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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span lang="EN-US">[apologies if you receive multiple copies of this CFP]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">===========================================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> -------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> Capacity Sharing Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> -------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">co-located with CoNEXT 2012, December 10, 2012, Nice, France.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Internet data traffic continues to grow rapidly. The challenge that operators
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">face, especially in the mobile Internet, is to support more subscribers with
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">higher bandwidth demands. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Therefore, operators need to seek for new technologies to efficiently utilize
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">the available network resources, in particular, this concerns resource
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">allocation and flow management. In wireless networks, the problem is
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">particularly relevant due to the inherently limited resources, which render a
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">simple "throwing bandwidth at the problem" solution impossible. The higher
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">rate of optical technology in access networks introduces the potential for
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">capacity sharing problems to move closer to the core, while passive optical
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">networks move sharing problems closer to the end-user (more like cable and
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">radio access networks). Data centers typically employ yet another type of
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">network with different characteristics -- and different tools for capacity
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">sharing. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Addressing this topic correctly is not trivial as there are different
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">interests to consider: operators naturally want to be able exercise control
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">on how the network is used, avoid service disruptions and account for network
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">usage. Users are interested to use different applications and expect a
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">certain level of service quality, consistent experience etc. Many
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">applications today are provided by so-called over-the-top (OTT) providers --
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">in conjunction with web-services, smart-phone applications etc. These
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">applications and the corresponding platforms are important drivers for
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">innovation and sources of revenue -- although there is controversy over
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">whether enough revenue is directed into capacity growth. Still, application
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">providers are interested in their application working with sufficient
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">quality. In addition, there is regulation that can impose additional
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">requirements in some markets, such as availability requirements, network
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">neutrality etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The objective of this workshop is to bring together researchers in the area of
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">transport protocols, system designers of fixed and mobile access networks,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">and their applications to advance the state of research on capacity sharing.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We solicit contributions on the state-of-the-art, results of ongoing
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">research, open issues, trends and new ideas.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Topics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Topics of particular interest include, but are not limited to<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* Context-aware resource allocation & cross-layer adaptation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* Similarities and differences of capacity sharing in mobile
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> and fixed access networks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* Application-layer adaption for mobile services
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* Transport layer solutions and possible interactions
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> with cellular/fixed access networks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* Capacity sharing in data centers for Cloud Computing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* The interaction between capacity sharing mechanisms at different layers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* Leveraging Software-Defined Networking for Capacity Sharing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* QoE and fairness definitions, metrics and evaluation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* Data traffic characteristics in fixed and mobile Internet<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* Economic aspects on capacity sharing and business models
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">* Related standardization activities and projects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Submission<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">----------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Submissions must be original, unpublished work, and not under consideration at
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">another conference or journal. Submitted papers must be at most six (6) pages
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">long, including all figures, tables, references, and appendices in 10pt,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">double column ACM SIGCOMM format. Please see the workshop webpage for further
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">submission guidelines:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2012/Workshops/CSWS/">http://conferences.sigcomm.org/co-next/2012/Workshops/CSWS/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">----------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Abstract submission deadline: Extended to July 20, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Paper submission deadline: Extended to August 03, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Acceptance notification: September 20, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Camera-ready paper: October 25, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Workshop date: December 10, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Workshop Co-Chairs<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Bob Briscoe, BT Research & Technology, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Mirja Kühlewind, IKR University of Stuttgart, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dirk Kutscher, NEC Europe Labs Heidelberg, Germany<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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