Flexible Network Layer in dynamic networking architecture

Author

Suganuma, Takuo ; Kinoshita, Tetsuo ; Shiratori, Norio

Author_Institution

Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan

fYear

2000

fDate

36800

Firstpage

473

Lastpage

478

Abstract

The authors propose an architecture of global communication networks with dynamic functions based on the concept of Flexible Network. The dynamic function enhances the capability of communication networks to deal with various changes detected in both human users and networked environment. In our architecture, a new Flexible Network Layer is introduced between the application layer and the IP network layer of the global communication networks. To elaborate the functions of the Flexible Network Layer, we demonstrate an agent based model of the Flexible Network Layer for a multimedia communication application and discuss the properties of the proposed architecture

Keywords

Internet; computer networks; multimedia communication; protocols; software agents; Flexible Network Layer; IP network layer; agent based model; application layer; communication networks; dynamic functions; dynamic networking architecture; global communication networks; human users; multimedia communication application; networked environment; Application software; Communication networks; Computer architecture; Global communication; Humans; IP networks; Intelligent networks; Microcomputers; Quality of service; Web and internet services;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Parallel and Distributed Systems: Workshops, Seventh International Conference on, 2000

Conference_Location

Iwate

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0571-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PADSW.2000.884670

Filename

884670