[Iccrg] PFLDnet2007 -- Call for papers

[Lachlan Andrew]

Fifth International Workshop on Protocols for Fast, Long Distance networks, 2007
      (PFLDnet2007)
7, 8 February 2007,  ISI, Marina Del Rey (Los Angeles), California

http://wil.cs.caltech.edu/pfldnet2007/cfp.php

PAPER SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  13 OCTOBER, 2006


Future networks will increasingly contain high bandwidth, high delay
paths. Protocols for fast, long distance networks will have to expand
from experimental testbeds and into the wider world. In that process,
it is increasingly important for protocols which achieve high
utilization on fast, long distance networks also to have the qualities
required for widespread use, such as fairness and scalability to many
users.

PFLDnet2007 solicits papers which will further research towards on
protocols for tomorrow's high speed internet, at all stages along the
continuum from the requirements of today's grid networks, through
benchmarking of proposals, to the final selection of the next
generation of TCP.

Participants wishing to present a paper should upload a full paper to
the submission site by Friday 13 October, 2006.
Papers should be typically 4-5 pages, but no longer than 6 pages.

Scope: (choose at least one of the subject areas below - multiple
selections possible)

    * Protocol issues in fast long-distance networks
    * Protocol development
          o Enhancements of TCP and its variants
          o Novel data transport protocols designed for new application services
          o Explicit signaling protocols: Optimization criteria and
deployment strategies
          o Pacing and shaping of TCP and UDP traffic
          o Parallel transfers and multistreaming
    * Performance evaluation
          o Modeling and simulation-based results
          o Experiments on real networks and actual measurements
          o Protocol benchmarking
    * Hardware-specific issues
          o Transport over optical networks
          o RDMA over WANs
          o Protocol implementation and hardware issues (PCs, NICs,
TOEs, routers, switches, etc.)
          o Data replications and striping
    * Application focus
          o Requirements and experience from bandwidth demanding applications
          o Bulk-data transfer applications both TCP and non-TCP based
          o Transport service for Grids
          o QoS and scalability issues
          o Multicast over fast long-distance networks

Authors whose papers are selected for presentation will have the
option to submit a revised paper, to be published on the PFLDnet 2007
web site and in the PFLDnet 2007 proceedings.

Conference Co-Chairs:
    Lachlan Andrew
    Aaron Falk
    Medy Sanadidi

TPC Co-Chairs:
    Lachlan Andrew
    Doug Leith
    Medy Sanadidi

Important Dates
    ***Initial paper submission deadline: Friday 13 October, 2006***
    Acceptance notification: Monday 4 December, 2006
    Final paper submission: Wednesday 24 January, 2007
    Workshop: Wednesday and Thursday, 7 and 8 February, 2007

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Lachlan Andrew, Doug Leith and Medy Sanadidi, TPC co-chairs