PROGRAM FUTURE NETWORKS 2014 SON and SDN: Friends or Foes? FA5.2-ITG-Conference (part of the Zukunft der Netze -Conference Series) Co-located with SON for Future Networks Organized by the FP7-ICT-Project SEMAFOUR 25.-26.9.2014 www.vde.com/zdn2014 INFORMATIONSTECHNISCHE GESELLSCHAFT IM VDE
SON and SDN: Friends or Foes? Future Networks 2014 (part of the Zukunft der Netze - Conference Series) organized by the ITG-Committee (FA) 5.2. Communication Net - works and Systems The research and development of future networks is currently dominated by two major trends: On the one hand, Self-Organizing Networks (SON) promise to allow for a flexible and decentralized integration and control of network components. On the other hand, Software Defined Networks (SDN) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV) concepts introduce a centralized control of network components to allow for effective implementation of high-end Quality of Service targets in heterogeneous environments. In previous conferences of the Future Networks series, either SON or SDN were in the focus. The 2014 edition of the conference aims to shed a light on how these two major trends interact with each other: where do they complement each other, where do they compete against each other when building the networks of the future? The presentations on the conference will address the following questions: Self-organizing/Self-optimizing networks and protocols: experiences from the field and new research trends Software-defined networking architectures, protocols and implementations: which bottlenecks have been and which still have to be removed? What is the trade-off between centralized vs. decentra lized control? Integrating SON, SDN and NFV in one network archi tecture Logically centralized: SDN controller architectures and performance Open Flow-based implementations and performance Self-organization and Software-Defined Networking in Cyber Physical Systems (sensor-/actor networks) SON and SDN standards and interoperability issues Boundary conditions This year s edition of the Future networks conference series will be jointly organized and co-located with the workshop SON for Future Networks (http://fp7-semafour.eu/workshop2014) organized by the EU project SEMAFOUR with an invited talk from the CELTIC+ project SHARING. It is expec ted that the participants will attend both events. Due to the partially international background of the participants, the conference Future networks will be held in English in 2014. The SEMAFOUR workshop will take place one day before the Future networks conference. It will address topics such as Multi-RAT / Multi-layer SON Functions and Inte grated SON Management and Operation. Presentations for the Future networks conference will complement these topics with presentations on SDN (and its combination/interaction with SON). Panel The program foresees as a final highlight of the program a panel discussion, in which different viewpoints from manufacturers, operators and content providers are addressed under the headline of the conference SDN and SON. Friends or foes? Based on the presentations of the conference and the professional background of the distinguished panel speakers we hope for a lively (even controversial) discussion. Program SON for Future Networks Organized by the FP7-ICT-Project SEMAFOUR Thursday, September 25, 2014 9:00 am Welcome Thomas Kürner (Technische Universität Braunschweig); Colin Willcock (Nokia, SEMAFOUR Project Session 1 Sana Ben Jemaa (Orange Labs) 9:15 am Overview of the SEMAFOUR Project 9:35 am Demonstrator of the SEMAFOUR Vision and Achievements Remco Litjens (TNO) 10:00 am SONLAB: Framework for Distributed Simulation of SON in Realistic Networks Andreas Eisenblätter (atesio) 10:30 am Coffee Break + Poster/Demo
Session 2 Kristina Zetterberg (Ericsson) 11:00 am Steering Users based on their Mobility Behaviour in LTE Networks Bart Sas (iminds) 11:30 am Self-optimisation of Multi-layer LTE / Wi-Fi Access Selection Yu Wang (Ericsson) 12:00 am Active Antenna Systems: Self-optimised (De)activation of Vertical Sectorisation Zwi Altmann (Orange Labs) 12:30 pm Lunch break + Poster/Demo Session 3 Christoph Schmelz (Nokia) 2:15 pm Policy-Based SON Management Sören Hahn () 2:45 pm Presentation of the Celtic-SHARING Project Berna Sayrac (Orange Labs) 3:30 pm Coffee break + Poster/Demo Session 4 Ignacio Berberana (Telefónica I&D) 4:00 pm LTE for Cyber Physical Systems Meeting a different Set of Requirements Christian Wietfeld (Technische Universität Dortmund) 4:30 pm Projects in 5GPPP Colin Willcock (Nokia) 5:00 pm Panel Discussion SON for Future Networks Moderator Thomas Kürner (Technische Universität Braunschweig) Panelists Christian Wietfeld (Technische Universität Dortmund, Chair ITG FA 5.2) Berna Sayrac (Orange Labs, SHARING Project 5:30 pm End of the Workshop 7:00 pm Social Event Restaurant Gastwerk Program SON and SDN: Friends or Foes? Friday, September 