Applying the agent paradigm to network management

BT Technology Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 86-93

  Davison, R G ^a,b,c   Hardwicke, J J ^d,e,f   Cox, M D J ^f,g,h,i,j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b BT's Speech and Language Division

^c Network Management Research Group

^d BRITISH TELECOM   (United Kingdom)

^e LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

^g BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^h Applied Research and Technologies

ⁱ ATM Networks ^*

^j UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASYNCHRONOUS TRANSFER MODE; COMPUTER SYSTEMS PROGRAMMING; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

NETWORK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; SOFTWARE AGENTS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE;

EID: 0032118371     PISSN: 13583948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009629932705     Document Type: Article

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