Special Issue on : "Networks and Communications" The International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications (IJCNC) http://airccse.org/journal/ijcnc.html Guest Editors : E.V.Krishnamurthy, Australian National University, Australia Chih-Lin Hu,National Central University,Taiwan Theme and Scope Networks and Communication has undergone a dramatic change in recent years. There is a shift away from the traditional client-server model to systems based on the peer-to peer network, which allows users share resources effectively. The purpose of this special issue is to publish high-quality papers on Computer Networks & Communications for wired and wireless networks in theoretical and practical aspects. This special issue aims to promote state-of-the-art research in the area of computer Networks, network protocols and wireless networks, Data communication Technologies, and network security. The special issue will additionally select high quality papers from “The Third International Conference on Networks & Communications (NetCoM-3.0)” to be held in Bangalore, India. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Authors are solicited to contribute to this special Issue by submitting articles that illustrate research results, projects, surveying works and industrial experiences that describe significant advances in the following areas, but are not limited to *Addressing & location management *Broadband access technologies *Adhoc and sensor networks *Cross layer design and optimization *Heterogeneous wireless networks *High speed networks *Internet and Web applications *Measurement & Performance Analysis *Mobile & Broadband Wireless Internet *Mobile networks & Wireless LAN *Network Architectures *Network Based applications *Network Operations & management *Network Protocols & Wireless Networks *Network Security trust, & privacy *Network Security trust, & privacy *Next Generation Internet *Next Generation Web Architectures *Peer to peer and overlay networks *QoS and Resource Management *Recent trends & Developments in Computer Networks *Routing, switching and addressing techniques *Self-Organizing Networks and Networked Systems *Ubiquitous networks *Virtual & overlay networks *Wireless communications *Wireless mesh networks and protocols *Wireless Multimedia systems Notes for Prospective Authors Submissions must be original and should not have been published previously or be under consideration for publication while being evaluated for this Issue. Manuscripts should be written in English and strictly follow the guideline of the Journal IJCNC. The extended version of the selected papers from "NetCoM -3.0" could be submitted to this special issue. The revised version must have at least 40% difference from the conference paper. The manuscripts should be submitted to one of the guest editors by January 31, 2012, through email sinetcom@airccj.org Important Dates Submission Deadline : January 31, 2012 Authors Notification : February 26, 2012 Final Manuscript Due : March 01, 2012 For more details please visit : http://airccse.org/journal/ijcnc.html