Adaptive routing in active networks
Giuseppe Di Fatta, Salvatore Gaglio, Giuseppe Lo Re, Marco Ortolani · CentAUR (University of Reading) · 2000
New conceptual ideas on network architectures have been proposed in the recent past. Current store-and-forward routers are replaced by active intermediate systems, which are able to perform computations on transient packets, in a way that results very helpful for developing and deploying new protocols in a short time. This paper introduces a new routing algorithm, based on a congestion metric, and inspired by the behavior of ants in nature. The use of the Active Networks paradigm associated with a cooperative learning environment produces a robust, decentralized algorithm capable of adapting quickly to changing conditions.