Call for Papers

The SIGCOMM 2009 conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions to the field of computer and data communication networks. We invite submissions on various aspects of networking research, including, but not limited to:

* Analysis and design of network architectures and algorithms
* Experimental results from operational networks or network applications
* Fundamental insights into network and traffic characteristics
* Network fault-tolerance and reliability, debugging, and troubleshooting
* Network management and traffic engineering
* Network security, vulnerability, and defenses
* Network, transport, and application-layer protocols
* Networking issues for Web-hosted applications, VOIP and gaming
* Online social networks
* Operating system and other host support for networking
* Peer-to-peer, overlay, and content distribution networks
* Resource management, quality of service, and signaling
* Routing, switching, and addressing
* Tools and techniques for network measurement and simulation
* Unique issues relating to enterprise, datacenter or storage area networks
* Wireless, mobile, ad-hoc, and sensor networks

SIGCOMM is a selective conference where full papers typically report novel results firmly substantiated by experimentation, simulation, or analysis.

Submissions can be up to 14 pages in length, in two-column 10pt format. Please see the submission instructions for details. Note that accepted camera-ready papers will be 12 pages in length, in two-column format with 9pt font.

As in previous years, SIGCOMM 2009 will have workshops, a poster session, a travel grant program, and a Best Paper Award. The conference will begin with a keynote by the 2009 winner of the ACM SIGCOMM Award for lifetime contributions to the field of computer communication. Procedures for nominating candidates for the SIGCOMM Award can be obtained from http://www.sigcomm.org/about/awards/sigcomm-award-nominations.


Important dates
Workshop proposals due November 7, 2008 (5PM EST)
Notification of Workshop Acceptance December 5, 2008
Workshop Final Call for Papers due December 12, 2008
Conference Paper Title and Abstract submission January 23, 2009
Conference Paper Paper submission January 30, 2009
Notification of Conference Paper Acceptance April 30, 2009
Camera-ready Conference Papers due May 30, 2009
Cut-off for hotel reservations July 1st, 2009
Conference August 17-21, 2009