Active Networks and Their Implementation Technologies

Author: Ao Zhigang
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Active Networks is a network new technology that fully leverages the programmability, computability, openness, flexibility, protectiveness, and dynamic configurability of networks. This book systematically, comprehensively, and completely elaborates on the key issues of Active Networks, including its new concepts, methods, technologies, fundamental theories, system composition, operation mechanisms, development and prospects, applications, and implementations. The specific content includes the basic knowledge of Active Networks, architecture, system and implementation examples, node operating systems, new management technologies, security and validation, access control, reliable multicast, and typical applications. The book is rich in material, innovative in concept, abundant in content, and concise in expression. It can help readers quickly grasp the important content and network new frontier technology of Active Networks, thereby establishing a solid knowledge structure and scientific foundation. This book is suitable for engineering technicians engaged in network planning and design, researchers, teachers, and graduate students involved in network research, development, and teaching; it can also serve as a teaching reference book for undergraduate students in computer science, communication, automation, and related disciplines.