As in previous years, the workshop covers a broad spectrum of QoS issues in communications networking. IWQoS 2008 will particularly emphasize the increasing importance of application level QoS and perceived QoS, i.e., the quality of applications as experienced by the end users, which is usually expressed in terms of a â??mean opinion scoreâ?? (MOS). Relevant topics for the workshop include the following:

End-to-end QoS provisioning in heterogeneous network environments

Application protocols and QoS

QoS in overlay and peer-to-peer networks

QoS adaptation, adaptive applications

Perceived QoS for VoIP and multimedia applications

Mapping network performance to perceived QoS

Service-level agreements (SLAs) and QoS

QoS modelling for gaming applications

Measurement based QoS estimation and verification

QoS in wireless, mobile, ad hoc and sensor networks

QoS in context aware systems (also related to mobility)

End-to-end QoS signalling and support

QoS in home networks, intranets and Metro Ethernets

Operating systems support and end-system design for QoS


We also solicit papers in the following areas:

QoS analysis and modeling

Traffic and network engineering

QoS architectures and protocols

Content delivery networks with service/performance guarantees

QoS, availability, resilience and security in MPLS/GMPLS and in L2 and L3 VPNs

Resource management and admission control

QoS routing

QoS pricing and billing

QoS in web server systems and storage systems

Evaluation metrics and methodologies for QoS

Fault tolerance and QoS

QoS measurement; QoS signaling and control

Server-side QoS and its roles in end-to-end QoS provisioning

QoS and SLAs for composite services in SOA

QoS-aware middleware frameworks and services


IWQoS aims at allowing rapid dissemination of research results and to provide fast turnaround. The deadline for papers is therefore as close to the conference as the publishers allow. The workshop is a single-track forum spanning two and a half days. It values both theoretical contributions and practical experience.