Active Networks and Active Network Management A Proactive Management

Active networking is an exciting new paradigm in digital networking that has the potential to revolutionize the manner in which communication takes place. It is an emerging technology, one in which new ideas are constantly being formulated and new topics

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NETWORK AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT Series Editor: Manu Malek Lucent Technologies, Bell Laboratories Holmdel, New Jersey

ACTIVE NETWORKS AND ACTIVE NETWORK MANAGEMENT A Proactive Management Framework Stephen F. Bush and Amit B. Kulkarni BASIC CONCEPTS FOR MANAGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS: Copper to Sand to Glass to Air Lawrence Bernstein and C. M. Yuhas COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF ENTERPRISE NETWORKS Pradeep Ray

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Active Networks and Active Network Management A Proactive Management Framework

Stephen F. Bush and

Amit B. Kulkarni General Electric Corporate Research and Development Niskayuna, New York

KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS New York, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow

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This book is dedicated to Ann Bush and Asavari Kulkarni for their toleration of the long hours spent on this effort. It is also dedicated to Stephen’s parents and Amit’s parents, who are a source of inspiration for them. We would also like to recognize Mike Hartman, Don Puckette, and Kirby Vosburgh for their courage, support, and willingness to promote and support new ideas.

FOREWORD Steven F. Bush and Amit B. Kulkarni

This book is designed to meet the needs of business and industry, new researchers, and as a supplement to graduate study. The first chapter provides an overview of the benefits and applications of active networks to business and industry. The remainder of the book is designed to bring someone familiar with telecommunications up to date on the concepts behind active networks. Finally, student exercises are included within the text for those wishing to explore the topic in a more active manner. The CD included with this book contains the full AVNMP version 1.1 source code required to enhance an application with predictive capability. AvnmpTutorial.htm is the top-level HTML file on the CD.

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PREFACE

Active networking is an exciting new paradigm in digital networking that has the potential to revolutionize the manner in which communication takes place. It is an emerging technology, one in which new ideas are constantly being formulated and new topics of research are springing up even as this book is being written. This technology is very likely to appeal to a broad spectrum of users from academia and industry. Therefore, this book was written in a way that enables all t