Types of Mobile Agent

• Discovery Agent

  • Visits each node in the network and spawns a Configuration Agent at each node.
  • Communicates state information to Configuration agent.
  • Circulates constantly within network in order to discover new components as they appear in network.

• Configuration Agent

  • Queries VMC on NC for specific parameters such as URL of vendor server.
  • Migrates to vendor server in order to obtain Java classes for nodal behaviour.
  • Spawns Model agent at vendor server.
  • Communicates state information to Model Agent.

• Model Agent

  • Migrates from vendor server to network management platform.
  • Communicates with VMC containing network model.
  • Creates/updates nodes and links within network model.
  • Installs behaviour associated with node.
  • Behaviour includes:
    • communication with actual network component;
    • multiple views of node.

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