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Call for Papers<br>
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17th International Conference on Network and Service Management<br>
CNSM 2021<br>
October 25-29, 2021<br>
Izmir, Turkey<br>
Hybrid event<br>
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<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cnsm-conf.org/2021/">http://www.cnsm-conf.org/2021/</a><br>
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Technically co-Sponsored by IFIG WG6.6 and IEEE ComSoc<br>
In-Cooperation Status with ACM SIGCOMM<br>
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<b>Deadline Extension!</b><b><br>
</b><b>Paper Registration: June 7, 2021</b><b><br>
</b><b>Paper Submission: June 11, 2021</b><br>
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The 17th International Conference on Network and Service
Management<br>
(CNSM) is inviting authors to submit original contributions in
the<br>
area of network and service management research. CNSM 2021 is
a<br>
selective single-track conference, covering all aspects of
the<br>
management of networks and services, pervasive systems,
enterprises,<br>
and cloud computing environments. The core track will be
accompanied<br>
by a series of workshops and poster sessions.<br>
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Papers accepted and presented at CNSM 2021 will be published as
open<br>
access on the conference website (with IFIP copyright), and will
be<br>
submitted to IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Authors of selected
papers,<br>
accepted for publication in the CNSM 2021 proceedings, will be
invited<br>
to submit an extended version of their papers to the IEEE
Transactions<br>
on Network and Service Management journal.<br>
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*** Topics of Interest ***<br>
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Network Management<br>
* Software-defined networks<br>
* Virtual networks<br>
* Overlay networks<br>
* Wireless and cellular networks<br>
* Sensor networks<br>
* Internet of Things networks<br>
* Information-centric networks<br>
* Enterprise networks and campus networks<br>
* Data center networks<br>
* Optical networks<br>
* IP networks<br>
* Home networks<br>
* Access networks<br>
* Smart cities and Smart grids<br>
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Management Paradigms<br>
* Centralized management<br>
* Distributed management<br>
* Hierarchical management<br>
* Federated management<br>
* Autonomic and cognitive management<br>
* Policy-based management<br>
* Pro-active management<br>
* Energy-aware management<br>
* Quality of experience-centric management<br>
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Service Management<br>
* Cloud computing services<br>
* Content delivery services<br>
* Multimedia services<br>
* Internet connectivity and Internet access<br>
* Internet of Things services<br>
* Security services<br>
* Context-aware services<br>
* Information technology services<br>
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Business Management<br>
* Economic aspects<br>
* Multi-stakeholder aspects<br>
* Service level agreements<br>
* Lifecycle aspects<br>
* Process and workflow aspects<br>
* Legal perspective<br>
* Regulatory perspective<br>
* Privacy aspects<br>
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Functional Areas<br>
* Deployment management<br>
* Fault management<br>
* Configuration management<br>
* Accounting management<br>
* Performance management<br>
* Security management<br>
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Management Technologies<br>
* Network function virtualization<br>
* Software-defined networking<br>
* Orchestration<br>
* Cloud computing and cloud storage<br>
* Communication protocols<br>
* Middleware<br>
* Data models, information models semantic models<br>
* Operations support systems and business support systems<br>
* Information visualization<br>
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Methods<br>
* Mathematical optimization<br>
* Control theory<br>
* Probability theory, stochastic processes, and queuing theory<br>
* Machine learning, artificial intelligence<br>
* Evolutionary computing<br>
* Economic theory and game theory<br>
* Mathematical logic and automated reasoning<br>
* Data mining and (big) data analysis<br>
* Monitoring and measurements<br>
* Computer simulation experiments<br>
* Prototype implementation and testbed experimentation<br>
* Field trials<br>
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*** Submission Guidelines ***<br>
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Authors are invited to submit original contributions that have
not<br>
been published or submitted for publication elsewhere. Papers
should<br>
be prepared using the IEEE 2-column conference style and are
limited<br>
to 9 pages including references (full papers) or 5 pages
including<br>
references (short papers). They have to be submitted electronically
in<br>
PDF format through EDAS at
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28015">https://www.edas.info/newPaper.php?c=28015</a><br>
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Papers exceeding page limits, multiple submissions, and
self-<br>
plagiarized papers will be rejected without further review. All
other<br>
papers will get a thorough single-blind review process, followed by
a<br>
rebuttal phase.<br>
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For more information, please check <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cnsm-conf.org/2021/">http://www.cnsm-conf.org/2021/</a>.<br>
<br>
Papers accepted and presented at CNSM 2021 will be published as
open<br>
access on the conference website and IFIP Digital Library, and will
be<br>
submitted to IEEE Xplore Digital Library.<br>
<br>
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*** Important Dates ***<br>
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<b>Paper Registration: June 7, 2021</b><b><br>
</b><b>Paper Submission: June 11, 2021</b><br>
Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2021<br>
Camera Ready due: August 1, 2021<br>
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*** TPC Co-Chairs ***<br>
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Müge Sayit, Ege University, Turkey<br>
Stuart Clayman, University College London, UK<br>
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*** General Co-Chairs ***<br>
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Prosper Chemouil, Cnam, France<br>
Mehmet Ulema, Manhattan College, USA<br>
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Website: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.cnsm-conf.org/2021/">http://www.cnsm-conf.org/2021/</a><br>
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