Simulating Mobile Agent Based Network Management using Network Simulator

Large, heterogeneous computer and telecommunication networks with ever changing topology and size are typical environments todays network management (NM) systems struggle to control. Unexpected events occur frequently in these complex networks, and many of the events result in failure situations where the NM system is required to intervene and restabilize the network. By distributing the NM system throughout the network efficiency and dependability can be improved. This is indeed what todays NM system providers and operators are focusing on. Efforts are currently being made to increase the level of distribution of the most popular management architectures in use today (SNMP, OSI, TMN).