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