Optimal distribution of a hierarchy of network management agents

Kiran R. Bhutani; Bilal Khan

doi:10.1016/S0020-0255(02)00268-2

Optimal distribution of a hierarchy of network management agents

Kiran R. Bhutani, Bilal Khan

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Abstract

In this paper, we consider several mathematical and algorithmic problems which arise naturally in the optimal deployment of modern network management systems. Specifically, we will consider the problem of minimizing the total communication costs within an architecture consisting of a distributed hierarchy of cooperating intelligent agents. We consider several communication cost models, and describe provable optimal schemes for distributing agents among machines in each of these models.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	235-248
Number of pages	14
Journal	Information Sciences
Volume	149
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0020-0255(02)00268-2
State	Published - Feb 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Distributed hierarchy
Multi-agent system
Network management

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Software
Control and Systems Engineering
Theoretical Computer Science
Computer Science Applications
Information Systems and Management
Artificial Intelligence

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