The 47th IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN'2017)



The 3rd Workshop on Dependability Issues on SDN and NFV (DISN'2017)


Dependability Issues on SDN and NFV

Software-Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) are two technologies that have already had a deep impact on computer and telecommunication networks. Software Defined Networks (SDN) decouple network control from forwarding functions, enabling network control to become directly programmable and the underlying infrastructure to be abstracted from applications and network services. Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) is a network architecture concept where IT virtualization techniques are used to implement network node functions as building blocks that may be combined, or chained, together to create communication services. SDN and NFV make it simpler and faster to deploy and manage new services, avoiding the cost and the long time frame required to design and implement hardware-based network services. Furthermore, these technologies allow the existing hardware infrastructure to be effectively used, as services can be (re-)allocated according to requirements, resources and load.

SDN and NVF introduce numerous dependability challenges. In terms of reliability, the challenges range from the design of reliable new SDN and NFV technologies to the adaptation of classical network functions to these technologies. The effective, dependable deployment of the virtual network on the physical substrate is particularly important. In terms of security, the challenges are enormous, as SDN and NFV are meant to be the very fabric of both the Internet and private networks. Threats, privacy concerns, authentication issues, and isolation - defining a truly secure virtualized network requires work on multiple fronts.

Program
To be announced in May 2017

Topics

DISN: The 2nd Workshop on Dependability Issues on SDN and NFV
June 26, 2017 @ DSN'2017

Topics include but are not limited to:

  • Fault characterization in SDN and NFV
  • Fault monitoring in SDN and NFV
  • Dependability strategies to tolerate faults in SDN and NFV
  • Virtual-Physical Network Allocation
  • Dependable Network Programmability
  • Security of SDN infrastructures
  • Isolation & privacy in virtualized network environments
  • Dependability of virtualization technologies in SDN and NFV
  • Management of SDN and NFV
  • Practical experience reports on dependability issues of SDN and NFV
Submissions

Submissions must be up to 8 pages and must adhere to the IEEE Computer Society camera-ready 8.5″x11″ two-column camera-ready format (using a 10-point font on 12-point single-spaced leading). The templates are reproduced below for your convenience, and further details can be found here.

Submission website: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=disn2017

Important Dates
  • Submission deadline: April 6, 2017
  • Author notification: April 21, 2016
  • Camera-ready: April 28, 2016 (this is a hard deadline!)
  • Workshop: June 26, 2017
Technical Program Committee
  • Alysson Bessani, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Stenio Fernandes, UFPE, Brazil
  • Luciano Gaspary, UFRGS, Brazil
  • Lisandro Granville, UFRGS, Brazil
  • Raj Jain, Washington University in St. Louis. U.S.A.
  • Veena B. Mendiratta, Bell Labs, Nokia, U.S.A.
  • Fernando Pedone, Università della Svizzera Italiana, Switzerland
  • Fernando Ramos, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
  • Christian Rothenberg, Unicamp, Brazil
  • Richard Schlichting, AT&T Labs, U.S.A.
DISN: Chairs & Contact
  • Matti Hiltunen, AT&T Labs, U.S.A., hiltunen@research.att.com
  • Elias P. Duarte Jr., Federal University of Parana, Brazil, elias@inf.ufpr.br
Previous Editions
The 2nd Workshop on Dependability Issues on SDN and NFV (DISN'2016)
The 1st Workshop on Dependability Issues on SDN and NFV (DISN'2015)


The 3rd Workshop on Dependability Issues on SDN and NFV (DISN'2017)
The 47th Annual IEEE/IFIP International Conference on Dependable Systems and Networks (DSN'2017)