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An Architecture for Agent-Enhanced Network Service Provisioning through SLA Negotiation

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An Architecture for Agent-Enhanced Network Service Provisioning through SLA Negotiation
This paper focuses on two main areas. We first investigate various aspects of subscription and session Service Level Agreement (SLA) issues such as negotiating and setting up network services with Quality of Service (QoS) and pricing preferences. We then introduce an agent-enhanced service architecture that facilitates these services. A prototype system consisting of real-time agents that represent various network stakeholders was developed. A novel approach is presented where the agent system is allowed to communicate with a simulated network. This allows functional and dynamic behaviour of the network to be investigated under various agent-supported scenarios. This paper also highlights the effects of SLA negotiation and dynamic pricing in a competitive multi-operator networks environment.
David Chieng, Ivan Ho, Alan Marshall, Gerard Parr
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Type Journal
Year 2002
Where SOFTWARE
Authors David Chieng, Ivan Ho, Alan Marshall, Gerard Parr
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