A Policy-Driven Network Management System for the Dynamic Configuration of Military Networks

Authors:
Wei Koong Chai;Kin-Hon Ho;Marinos Charalambides;George Pavlou
Affiliations:
Networks and Services Research Lab, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London, UK WC1E 7JE;Department of Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong,;Networks and Services Research Lab, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London, UK WC1E 7JE;Networks and Services Research Lab, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University College London, Torrington Place, London, UK WC1E 7JE
Venue:
AIMS '09 Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Autonomous Infrastructure, Management and Security: Scalability of Networks and Services
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Military networks constantly evolve to accommodate state-of-the-art technological developments across both military and commercial systems. Operating and maintaining such complex networks is no longer a trivial task. This paper presents a policy-based network management system for military networks which allows non-technical personnel (e.g. the military commander) to guide the network to behave towards specific objectives. Through policies, the system can optimize an IP-based multi-class military network with different or combinations of objectives, as requested by the decision makers. We show how the system can dynamically produce the required network configurations given specific requirements and illustrate its practicality using case studies.