``Energy-Efficient Communications for High-Performance Distributed Systems''

a special issue of

International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems (IJCNDS), Inderscience Publishers, UK

Theme
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In pursuit of a wider bandwidth and higher communication efficiency, traditional buses are being replaced by innovative communication fabrics as the principal interconnect. However, these interconnection networks consume a significant portion of the total system energy. It has been reported in most systems up to 35% of energy is consumed by the interconnection networks. Thus, we must develop innovative and effective solution that can reduce power consumption for the interconnection networks for high-performance distributed systems.

Subject Coverage
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The special issue will primarily encompass theoretical and practical solutions for energy-efficient communications for high-performance distributed systems. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to
. Voltage and frequency scaled networks
. Energy-efficient communication protocols
. Switching and routing protocols
. Hardware solutions for achieving energy efficiency in large-scale networked systems
. Application specific communication protocols for emerging distributed systems paradigms
. Multi-objective optimization procedures for achieving
high-throughput for energy-efficient systems
. Cross layer protocol design aiming at energy efficient solutions
. Network models and simulation modulestools for energy efficient solutions
. Virtualisation techniques for energy efficiency
. Remote waking up techniques, protocols and strategies
. Energy consumption surveys for network elements
. Holistic models for energy efficient computing

Notes for Prospective Authors
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Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).
All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on the
Author Guidelines page
http://www.inderscience.com/mapper.php?id=31

Important Dates
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Paper submission December 01, 2009
Initial notification February 01, 2010
Rebuttal submission March 01, 2010
Final notification April 15, 2010

Editors and Notes
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You may send one copy in the form of an MS Word file attached to an e-mail (details in Author Guidelines) to the following

Pascal Bouvry
University of Luxembourg
Email pascal.bouvry@uni.lu

Samee U. Khan
North Dakota State University
Email samee.khan@ndsu.edu

(Please Cc the email to Inderscience Editorial Office, e-mail editorial@inderscience.com)

Please include in your submission the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editors.