Subject: [ippm] CFP - Workshop on Internet Packet Dynamics collocated with ICNS 2 006

From: "Piratla, Nischal" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:35:49 +0100

Below is the preliminary call for papers for Workshop on Internet Packet Dynamics (IPDy) 2006. Our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this announcement. 

Internet Packet Dynamics Workshop
Collocated with ICNS 2006
http://www.iaria.org/conferences/IPDY06.html <http://www.iaria.org/conferences/IPDY06.html> 
July 16-18, 2006 Silicon Valley, USA
Call for Papers

Packet Dynamics refers broadly to measurements, theory and/or models that describe the time evolution and the associated attributes of packets, flows or streams of packets in a network. Factors impacting packet dynamics include cross traffic, architectures of intermediate nodes (e.g., routers, gateways, and firewalls), complex interaction of hardware resources and protocols at various levels, as well as implementations that often involve competing and conflicting requirements.

Parameters such as packet reordering, delay, jitter and loss that characterize the delivery of packet streams are at times highly correlated. Load-balancing at an intermediate node may, for example, result in out-of-order arrivals and excessive jitter, and network congestion may manifest as packet losses or large jitter. Out-of-order arrivals, losses, and jitter in turn may lead to unnecessary retransmissions in TCP or loss of voice quality in VoIP.

With the growth of the Internet in size, speed and traffic volume, understanding the impact of underlying network resources and protocols on packet delivery and application performance has assumed a critical importance. 
Measurements and models explaining the variation and interdependence of delivery characteristics are crucial not only for efficient operation of networks and network diagnosis, but also for developing solutions for future  networks.

This workshop will provide a forum for interaction among researchers and practitioners working in the area of packet dynamics. We solicit papers dealing with all aspects of packet dynamics, including measurements, characterization, modeling and mitigation of its adverse effects.

TOPICS OF SPECIAL INTEREST (but not limited to)

- Measurement of stream characteristics (reordering, delay, losses, jitter, etc.)
- Measurement and estimation of network characteristics
- Tools, metrics and benchmarks
- End-to-end packet dynamics
- Timing aspects in packet dynamics
- Impact of load balancing, parallelism within nodes, etc. on packet dynamics
- QoS mechanisms and their impact on packet dynamics
- Models (e.g., relating protocols, resources and architectures to packet dynamics)
- Mitigation of adverse effects of reordering, jitter, etc.
- Traffic engineering
- Impact of packet dynamics on application performance

IMPORTANT DATES

Abstract submission: February 15, 2006
Abstract based acceptance: March 5, 2006 Registration and first draft: 
March 20, 2006 Camera-ready paper: April 15, 2006 (hard deadline)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE AUTHORS

Only .pdf or .doc files will be accepted for paper submission. For 
Paper submission, visit http://www.iaria.org/conferences/SubmitICNS06.html <http://www.iaria.org/conferences/SubmitICNS06.html> .
Further instructions are available on http://www.iaria.org/conferences/IPDY06.html <http://www.iaria.org/conferences/IPDY06.html> .

For questions and comments, please feel free to contact Nischal Piratla ([email-masked]) and Anura Jayasumana ([email-masked])

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