Session Chair: Jairo Gutierrez

Telecommunication Networks Mini Track: Introduction to the topical area
Ali Amiri: Oaklahoma State University
Mark Weiser: Oaklahoma State University

Integration of the Helpdesk with SNMP Management: A Case Study Approach
Thusitha Jayawardana: GBA Solutions
Jairo A. Gutiérrez: University of Auckland, New Zealand

A Low Cost Management and Monitoring Structure for an Academic Computer Network
Anilton Salles Garcia: Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo, Brazil
Getúlio Vargas Loureiro: Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo, Brazil
Rostan Piccoli: Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo, Brazil

Challenges to the End-to-End Internet Model
William Yurcik: Illinois State University
David Doss: Illinois State University
Hans Kruse: Ohio University

Odessa

Session Chair: D.A. Schupke

Lower Bounds for the Multiperiod Capacitated Minimal Spanning Tree with Node Outage Cost Design Problem
Rakesh Kawatra: Minnesota State University

Decentralised Network Management using Web-based technologies
Jairo A. Gutiérrez: University of Auckland, New Zealand

Reliability Models of SRP Rings
D. A. Schupke: Munich University of Technology, Germany

System Insecurity - Firewalls
Thomas C. Richards: University of North Texas

Methodological Issues in Systems Management Suites Deployment
J. Art Gowan Jr.: University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Chris Jesse: Tangram Enterprise Solutions, Inc.
Richard G. Mathieu: St. Louis University