The IEEE CQR International Workshop is held annually with the purpose of bringing together industry and academic experts to present and discuss communications quality, reliability and security issues as they relate to real world issues. The output from the workshops adds to the community's body of knowledge and serves to inform, help form opinion, and to assist in the development of best practice and relevant standards.

Continuing the tradition of this series of workshops, CQR 2011 will provide an international technical forum for experts from industry and academia to exchange ideas and present results of ongoing research in the areas listed below. This year, special focus will be on the challenging issues related to the requirements, metrics, measurement, management, and dissemination of Communications Quality & Reliability.

You are invited to submit a paper related to various aspects of QoS and Reliability for the following networks/services:

* Grid and Distributed Computing
* Mobile and Ad Hoc Networks
* Overlay Networks
* Multimedia Networks and VoIP Services
* VPN, MPLS and Multicast Services
* Web Services
* Broadband Audio Visual Services
* Multi-sensory Communications
* Current and Next-generation Internet
* Emerging Technologies and Services

The detailed technical area includes:

* Measurements Techniques
* Network Architecture and Design
* Network Security
* Network Survivability
* Operations, Administration and Maintenance
* QoS Metrics and Measurement
* QoS Policy and Assessment
* QoE Assessment and Management
* Security and Reliability Issues
* Traffic Control
* Traffic Modeling and Characterization

For additional information on this CFP, please contact:

Professor Yutaka Ishibashi, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan
Technical Program Chair, CQR2011
ishibasi@nitech.ac.jp

Please note that, CQR2011 has two programs: Technical and Strategic. The above Call For Paper covers the Technical Program only. The industry focused Strategic Program is organized separately. For more information on the Strategic Program, please visit the CQR2011 website or contact the General Program Co-Chairs.