Battlefield Network Applications of the Shaman Management System

Abstract

SHAMAN (Spreadsheet-based Hierarchical Architecture for MANagement) is a novel management framework developed at the University of Delaware; it extends the traditional flat SNMP management model to a hierarchical architecture. Effective management of battlefield networks requires such a hierarchical management architecture wherein managers can dynamically delegate management tasks to intermediate managers. 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. These applications described in this paper include a Location Management application, an application to reconfigure dynamically changing topology of Tactical Internets, and another application to interface with OPNET simulations of battlefield networks

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2001
Accession Number
AD1000156

Entities

People

  • Adarshpal Sethi
  • Dong Zhu
  • Prasanth Kokati
  • Vasil Hnatyshin

Organizations

  • University of Delaware

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Battlefields
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Configuration Management
  • Consortiums
  • Contracts
  • Delaware
  • Governments
  • Instructions
  • Internet
  • Language
  • Military Research
  • Models
  • Network Topology
  • Scripting Languages
  • Simulations
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Database Systems and Applications