The International Journal of Computer and Telecommunications Networking

Computer Networks is an international, archival journal providing a publication vehicle for complete coverage of all topics of interest to those involved in the computer communications networking area. The audience includes researchers, managers and operators of networks as well as designers and implementors. The Editorial Board will consider any material for publication that is of interest to those groups.

SUBJECT COVERAGE

The topics covered by the journal but not limited to these are:

1. Communication Network Architectures:
New design contributions on Local Area Networks (LANs), Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs), Wide Area Networks (WANs) including Wired, Wireless, Mobile, Cellular, Sensor, Optical, IP, ATM, and other related network technologies, as well as new switching technologies and the integration of various networking paradigms.

2. Communication Network Protocols:
New design contributions on all protocol layers except the Physical Layer, considering all types of networks mentioned above and their performance evaluation; novel protocols, methods and algorithms related to, e.g., medium access control, error control, routing, resource discovery, multicasting, congestion and flow control, scheduling, multimedia quality of service, as well as protocol specification, testing and verification.

3. Network Services and Applications:
Web, Web caching, Web performance, Middleware and operating system support for all types of networking, electronic commerce, quality of service, new adaptive applications, and multimedia services.

4. Network Security and Privacy:
Security protocols, authentication, denial of service, anonymity, smartcards, intrusion detection, key management, viruses and other malicious codes, information flow, data integrity, mobile code and agent security.

5. Network Operation and Management:
Including network pricing, network system software, quality of service, signaling protocols, mobility management, power management and power control algorithms, network planning, network dimensioning, network reliability, network performance measurements, network modeling and analysis, and overall system management.

6. Discrete Algorithms and Discrete Modeling
Algorithmic and discrete aspects in the context of computer networking as well as mobile and wireless computing and communications. Fostering cooperation among practitioners and theoreticians in this field.



TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS CONSIDERED

The primary purpose of the journal is to publish original and complete papers covering a specific topic or project in the above mentioned areas in sufficient detail and depth to be of practical use to interested readers. The readers should benefit from the novel solutions and analyses presented in the papers. Enhanced, extended versions of quality papers presented at conferences or workshops can be submitted to our journal for review. Note that papers which were already published with the same contents or simultaneous submission of the same paper to other journals or conferences will not be considered for publication in our journal and will be immediately rejected.

Dataset Articles. Computer Networks also publishes micro-articles that describe open datasets available in a redacted and organized way. The purpose is for researchers to easily share and reuse each other's datasets by publishing data articles that:

(i) Describe collected data in detail, facilitating reproducibility of experiments and improvements over proposed techniques, thus promoting rigorous experimentation and data analysis.
(ii) Describe tools developed to collect, analyze, and visualize data.

Open-Source Software Articles. Computer Networks additionally publishes micro-articles that describe open source software that has been used to obtain scholarly results in the area of computer networks. This may include articles describing discrete-event or other simulators, emulation tools, software implementations of networking and communication functionalities and protocols, standard implementations, monitoring tools, among others.

