Active Networks: First International Working Conference, IWAN’99, Berlin, Germany, June 30 - July 2, 1999. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science 1653)

This Book Constitutes The Refereed Proceedings Of The First International Workshop On Active Networks, Iwan'99, Held In Berlin, Germany In June/july 1999. The 30 Revised Full Papers Presented Were Carefully Reviewed And Selected From A Total Of 80 Submissions. The Book Is Divided In Sections On Networks Architectures, Platforms, Active Management And Control, And Security. All In All, This Book Provides A Unique State-of-the-art Account Of Architectural Aspects, Technologies, And Prototype Systems That Will Impact The Way Future Networked Businesses Will Be Created And Managed. Architectures -- The Architecture Of Alien -- Designing Interfaces For Open Programmable Routers -- Rcane: A Resource Controlled Framework For Active Network Services -- The Protean Programmable Network Architecture: Design And Initial Experience -- A Dynamic Pricing Framework To Support A Scalable, Usage-based Charging Model For Packet-switched Networks -- Active Information Networks And Xml -- Policy Specification For Programmable Networks -- A Self-configuring Data Caching Architecture Based On Active Networking Techniques -- Interference And Communications Among Active Network Applications -- Platforms -- The Grasshopper Mobile Agent Platform Enabling Shortterm Active Broadband Intelligent Network Implementation -- Lara: A Prototype System For Supporting High Performance Active Networking -- A Programming Interface For Supporting Ip Traffic Processing -- New Generation Of Control Planes In Emerging Data Networks -- An Active Networks Overlay Network (anon) -- Autonomy And Decentralization In Active Networks: A Case Study For Mobile Agents -- Towards Active Hardware -- The Impact Of Active Networks On Established Network Operators -- Active Management And Control -- Using Active Processes As The Basis For An Integrated Distributed Network Management Architecture -- Anmac: An Architectural Framework For Network Management And Control Using Active Networks -- An Active Network Approach To Efficient Network Management -- Virtual Networks For Customizable Traffic Treatments -- Flexible Network Management Using Active Network Framework -- Managing Spawned Virtual Networks -- Active Organisations For Routing -- A Dynamic Interdomain Communication Path Setup In Active Network -- Active Network Challenges To Tmn -- Survivability Of Active Networking Services -- Security -- A Secure Plan -- Control On Demand -- Agent Based Security For The Active Network Infrastructure. Stefan Covaci (ed.) Front Matter....Pages - The Architecture of ALIEN....Pages 1-12 Designing Interfaces for Open Programmable Routers....Pages 13-24 RCANE: A Resource Controlled Framework for Active Network Services....Pages 25-36 The Protean Programmable Network Architecture: Design and Initial Experience....Pages 37-47 A Dynamic Pricing Framework to Support a Scalable, Usage-Based Charging Model for Packet-Switched Networks....Pages 48-59 Active Information Networks and XML....Pages 60-72 Policy Specification for Programmable Networks....Pages 73-84 A Self-Configuring Data Caching Architecture Based on Active Networking Techniques....Pages 85-96 Interference and Communications among Active Network Applications....Pages 97-108 The Grasshopper Mobile Agent Platform Enabling Shortterm Active Broadband Intelligent Network Implementation....Pages 109-116 LARA: A Prototype System for Supporting High Performance Active Networking....Pages 117-131 A Programming Interface for Supporting IP Traffic Processing....Pages 132-143 New Generation of Control Planes in Emerging Data Networks....Pages 144-154 An Active Networks Overlay Network (ANON)....Pages 156-164 Autonomy and Decentralization in Active Networks: A Case Study for Mobile Agents....Pages 165-179 Towards Active Hardware....Pages 180-187 The Impact of Active Networks on Established Network Operators....Pages 188-198 Using Active Processes as the Basis for an Integrated Distributed Network Management Architecture....Pages 199-211 ANMAC: An Architectural Framework for Network Management and Control Using Active Networks....Pages 212-219 An Active Network Approach to Efficient Network Management....Pages 220-231 Virtual Networks for Customizable Traffic Treatments....Pages 232-239 Flexible Network Management Using Active Network Framework....Pages 241-248 Managing Spawned Virtual Networks....Pages 249-261 Active Organisations for Routing....Pages 262-273 A Dynamic Interdomain Communication Path Setup in Active Network....Pages 274-284 Active Network Challenges to TMN....Pages 285-298 Survivability of Active Networking Services....Pages 299-306 A Secure Plan....Pages 307-314 Control on Demand....Pages 315-329 Agent Based Security for the Active Network Infrastructure....Pages 330-344 Back Matter....Pages -