C A L L F O R P A P E R S

 

ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review

Special Section on Tools and Technologies for Networking Research and Education

 

Networking research and education are characterized by the need to understand, model, evaluate, and explain large, complex systems that are ultimately realized at the physical level. This understanding must cut across numerous levels of abstraction, from the detailed function and implementation of a protocol module to the overall behavior and stability of systems with millions or billions of elements.

A number of tools - observation, analysis, simulation, emulation, prototyping, and broad-scale test deployments - are typically brought to bear on these needs. Today’s networking environment - new developments such as sensor-nets and highly scalable peer-to-peer networks, as well as the growing size and complexity of traditional data networks - pose increasingly difficult challenges to effective provision of these capabilities. Continuing study and development of the tools that support networking research and education is critical to the progress of the field.

CCR solicits papers on the broad topic of tools and technologies that support networking research and education. Example topics of interest include:

• Highly scalable simulators and simulation algorithms - parallel,
  multi-level abstraction, etc.
• Networking testbeds and testbed support technologies
• Tools for visualization of network behavior or performance
• Modular, extensible router and switching platforms (software or hardware)
• Rapid prototyping environments for network protocols
• Special purpose and application-specific network simulation tools
• Measurement and instrumentation strategies and platforms

Submissions ranging from presentations of specific research and development efforts to more general, philosophical position papers are welcome. Ideal papers will be forward-looking, with impact and implications for ongoing or future work. Papers will be reviewed and evaluated for publication by researchers and educators active in the field. In keeping with usual CCR criteria, papers that bring out interesting and novel ideas at an early stage in their development are favored over highly polished, journal-style results. Authors are encouraged to consult the CCR website at http://www.acm.org/sigcomm/ccr for further information and paper submission details.

Submissions due:                                                                                 December 16, 2002

URLs

This CFP:....................................... http://www.acm.org/sigcomm/ccr/cfp/CCR-tools-call.html
CCR contact and
submission information: ....................................................... http://www.acm.org/sigcomm/ccr