Forwarded message from [conf@colmar.uha.fr] sent originally on Tue, 11 Jan 2000 18:47:06 +0100 (MET): : My sincere apology if you receive multiple copies of this CFP. : Please feel free to pass the CFP to anyone who might be interested. : : Kind regards, : : ------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : CALL FOR PAPERS : 1st IEEE European Conference on Universal Multiservice Networks : ECUMN'2000 : IP Networks Versus Conventional Switched Networks : October 2-4, 2000 - CREF, Colmar, France : : URL: http://iutsun1.colmar.uha.fr/ECUMN2000.html : : Sponsors are the following national scientific societies in Europe, which : cooperate under the roof of: EUREL, Brussels, Belgium: AEI, Milano (Italy), : IEE, London (UK), ÖVE/GIT, Vienna (Austria), SEE, Paris (France), SEV/ITG, : Fehraltorf, (Switzerland), VDE/ITG, Frankfurt (Germany), WSES as well as : the IEEE Communications and Computer. : : Supported by: : France Telecom : Alcatel : Newbridge : Other Supporters pending: : : Conference Scope: : : This conference follows the two successful ATM conferences events held in : Colmar, France in 1998 and 1999. The conference scope has been extended to : deal with the different topics related to Multiservice Network : Architectures, and Implementation, including among others, protocols, : signaling, traffic flow, addressing schemes, : : Fundamental questions still have to find an answer, such as: : : How will the Internet, symbol of freedom, compete with the world of : traditional carrier networks or cooperate with it? : Will alternate Technologies be needed to meet high level quality of service : requirements ? : What restrictions, if any, will result on the desired degree of freedom ? : : Emphasis shall be put upon network convergence, including fixed/mobile : convergence satisfying the needs of person to person communications, as : well as Information and Entertainment applications. : : The scope of ECUMN'2000 encompasses but is not limited to: : : Evolution of Telecommunication Networks Architecture: : * Core network : * Access networks : * CPN (Customer Premise Networks including home networks) : * Multiservice mobile networks : * Interoperability issues, Interfaces and Reference points : Packet, frame and cell protocols: : * Addressing : * Multicasting : * Switching and routing : * Signaling : * Traffic control and QoS : Network management and control: : * Network design - Migration strategies : * Active networks versus Intelligent networks : Service impact (multimedia, VPN, ...) on network architecture: : * Fixed-Mobile Convergence : * Packetized voice : * Experimentation and fields trials : : With such a variety of problems to be solved, and such high economical : interests at stake there is a definite interest to exchange ideas, : technical results and proposals, between the academic and industrial : communities and this is the major goal of the conference. : : Instructions for Authors: : : Mail four paper versions or E-mail preferably in Word 6 format, or : alternately a postscript version of a 2000-word extended abstract : summarizing an original work finalized or in progress. All the manuscripts : must be written in English. The top of the first page of each paper should : include the title of the paper, authors' name, position, address, telephone : and fax numbers, Email of the author responsible for correspondence and a : list of four keywords at least. : : Authors of accepted papers will be invited to submit full-length : manuscripts for inclusion in the proceedings. All submitted papers should : be sent to the following address: : : Pascal LORENZ : University of Haute Alsace : IUT - Department GTR : 34 rue du Grillenbreit : 68008 Colmar, France : Phone: +33 389202366 : Fax: +33 389202359 : Mobile: +33 603658042 : E-mail: lorenz@colmar.uha.fr : : Important Deadlines: : : Extended abstract due: February 11, 2000 : Notification of acceptance: April 