Abstract
With the progressive expansion of computer networks and their increasing complexity, it becomes considerably difficult for administrators to ensure the maintenance of these networks with reasonable efforts and in acceptable times.
In this paper, we investigate the potential use of mobile agents in networks management problem. To this end, we propose the use of a multi-agent system (MAS) to solve problems related to improper configuration of IP addressing. This will provide a desirable autonomy in terms of self management to the network reducing considerably human intervention.
For the implementation of our MAS we use the JADE platform which provides classes in the form of a set of behaviors ready to use. The simulation of the prototype is done in an Ethernet environment context, where the bus is configured with four nodes concentrated on a single switch. We show through numerous screenshots the feasibility of such a solution.
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Boucherkha, S., Djeghri, M.N. (2011). SMART-IP: A Multi-Agent System for Network Analysis and IP Addressing Resolution. In: Özcan, A., Zizka, J., Nagamalai, D. (eds) Recent Trends in Wireless and Mobile Networks. CoNeCo WiMo 2011 2011. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 162. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21937-5_24
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