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A matrix grammar approach for automatic distributed network resource management

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Network resource management is critical to ensure the security and optimal performance of distributed networks and information systems. Existing technologies are not capable of managing large-scale network resources because of a lack of reusability and scalability. This paper presents a matrix grammar approach for automatic distributed network resource management to alleviate these problems. A matrix grammar is proposed using WMI, CIM, and SNMP to manage network resources, and provides a generic mechanism to describe what needs to be managed and how to manage it. A scalable distributed multi-agent architecture for automatic network resource management is proposed, at its core lies a management automation engine consisting of a matrix analyzer and a recipe processor. The proposed solution has been implemented in software and applied in industrial products that achieve good technical and industrial results. It has good extensibility, scalability, and enables network management automation and software reusability.

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Weidong Min obtained his BE, ME, and PhD in computer applications from Tsinghua University, China in 1989, 1991, and 1995, respectively, on the research subjects of computer graphics, image processing, and computer aided geometric design. He was an assistant professor of Tsinghua University from 1994 to 1995. From 1995 to 1997 he was a postdoctoral researcher at University of Alberta, Canada. From 1998 to 2011, he worked as a senior research project manager at Corel, March Networks, and other companies in Canada. Now he is an associate professor in the School of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, China. His current research interests include computer graphics, image and video processing, software engineering, distributed system, and network resource management.

Ke Chen received his BS in mathematics in 2002 and his MS in bioinformatics in 2005 from Nankai University, Tianjin, China. He received his PhD in Software Engineering and Intelligent Systems from the University of Alberta in 2011. Currently, he is an associate professor in the School of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, China. His current research interests include the applications of mathematical models in biological sciences.

Yongzhen Ke received his PhD in computer science from Tianjin University, China, in 2008. Now he is an associate professor in the School of Computer Science & Software Engineering, Tianjin Polytechnic University, China. His current research interests include image processing, digital image forensics, and network security.

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Min, W., Chen, K. & Ke, Y. A matrix grammar approach for automatic distributed network resource management. Front. Comput. Sci. 7, 583–594 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11704-013-2210-7

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