A PDF version of the CFP is available here.

The IEEE LAN/MAN Workshop continues its tradition as a leading forum for discussing the latest technical advances in networking in the local and metropolitan areas. The workshop will retain the LANMAN mainstay of Local and Metropolitan area networking, including edge applications. This year, the workshop will also focus on two compelling issues for edge networks that are currently experiencing significant change and innovation: the first is the design of scalable architectures for enterprise and data center networks. This area is motivated by the evolution of mega-scale data centers for which traditional layer-2 network designs simply do not scale, as well as the need to better design enterprise networks that carry increasing high bit-rate traffic. The second focus area is the design of scalable mechanisms and protocols for network management and trouble-shooting in home and enterprise networks. Currently, many of these issues are handled manually --- this practice is simply not scalable as home and enterprise networks get larger and user needs get more demanding.

LANMAN seeks both theoretical and experimental contributions. Single-track presentations are planned to stimulate technical exchange among researchers and practitioners with a broad interest in networking. We expect the workshop to be a forum for discussion of new and interdisciplinary ideas on new architectures, paradigms, concepts, and economic and service models. Novel and speculative ideas are particularly encouraged. We also encourage studies based on measurements from real-life networks and testbeds.

Extended abstracts are solicited on any LANMAN topic including, but not limited to, the following:

 

* Broadband Wireless Access, including WiMAX * WiFi: roaming services, Architectures & Performance * Metropolitan & Residential Networks and Architectures including Ethernet in the First Mile, EPONs, FTTx etc. * IPTV, video delivery and applications * SANs and Storage over MANs * IEEE 802 standards * Optical WDM networks based on packet, burst, and flow switching * RFid protocols & performance * Topology adaptation, reconfigurability, routing * Network management related to Edge Networks * Heterogeneous Wireless and Ad-Hoc Networks

* Ubiquitous wireless, wired and remote access * Adaptive wireless networks including cognitive radios * Measurement, modeling and performance evaluation * Cross layer QoS, dynamic bandwidth allocation, capacity placement/provisioning * Network reliability and survivability * Network security * Pricing, multi-vendor interoperability * LAN and MAN based applications (gaming, distributed computing, media distribution to and in the home, enterprise applications, ambient technology, wearable-computing) * Impact of sensors everywhere including homes

 

The 17th LAN/MAN workshop will be held from May 5-7, 2010 at the Ocean Place Resort & Spa in Long Branch, New Jersey. The technical interactions at the workshop will be enhanced by the social activities and sightseeing possibilities in the area.

Submission, Review and Publication: Please submit a 4-6 page extended abstract, including figures and tables. All abstracts must be electronically submitted in PDF according to the guidelines in the workshop website http://www.ieee-lanman.org. Two-page extended abstracts (including figures and tables) will also be accepted for a Poster session.

To be published in the IEEE LANMAN Workshop Proceedings and IEEE Xplore®, an author of an accepted paper is required to register for the conference at the full (member or non-member) rate and must present the paper at the conference. Non-refundable registration fees must be paid prior to uploading the final IEEE formatted, publication-ready version of the paper. For authors with multiple accepted papers, one full registration is valid for up to 3 papers. Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE LANMAN Workshop Proceedings. Accepted and presented papers will be published in the IEEE LANMAN Workshop Proceedings and in IEEE Xplore® .

Paper Submission: February 19, 2010, 11:59 pm PST (Extendad Deadline)

Poster Submission: March 10, 2010

Paper Notification: March 20, 2010

Camera-ready Submission: April 10, 2010

Workshop Dates: May 5-7, 2010