Call for Papers

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Scope:

  • Network architectures and technologies for grids
  • Integration of advanced optical networking technologies into the grid environment
  • End to end lightpath provisioning software systems and emergent standards
  • The network as a first class grid resource: network resource information publication, brokering and co-scheduling with other Grid resources
  • Interaction of the network with distributed data management systems
  • Network monitoring, traffic characterisation and performance analysis
  • Inter-layer interactions: optical layer with higher layer protocols, integration among layers
  • Experience with pre-production optical network infrastructures and exchange points
  • Peer-to-peer network enhancements applied to the Grid
  • Network support for wireless and ad hoc Grids
  • Data replication and multicasting strategies and novel data transport protocols
  • Fault-tolerance, self healing networks
  • Security and scalability issues when connecting a large number of sites within a virtual organization VPN
  • Simulations
  • New concepts and requirements which may fundamentally reshape the evolution of Networks.

Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The proceedings will be published by ACM and will be available through ACM Digital Library.

Best papers will be considered for publication in a special section of Elsevier Future Generation Computer Systems (FGCS) - The International Journal of Grid Computing: Theory, Methods and Application


Keynotes speakers


Exhibits and sponsorship Opportunities

For information on exhibit space or sponsorship opportunities, please contact the corresponding symposium's Exhibits and Sponsorships Chairs.

Important Dates

Workshop Proposal Deadline:
Full paper submission deadline:
Notification of Acceptance:
Camera-ready Manuscripts due:
Conference Dates:
 April 3, 2007 (CFW closed)
May 11, 2007 extented to May 28
June 22, 2007 extented to July 15 July 29
July 27, 2007 extented to Sept 17, 2007
October 17-19, 2007