2021 17th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN)

Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to:

Resilience in 5G networks and services
Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communications (URLLC)
Design of resilient and reliable IoT systems
Resilience in Software-Defined Networking (SDN)
Secure and reliable quantum communication
Resilience in satellite communication networks
High-availability for Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) infrastructures
Network dependability in cloud networking
Dependability and reliability of wireless/cellular/mobile networks
Resilience in FSO/VLC communications
Survivability and traffic engineering for optical, IP and multi-layer networks
Robustness of multi-domain networks
Survivability in grid and distributed computing
Reliability and resiliency of data center networks
Recovery of overlay and peer-to-peer networks
Risk and reliability in the Internet and enterprise networks
Communication reliability for smart city applications and intelligent transport systems
Methods for survivable network and systems design, analysis and operation
Planning and optimization of reliable networks, systems, and services
Network reliability analysis
Reliability and robustness of networks optimized and managed based on AI/ML techniques
Data analytics and Machine Learning for fault diagnosis
Network coding techniques to improve resilience
Service differentiation based on recovery methods
Simulation techniques for network resilience
Quality of Experience (QoE) and network service availability assessments
Reliability requirements and metrics for users, businesses, and the society
Robustness of compound services
Resilience of networked critical infrastructures
Network robustness to natural disasters
Robust network design for hostile environments
Security issues in networks and their relation to survivability
Network dependability and energy consumption trade-offs
Network resilience combined with economics and commercial issues
Standardization of network resilience and reliability
Public policy issues for survivability and resilience
Design and test of reliable operational technology (OT) networks