10, 2000 : Camera-ready full papers due (2 columns, 8 pages max): June 10, 2000 : : Best papers will be forwarded for consideration in a special issue of the : journal "Annals of telecommunications". A competition for the best student : paper will be organized to recognize and encourage excellence in graduate : studies. : : Tutorials: : : Tutorials will present overviews of current high interest topics. Proposals : tutorials are due by February 11, 2000. : : Conference Committees : : General Chair: Pascal Lorenz (France) - University of Haute Alsace : Technical Program Chair: Annie Gravey (France) - France Telecom Cnet : Tutorials Chair: Sylvie Ritzenthaler (France) - Newbridge : Learned Societies Liaison Chair: Renato Israel (France) - SEE : Prosper Chemouil (France) - France Telecom Cnet : Michel Levy (France) - Alcatel : Jean-Louis Pernin (France) - Consultant : Guy Pujolle (France) - University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin : Pierre Rolin (France) - France Telecom Cnet : : Scientific Program Committee: : : H. Afifi (France) - ENST Bretagne : E. Biersack (France) - Eurecom : M. Boari (Italy) - University of Bologna : D. Bonjour (France) - France Telecom Cnet : T. Braun (Switzerland) - University of Berne : P. Brown (France) - France Telecom Cnet : P. Chemouil (France) - France Telecom Cnet : G. Colombo (Italy) - CSELT : J.P. Coudreuse (France) - Mitsubishi : W. Dabbous (France) - INRIA : A. Danthine (Belgium) - University libre of Liège : M . Diaz (France) - LAAS : M. Erradi (Morocco) - ENSIAS : S. Fdida (France) - LIP6 : F. Ferrero (Italy) - CSELT : G. Fiche (France) - Alcatel CIT : A. Gravey (France) - France Telecom Cnet : S.J. Halme (Finland) - Helsinki University of Technology : G. Hébuterne (France) - INT : H.G. Hegering (Germany) - University of Munich : D. Hutchinson (UK) - Lancaster : R. Israel (France) - SEE : A. Jajszczyk (Poland) - University of Mining & Metallurgy : M. Joubert (France) - Cegetel : F. Kamoun (Tunisia) - ENSI : M. Karpov (Russia) - St Petersburg University : P. Key (UK) - Microsoft : D. Kofman (France) - ENST Paris : U. Korner (Sweden) - University of Lund : U . Krieger (Germany) - Deutsche Telecom : P. Kuhn (Germany) - University of Stuttgart : G.S. Kuo (Taiwan) - National Central University : M. Labetoulle (France) - Institut Eurecom Sophia-Antipolis : M. Le Boudec (Switzerland) - EPFL : F. Le Faucheur (France) - Cisco : G. Leduc (Belgium) - University of Liege : Y. Legrand (France) - Bouygues : M. Levy (France) - Alcatel : P. Lorenz (France) - University of Haute Alsace : M. Loukola (Finland) - Helsinki University of Technology : B. Maglaris (Greece) - National Technical University Athens : H. Maher (Switzerland) - EPFL : Z. Mammeri (France) - University of Toulouse : S. Martignoni (Switzerland) - Ascom TechLtd : N. Mastorakis (Greece) - Military Institutions of University Education : U. Mocci (Italy) - FUB : M. Nunes (Portugal) - IST/INESC : G. Omiyar (USA) - Computer Sciences Corp : J.J. Pansiot (France) - University of Strasbourg : J.L. Pernin (France) - Consultant : G. Petit (Belgium) - Alcatel Anvers : M. Potts (Switzerland) - Martel : G. Pujolle (France) - University of Versailles-Saint-Quentin : S. Rao (Switzerland) - TELSCOM : M. Renaldo (France) - SAGEM : M. Riguidel (France) - Thomson : S. Ritzenthaler (France) - Newbridge : J. Roberts (France) - France Telecom Cnet : P. Rolin (France) - France Telecom Cnet : R. Schutz (France) - CS Telecom : H. Tobiet (France) - Clemessy : S. Tohme (France) - ENST Paris : L. Toutain (France) - ENST Bretagne : P. Tran Gia (Germany) - University of Würzburg : P. Van Heck (The Netherlands) - Erasmus University : P. Van Mieghem (The Netherlands) - Delft University of Technology : E. Vazquez Gallo (Spain) - University of Madrid : V.A. Villagra (Spain) - University of Madrid : M. Villen (Spain) - Telefonica I+D
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