Self-organization and self-management in communications as applied to autonomic networks

摘要

Welcome to this special issue of the Elsevier Computer Communications Journal. This special issue is devoted to the topic of self-organization and self-management in communications as applied to autonomic networks. This special issue is devoted to exploring how autonomic principles are being applied directly to networking infrastructure for governing services and resources made available by the network, as well as how new components and devices join, leave, and organize themselves into integrated or loosely connected separate networks. The essence of autonomic networking, and thus autonomic communication, is to enable the autonomic network (and the systems and component that make up the network) to adapt the services and resources that they offer in accordance with changing user needs, environmental conditions, and business goals, all the while ensuring that context-sensitive business goals are protected. This special issue explores different ways in which autonomic principles and techniques can be applied to existing and future networks. In particular, this journal is divided into three main parts, where each part is discussed from both industrial as well as academic perspectives.