The IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management publishes (online only) peer-reviewed archival-quality papers that advance the state-of-the-art and practical applications of network and service management. Theoretical research contributions (presenting new concepts and techniques) and applied contributions (reporting on experiences and experiments with actual systems) are encouraged.

    These transactions focus on the key technical issues related to:

        Management Models
        Architectures and Frameworks
        Service Provisioning
        Reliability and Quality Assurance
        Management Functions
        Enabling Technologies
        Information and Communication Models
        Policies
        Applications and Case Studies
        Emerging Technologies
        Standards