Title :
IDEAL: A multi-agent architecture for the management of complex networks
Author :
Biron, Brigitte ; Rezzouk, Jamal ; Lâasri, Hassan
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
The role of distribution, cooperation, and coordination issues in the domain of network management is discussed. IDEAL, the framework under development to investigate distributed network management solutions is presented. An example is given of distributed network management which shows how set diagnosis agents cooperate and coordinate themselves to diagnose multiple problems
Keywords :
distributed control; fault diagnosis; hierarchical systems; telecommunication network management; IDEAL; cooperation; coordination; distributed network management; management of complex networks; multi-agent architecture; set diagnosis agents; Communication system control; Complex networks; Computer architecture; Computer network management; Computer networks; Financial management; Management information systems; Message passing; Teamwork; Telecommunication network management;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1993. ICC '93 Geneva. Technical Program, Conference Record, IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0950-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICC.1993.397604
