Cloud Networking has emerged as a promising direction for cost efficient and reliable service delivery across data communication networks. The dynamic location of service facilities and the virtualization of hardware and software elements are stressing the communication network and protocols, especially when data centers are interconnected through the Internet. Although the "computing" aspects of Cloud technologies have been largely investigated, lower attention has been devoted to the "networking" aspects. The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Cloud Networking (IEEE CloudNet 2013), part of the IEEE Cloud Computing Initiative, precisely addresses these aspects. Conference topics include (but are not limited to):
- Data Center Network Management, Reliability, Optimization
- Distributed Data Center Architectures
- Internet Routing of Cloud data
- Ethernet Routing: TRILL, SPB, L2LSP
- Network Programmability, Software-Defined Networking
- Virtual Ethernet Switching, Data Center Bridging
- Cloud Traffic Characterization and Measurements
- Intra-Cloud vs Inter-Cloud Management
- Cloud Traffic Engineering and Control-Plane Architectures
- Green Cloud Networking
- Security, Privacy, Confidentiality in Cloud Networking
- Network on the fly, Virtual control, Virtual radio, Isolation
- Virtualization of Wireless Equipment
- Unified User and Machine Mobility Management
- Mobile Cloud Networking, Follow-Me-Cloud
- Storage Area Networks, Optical Interconnect, Fiber Channel
- Content and Service Distribution
