Contents this issue

             Dear Colleagues, developers and researchers of computer networks, 3-rd issue of magazine "COMPUTER NETWORKS. The theory and practice", which sums up our three-year activity, is offered to you.

             Interest to the magazine is increasing. First of all it is caused by the fact that in Russia the strong tendency of increasing the number of networks as well as the number of users is observed in Russia. Also there are essential qualitative changes. Computer networks offer users the increasing opportunities of solving information and analytical problems. Service of databases in branches and corporations is being created and organized. Much more attention is given to the construction of the integrated multipurpose corporate computer networks using high-speed liaison channels.

             System managers and system integrators have a necessity for quantitative substantiations of accepted decisions. The problems (tasks) formed by practice, demand development of the applied theory.

             It is possible to confirm the growing interest to magazine BC/NW.

• The number of visitings of the magazine has exceeded 800.
• The number of sections of the magazine where articles were sent has reached 18 in third issue of BC/NW.
• 45 authors published 36 articles in third issue of BC/NW.

 

In the period 14 - 16 October, 2003 the International of Informatisaton Academy (IIA) together with the Moscow Power Institute (Technical University) and Moscow State Technical University "STANKIN" organized and hold the international conference "Information means and technologies" which included section "Computing systems and networks" which directed by the editor of BC/NW Abrosimov L.I.. The theses of reports and full reports of the authors participating in the work of the section were included in the present release of magazine BC/NW.

 

Collective efforts to study the results published in the magazine and preparation for the publication of our own results are the main principles of interaction of our Colleagues and editorial staff of BC/NW.

The subjects of sections of the third issue of magazine BC/NW has been corrected and has extended, that has not affected the direction of the magazine declared in its previous issues.

 

In the present magazine there are articles on the following directions:

• Models and methods for a substantiation of the choice of networks hardware structure
• Models and methods for a substantiation of the choice of networks software structure
• Models and methods for network organization of information support
• Models and methods for the organization of networks management
• Models and methods for the analysis of functioning of channels and data transmission networks
• Models and methods for the estimation of networks productivity
• Models and methods for the estimation of networks functioning quality
• Methods of research into network characteristics
• Models and methods for the estimation of networks designing quality
• Models and methods for the estimation of networks reliability
• Experience in using and operating of networks
• Methods and means of information safety in networks
• Methods of research into network traffic characteristics
• Models, methods and tools used in the designing of distributed information systems
• Organization of network calculations
• Problems of intellectualization of computer networks
• Management improvement in computer networks

 

In section "The express information" readers are offered the information about holding:

• the Tenth annual international scientific and technical conference of students and post-graduate students "RADIO ELECTRONICS, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING And POWER ENGINEERING" which is held 4 - March, 5, 2004. The conference will contain work of section "Computers, networks and systems"
• October, 14-16, 2004 the International of Informatisaton Academy together with the Moscow Power Institute (Technical University) and Moscow State Technical University "STANKIN" will hold the international conference "Information means and technologies". The section "Computing systems and networks" is included into the program of the conference.

 

Dear readers, BC/NW Editorial staff expects your suggestions on improving quality of the magazine and, certainly, we expect researches and proffessionals to send their articles for publishing in our magazine.