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CFP: Special Issue of Computer Communications on Terabit Switching


                          *** CALL FOR PAPERS ***

                 Special Issue of Computer Communications on

                     Current Issues in Terabit Switching

                           PUBLICATION: Fall 2001

(Online versions of this Call For Papers are available from
http://www.arl.wustl.edu/~mwa/Terabit/)

Terabit per second switches and routers are beginning to be commercially
available.  However, numerous issues still exist in the design of very
high-speed switches.  Link speeds are now approaching, and exceeding,
memory bandwidths complicating buffer designs.  The trend of growth in
link speeds exceeding increases in memory bandwidth is expected to
continue.
In addition to very high-speed links and large switching capacities,
future
very high-speed switches are expected to be able to support multiple
classes
of traffic with varying service requirements.  This includes traffic
classes
with guaranteed throughput and bounded delay requirements.  Input
buffered
architectures are being used to deal with memory bandwidth bottlenecks. 
New
challenges exist in switch-matrix and flow-level scheduling.  Challenges
remain in packet classification.  Multistage switching fabrics are being
revisited.  Network processors are opening new opportunities for
supporting
high-level capabilities including traffic management.  In addition,
standardization efforts for switch fabric interfaces are ongoing. 
Overall,
this is an exciting time for switch developers and researchers.  This
special
issue of Computer Communications is seeking new and unpublished
contributions
addressing issues in terabit switches including, but not limited to:

	Input buffered switch architectures
	Switch-matrix scheduling
	Flow-level scheduling
	QoS for variable length packets
	Differentiated services
	Multicast support
	Traffic management and control
	Congestion management and control
	Look-up and classification algorithms
	Multistage switching fabrics
	Open and standard fabric interfaces
	Performance models
	Experimental test beds and results
	Case studies of terabit switch deployment
	Application-level switching for new services
	Burst switching and other new paradigms


Papers describing current research in very high-speed switching are
solicited.
Tutorial and survey papers are also solicited.

IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for submissions:   March 1, 2001
Notification of acceptance: August 1, 2001
Publication:                Fall 2001

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Electronic submission, in postscript or PDF format, to the either of the
guest
editors (email address given below) is highly encouraged.  If electronic
submission is not possible, please send five copies by regular mail to
either
of the guest editors.

Kenneth J. Christensen (Guest co-editor)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
4202 East Fowler Avenue, ENB 118
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida USA 33620
Email: christen@csee.usf.edu

Marcel Waldvogel (Guest co-editor)
Department of Computer Science, Campus Box 1045
Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri USA 63130-4899
Email: mwa@arl.wustl.edu

Complete details on submission and further information are available
from the
journal's web site (http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/comcom), or from the
General
Editor, Jeremy Thompson (comcom@troubador.com.uk).
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This message is forwarded to members of the COSC/EEE/Management research 
group on networks at the University of Canterbury, Christchurch, 
New zealand, and anybody else interested in research in this area

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		Associate Professor  Krzysztof Pawlikowski

	Department of Computer Science,  University of Canterbury
 			Christchurch, New Zealand
		
ph.  +(64) 3 3642 987 ext.7772  email:   krys@cosc.canterbury.ac.nz 
fax. +(64) 3 3642 569      URL:     http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~krys

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