Fault resolution support based on activated knowledge and information

Abstract

An intelligent network management system consists of multiple distributed agent is important issue to maintain recent complex network infrastructures. However, to realize the efficient support of the management task of the administrators, various knowledge and information with respect to the managed network have to be utilized and integrated in the system. In this paper, we propose the practical design method and implementation of the Active Information Resource based Network Management System (AIR-NMS) which consists of activated information resources in a distributed network environment. The AIR-NMS realize not only the autonomic management facilities but also the effective support for administrator. The effectiveness of an implemented prototypical AIR-NMS is evaluated by experiments conducted on an experimental network environment. The information resource oriented design is shown to reduce the burden for administrators by the support to utilize and manage various information and knowledge in an autonomic way. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.