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Editor
Editors-in-Chief
Tommaso Melodia
Northeastern University, United States Email Tommaso Melodia
Antonio Iera
University of Reggio Calabria, Italy Email Antonio Iera
Harry Rudin
IBM Zurich Research Laboratory, Switzerland Email Harry Rudin
Burkhard Stiller
University of Zurich, Switzerland Email Burkhard Stiller
Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
Philip Enslow Jr.
Email Philip Enslow Jr.
Ian Akyildiz
Email Ian Akyildiz
Editorial Board
Marco Ajmone Marsan
Polytechnic of Turin, Torino, Italy Email Marco Ajmone Marsan
George C. Alexandropoulos
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece Email George C. Alexandropoulos
Angelos Antonopoulos
Catalonia Technological Centre of Telecommunications, Barcelona, Spain Email Angelos Antonopoulos
Hassan Artail
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon Email Hassan Artail
Chadi Barakat
Inria Sophia Antipolis Mediterranean Research Centre, Sophia Antipolis, France Email Chadi Barakat
Nicola Blefari Melazzi
University of Rome Tor Vergata, Roma, Italy Email Nicola Blefari Melazzi
Joseph Camp
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, United States Email Joseph Camp
Claudia Campolo
University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy Email Claudia Campolo
Berk Canberk
Istanbul Technical University, İstanbul, Turkey Email Berk Canberk
Xiaojun Cao
Georgia State University Department of Computer Information Systems, Atlanta, Georgia, United States Email Xiaojun Cao
Kaushik R. Chowdhury
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Email Kaushik R. Chowdhury
Tomaso de Cola
German Aerospace Center DLR Oberpfaffenhofen Site, Oberpfaffenhofen-Wessling, Germany Email Tomaso de Cola
Mauro Conti
University of Padua, Padova, Italy Email Mauro Conti
Marilia Curado
University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal Email Marilia Curado
Nelson Luis Saldanha Da Fonseca
State University of Campinas, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil Email Nelson Luis Saldanha Da Fonseca
Zaher Dawy
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon Email Zaher Dawy
Roberto Di Pietro
Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Science and Engineering, Doha, Qatar Email Roberto Di Pietro
David Eckhoff
TUMCREATE Limited, Singapore, Singapore Email David Eckhoff
Ilario Filippini
Polytechnic University of Milan, Milano, Italy Email Ilario Filippini
Luoyi Fu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China Email Luoyi Fu
Carol Fung
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States Email Carol Fung
Laura Galluccio
University of Catania, Catania, Italy Email Laura Galluccio
Ivan Ganchev
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland and University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Email Ivan Ganchev
Wolfgang Gerstacker
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany Email Wolfgang Gerstacker
Domenico Giustiniano
IMDEA Networks, Leganes, Spain Email Domenico Giustiniano
Maria Gorlatova
Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, United States Email Maria Gorlatova
Zhangyu Guan
University at Buffalo - The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, United StatesEmail Zhangyu Guan
Mohan Gurusamy
National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Email Mohan Gurusamy
Ibrahim Habib
City University of New York, New York, New York, United States Email Ibrahim Habib
Stratis Ioannidis
Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States Email Stratis Ioannidis
Carlee Joe-Wong
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Email Carlee Joe-Wong
Andreas Kassler
Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden Email Andreas Kassler
Hyoil Kim
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of Email Hyoil Kim
Edward Knightly
Rice University, Houston, Texas, United States Email Edward Knightly
Turgay Korkmaz
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States Email Turgay Korkmaz
Thomas Lagkas
The University of Sheffield International Faculty CITY College, Thessaloniki, GreeceEmail Thomas Lagkas
Kyunghan Lee
Ulsan National University of Science and Technology Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of Email Kyunghan Lee
Albert Levi
Sabanci University, Res. And Graduate Policy, School of Management, Istanbul, TurkeyEmail Albert Levi
Marco Levorato
University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, United States Email Marco Levorato
Zexian Li
Nokia Bell Labs Espoo, Espoo, Finland Email Zexian Li
Phone Lin
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Email Phone Lin
Y.- D. Ying-Dar Lin
National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan Email Y.- D. Ying-Dar Lin
Valeria Loscri
Inria Lille North France, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France Email Valeria Loscri
Cintia B. Margi
University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil Email Cintia B. Margi
Saverio Mascolo
Polytechnic of Bari, Bari, Italy Email Saverio Mascolo
Barbara M. Masini
National Research Council Padua Research Area, Padova, Italy Email Barbara M. Masini
Marco Mellia
Polytechnic of Turin Department of Electronics and Telecommunications, Torino, ItalyEmail Marco Mellia
