MN 2012 - IEEE Network Magazine Special Issue on Wired and Wireless Network Virtualization

IEEE Network Magazine Special Issue on****

Wired and Wireless Network Virtualization****

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The Internet is the critical element in future global ICT strategy.
However, the way the current Internet is managed and the way it provides
services cannot match the fast changing and more demanding requirements
imposed by user-end applications. Network virtualisation, coupled with an
effective and efficient approach to manage virtualised resources, is
increasingly regarded as a promising key candidate solution to the problem.
However, the diversity of the network structures, protocols and standards
in networks, which is further complicated by the high-speed, content-rich,
burst-type natures of the future network traffic, poses big challenges on
system design and protocol engineering of virtualized networks. ****

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This Special Issue expects to address network virtualization issues related
to end-to-end transmission of information, starting from user devices
(including mobile devices), going through access networks (including both
wireless networks such as WiFi/WiMAX/3G/LET/etc and wired networks such as
PONs), and then traversing through fixed core networks (IP/MPLS/WDM),
arriving at the other side of access before eventually reaching the other
side of the user device. Paper can address any individual network (and even
device) along this chain or a combination of them (i.e., converged
networks). It is at the author?s disposal as to which particular network
technology to choose (or even an abstract one) for virtualization. Both
node virtualization (such as soft access point), link virtualization or a
combination of both can be addressed. ****

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The goal of this SI is to highlight and systematically address the
challenges arising from network virtualization. The collection of the
articles in this SI will create a forum for researches, developers and
practitioners from both academia and industry to publish the key results
and to disseminate the state-of-the-art concepts and techniques in all
aspects of network virtualization. This SI will also serve as a stimulus to
educate about, promote and accelerate technological evolution toward
network virtualization. Specifically, the special issue will present
tutorials, survey and original research articles (written in a tutorial
manner readable by non-specialists) that cover the following subjects (but
are not limited to): ****

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- Network virtualization issues across various network technologies
including optical/MPLS core networks, IP core networks, fixed broadband
access network technologies****

- Individual network virtualization techniques for nodes and/or links****

- Virtual network system modelling and performance analysis****

- Mapping algorithms from virtual resources to physical resources and the
corresponding signalling protocols****

- Resource allocation, scheduling, mobility management and
Quality-of-Service assurance in virtualized network****

- Billing issues in virtualized networks****

- Energy efficiency/green issues****

- Virtual network management and adaptation****

- Testing and evaluation tools****

- Prototype systems and real-world deployment experiences****

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Manuscript Submission****



With regard to both the content and formatting style of the submissions,
prospective contributors should follow the IEEE Network guidelines for
authors that can be found at http://dl.comsoc.org/ni/. Authors should
submit their manuscripts through ScholarOne for IEEE Network Magazine.
Choose "Special Issue ? Wired and Wireless Network Virtualization" from the
drop down menu on the submission page. ****

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Important Data****



Manuscript Submission Due: 15th February 2012 ****

Acceptance Notification: 1st May 2012 ****

Final Manuscript Due: 1st July 2012 ****

Publication: September 2012 ****

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Guest Editors ****



- Prof. Ke Xu: Department of Computer Science, Tsinghua University,
Beijing, P. R. China. Email: xuke-AT-tsinghua.edu.cn****

- Prof. Kun Yang: School of Computer Science & Electronic Engineering,
University of Essex, United Kingdom. Email: kunyang-AT-essex.ac.uk****

- Prof. Ivan Stojmenovic: School of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science, University of Ottawa, Canada. Email: ivan-AT-site.uottawa.ca