Title :
Dynamic network management for firmware controlled network topology
Author :
Nahar, L.K. ; Bhattacharya, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
Abstract :
High assurance is a collective term implying real time security, reliability and safety. We consider a load balancing utopia for dynamic media access control (MAC) in firmware controlled network media (e.g., wireless, optical network) which provides high assurance. In a firmware controlled network, frequency and time assignment can be embedded in the logical channel on the fly-that is, logical channels with various frequency, time and code assignments can be created and updated dynamically. Consequences are that, when high assurance like real time traffic is required, we can create additional logical channels to support it without leading to congestion on the existing logical channels
Keywords :
access protocols; computer network management; firmware; real-time systems; safety-critical software; dynamic media access control; dynamic network management; firmware controlled network topology; high assurance; load balancing utopia; logical channel; real time security; real time traffic; safety; time assignment; Communication system security; Communication system traffic control; Frequency; Load management; Media Access Protocol; Microprogramming; Network topology; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Safety;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Software and Applications Conference, 1996. COMPSAC '96., Proceedings of 20th International
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-7579-9
DOI :
10.1109/CMPSAC.1996.544599