[dbjapan] CFP: IEEE J-SAC (Special Issue on P2P Comm. & App.)

[Takahiro HARA <hara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

日本データベース学会会員の皆様、

阪大の原です。

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| 原 隆浩 (Takahiro HARA), 工学博士               |
| 大阪大学大学院情報科学研究科      　　　　　　  |
| マルチメディア工学専攻 助教授                   |
| 〒565-0871 大阪府吹田市山田丘1-5                |
| E-mail: hara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                  |
| URL: http://www-nishio.ist.osaka-u.ac.jp/~hara/ |
| Tel: 06-6879-4511, Fax: 06-6879-4514            |
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------------------------- CALL FOR PAPERS -------------------------

IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications 
PEER-TO-PEER COMMUNICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS 

Two popular, well-established service access models are the 
client-server model and the push model. In the former model, the user 
makes a request to get the desired data. In the latter model, servers 
push data on to the clients when certain conditions are satisfied. In 
both the models, it is the server that acts as a central point of 
control and data distribution. In both the models, there is no 
interaction between users. An emerging third model of data access is 
the peer-to-peer (P2P) model, where a user is aware of other users and 
users communicate among themselves to access and share data. The idea 
in the P2P model is twofold: (i) plain sharing of information among 
users, and (ii) work in tandem with the client-server model for 
performance reasons. So far, P2P networks have relied on the fixed 
Internet infrastructure, and service accessibility has been their main 
objective. However, mobility due to wireless connectivity will provide 
new opportunities and challenges to the designers of P2P networks. 
Also, peers need not be identical in their computing and communication 
capability and willingness to participate in P2P services. 

Therefore, the new challenges in designing P2P systems will include 
communication protocols to support P2P communication in a 
heterogeneous network including the fixed Internet, wireless LANs, and 
the 3G systems. Those protocols must be aware of the quality of 
service (QoS) needs of the users. Efficient discovery of contents will 
be of importance because search involves sending messages on the 
network. This problem gains additional importance in a wireless 
network, where bandwidth is at a premium. There may be a need for 
peers to form an ad hoc network so that less service is demanded from 
the infrastructure-based part with the objective of localizing 
communication and reducing the cost. When peers apply their local 
constraints on participation, there will be additional challenges on 
the above design aspects. Also, because of the open nature of P2P 
networks, security will be a problem. There has been ongoing research 
on the problems, but a great deal of work still remains to be done. 

The goal of this issue is to provide a forum for the recent research 
results on P2P systems with emphasis on P2P user applications and 
middleware support. We plan to solicit papers in the following areas: 

- Object location and storage 
- Data replication strategies 
- Index structure for resource discovery 
- DDoS resilient P2P networks 
- Resource conserving P2P communication 
- Integration of P2P model with client-server and push models 
- Search and routing in heterogeneous P2P networks 
- Novel applications of P2P communication 

Only original and unpublished research papers will be considered.  
Prospective authors should follow the IEEE J-SAC manuscript format 
described in the Information for Authors. Authors should submit their 
papers in pdf format to knaik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx according to the 
following timetable: 

* Manuscript Submission: DECEMBER 15, 2005 
* Acceptance Notification: May 15, 2006 
* Final Manuscript Due: July 15, 2006 
* Publication: 1st Quarter 2007 


GUEST EDITORS

Kshirasagar Naik
Dept of E&CE
Univ of Waterloo
Canada, N2L 3G1
knaik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

David S. L. Wei
CIS Dept
Fordham Univ
Bronx, NY 10458 USA
wei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Sy-Yen Kuo
Dept of EE
National Taiwan Univ
Taipei, Taiwan
sykuo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Takahiro Hara
Dept of Multimedia Engr
Osaka Univ
Osaka, Japan, 565-0871
hara@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Steffen Staab
Dept of Computer Sci
Univ of Koblenz-Landau
Germany
stabb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 

Oliver Spatscheck
AT&T Labs-Research
Florham Park, NJ 07932
USA
spatsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx