Accession Number:
AD1000147
Title:
Hierarchical Management of Battlefield Networks with the SHAMAN Management System
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report,01 Dec 2000,01 Dec 2000
Corporate Author:
University of Delaware Newark
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
2000-11-01
Pagination or Media Count:
28.0
Abstract:
SHAMAN Spreadsheet-based Hierarchical Architecture for MANagement is a novel management framework developed at the University of Delaware as a part of the research in network management sponsored by the ATIRP Consortium. SHAMAN extends the traditional flat SNMP management model to a hierarchical architecture wherein managers can dynamically delegate management tasks to intermediate managers. Tactical battlefield networks require such a hierarchical management architecture to achieve effective real-time management of the large number of mobile nodes that such networks are expected to have. The SHAMAN framework includes a spreadsheet-based intermediate manager with a scripting language and MIB, a polling subsystem, and an event model a prototype implementation of the system is available. Our research has explored several applications of the SHAMAN system to tactical battlefield networks for the US Army, including a Location Management application and an application to reconfigure dynamically changing topology of Tactical Internets. This paper summarizes the main research results with a description of the SHAMAN system and briefly introduces its applications to the management of tactical battlefield networks.