TC 6 - Communication Systems - Aims and Scopes
est. 1971,
revised 1987 and 1991
AIMS
to promote the international exchange of information related to
communication systems;
to bridge gaps existing between users, telecommunication operators,
service providers and co
to establish working contacts with international
bodies concerned with data communication, such as ITU, ETSI, ISO, IEEE,
IETF, ITC and ATM Forum.
SCOPE
The Scope of
its work includes all aspects of communication systems, such as research on and
design, manufacture and operation of products, systems, concepts and
architectures related to information exchange. Some exa
Work fostering the development of standards;
Formal protocol specification and verification techniques;
National and international communication networks;
Local and wide area communication networks;
Integrated services digital networks;
Network management;
Distributed co
Communication systems in the office and manufacturing area;
Communications tools and communication services;
Promotion of existing and innovative communication concepts both
in developing countries and in developed countries;
Teleservice architectures;
Multimedia communications;
New applications of communication systems, e.g. electronic
commerce.
WG6.1
- Architecture and Protocols for Distributed Systems
est.
1973, revised 1982, 1999, 2000
AIMS
To identify and study questions associated with the development of
distributed systems and the communications and middleware protocols that
support distributed applications.
To support convergence of information processing systems,
communication and networking technologies into a distributed infrastructure
that is open for application to all members of the global society.
To investigate rigorous methods applicable to the specification,
verification, i
To support and promote the systematic use of these methods, and
make them amenable to the practitioners, hence increasing awareness of formal
methods in the distributed networking and co
To bring together researchers, developers, and practitioners
working in these areas to discuss recent innovative results and future
directions by promoting and supporting the organization of meetings, workshops
and conferences.
To disseminate information and publications, foster an active
participation of industry and encourage the transfer of knowledge between
academia and industry.
To encourage young researchers to enter this field.
SCOPE
This WG
provides a framework for the launching and the continued organization of
activities in areas that include:
Formal Description Techniques: including rigorous models, methods
and tools applicable to the design, specification, validation, verification, i
Open Distributed Systems: including the design, i
Quality of Service: including architectures, services, multimedia,
operating systems and middleware in a networked or distributed environment.
WG6.2
– Network and Internetwork Architectures
est.
1994, revised 2001
AIMS
To identify and
study advanced issues related to networking and internetworking design, with
main e
SCOPE
This WG
provides a framework for the launching and the continued organization of
activities in the area of Network and Internetwork
architectures, namely:
Network Architectures: including architectures of local area
networks, wide area networks, access networks, mobile IP networks,
internetworking.
Network Protocols: including transport and network layer
protocols, IP and ATM integration, IP and ATM mappings on the lower layers,
Multi Protocol Label Switching.
Network Control and Quality of Service: including traffic
engineering and control, signalling, network quality
of service.
Network Co
WG6.3
- Performance of Communication Systems
est.
1994, revised 2001
AIMS
To improve the state of the art in the performance evaluation of
new and existing communication systems.
SCOPE
Analysis of the performance (i.e. throughput, response time,
buffer occupancy distribution, etc.) of various aspects of current
communication networks, such as IP and ATM networks, wireless networks, and
LANs/MANs.
Congestion and call admission control in communication systems.
Performance evaluation of future high-speed networks as they would
be deployed over optical switching networks.
Performance evaluation of internetworking devices.
Performance analysis of protocol enhancement for LANs/MANs.
Traffic characterization of existing and future networks.
Monitoring and tuning communication systems, for better
performance.
Knowledge acquisition for performance evaluation of communication
systems.
Development of relevant performance evaluation techniques, as
motivated by real-life communication systems.
Understanding the performance of communication software systems as
they interact with kernels, and applications such as multimedia.
WG6.4
– Internet Applications Engineering
est.
1979, revised 1991, 1996, 2001
AIMS
To investigate
and report on Internet applications which typically reside above the IP level,
enco
SCOPE
This Working
Group provides a framework for the launching and the organization of activities
in the area of Internet applications engineering, including:
Applications: agent technologies, distributed games, hypertext and
hypermedia, multimedia on the Web.
Infrastructure: audio/video/voice coding for Internet services,
Internet security, multicast, searching and querying, virtual private networks,
Web navigation strategies.
Performance: caching, quality of service, scalability aspects,
traffic characterization.
WG6.6
- Management of Networks and Distributed Systems
est.
1986, revised 2001, 2006
AIMS
To facilitate
cooperation between different organizations and individuals internationally in
the areas of distributed operations and management, integrated network
management, systems management, and service engineering. To be an effective
conduit in the technology transfer between the academic and research
communities, industry and the standard bodies.
