edited by Tuna Tuğcu (Bogazici University, Turkey), M Ufuk Çağlayan (Bogazici University, Turkey), Fatih Alagöz (Bogazici University, Turkey), & Erol Gelenbe (Imperial College, UK)

This book presents a selective collection of papers from the 20th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, held in Istanbul, Turkey. The selected papers span a wide spectrum of topics in computer networks, including internet and multimedia, security and cryptography, wireless networks, parallel and distributed computing, and performance evaluation. These papers represent the results of the latest research of academicians from more than 30 countries.

• A Lightweight Passive Replication Protocol for Deterministic Serves (J Ahn)
• A Fair Bandwidth Allocation Scheme for Multimedia Handoff Calls in Cellular Networks (M Salamah & I Candan)
• Characterizing Voice and Video Traffic Behavior over the Internet (P Calyam & C-G Lee)
• A Path Restoration Algorithm Sharing the Resource in GMPLS Network (T-M Han et al.)
• More Efficient Java RMI for GPRS Devices (J Kawash et al.)
• Cluster-Based Security Mechanism for Sensor Network Communication (I Doh et al.)
• Performance Considerations for Elliptic Curve Cryptography in Communications (O O Bozkurt)
• A Dynamic Route Optimization to Support Network Mobility by Using HMNR Scheme (M-S Jeong et al.)
• Performance Analysis of Reliable Multicast Protocols (C Celik & C F Bazlamacci)
• A New Algorithm for Horizontal Handover Management in Wireless Mobile Networks (A Tuysuz & M Yildirim)
• and other papers