26, 2014 9:00 am Welcome Ulrich Reimers (Vice-President TU Braun schweig); Joachim Sachs, Christian Wietfeld (FA 5.2 Chairs); Thomas Kürner (TPC Leader) 9:15 am Key Note "Network Virtualization and Cloud Automation and Flow Control" Christoph Meyer (Ericsson) 9:55 am Highlights from SEMAFOUR 10:25 am Coffee Break + Poster/Demo Session: Software-Defined Networking in Practise Klaus Kohrt (ITG) 10:55 am Future Networks Today First Implemen tations of SDN & NFV Jochen Apel (Alcatel-Lucent) 11:20 am IP-Switch: Improving Network Security by using OpenFlow Andreas Brinner (genua) 11:45 am Software Defined Active Queue Management Sebastian Meier (Universität Stuttgart) 12:10 pm Lunch Break + Poster/Demo Session: SDN & SON in Mobile Networks Ingo Willimowski (Vodafone) 1:20 pm Cloudification of the 5G Radio Access Network Andreas Mäder (NEC) 1:45 pm Network Function Virtualization: a Mobile Operator Perspective Wolfgang Kiess (DOCOMO) 2:10 pm A Virtual SDN-enabled EPC Architecture Marco Hoffmann (Nokia)
2:35 pm Interworking of NFV/SDN with QoE Monitoring in Mobile Networks Marcus Eckert (Technische Universität Chemnitz) 3:00 pm Coffee Break + Poster/Demo 3:30 pm Panel SDN and SON: Friends or Foes? Moderator Joachim Sachs (Ericsson, Chair ITG FA 5.2). Panelists Christoph Meyer (Ericsson) Colin Willcock (Nokia) Walter Häffner (Vodafone) Additional panelists are planned 4:30 pm Closing Remarks Joachim Sachs, Christian Wietfeld (FA 5.2 Chairs) Contact The Conference Series Future Networks / Zukunft der Netze is organized by the ITG-Committee (FA) 5.2. Communication Net - works and Systems (www.vde-itg-kommunikationsnetze.de) Local Organizer and TPC leader Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Kürner kuerner@ifn.ing.tu-bs.de FA 5.2 Committee leaders Dr.-Ing. Joachim Sachs, Ericsson joachim.sachs@ericsson.com Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Wietfeld Technische Universität Dortmund christian.wietfeld@tu-dortmund.de FA 5.2 Sub Committee leaders Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Bauschert (5.2.1) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Timm-Giel (5.2.1) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Erwin Rathgeb (5.2.2) Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Kellerer (5.2.4) Dr.-Ing. Dirk Staehle (5.2.4) Dr.-Ing. Roland Freund (5.2.5) General Information: Local Organizer (http://www.ifn.ing.tu-bs.de) Institut für Nachrichtentechnik (https://www.tu-braunschweig.de) Conference Venue Institut für Nach richten technik Schleinitzstr. 22 38106 Braunschweig www.tu-braunschweig.de Accomodation Hotel rooms can be booked online at http://germany.nethotels.com/info/braunschweig/events/ semafour-workshop/default.htm Early booking is recommended Social Event 7:00 pm (25 September 2014): Restaurant Gastwerk (http://www.gastwerk.net) Mittelweg 7, 38106 Braunschweig (10 min. walking distance from the conference venue) Registration: Registration fees include admission to two days of conference, one copy of the conference proceedings, coffee breaks, lunches and Dinner on Thursday (not included in student ticket). To register for the Future Networks 2014 please fill in the registration form attached to this programme and return it to VDE- Conference Services, Fax: +49-(0)69 6308-144. To enjoy the early-bird-discount, the VDE-Conference Services must receive the form before August 28, 2014. Full payment or credit card information must accompany all registrations in order to be accepted. If you prefer online registration, please use the registration button of www.vde.com/zdn2014
Conference fees (include 2 days of conference, 1 copy of proceedings, coffee/lunch breaks, Social Event) Registration Registration until 27.08.2014 after 27.08.2014 Regular EUR 160,00 EUR 190,00 Member (VDE*, SEMAFOUR) EUR 135,00 EUR 165,00 Speaker EUR 135,00 EUR 165,00 Student** EUR0 25,00 EUR 055,00 Student Member (VDE)** free of charge free of charge * Copy of membership certification required with the registration! ** Students must provide a copy of the student card. The student fee does not apply for PhD Students. Presenting authors, co-authors, committee members and ses - sion chairs are not exempt from paying registration fees. Payment Payment for registration, including bank charges and processing fees, must be made in Euro. The conference fee has to be fully paid in advance. Confirmation of registration will be sent after full payment has been received by VDE-Conference Services. Cancellation In case of cancellation, provided that written notice is received at the VDE-Conference Services before August 28, 2014 (except authors registration), the registration fee will be fully refunded less a handling fee of 30,00 Euro. After August 27, 2014 no refund will be made. Proceedings will then be sent to the registrant after the conference. There can be no reductions for late arrival, early departure or any meals not taken.