Understanding brain for future networks

Future networks will evolve into a ubiquitous communication field, capable of self-morphing, in space and time, to meet business and operational goals. The design of future networks will require a change of paradigm, mainly aiming at minimizing management costs. Neuroscience is arguing the brain networks represent the best low-cost structural basis for coexistence of informational processing (both segregation and integration) and transfer. Numerous analogies between neuron networks and future telecom networks are stimulating the idea that Neuroscience theories, models and methods could provide valuable interdisciplinary elements for designing management and control of future networks. This paper presents investigations, simulations and some guidelines in this direction.