Optical networks are leaving the labs and becoming a reality. High capacity links are required by the increasing Internet traffic demand. WDM systems are widely deployed, thanks to low-cost and high reliability of optical components, such as optical amplifiers and fixed/tunable filters and transceivers. Access and metropolitan area networks are increasingly based on optical technologies to overcome the electronic bottleneck at network edge. Traditional multi-layer architecture, such as the widely deployed IP/ATM/SDH protocol stack, are already based on WDM transport; increasing efforts are sought to move at the optical layer some of the functionalities available today in higher layers. New components and subsystems for very high speed optical networks offer new design options to network operators and designers.
The Sixth Working Conference on Optical Network Design and Modelling, aims at presenting high-quality recent research results in optical network architectures, design, operation, management and planning. In the tradition of the previous conferences (Vienna'01,Athens'00, Paris'99, Rome'98 and Vienna'97), we will bring in Torino university researchers, network operators and manufacturers, to discuss and disseminate optical network design and modelling tecniques. Contributions are invited on all topics concerning optical networks, including:
- WDM networks, systems and components
- OTDM networks, systems and components
- Optical packet switching
- Optical networks performance modelling
- QoS issues in optical networks
- Routing and wavelength assignment algorithms
- Physical and logical network topologies
- All-optical access networks
- MAC protocols and fairness control in optical LANs and MANs
- High speed optical LANs and gigabit networks
- Field-trials and experiments
- New services over optical networks
- WDM inter-working with IP, ATM and SDH networks
- Inter-working between optical and wireless networks
- Multi-layer design of optical networks
- Optical network planning, design and modelling
- Optical networks protection, restoration and reconfiguration
- Self-healing SDH loops
- Signalling for all-optical networks
- Optical network management
- Measurement, monitoring, and supervision techniques
- Novel architectures for photonic switches and wavelength routers
- Optical switches and optical cross-connects
- Optical interfaces and optical terminals
- Soliton-based networks
- Optical integrated circuits
High-quality original papers are solicited. Papers must be unpublished and must not be submitted for publication elsewhere. All papers will be reviewed by Technical Program Committee members and other experts active in the field to ensure high quality and relevance. Authors of accepted papers must attend the conference to present their contributions. The conference proceedings will be published by Kluwer Academic Publishers (http://www.wkap.nl/). Please refer to Kluwer guidelines for paper style. Submitted papers have to be in Kluwer format (see format sample at http://www.wkap.com/ifip). Paper length should be between 8 and 20 pages in Kluwer format.
Papers must be submitted electronically by sending compressed files (either Postscript or PDF; no other formats, please) by email to ONDM2002@mail.tlc.polito.it. Please note that email messages larger than 2 MB cannot be accepted by the mail server. Each submission must be accompanied by the following information: a short abstract, a complete list of authors and their affiliations, a contact person for correspondence, postal and e-mail addresses.For any other information concerning paper layout, please contact:
Roberta Melchiorre
Dipartimento di Elettronica
Politecnico di Torino
Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24
I-10129 Torino, Italy
Tel. +39-011-564-4155
Fax +39-011-564-4099
email: melchiorre@polito.it
November 1st, 2001 Electronic Paper Submission December 6th, 2001 Acceptance Notification December 20th, 2001 Final Version Due Date Attendance by at least one author is mandatory