Self-aware management of IP networks with QoS guarantees

ABSTRACT

Self-aware management allows the network to react and to adapt to changes of situation. In this paper an architecture is described for self-aware management of IP networks offering QoS guarantees. This architecture uses policy-based management and multi-agent systems. The originality of the present approach lies in the intention to give a real autonomy to the components intervening in the chain of services in terms of internal decisions and configuration. Our solution allows the self-configuration, self-provisioning and self-monitoring of service as well as the proactive service level agreement management.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.3 Network Operations
          Subjects: Network management

Additional Classification:
  C. Computer Systems Organization
  C.2 COMPUTER-COMMUNICATION NETWORKS
      C.2.1 Network Architecture and Design
          Subjects: Network communications
      C.2.2 Network Protocols

          Nouns: TCP/IP

  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
        I.2.11 Distributed Artificial Intelligence
            Subjects: Multiagent systems

General Terms:
Algorithms, Design, Performance