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The application of intelligent and mobile agents to network and service management

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Intelligence in Services and Networks: Technology for Ubiquitous Telecom Services (IS&N 1998)

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Agent technology promises to increase the flexibility and power of telecommunications management systems and services. This paper describes ongoing work that, through prototyping and experimentation, is aiming to understand the practical implications and benefits of applying agent technology to network and service management.

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  1. Martlesham Heath, BT Laboratories, IP5 3RE, Ipswich, UK

    Stephen Corley

  2. KPN Research, P. O. Box 15000, 9700, CD Groningen, The Netherlands

    Marius Tesselaar

  3. Telecom Éireann/Broadcom, Kestrel House, Clanwilliam Place, Dublin 2, Ireland

    James Cooley

  4. Deutsche Telekom, Berkom GmbH, Goslarer Ufer 35, D-10589, Berlin, Germany

    Jens Meinköhn

  5. CSELT, Via G. Reiss Romoli 274, I-10148, Torino, Italy

    Fabio Malabocchia

  6. Telefónica I+D, Emilio Vargas, 6, E-28043, Madrid, Spain

    Francisco Garijo

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Sebastiano Trigila Al Mullery Mario Campolargo Hans Vanderstraeten Marcel Mampaey

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Corley, S., Tesselaar, M., Cooley, J., Meinköhn, J., Malabocchia, F., Garijo, F. (1998). The application of intelligent and mobile agents to network and service management. In: Trigila, S., Mullery, A., Campolargo, M., Vanderstraeten, H., Mampaey, M. (eds) Intelligence in Services and Networks: Technology for Ubiquitous Telecom Services. IS&N 1998. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1430. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0056959

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