Self-confi'guration is regarded a key instrument to increase the efficiency of many management tasks. This work proposes and investigates the application of self-configuring mechanisms to decentralized network management in wireless networks. In particular, the load balancing function has been recently investigated and in this work we consider a distributed algorithm that can be executed autonomously by each Access Point. The contribution of this work, besides the definition of the algorithm, consists in an extensive evaluation of its performance. In particular, we study how the main issues in distributed selfconfi'guring applications (namely stability, convergence, and overhead) can be controlled.I.
This demonstration exhibits the novel concepts of autonomic network composition [1] and adaptive media delivery [2] [3], which have been developed as part of the EU Framework 6 Project Ambient Networks [4] [5]. A realistic use case serves as a demonstration scenario to illustrate how these core features of an Ambient Network work together in practice, and how they can contribute to improve the end user's experience in a dynamic and mobile network environment. The scenario is based around a Video-on-Demand (VoD) streaming service. It involves a service provider, network operator and mobile user. The selected scenario highlights some essential features of Ambient Networks: plug and play network organisation, customizable and adaptable transport overlays, and smart media routing
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