The  Vision is for  the  Voice  Call  of  Today  to Become the 
			Multimedia Call of the Future.


Call for Papers
JOURNAL OF NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

Special Issue on

Multimedia Network/Service Management


       The convergence of telecommunication networks, computers,
       interactive TV, multimedia programming, and consumer electronics	
       is changing the way we interact.  The range and sophistication of
       multimedia applications is growing rapidly, propelled by
       technological advances, standardization,	and increasing demand
       for cost-effective services.  Multimedia is expected to dominate
       broadband communication well into the next century.

       This special issue is intended to examine multimedia network
       services	and integrated network management methodologies	and
       issues.	The intention is to bring together a wide range	of
       perspectives on the interoperability of management systems,
       including the research and development in multimedia OAM&P,
       application services, and procedures; and to provide future
       direction.  The special issue will include tutorials, state-of-
       the-art research	articles, and practical	examples.  The focus
       will be on:

	   o Implementation Architectures, Technologies, and User
	     Interface for Multimedia Services

	   o Multimedia	Specific Implementations Using Broadband 
             Networks

	   o Temporal Synchronization and Management, Flow/Congestion
	     Control

	   o Network Design and	Optimization, Storage Requirements,
	     Reliability and Security

	   o Applications Interoperability and Quality of Services

	   o Client/Server Management Models and Frameworks for
   	     Multimedia Implementations

	   o Multimedia	Management Information Base

	   o Management	Standards, Hardware and	Software Platforms

	   o Emerging Trends in	Multimedia Server Technologies,
  	     Middleware Management and Control

	   o Multimedia	Communication Services Provisioning

	   o OAM&P Experiments,	Field Trials, Applications and
             Experiences

       Instructions to Authors:	Please submit four copies of your
       manuscript, not exceeding 20 double-spaced type-written pages, to
       one of the Guest	Editors.  Please prepare manuscripts according 
       to the Instructions to Contributors which can be found in any
       copy of the Journal, or on World-Wide Web at URL
       http://www.cstp.umkc.edu/jnsm/.	Please include authors'	names,
       addresses, telephone and	fax numbers, and e-mail	addresses.

       Guest Editors:

		      Shervin Erfani   Tarek Saadawi
			 Room 4F-110   Dept. of Electrical Eng.
		   Bell	Laboratories   The City	College
		   200 Laurel Avenue   The City	University of New York
		Middletown, NJ 07748   New York, NY 10031
	       Phone: (908) 957-6107   Phone: (212) 650-7263
		 Fax: (908) 957-4522   Fax: (212) 650-8249
	   E-mail: sie@probe.att.com   E-mail:
                                       eetns@ee-mail.engr.ccny.cuny.edu

       Revised Schedule:
       Manuscript due:	September 30, 1996
       Notification of Acceptance:  December 30, 1996
       Publication Date:  3rd quarter 1997