1. Thresholds: Role of Download Time as a Key in Web Cache Management Policies

   • Nelson L. S. da Fonseca
   • Rodrigo M. Oliveira

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 1 - 6

2. Guest Editorial: Management of Converged Networks

   • Geng Lin
   • Chien-Chung Shen

   Editorial Introduction Pages: 7 - 10

3. Edge Provisioning and Fairness in VPN-DiffServ Networks

   • Ibrahim Khalil
   • Torsten Braun

   OriginalPaper Pages: 11 - 37

4. Managing Quality-of-Service in Internet Applications Using Differentiated Services

   • Michael A. Bauer
   • Hadee A. Akhand

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 62

5. Efficient Agent-Based Selection of DiffServ SLAs over MPLS Networks Within the ASP Service Model

   • Thanasis G. Papaioannou
   • Stelios Sartzetakis
   • George D. Stamoulis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 90

6. Extending COPS-PR with Meta-Policies for Scalable Management of IP Networks

   • Raouf Boutaba
   • Andreas Polyrakis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 91 - 106

7. Managing End-to-End Network Performance via Optimized Monitoring Strategies

   • H. Cenk Ozmutlu
   • Natarajan Gautam
   • Russell Barton

   OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 126

8. Report: Internet Services: Management Beyond the Element—A Report on DSOM'2001

   • Aiko Pras
   • Olivier Festor

   ReviewPaper Pages: 127 - 131

9. Forthcoming Contributions

   Table of Contents Pages: 133 - 133