Knowledge Delivery Mechanism for Autonomic Overlay Network Management

Abstract

The complexity of current computing networks and the required fluidity of their operation requires autonomy to be central to the design and implementation of a managed overlay network. This paper presents a system in which a Knowledge-based Network (KBN) is used as the delivery mechanism for management information. This allows multiple autonomous managers to co-exist, playing separate roles in the management of multiple parallel overlay networks using a single dynamic and flexible knowledge delivery mechanism.