This paper presents the main concepts of the IST Project FAIN "Future Active IP Networks" (10), three-year collaborative research project, whose main task is to develop and validate an open, flexible, programmable and dependable network architecture based on a novel active node approach. This generic architecture for active networks is an innovative integration of active networking, distributed object and mobile agent technology. Starting from the definition of a business model that underlines the FAIN architecture,we identify three key working areas for contribution: the active node platform layer, the service programming environment and a built-in management system.
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