Requirements of a model-driven methodology and tool-chain for the design and verification of hierarchical controllers of an autonomic network

3rd Int. Conf. on Communication Theory, Reliability, and Quality of Service, CTRQ 2010, Includes MOPAS 2010: 1st Int. Conf. on Models and Ontology-Based Design of Protocols, Architecture and Services

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 208-213

  Prakash, Arun ^a   Chaparadza, Ranganai ^a   Theisz, Zoltan ^b  

^a FRAUNHOFER FOKUS   (Germany)

^b LM Ericsson Holdings Ltd   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Autonomic network; Hierarchical controller design; Model driven methodology

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMIC NETWORK; COMPLEX SYSTEMS; DESIGN TECHNIQUE; HIERARCHICAL CONTROLLERS; HYBRID APPROACH; MODEL DRIVEN APPROACH; MODEL-DRIVEN; MODEL-DRIVEN METHODOLOGY; MODERN CONTROL THEORY; OPERATING REGIONS; PROTOCOL DESIGN; RESPONSE TIME; STABILITY REQUIREMENTS; SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTROL SYSTEM STABILITY; CONTROLLERS; DESIGN; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; ONTOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY OF SERVICE; RELIABILITY THEORY; SIGNAL RECONSTRUCTION; VERIFICATION;

NETWORK ARCHITECTURE;

EID: 77956478480     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/CTRQ.2010.42     Document Type: Conference Paper

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