The 2011 IEEE International Conference on High Performance Switching and Routing (IEEE HPSR 2011) will be held in Cartagena (Spain), in the Spanish Mediterranean coast. The goal of the 12th IEEE HPSR is to bring together researchers, engineers and practitioners from around the world. IEEE HPSR is focused on the technology of high-speed, high-capacity switches and routers, including architectural and algorithmic aspects of high-speed IP networks, possibly adopting optical technologies and wireless user access. Over the last editions, IEEE HPSR has evolved into an important forum of telecommunications and networking for the exchange of state-of-the-art. IEEE HPSR 2011 will comprise of technical sessions for presentations of novel results, panel sessions and tutorials presented by leading experts. The conference solicits high-quality papers reporting original work in both theoretical and experimental research areas. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

High-performance switch and router architectures
Multicast switching and routing
Switching in data centers
Impairment-aware optical switching fabrics
Packet scheduling algorithms
Power-aware switching and routing
Routing protocols
Routing in wireless sensor networks
Routing in wireless mesh networks
Cross-layer routing optimization
Epidemic routing
MPLS and GMPLS switching and routing
High-speed network security
Network management
IP over optical networks
Network processors
Packet classification
Reconfigurable switching
Switching in multiprocessor architectures
Optical packet/burst switching
Fault tolerant switch fabrics
Interconnection networks
Router architectures
Routing in mobile ad-hoc networks
Routing in peer-to-peer networks
Routing in cognitive networks
Cooperative routing
Routing in WDM networks
Protection and fast recovery
QoS, Traffic engineering and control
Pricing, accounting and charging
High speed packet processors
Deep packet inspection
Address look-up algorithms