Aims and Scope

Modern computer networks and communication systems are increasing in size, scope, and heterogeneity. The promise of a single end-to-end technology has not been realized and likely never will occur. The decreasing cost of bandwidth is increasing the possible applications of computer networks and communication systems to entirely new domains. Problems in integrating heterogeneous wired and wireless technologies, ensuring security and quality of service, and reliably operating large-scale systems including the inclusion of cloud computing have all emerged as important topics. The one constant is the need for network management. Challenges in network management have never been greater than they are today. The International Journal of Network Management is the forum for researchers, developers, and practitioners in network management to present their work to an international audience. The journal is dedicated to the dissemination of information, which will enable improved management, operation, and maintenance of computer networks and communication systems. The journal is peer reviewed and publishes original papers (both theoretical and experimental) by leading researchers, practitioners, and consultants from universities, research laboratories, and companies around the world. Issues with thematic or guest-edited special topics typically occur several times per year. Topic areas for the journal are largely defined by the taxonomy for network and service management developed by IFIP WG6.6, together with IEEE-CNOM, the IRTF-NMRG and the Emanics Network of Excellence. The taxonomy is available here

Readership

The readership of this journal is broad. Readers include network and telecommunications managers, researchers, developers, designers, consultants, vendors, and students with an interest in existing and future directions in network management.

Keywords

IP networks
Wireless networks and cellular networks
Optical networks
Overlay networks
Virtual networks
Home networks
Access networks
Enterprise networks and campus networks
Data center networks
SCADA networks and distributed control systems
Wireless sensor networks
Internet of Things networks
Information-centric networks
Software-defined networks
Multimedia services
Content delivery services
Cloud computing services
Internet connectivity and Internet access services
Internet of Things services
Security services
Context-aware services
Information technology services
Economic aspects
Multi-stakeholder aspects
Service level agreements
Lifecycle aspects
Process and workflow aspects
Legal perspective
Regulatory perspective
Privacy aspects
Fault management
Configuration management
Accounting management
Performance management
Security management
Centralized management
Hierarchical management
Distributed management
Federated management
Autonomic and cognitive management
Policy-based management
Pro-active management
Energy-aware management
Quality of experience-centric management
Communication protocols
Middleware
Overlay networks
Cloud computing and cloud storage
Data models, information models semantic models
Information visualization
Software-defined networking
Network function virtualization
Orchestration
Operations support systems and business support systems
Mathematical logic and automated reasoning
Mathematical optimization
Control theory
Probability theory, stochastic processes, and queuing theory
Machine learning
Evolutionary algorithms
Economic theory and game theory
Network monitoring and measurements
Data mining and (big) data analysis
Computer simulation experiments
Prototype implementation and testbed experimentation
Field trials