SCOPE
Our planet is
increasingly being networked using a variety of media, a variety of protocols
and a variety of services. On the other hand, co
WG6.7
- Smart Networks
est.
1996, revised 1998, 2001, 2007
AIMS
To identify and
study current issues related to the state-of-the-art and the development of intelligent
capabilities in networks. These issues include the distribution, the management,
the control of every kind of algorithms inside the network. These intelligent capabilities
lead to the concept of autonomic networking. Consequently to identify future trends
of the network performance from industrial as well as the academic point of view.
SCOPE
Smart Networks
is concentrated on research on tools and services able to be placed on top of network
algorithms in order to adapt them. The concept of smart networks was developed as
a step to give the network a way to adapt itself to changes within the environment
and following network conditions. New emerging research and technologies include
autonomic networking, Intelligent Agents, knowledge plane, situated view, Configurable
Architectures for Software and Hardware, Dependable Reconfigurable Networks, Mobility
Management, QoS Management, Security Management, Flow Control, Mobility and Network
Integration Issues.
WG6.8 - Mobile and Wireless Communications
est. 1996, revised 2001, 2002, 2007
AIMS
To organise and promote the
exchange of information on wireless communication systems and networks, fixed
and mobile, terrestrial and space, local and global. To help in the research,
development, design, standardisation and applications
for mobile and wireless modules, equipment and systems. To examine technical
operational capabilities of the future mobile and wireless networks for voice,
data, text and image communications. The results of the work will be made
available to individuals as well as organisations
concerned, such as manufacturers, operators, common carriers, standardisation bodies, users.
SCOPE
The scope of the Working Group includes:
Wireless LANs.
Wireless Sensor
Networks.
Wireless Actor Networks.
Mobile computing.
Cellular networks.
Ad-hoc networks.
Mobile and wireless
personal communications.
Short range
communications and applications.
Digital microwave
systems and networks.
Digital radio and TV
broadcasting.
Satellite networks.
All topics should be examined from the viewpoint of
architecture and protocols, modulation, coding and decoding, methods of
communication functions (multiple access, error control, flow control, routing,
etc.), security, i
WG6.9 - Communication Systems for
Developing Countries
est.
2002
AIMS
To identify and study technical problems related to the access to,
understanding of and application of network and telecommunications technology
in developing countries or regions.
To encourage cross-fertilisation of
concepts and techniques among developing countries, and between developing
countries and developed countries.
To promote activities oriented to the diffusion of the methods and techniques
for accessing co
SCOPE
The areas of
study include models and methods for transfer of concepts and methods in communication
systems and establishment of new applications in developing regions for
existing technologies.
The requirements of the users of those regions include cost-effective
technologies for global access, rural access to services and social development
in those regions through appropriate applications of communication systems.
The problems of human resources, sharing of experience and cost of technology
are particularly acute, and are to be examined in detail.
Although not limited to, the following items are of particular significance in
the scope of the Working Group:
Satellite systems
Applications for cellular technology
Alternative network technologies
Technologies for distance learning, e-business, tele-meeting and any other reducing the distance effect
between partners
Global access and interconnectivity technologies
Internet services.
WG6.10 - Photonic Networking
est.
1998, revised 1999, 2001
MOTIVATION
Photonic Communication networks hold the promise of solving several problems in
the current generation of networks, among them restricted transmission capacity
and limited performance capability.
AIMS
To strengthen research on photonic networks, to explore the
potentials of photonic networks and to accelerate their early development. Additionally, the
Working Group provides a platform for presenting and discussing research
activities, major achievments and trends involving
the all-optical communication networks.
SCOPE
The Working
Group scope includes:
Architectures, system design, control mechanisms and applications
that exploit the abundant transmission capacity and flexibility of photonics.
Development of analytical and simulation tools as well as methods
for analysing, operating, dimensioning, and planning
photonic networks.
WG6.11 - Electronic Commerce - Communication Systems
est.
2000, revised 2001
AIMS
To organise and promote the exchange of information on
communication protocols and information exchange mechanisms for Electronic
Commerce. To foster research, development, standardisation,
and applications for communication platforms and services for pre-sales
support, sales and service management, settlement, and virtual enterprises in
an open trading environment.
SCOPE
The scope of
the work enco
Navigation, brokerage, advertising, and catalogue exchange in
pre-sales activities.
Negotiation and contract making protocols in interactions between
consumers, businesses, and public administration.
Secure exchange of documents, content and value in open trading
protocols.
Communication platforms for the e-Economy, including e-commerce,
e-business and e-government.
Application of mobile agent technology.
Advanced devices and protocols for the support of mobility and the
ubiquitous access to electronic markets.