Refimprove date May 2007 Autognostics is a new paradigm that describes the capacity for computer networks to be self aware. It is considered as one of the major components of Autonomic Networking . Introduction One of the most important characteristics of today s Internet that has contributed to its success is its basic design principle a simple and transparent core with intelligence at the edges the so called end to end principle . Based on this principle, the network carries data without knowing the characteristics of that data e.g., voice, video, etc. only the end points have application specific knowledge. If something goes wrong with the data, only the edge may be able to recognize that since it knows about the application and what the expected behavior is. The core has no information about what should happen with that data it only forwards packets. Although an effective and beneficial attribute, this design principle has also led to many of today s problems, limitations, and frustrations. Currently, it is almost impossible for most end users to know why certain network based applications do not work well and what they need to do to make it better. Also, network operators who interact with the core in low level terms such as router configuration have problems expressing their high level goals into low level actions. In high level terms, this may be summarized as a weak coupling between the network and application layers of the overall system. As a consequence of the Internet ..., identifying, diagnosing and fixing problems based on high level policies and objectives. Autognostics ... Autognostics is a new paradigm that describes the capacity for computer networks to be self ... see References section below , it is noteworthy that autognostics takes that concept one step further. The main difference is the auto part of autognostics, which entails that network devices ... of continuous monitoring and diagnostics. Path to autognosticsAutognostics, or in other words deep ... more details
. AutognosticsAutognostics includes a range of self discovery, awareness, and analysis capabilities .... Autognostics , or literally self knowledge , provides the autonomic system with a basis for response ... with all of the other sub systems including Autonomic Networking Autognosticsautognostics ... Autognosticsautognostics providing the definition of performance and accepting reports on conditions ... or detected attack Autonomic Networking Autognosticsautognostics receives notification of detected ... more details
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