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With the advent of mobile code, i.e. code that is sent to someone else’s computer and executed there, a number of new technologies emerged that radically change some of the basic models of how networks and distributed applications work. Two of these new technologies are mobile agents and active networks. Mobile agents allow the programmer to employ “software robots” which wander around in the network, and fulfil tasks for a user. Active networks allow to add the ability to execute arbitrary code on routers and switches, thus gaining much more flexibility in the three lowest OSI layers.
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Hohl, F. (2000). Mobile Agents and Active Networks. In: Yongchareon, T., Aagesen, F.A., Wuwongse, V. (eds) Intelligence in Networks. SMARTNET 1999. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol 32. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-35581-8_5
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