CALL FOR PAPERS JOURNAL OF NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT http://www.cstp.umkc.edu/jnsm/ Special Issue on Distributed Management The recent rapid increase in the complexity of networks is mainly due to the expanded range of network devices and systems, multiple inter-connected networking technologies, and intricate services such as Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) and Voice over IP (VoIP). The intricacies in the services have been supported by increased capabilities in network elements and have compounded the difficulties in maintaining Service Level Agreements (SLAs). The increased complexity in networks poses tremendous challenges for management in terms of functionality, the amount of data to be processed, and the types of data. It is envisioned that distributed management will play a strong role in managing complex networks where the distribution of the various aspects of management such as monitoring, configuration, provisioning, accounting, billing, fault, and performance becomes imperative for greater reliability, scalability and efficiency. This special issue is intended to present the crucial issues and efficient solutions in the distributed management of current and future networks. The focus of this special issue will include the following topics: · Distributed Management Architectures · Distributed Management of Service Level Agreements and Quality of Service · Distributed IP Traffic Management · Distributed Management for Intra and Inter-domain Bandwidth Brokerage · Distributed Management of IP Services such as VPN and Voice Over IP · Distributed Management of Mobile Systems and Wireless Networks · Distributed Management of IP Over SONET/SDH, WDM, and CATV · Distributed Charging and Accounting for IP Services · Distributed Fault, Performance, and Security Management · Distributed Configuration and Policy-based Management · Directory, Web, and XML technologies in Distributed Management · Frameworks for developing Distributed Management Applications · Scalability, Reliability, and Performance Issues in Distributed Management · Case Studies of Distributed Management Systems · Experiences with Commercial Distributed Management Systems Instructions to Contributors: We invite prospective authors to submit high quality journal papers via e-mail to one of the guest editors, depending on their geographic zone. Only electronic submissions in PDF or PS are acceptable. Please prepare the manuscript according to the "Instructions to Contributors", which can be found in any copy of the Journal, or by visiting the JNSM Web site at http://www.cstp.umkc.edu/jnsm/. Guest Editors: Dr. Ajita John Prof. Dr. Burkhard Stiller (Contact for US submissions) (Contact for non-US submissions) Avaya Labs Research Univ. of Federal Armed Forces Munich 307 Middletown Lincroft Rd Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39 Room 1N 267 D-85577 Neubiberg, Germany Lincroft, NJ 07738 and ETH Zurich USA Gloriastrasse 35 CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland E-mail: ajita@avaya.com E-mail: stiller@tik.ee.ethz.ch Schedule: Manuscript due: September 30, 2003 Notification of acceptance: January 15, 2004 Final manuscript due: March 31, 2004 Publication: 3rd Quarter