March 2001 - ifip-tc6 - lists.rwth-aachen.de

TC6 calendar
by Augusto Casaca 22 Mar '01

22 Mar '01

Dear TC6 members, Please find the TC6 updated calendar in attach. Best regards Augusto Casaca

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[Fwd: ICII2001-Beijing, Second Call for Papers]
by Augusto Casaca 22 Mar '01

22 Mar '01

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Re: Voucher scheme
by dipak.khakhar 20 Mar '01

20 Mar '01

Dear All, Please find the attached IFIP's voucher scheme. This may help you to get to Cape Town. With best regards Dipak ****** At 12:13 PM 3/20/01 +0000, Augusto Casaca wrote: >Hullo Dipak, > >Hope everything is fine with you. Would it be possible that you send a >mail to TC6 explaining how the voucher scheme works to support travel >from members of developing countries? > >I am afraid that some of our delegates might not attend the CapeTown >meeting for budgetary reasons. >Thank you and best regards > >Augusto > > >

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[Fwd: New IFIP TC3 book]
by Augusto Casaca 19 Mar '01

19 Mar '01

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Deadline EXTENDED! - Advanced Technologies, Applications and Market Strategies for 3G (ATAMS'2001)
by Andrzej Pach 16 Mar '01

16 Mar '01

Dear Colleague, Taking into account a lof of requests we decide to extend the dealine for paper submission for the Advanced Technologies, Applications and Market Strategies for 3G (ATAMS'2001). THE NEW DEADLINE IS MARCH 31, 2001! Please visit our website: http://ATAMS2001.kt.agh.edu.pl We apologise in advance if you receive multiple copies. Regards, Andrzej R. Pach Chair ************************** ATAMS '2001 ***************************** * Advanced Technologies, Applications and Market Strategies for 3G * * Cracow, Poland, June 18-20, 2001 * * http://ATAMS2001.kt.agh.edu.pl * ******************************************************************** Supported by ************************************************ * The European Commission * * Directorate-General Information Society * ************************************************ The wireless personal communications world is at the dawn of next revolutionary step forward. From initial voice and low-speed data services it is jumping into a new environment. Broadband 3G wireless service platforms offer a significant leap in types of information available to end users, offering a multitude of new services. The possibilities of video on demand, multimedia, unlimited Internet access, distant learning etc. will be life changing. Network operators are investing billions today in licences, infrastructure, and strategic plans. The robust business cases and marketing strategies should be prepared for 3G systems. There are many questions that need to be answered including: what will be the 2G to 3G migration roadmap, how to interwork existing services with 3G networks, what will be commercial drivers for new services and sources for revenue? To answer these questions and many others the following areas have been selected as the primary categories for paper submission: Enabling Technologies and Infrastructure: - Advances in 3G mobile terminals - Software radio - Smart & phased array antennas - Technology evolution of 3G wireless systems - Evolution towards a common IP-based backbone network - Support of previous generations in 3G networks 3G networks deployment: - 3G Vision & drivers - Cost effective deployment of 3G networks - UMTS Network Performance optimisation - Migration plans - Overlay and replacement considerations - 3G impact on existing telecommunications infrastructure - Spectrum sharing of 2G and 3G - 3G network deployment scenarios Services: - 3G services vision - Global roaming - High-speed Internet access - Video conferencing and multimedia - M-commerce - Impact of service type on cell capacity Standardisation: - Current 3G standardisation status - Standard comparison: W-CDMA, cdma2000, UWC-136, WP-CDMA - Regulatory/Political/Patent issues Business opportunities: - User acceptance - 3G market forecasts - Sources for revenue - Business case for 3G network deployment IMPORTANT DATES: First call for papers: 15.11.2000 Extended abstracts due: 31.03.2001 Confirmation of acceptance: 15.04.2001 Camera ready papers due: 15.05.2001 ATAMS Conference: 18-20.06.2001 INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE: Hamid Aghvami, King's College London, UK Marian Dabrowski, Warsaw Univ. of Technology, Poland; Elektrim S.A., Poland Cengiz Evci, Alcatel, France Bosco Fernandes, Siemens, Germany Peter Gould, Multiple Access Communications Ltd., UK Lajos Hanzo, University of Southampton, UK Andrzej Jajszczyk, AGH University of Technology, Poland Jorge M. Pereira, EC, Belgium Bernhard Plattner, ETH Zurich, Switzerland Ramjee Prasad, Aalborg University, Denmark Joao Schwarz Da Silva, EC, Belgium Walter HW Tuttlebee, Mobile VCE, UK Fiona Williams, Ericsson, Sweden Adam Wolisz, TU Berlin, Germany Submit an extended abstract to mailto:atams2001@kt.agh.edu.pl

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WG 6.6 chairmanship
by Augusto Casaca 14 Mar '01