Jelena Misic
Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Email Jelena Misic
Aziz Mohaisen
University of Central Florida Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Orlando, Florida, United States Email Aziz Mohaisen
Antonella Molinaro
University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy Email Antonella Molinaro
Luca Mottola
Polytechnic University of Milan, Milano, Italy Email Luca Mottola
Siva Ram C. Murthy
Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India Email Siva Ram C. Murthy
Enrico Natalizio
University of Lorraine, Nancy, France Email Enrico Natalizio
José Neuman de Souza
Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil Email José Neuman de Souza
Sotiris Nikoletseas
University of Patras, Patras, Greece Email Sotiris Nikoletseas
Michele Nitti
University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy Email Michele Nitti
Konstantinos Oikonomou
Ionian University, Dept. of Informatics, Corfu, Greece Email Konstantinos Oikonomou
Jörg Ott
Technical University of Munich, Munchen, Germany Email Jörg Ott
Claudio Palazzi
University of Padua, Padova, Italy Email Claudio Palazzi
Chunyi Peng
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States Email Chunyi Peng
Diego Perino
Telefonica de Espana, Madrid, Spain Email Diego Perino
Virginia Pilloni
University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy Email Virginia Pilloni
Scott Pudlewski
Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, United States Email Scott Pudlewski
Nazanin Rahnavard
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States Email Nazanin Rahnavard
Danda B. Rawat
Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States Email Danda B. Rawat
Martin Reisslein
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States Email Martin Reisslein
Kui Ren
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China Email Kui Ren
Joel Rodrigues
University of Beira Interior, Covilha, Portugal Email Joel Rodrigues
Walid Saad
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, United StatesEmail Walid Saad
Susana Sargento
University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal Email Susana Sargento
Damien Sauveron
Limoges University, Limoges, France Email Damien Sauveron
Vincenzo Sciancalepore
NEC Europe Ltd, London, United Kingdom Email Vincenzo Sciancalepore
Sabrina Sicari
University of Insubria, Varese, Italy Email Sabrina Sicari
Min Song
Stevens Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hoboken, New Jersey, United States Email Min Song
Claudio Soriente
NEC Laboratories Europe, Heidelberg, Germany Email Claudio Soriente
Emilio Calvanese Strinati
French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission Electronics and Information Technology Laboratory, Grenoble, France Email Emilio Calvanese Strinati
Lingfen Sun
University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United Kingdom Email Lingfen Sun
Zhi Sun
University at Buffalo - The State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, United StatesEmail Zhi Sun
Violet Syrotiuk
Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States Email Violet Syrotiuk
Yahia Tachwali
Keysight Technologies, Santa Rosa, California, United States Email Yahia Tachwali
Jian Tang
Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, United States Email Jian Tang
Sasu Tarkoma
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Email Sasu Tarkoma
Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States Email Eirini Eleni Tsiropoulou
A. Selcuk Uluagac
Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States Email A. Selcuk Uluagac
Luca Valcarenghi
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy Email Luca Valcarenghi
Tam Vu
University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado, United States Email Tam Vu
Mehmet Can Vuran
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States Email Mehmet Can Vuran
Isabel Wagner
De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom Email Isabel Wagner
Honggang Wang
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States Email Honggang Wang
Li (Liliane) Wang
Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China Email Li (Liliane) Wang
Pu Wang
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States Email Pu Wang
Xinbing Wang
Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Fahua Campus, Shanghai, China Email Xinbing Wang
Carlos Becker Westphall
Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil Email Carlos Becker Westphall
Joerg Widmer
IMDEA Networks, Leganes, Spain Email Joerg Widmer
Fan Wu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Shanghai, China Email Fan Wu
Yulei Wu
University of Exeter College of Engineering Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Exeter, United Kingdom Email Yulei Wu
Hongli Xu
University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China Email Hongli Xu
Di Yuan
Linköping University Department of Science and Technology, Norrköping, Sweden Email Di Yuan
Murat Yuksel
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, United States Email Murat Yuksel
Artur Ziviani
National Laboratory of Scientific Computing, PETROPOLIS, Brazil Email Artur Ziviani