Inventors:
Shivkumar Kalyanaraman - Niskayuna NY, US
Boleslaw Szymanski - Newtonville NY, US
Kenneth Vastola - Schenectady NY, US
Ye Tao - Troy NY, US
David Harrison - Troy NY, US
Bin Mo - Troy NY, US
Biplab Sikdar - Troy NY, US
Jingjie Jiang - Troy NY, US
International Classification:
G06F 17/50
Abstract:
A collaborative on-line simulation system and method to provide automated and pro-active control functions for computer network. In a wide area network, clients communicate through one or several nodes (). Each node () contains routers which include control plane () and data plane (). Collaborative on-line simulators () are interfaced to the network nodes () and continuously monitor the surrounding network conditions, communicate with other simulators and execute collaborative on-line simulation. Based on the simulation results, the on-line simulators () continuously tune selected network parameters to a more efficient operation point to fit the current network conditions.