Introduction

Software-Defined Networks (SDN), Network Function Virtualization (NFV) and Software-Defined Network-based Cloud Computing (SDNCC) could be seen as different expressions of Software-Defined Infrastructures (SDI) of an overall transformation trend, which is impacting deeply Telecom and ICT industries. This trend is transforming also several other Industries, bringing “Softwarization” to optimize costs and processes and to bring new values in the infrastructures. In particular, SDN, NFV and network programmability are creating the conditions to reinvent network and service architectures.

 

This timely flagship conference would shed light on the fundamental technology components and systems for Software-Defined infrastructures, clouds and services in order to fully exploit its potential for efficiently handling of heterogeneous physical resources across wire and wireless networks and datacenter domains and for easy and fast deployment of new services. the IEEE NetSoft aims to bring together academia and industry to jointly review and ponder maturing developments related to all aspects of softwarization.

Call for paper

Important date

2015-11-15
Abstract submission deadline
2016-01-31
Draft paper acceptance notification
2016-03-15
Final paper submission deadline

Authors are invited to submit papers that fall into the area of software-defined and virtualized infrastructures.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • APIs, protocols and languages for programmable networks and SDI (Software-Defined Infrastructures)
  • Abstractions and Virtualization of resources, services and functions in SDN and NFV
  • Resource management and Orchestration for SDN/NFV-based systems
  • Modeling, representation, composition algorithms, and deployment for Service Function Chains
  • Efficient network and service monitoring for SDN/NFV
  • Transition strategies from existing networks to SDN/NFV
  • Management of federated SDN/NFV infrastructures
  • Energy efficient and green SDI
  • Traffic Engineering and QoS/QoE in SDN/NFV
  • Interoperability of SDI with Legacy Infrastructures
  • Centralized vs Distributed control of SDN/NFV-based systems
  • Policy-based management in SDN/NFV
  • Network Softwarization for 5G
  • Softwarized edge cloud infrastructures
  • Softwarized platforms for Internet-of-Things (IoT)
  • SDN switch/router architectures/designs
  • Softwarized networks for Big Data applications
  • Software-defined optical transport networks
  • Debugging and introspection of software-defined virtualized systems
  • Availability and resilience of virtualized software-defined systems
  • Verification/Auditing tools for softwarized systems
  • Experience reports from experimental testbeds and deployments
  • Mobility/Security/Safety support
  • New service models and paradigms enabled by Softwarization
  • Socio-economic impact and regulatory implications for Softwarization
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Important Date

  • Conference Date

    Jun 06

    2016

    to

    Jun 10

    2016

  • Nov 15 2015

    Abstract Submission Deadline

  • Jan 31 2016

    Draft Paper Acceptance Notification

  • Mar 15 2016

    Final Paper Deadline

  • Jun 10 2016

    Registration deadline

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