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CALL FOR PAPERS AND PARTICIPATION
NETWORKS 2008
13th International
Telecommunications Network Strategy
and Planning Symposium
„Convergence in Progress”
DANUBIUS HEALTH SPA RESORT MARGITSZIGET
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY
September 28 – October 2, 2008
www.networks2008.org
Networks 2008 will focus on the challenges of planning networks to deliver on the promise of Convergence and NGN. The challenges are many – how to build high performance networks for converged services where every step is cost justified and drives profitable growth, where difficult issues of scalability, end-to-end network performance, network management, network and service control, reliability, security and interoperability are planned and then realized, and where flexibility is maintained to allow experimentation with new applications that can foster new and compelling revenue streams for operators. Unleashing the core value of convergence and the reduction in the number of network platforms requires innovation in network planning methods, scalable architectures, new optimization algorithms, and understanding the tradeoffs between different technology choices and migration paths.
We are living in very interesting times right now. The revolution we had been hoping for is finally taking place. Mobile and fixed operators are moving to next generation networks. Hundreds of trials are underway. Many operators have made recent commitments, very significant investments towards their future vision, often reducing spending drastically on extensions to current infrastructures to allow spending on new platforms. At such times, industry professionals are on a high learning growth curve and there is an urgent need for forums where true learning can occur thru the exploration of diverse perspectives and opposing viewpoints, the presentation of leading-edge results in planning specific networks, and state-of-the art methods and tools.
Networks 2008 provides such an opportunity. It is the 13th of such symposia, held every two years, and attracting participants from all over the world – from network operators, to systems and software companies, to researchers from universities and industry, to systems integrators. At Networks 2008, we will continue the tradition of state-of-the art papers, invited presentations, and panel sessions, as international experts present their latest findings and share experiences in network strategy, planning, operations, management, control and design.
May we invite you to participate in Networks 2008!
THE NETWORKS 2008 WILL CONSIST OF:
Invited Talks and Plenary Panel Sessions on Hottest Topics
The plenary sessions of the symposium will be distinguished by presentations and debates of some of the foremost figures in the telecommunications sector.Technical Contributed Sessions
The symposium will feature technical presentations on network strategy, planning, management, control and design.They will be selected from submitted papers through peer review. Paper submission deadline: March 7, 2008.
Tutorials
Tutorial sessions on Monday, September 29 will provide education on various topics in network strategy, planning, management control and design. Experts from industry and science are invited to propose relevant contributions for the tutorial programme.Tutorial chair: Andrzej Jajszczyk (jajszczyk@kt.agh.edu.pl)
Tutorial proposals due: April 11, 2008.
Exhibition, Tools Demonstration
A tools demonstration is planned to give companies and universities the opportunity to present themselves and their services as well as latest developments in hardware and software. You can download the Call for Exhibition and the Exhibition Order Form from the web site of the event (www.networks2008.org). For more details, please, contact the Conference Secretariat (info@hte.hu) or Exhibition chair: Csaba Kántor (dr.kantor.csaba@t-online.hu).
NETWORKS 2008 KEY THEMES:
1 Convergence at Different Domains |
2 Migration to NGN and Mobile Broadband |
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a) Business strategy for convergence in competition |
a) NGN and IMS architectures and solutions |
3 Routing, Traffic Flows and Optimization |
4 Network Design and Planning Method |
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a) Multiservice traffic measurement, analysis, characterization and simulation at network level |
a) Network design methods for multimedia services |
5 Role of New Technologies, Developments
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6 Network Planning Support Processes
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a) Optical switching |
a) Multilayer planning process |
