Decentralized Network Management Using Distributed Artificial Intelligence [Vol. 9, No. 4, 2001]

Decentralized Network Management Using Distributed Artificial Intelligence

F. L. Koch
Network and Management Laboratory
Post-Graduate Program in Computer Science
Federal University of Santa Catarina
P. O. Box 476
88040-970, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
Email: koch_AT_lrg.ufsc.br

C. B. Westphall
Network and Management Laboratory
Post-Graduate Program in Computer Science
Federal University of Santa Catarina
P. O. Box 476
88040-970, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
Email: westphal_AT_lrg.ufsc.br

Abstract
Centralized approaches to Network Management have demonstrated a clear inadequacy for efficient management of large and heterogeneous computer networks. Considerable research are being carried out on decentralized approaches for the network management problem. This paper presents the work on a practical application of Distributed Artificial Intelligence for computer network management. The objective is to implement a software platform using only Intelligent Autonomous Agents, integrated with the SNMP environment.

Keywords: Distributed artificial intelligence, autonomous agents, distributed computing, knowledge management, computational cooperation, neural networks

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