Introduction

NetSoft is aiming at addressing “Softwarization" of networks and systemic trends concerning the convergence of Cloud Computing, Software-Defined Networking (SDN), and Network Function Virtualization (NFV). In particular, SDN, NFV and network programmability are going to become the main enablers of the 5G infrastructures, which will span from high data rate fixed-mobile services to the Internet of Things. This will certainly accelerate the digital transformation that all the industry is witnessing. New service models and new value chains are to be developed, leading to new business models and significant socio-economic impact. NetSoft will shed light on the fundamental technology components and systems for SDN-NFV infrastructures, clouds-edges and any sort of network services in order to fully exploit its potential for the efficiently handling of heterogeneous resources across wire and wireless networks and datacenter domains and for easy and fast deployment of new ICT services.

Call for paper

Important date

2017-12-18
Draft paper submission deadline
2018-03-09
Draft paper acceptance notification
2018-04-06
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:

  • Programmable SDN and NFV
  • Softwarized cloud, fog, and edge infrastructures
  • Cognitive and autonomic networking
  • Network slicing and slice management
  • Policy-Based Networking (PBN) and Intent-Based Networking (IBN) in Software-Defined Infrastructures (SDI)
  • Centralized vs Distributed control, management & orchestration(/choreography)
  • Abstractions and virtualization of resources, services, and functions
  • Service function chaining
  • Container/microservice-based network functions
  • Real-time operations and efficient network/service monitoring in SDN/NFV
  • Analytics and big data approaches for managing softwarized networks
  • QoS and QoE in softwarized infrastructures
  • Resilience, reliability, and robustness of softwarized networks
  • Mobility/Security/Safety/Trust support in virtualized environments
  • SDN switch/router architecture and design
  • APIs, protocols, and languages for programmable networks
  • Lifecycle management of network software
  • Debugging and introspection of software-defined virtualized systems
  • Transition strategies from existing networks to SDN/NFV
  • Softwarized platforms for Internet of Things (IoT)
  • New service models and paradigms enabled by softwarization
  • New value chains and business models
  • Socio-economic impact and regulatory implications for softwarization
  • Energy efficient and green SDI
  • Experience reports from experimental testbeds and deployments
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Important Date

  • Conference Date

    Jun 25

    2018

    to

    Jun 29

    2018

  • Dec 18 2017

    Draft paper submission deadline

  • Mar 09 2018

    Draft Paper Acceptance Notification

  • Apr 06 2018

    Final Paper Deadline

  • Jun 29 2018

    Registration deadline

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