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Distributed Policy Management Protocol for Self-Configuring Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Advances in Ad Hoc Networking, IFIP Proceedings of the 7th Mediterranean Ad Hoc Networking Workshop
Ayari Mouna and Pujolle Guy
Palma de Mallorca, Spain, August, 2008
Anglais - 73 p - Abstract
Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are fundamentally different from wired networks. They are autonomously formed with a collection of mobile nodes without any preexisting infrastructure or administrative support. In the last few years, Policy-Based Network Management (PBNM) has gained a considerable interest in order to reach adaptive and automated management goals in MANETs. Previous work in this ﬁeld either cluster-based or hierarchical architectures are highly dependent of the network topology. A distributed approach with a high degree of autonomy and self-management is still lacking. In this paper, we give an overview of existing policy-based management solutions and we focus on some of their limitations. We outline the need of incorporating self-conﬁguration property in the design of MANETs. Then, we present a new protocol for distributing policies and high level goals over all nodes in the network. Simulation-based performance evaluation results are described and analyzed.