[Please accept our apologies if you receive multiple copies of this cfp] ======================================================================= === Springer Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (ISI indexed) === === Special Issue Call for Papers === ======================================================================= === Experimental Evaluation of Peer-to-Peer Applications === ======================================================================= Deadline extended to July 24, 2011 Journal web page at: http://www.springer.com/12083 Peer-to-peer applications produce nowadays a significant fraction of the whole Internet traffic. The peer-to-peer paradigm is not only used for file sharing and content dissemination but also for live video broadcasting, multiparty interactive gaming, as well as for large scale VoIP and teleconferencing applications. Existing peer-to-peer applications and protocols have been designed for peers running in normal PCs equipped with a broadband connection to the Internet. However, the emerging scenario is much more complex and heterogeneous, including a variety of terminals (PDAs, NAS boxes, etc.) and access networks (xDSL, Wi-Fi, WiMax, WMNs, etc.) Simulation has been the most widely used approach for performance evaluation of peer-to-peer applications because it represents a fast and inexpensive way to test novel solutions. Nonetheless, the growing complexity and heterogeneity of the emerging scenario for peer-to-peer applications has made it necessary to validate models and simulation results through experimental evaluation in realistic settings. This need is testified by the recent trend of conducting evaluation of peer-to-peer applications in large scale testbeds (e.g. PlanetLab) as well as in the real world (e.g. by collecting data from existing BitTorrent trackers or by participating in real peer-to-peer networks with instrumented peers). This special issue strives to collect recent advances and emerging methodologies in the experimental evaluation of peer-to-peer applications, with the aim of comparing advantages and limitations of different evaluation approaches and highlighting novel features to be implemented in next-generation large-scale experimental facilities to better support the evaluation of peer-to-peer applications. Papers simply presenting experimental facilities will be considered out of scope. The topics of interest for the special issue include, but are not limited to: - Methodological issues in the experimental evaluation of peer-to-peer applications and protocols - Statistical analysis of experimental data gathered from real world peer-to-peer applications - Validation of simulation models and analytic models based on large-scale experimental testbeds - Evaluation of peer-to-peer applications with regard to non-functional requirements, such as performance, scalability, fault tolerance, availability and accessibility - Evaluation of peer-to-peer applications and protocols in wireless multi-hop networks To avoid delays, authors of submissions that, in the opinion of the editors, fall out of scope of this issue will be notified promptly. ======================================================================= SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORS ======================================================================= Prof. Roberto Canonico (roberto.canonico@unina.it) Università di Napoli Federico II, Italy Dr. Claudia Canali (claudia.canali@unimore.it) Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy Dr. Walid Dabbous (walid.dabbous@inria.fr) INRIA, Sophia Antipolis, France ======================================================================= JOURNAL EDITORS ======================================================================= Editor-in-Chief Xuemin (Sherman) Shen University of Waterloo, Canada Associate Editor-in-Chief Heather Yu Huawei Technologies, USA ======================================================================= IMPORTANT DATES ======================================================================= Paper submission deadline: July 24, 2011 Notification to authors: October 15, 2011 Revisions: December 15, 2011 Date of publication: 2012 ======================================================================= PAPER SUBMISSION ======================================================================= Authors are encouraged to submit high-quality, original work that has neither appeared in, nor is under consideration by, other journals. Manuscripts should be submitted through the "Editorial Manager" online submission system available at: http://PPNA.edmgr.com. Choose P2P Experimental Evaluation as the article type. ======================================================================= Journal ISSN: 1936-6442 (print), 1936-6450 (electronic)