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We survey approaches to distributed management and highlight an architecture that is especially suited for embedded management in a large network. We then discuss in detail two fundamental classes of protocols that execute as embedded functions within such an architecture. The first is the class of Echo protocols, which can be used for distributed polling, global state estimation, resource discovery, and distributed configuration. The second class is that of GAP protocols, whose main application is continuous real-time monitoring. Both classes are based on distributed trees, which are created during the execution of the protocols. Furthermore, both protocols perform in-network aggregation of the results from local operations on network elements. When presenting the protocols, we discuss their underlying distributed algorithms, their performance properties, such as overhead and execution times, and possible extensions for operational use. We limit the discussion to a single administrative domain.
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Fetahi Wuhib and Misbah Uddin at KTH provided comments to anearlier draft, and helped with proofreading and the preparation of thedocument.
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Stadler, R. (2013). Protocols for Distributed Embedded Management. In: Clemm, A., Wolter, R. (eds) Network-Embedded Management and Applications. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6769-5_13
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