From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp170.dfw.emailsrvr.com (smtp170.dfw.emailsrvr.com [67.192.241.170]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by huchra.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 308A4200875 for ; Mon, 9 Dec 2013 04:50:15 -0800 (PST) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp7.relay.dfw1a.emailsrvr.com (SMTP Server) with ESMTP id 0340325832F; Mon, 9 Dec 2013 07:50:14 -0500 (EST) X-Virus-Scanned: OK Received: by smtp7.relay.dfw1a.emailsrvr.com (Authenticated sender: ford-AT-isoc.org) with ESMTPSA id C3552258329; Mon, 9 Dec 2013 07:50:12 -0500 (EST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=euc-kr Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.0 \(1822\)) From: Matthew Ford In-Reply-To: Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 12:49:17 +0000 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: <26FB3C56-AF24-497C-943A-3FDAE7B88D08@isoc.org> References: To: bloat X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1822) Subject: Re: [Bloat] CFP: Workshop on Reducing Internet Latency X-BeenThere: bloat@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: General list for discussing Bufferbloat List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2013 12:50:15 -0000 The report of the Reducing Internet Latency workshop is now available: = http://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2013/12/speeding-internet-reducing-lat= ency Regards, Mat On 29 May 2013, at 10:54, Mat Ford wrote: > This workshop may be of interest to folks here. >=20 > Regards, > Mat >=20 > Workshop on Reducing Internet Latency > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D > 17-18 September 2013 > London, England >=20 > Introduction and Scope > ---------------------- > Latency tends to have been sacrificed in favour of headline bandwidth = in > the way the Internet has been built. This two-day invitation-only = workshop > aims to galvanise action to fix that. All layers of the stack are in = scope. >=20 > Latency is an increasingly important topic for networking researchers = and > Internet practitioners alike. Data from Google, Microsoft, Amazon and > others indicate that latency increases for interactive Web = applications > result in less usage and less revenue from sales or advertising = income. > Whether trying to provide platforms for Web applications, = high-frequency > stock trading, multi-player online gaming or 'cloud' services of any = kind, > latency is a critical factor in determining end-user satisfaction and = the > success of products in the marketplace. Consequently, latency and > variation in latency are key performance metrics for services these = days. >=20 > But latency reduction is not just about increasing revenues for big > business. Matt Mullenweg of WordPress motivates work on latency = reduction > well when he says, "My theory here is when an interface is faster, you > feel good. And ultimately what that comes down to is you feel in = control. > The [application] isn=A9=F6t controlling me, I=A9=F6m controlling it. = Ultimately > that feeling of control translates to happiness in everyone. In order = to > increase the happiness in the world, we all have to keep working on = this." >=20 > Invitations to attend the workshop will depend on receipt of a = position > paper. In a spirit of co-ordination across the industry, submissions = are > encouraged from developers and network operators as well as the = research > and standards communities. >=20 > A wide range of latency related topics are in scope including, but not > limited to: > - surveys of latency across all layers > - analyses of sources of latency and severity/variability > - the cost of latency problems to society and the economy, or the = value of > fixing it > - principles for latency reduction across the stack > - solutions to reduce latency, including cross-layer > - deployment considerations for latency reducing technology > - benchmarking, accreditation, measurement and market comparison = practices >=20 > Submissions > ----------- > This is an invitation-only workshop. Prospective participants must = submit > short (up to 2 pages) position papers outlining their views on a = specific > aspect of the overall scope. The emphasis here is on relevance and = brevity > - you do not need to write a lot of text, just demonstrate that you = have > thought about the problem space and have something interesting to say = on > the topic. >=20 > Please send position papers in PDF format to: latency@isoc.org >=20 > Participant numbers will be limited to focus on discussion and = identifying > actions rather than slideware. >=20 > Accepted position papers will be made public. A report on the workshop > will be published after participants have agreed the content. = Therefore, > it will be possible to state views during the workshop without them = being > publicly attributed. >=20 > Important Dates > --------------- > Position paper submission deadline: 23 June 2013 > Paper acceptance notification: 28 June 2013 > Workshop dates: 9am, Tuesday 17th to 5pm, Wednesday 18th September = 2013 > (subject to change) >=20 > Program committee > ----------------- > Mat Ford, Internet Society, co-chair > Bob Briscoe, BT, co-chair > Gorry Fairhurst, University of Aberdeen > Arvind Jain, Google > Jason Livingood, Comcast > Andrew McGregor, Google >=20 > Workshop venue and other details > -------------------------------- > Venue: London (exact location to be confirmed) > Registration fee: nil > Recommended accommodation: To be confirmed > The workshop is sponsored by the Internet Society, the RITE project, > Simula Research Labs and the TimeIn project. The Internet Society will > host a workshop dinner on the Tuesday evening. >=20 >