·        Optical network performance modeling
·        Optical networks for future Internet design
·        Optical network control and management
·        Energy efficiency in optical networks
·        Optical network survivability
·        Novel architectures for optical routers and switches
·        Optical networks to support cloud computing
·        Optical access network architectures and protocols
·        Techno-economic analysis of optical networks
·        High speed optical LANs and Gigabit Ethernet
·        Field trials, new applications and experiments in optical networking
·        Convergence of optical and wireless networks
·        Security and privacy in optical networks
IMPORTANT DATES 
  Submission Deadline:          30 November 2012    21 December 2012
  Acceptance Notification:     31 January   2013
  Camera Ready Submission: 15 February  2013   20 February 2013
  Conference Dates:               16-19 April 2013
REQUIREMENTS
- Authors must submit their paper(s) and/or poster(s) using the EDAS online application no later than December 21, 2012 (extended deadline).
- All papers must be submitted as PDF files, which should not exceed 6 pages in double-column IEEE proceedings style. Accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings and published in IEEE Xplore digital library. Therefore, all papers must exactly fulfill the IEEE publication requirements in the final submitted version. For paper templates and further instructions, please consult the IEEE Author Digital Toolbox.