Mobile Broadband
NGN and IMS architectures and solutions
migration steps to NGN based on economical evaluation and security
new services driving the evolution to NGN
migrating to multimedia/multiservice environment
VoIP solutions
migration alternatives from 2G to 3G/4G
IPTV solutions
interoperation across multiple domains
regulation and interconnection issues in NGN
Radio Spectrum exploitation
Routing, Traffic Flows and Optimization
multiservice traffic measurement, analysis, characterization and simulation at network level
multiservice flow matrix and aggregation methods
new signaling and control in multimedia/multisystems
P2P (peer-to-peer) traffic flows and implications on network demand
impact of GRID services
impact of mass market video services
intra-domain and inter-domain routing, traffic engineering, resilience
optimization process with technical and economic criteria
using game theory, meta-heuristics and LP/ILP
Routing strategies to reduce power consumption
Convergence of Different Domains
business strategy for convergence in competition
economies of scale at network, services, access, terminals and operation domains
triple play and multiple play; architectures and solutions
fixed-mobile-nomadic convergence
broadband mobile-broadcast/multicast convergence
IMS architecture and applications
addressing and numbering issues
home networking for triple play usage
impact of bundle offers and tariffs on customer attraction and business
cloud computing
Smart cities
Role of New Technologies, Developments and Standards
optical switching
new generation SDH, OTN
IPv6
carrier grade/class Ethernet: MPLS-TP, PBB-TE
100 GbE
WiMAx and LTE (long term evolution)
xDSL
cable modem
FTTx and PON,
power line communication (PLC)
microwave point-to-point solutions
Cognitive radio
femtocells
free space optics
broadcast/multicast systems; DVB-T/H and the new DVB-SH
Impact of M2M networked devices
Impact on power consumption
Network Planning Support Processes and Tools
multilayer planning process
business planning methods and tools
optical network design tools
access planning methods and tools
NGN planning methods and tools
3G planning methods and tools
OSS and BSS processes and tools
network management support tools
Exhibition, Tools Demonstration