Title: The agent migration and fault-tolerance management in dynamic network security system

Authors: Yi-Chuan Jiang, Yi-Ping Zhong, Shi-Yong Zhang

Addresses: Center of Networking and Information Engineering, Room 409, Yifu Building, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China. ' Department of Computing and Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China. ' Department of Computing and Information Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, P.R. China

Abstract: In the dynamic network security system based on mobile agents, agent migration and fault-tolerance management is a critical issue. However, the issue has always been neglected in early similar works. Aiming at such problem, this paper makes research about it. First, the one-hop migration strategy of agents is presented based on ant algorithms. A novel agent fault-tolerance migration mechanism realised by integrity verification is presented. Then a Combined Agent Migration and Fault-Tolerance Strategy (CAMFS) is presented according to the agent characteristics in a dynamic network security system. Lastly, the advantages of CAMFS are discussed in comparison with other similar works.

Keywords: dynamic network security; mobile agents; agent migration; agent fault tolerance; fault tolerance management; fault tolerant agents; agent-based systems; ant based systems; any colony systems.

DOI: 10.1504/IJITM.2005.006406

International Journal of Information Technology and Management, 2005 Vol.4 No.1, pp.94 - 112

Published online: 03 Mar 2005 *

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