Optical Switching and Networking (OSN) is an archival journal aiming to provide complete coverage of all topics of interest to
those involved in the optical and opto-electronic networking areas. The editorial board is committed to providing detailed, constructive
feedback to submitted papers, as well as ... click here for full Aims & Scope
Optical Switching and Networking (OSN) is an archival journal aiming to provide complete coverage of all topics of interest to
those involved in the optical and opto-electronic networking areas. The editorial board is committed to providing detailed, constructive
feedback to submitted papers, as well as a fast turn-around time.
Optical Switching and Networking considers high-quality,
original, and unpublished contributions addressing all aspects of optical and opto-electronic networks. Specific areas of interest include,
but are not limited to:
• Optical and Opto-Electronic Backbone, Metropolitan and Local Area Networks
• Novel Architectures
for WDM, TDM, and CDMA Optical Networks
• Wavelength Routed Networks
• Routing and Wavelength Assignment Algorithms
and Protocols
• Physical and Logical Topology Design for Large-Scale Networks
• Architectures and Protocols for Optical
Burst Switching (OBS)
• Architectures and Protocols for Optical Packet Switching (OPS)
• Novel Transport Layer Protocols
for OBS and OPS
• Passive Optical Networks for Business and Residential Access
• Optical Interconnection Systems
•
Home Networks, In-Vehicle Networks, and Other Short-Reach Networks
• Multi-Granular Switching Architectures and Algorithms
•
Scalable Switch Design and Evaluation
• Wavelength Conversion
• Protection and Restoration
• Interworking
with Existing Infrastructure, including IP, ATM, SDH
Networks
• Control Plane Issues and Signaling Protocols
• Overlay
Networks and Optical Virtual Private Networks
• Traffic Grooming
• Interactions between the Optical Layer and Higher
Layers
• Optical Network Security Issues at the Control and Data Planes
• Operations, Administration, and Management
of Large-Scale Optical
Networks
• Novel Applications and Services
• Pricing of Optical Network Services
•
Performance Analysis and Simulation of the Control and Data Planes
• Optical Quality of Service (OQoS) and Impairment Monitoring
• Optical Layer Multicast
• Experimental and Prototype Results
• Hardware and Software Platforms, Systems,
and Testbeds
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Editors-in-Chief:
F. Neri
G. Rouskas
Impact Factor/Indexing News: Optical Switching and Networks has now been accepted in Science Citation Index Expanded and Current Contents/Engineering, Computing, and Technology. It will receive its first impact factor in June 2011.
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