1999/05/11 by Stephen F. Bush, Bush, Stephen F. · 1 citation
Computer Science · Decision Sciences · #C.2 #Computer network #Computer science #Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems #Distributed computing #Distributed systems and fault tolerance #Embedded Systems Design Techniques #FOS: Computer and information sciences #I.6 #Mobile Agent-Based Network Management #Network Traffic and Congestion Control #Network architecture #Network management station #Network simulation #Network topology #Networking and Internet Architecture (cs.NI) #Operating system #Simulation Techniques and Applications #Telecommunications #Virtual network #Wireless #Wireless network #cs.NI
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cs/9905006
published in arXiv (Cornell University) (Cornell University) · PhD Thesis
arxiv created 1999/05/11 · openalex publication_date 1999/05/11 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2020/03/13 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
This research concentrates on the design and analysis of an algorithm\nreferred to as Virtual Network Configuration (VNC) which uses predicted future\nstates of a system for faster network configuration and management. VNC is\napplied to the configuration of a wireless mobile ATM network. VNC is built on\ntechniques from parallel discrete event simulation merged with constraints from\nreal-time systems and applied to mobile ATM configuration and handoff.\n Configuration in a mobile network is a dynamic and continuous process.\nFactors such as load, distance, capacity and topology are all constantly\nchanging in a mobile environment. The VNC algorithm anticipates configuration\nchanges and speeds the reconfiguration process by pre-computing and caching\nresults. VNC propagates local prediction results throughout the VNC enhanced\nsystem. The Global Positioning System is an enabling technology for the use of\nVNC in mobile networks because it provides location information and accurate\ntime for each node.\n This research has resulted in well defined structures for the encapsulation\nof physical processes within Logical Processes and a generic library for\nenhancing a system with VNC. Enhancing an existing system with VNC is straight\nforward assuming the existing physical processes do not have side effects. The\nbenefit of prediction is gained at the cost of additional traffic and\nprocessing. This research includes an analysis of VNC and suggestions for\noptimization of the VNC algorithm and its parameters.\n