14 Mar '01

Dear TC6 members, As you are aware a small Committee, consisting of myself, Harry Rudin and Wolfgang Zimmer, started looking for a new WG 6.6 chairman since last year. The reason was that the time period of Wolfgang as WG 6.6 chairman had already exceeded the usual 6 years allowed for a WG chairmanship according to the IFIP bylaws. The Committee agreed to propose the name of Dr. Raouf Boutaba from Univ. of Waterloo, Canada, for the WG 6.6 chairmanship. Dr. Boutaba showed availability and willingness in serving in that position. In our view, due to his high knowledge in the field of Network Management, as documented in his excellent cv, and to his acceptance within the Group, Dr. Boutaba will be an excellent choice. We formally made this proposal to WG 6.6 by e-mail and we had a good number of supporting messages and no message against. Now, I would like to formally propose to TC6 to endorse Raouf Boutaba as the new WG 6.6 chairman, in order that I can proceed with his nomination. If you wish to make any comments on this proposal, please do them until March 21st. If no comments received until that date I will assume that no objection is raised. The cv of Dr. Boutaba and his statement for the WG 6.6 chairmasip is sent in attach. I cannot finish this mail without showing all my appreciation and gratitude for the excellent work done by Wolfgang Zimmer during all these years as WG 6.6 chairman. The high value of the events supported by WG 6.6 shows all the good work that this WG has developed along the years. We continue counting on Wolfgang to work with us in the coming years. This actually is already happening in the next IM Conference, which is chaired by Wolfgang Zimmer. Best regards Augusto Casaca Subject: Re: IFIP WG6.6 Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 15:20:24 -0500 From: Raouf Boutaba <rboutaba(a)bbcr.uwaterloo.ca> Organization: University of Waterloo To: Augusto.Casaca(a)inesc.pt Dear Dr Casaca, I have attended the IEEE ComSoc CNOM Meeting at Globecom end of November and talked to the Chairman of this committee who I know well. I have also talked to Wolfgang Zimmer last week during DSOM. Based on these discussions and the one with Guy Pujolle earlier this last summer, I think that I have now a better idea of IFIP TC6.6 WG. As per your request for a statement, please find below the directions I think can be followed by the TC6.6 WG during the next mandate: * Globalization beyond European Union and North America * Strengthen relationships with South America and Asia Pacific * Maintain a good relationship with CNOM * (co-)Sponsor and organize TC6.6 WG events * Open new areas of activity with respect to the IFIP charter Best regards, Raouf

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WG aims and scope
by Augusto Casaca 13 Mar '01

13 Mar '01

Dear TC6 members, I am pleased to inform you that during the IFIP Technical Assembly, last week, the new aims and scope of the TC6 WGs, as proposed by TC6, were approved. I would thank that Herbert removes the mention "pending approval from TA" from our web page. Best regards Augusto Casaca

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INFOCOM 2001, Anchorage Alaska, 22-26 April 2001 --> Call for participation
by Andreas Pitsillides 13 Mar '01

13 Mar '01

!!! PLEASE ACCEPT OUR SICNERE APOLOGIES FOR MULTIPLE COPIES. !!! C A L L F O R P A R T I C I P A T I O N I E E E I N F O C O M 2 0 0 1 http://www.ieee-infocom.org/2001 April 22-26, 2001 - Anchorage, Alaska TRAIN CHARTER: This year we are chartering a train for our welcome reception. This train ride will take you through the Kenai fjords and will include food and drinks. April 24, 6-11 pm. Seats are limited, and will be given out on the basis of registration date. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: The deadline for advance registration is April 2, 2001 (5pm Eastern Standard Time). Please register early to ensure that you have a seat in the train charter. On-line registration is possible at our website at http://www.ieee-infocom.org/2001 and then clicking on "Registration Information". Your dinner code is 530T. Enter this code while registering and you may be a lucky winner of a $100 dinner at INFOCOM 2001. HOTEL REGISTRATION: Please book your hotel room early at the Hilton. Rooms are filling up fast. If the Hilton gets filled up, the Marriott is our alternative hotel for the conference (same room rate as the Hilton). TOURS: Several tours of Alaska's natural treasures are planned. Please visit our website at http://www.ieee-infocom.org/2001 and look for "On-line tour registration". AIRLINE TICKETS: Please book your flights to Anchorage early, so that you can get reasonably priced tickets. TECHNICAL SESSIONS: 48 technical sessions featuring the latest research and trends in the field of computer communications and netwroking. TUTORIALS: Wireless Home Networks: Technologies and Applications Quality of Service (QoS) Support for Broadband Wireless Networks Traffic Engineering in IP/MPLS Networks TCP Congestion Controls: Algorithms and Models Video Over IP Bluetooth and Pervasive Wireless Networking Control and Management for Optical Networks: An IP-Centric Approach Principles of Multicast Protocols and Services PANELS: All-Optical Networks: Fact or Fiction Next Generation Wireless Networks: Radio, Networking and Applications Modeling of the Shrew: the Quest for a "Model" Network Model

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IEEE Infocom 2001
by Volker Tschammer 12 Mar '01

12 Mar '01

Dear colleagues, I am currently thinking about the e-Commerce conference 2002 in Portugal. Is there anybody from TC6, specifically from the group interested in e-Commerce/ WG6.11 members, respectively, going We could then have a meeting on this subject there. Best regards, Volker

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TC6 Meeting in Cape Town
by Koos Koen 10 Mar '01

10 Mar '01

Hi all, Attached some details on tours in CPT as well as safaris in case you have some free time: (US$1 = R7.7) Please contact MARK BECKMAN of Specialized Tours re the above at: specialt(a)iafrica.com Telephone. +27 21 425 3259 Facsimile. +27 21 425 3329 Re your hotel bookings for the TC6 meeting at the Break Water Lodge, please forward the form to Louise ( at louise(a)sbs.co.za or registrar(a)sbs.co.za) at SBS Conferences as indicated in the programme I e-mailed you last week. Regards Koos ========================================== Prof. Koos Koen Wits Business School University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg, South Africa. E-Mail: koen.k(a)wbs.wits.ac.za or koos(a)knowinter.com Tel: +27(0)824436430 Fax: +27(0)821314436430 http://www.wits.ac.za/wbs/ ==========================================

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