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Folks,
In March 2004, the IEEE Communications Magazine will have a feature topic on Ethernet transport. We expect this feature topic to highlight the work being done in IEEE 802, and with the kind permission of the 802 leadership, we are sending this call for papers to 802.1, 802.3 & 802.17. We look forward to your submissions.
Cheers,
Glenn Parsons
http://www.comsoc.org/pubs/commag/pdf/commagcfp304.pdf
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Call for Papers on the Feature Topic:
Ethernet Transport over Public Wide Area Networks
in IEEE Communications Magazine
March 2004
Background
Ethernet's dominance as a LAN technology creates the natural desire to interconnect Ethernet LANs through the public telecommunications network. Frame Relay and ATM are the most common current technologies for WAN connections. Frame Relay, however, has scalability issues in terms of higher data rates and virtual LAN connectivity, and ATM has certain disadvantages in terms of complexity. Some high-speed WAN connections today use a PPP mapping for Layer 2, which requires termination of the customer Ethernet frames. For simplicity of processing and maximum transparency, however, the WAN interconnection should ideally preserve the customers' Ethernet frames through the WAN. Evidence of the interest in this area is seen in number of standards bodies and forums that are working on it. Specifically, the ITU-T is working on a family of standards for Ethernet transport (Study Group 15) and the operations and performance of these networks (Study Group 13). The Study Group 15 work focuses on the required Layer networks, protocols, and carrier network equipment for Ethernet transport in addition to general recommendations to describe Ethernet networks and services into terms that can be used by public carriers. ATIS Subcommittee T1X1 is actively providing the North American input to the Study Group 15 work. IEEE is considering some of the access and metropolitan network aspects in the 802.17 Resilient Packet Ring (RPR), 802.1ad Provider Bridging (PB) and 802.3ah Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) groups. The Metropolitan Ethernet Forum (MEF) is working on the customer viewpoint of Ethernet transport services and the IETF is looking at Ethernet transport from the perspective of Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks. The ITU-T expects to complete some of the initial versions of its Ethernet transport standard in October 2003, with others being completed in the spring of 2004. MEF is currently circulating straw ballots for the first phases of their work, PB is reviewing its first draft, EFM is in working group ballot, and RPR is preparing for sponsor ballot.
Scope of Contributions
This feature topic is intended to provide tutorial information to the Communications Magazine readers on Ethernet Transport and related issues associated with it. Papers are solicited in, although not limited to, the following areas:
* Experiences with Ethernet transport services and trials
* Layer 1, Layer 2, and Layer 3 switching alternatives for virtual private line and LAN services
* Network architecture alternatives and analysis for Ethernet transport networks
* Operations and performance issues associated with Ethernet transport
* Ethernet service management
* Enabling technology for Ethernet transport
* Ethernet service types required by residential, small/medium enterprise, and large enterprise customers
* Ethernet services complementing or competing with existing leased line services
* Impact of Ethernet transport services on existing corporate networks
* Ethernet access to Ethernet transport networks
* Business cases demonstrating the financial viability of various service provider-based Ethernet services
Schedule for Submissions
Submission Deadline: Nov. 7, 2003
Notification of Acceptance: December 1, 2003
Final Manuscript Due: December 22, 2003
Publication Date: March 2004
Manuscripts must be submitted through the magazine's submissions Web site at:
<http://commag-ieee.manuscriptcentral.com/>
On the Manuscript Details page (under Submit First Draft of a New Manuscript) please click on the drop-down menu to select
March 2004/Ethernet Transport over WANs
Feature Topic Editors
For additional information about the Feature Topic, please contact the Guest Editors listed below:
Steve Gorshe
steve_gorshe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Glenn Parsons
gparsons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Mike Truskowski
truskows@xxxxxxxxx
Maarten Vissers
Maarten.Vissers@xxxxxxxxxx